Reviews for Enhancing Faculty Careers Strategies for Development and Renewal

The average rating for Enhancing Faculty Careers Strategies for Development and Renewal based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-08-22 00:00:00 Noemi Paciorek This work is so antiquated and uninhibited in its bigotry in all shades that it's hard to believe it is still often recommended as a beginner's guide to the history of English Literature (till the Victorian era that is). For instance, the author often ends up digressing to wax poetic about the greatness of the Empire and while talking about great 'world literature' references only names of the Anglo Saxon and Norman variety. Women's contribution to literature is either blotted out or treated with a condescension that sets one's teeth on edge. Jane Austen is described time and again as a 'delightful little creature/thing' etc as if she were Long's kitty or something. Fanny Burney's contribution is restricted to a blink-and-you-miss 1-line mention while the Bronte sisters are called 'lesser novelists' of the age. Wuthering Heights doesn't even get a mention but to be fair to Long, Emily Bronte's genius wasn't recognized until much later. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sky-rocketing popularity is sneered at and Long goes as far as hinting that even the consideration of her appointment to the post of Poet Laureate was undeserved. In contrast, he goes on to shower praise on her husband Robert Browning and Tennyson's creations. Mary Shelley or C.G. Rosetti don't even get honorable mentions. Mary Ann Evans is described as married to George Henry Lewes which as everybody knows now is a factual inaccuracy. If this was an attempt to save her feminine honour I don't know. Lastly, most wives of famous male novelists/dramatists/poets/essayists are stereotyped as unhelpful, philistine nags who hindered their spouses' creative endeavours more than anything else. 'Tis a good thing this was first published in 1909, otherwise I might have rated this 2 stars at the most. But as is obvious this has not aged well. Not at all.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-05-03 00:00:00 Olver Capponcelli I used this book for three purposes: 1. As a textbook for my Eng Lit Forms and Movements elective course at BITS Pilani 2. As a reference for my personal project 'Impact of the Tudor Era on the World' 3. As a source for lists and summaries of works by great English authors And this legendary book served me brilliantly in all of the above regards