David Damrosch is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of "The Narrative Covenant" and "We Scholars: Changing the Culture of the University" and the general editor of "The Longman Anthology of British Literature".

"There is a lot of chortling in this book ... Having chortled, Damrosch's colleagues in the profession may perceive a serious issue in his book. Theory has had a bad effect. The higher the level of discourse, the fewer who can understand it."--John Sutherland, Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Tokyo: How Do Disciplines Die? 3 2. Bloomington: Traveling Theory Comes Home 42 3. Chicago: The Politics of Cultural Studies 88 4. Puerto Vallarta: Critical Confessions 134 Bibliography 187 Index 207

David Damrosch is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of "The Narrative Covenant" and "We Scholars: Changing the Culture of the University" and the general editor of "The Longman Anthology of British Literature".

"There is a lot of chortling in this book ... Having chortled, Damrosch's colleagues in the profession may perceive a serious issue in his book. Theory has had a bad effect. The higher the level of discourse, the fewer who can understand it."--John Sutherland, Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Tokyo: How Do Disciplines Die? 3 2. Bloomington: Traveling Theory Comes Home 42 3. Chicago: The Politics of Cultural Studies 88 4. Puerto Vallarta: Critical Confessions 134 Bibliography 187 Index 207

David Damrosch is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of "The Narrative Covenant" and "We Scholars: Changing the Culture of the University" and the general editor of "The Longman Anthology of British Literature".

"There is a lot of chortling in this book ... Having chortled, Damrosch's colleagues in the profession may perceive a serious issue in his book. Theory has had a bad effect. The higher the level of discourse, the fewer who can understand it."--John Sutherland, Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Tokyo: How Do Disciplines Die? 3 2. Bloomington: Traveling Theory Comes Home 42 3. Chicago: The Politics of Cultural Studies 88 4. Puerto Vallarta: Critical Confessions 134 Bibliography 187 Index 207