On Close Reading Medicolegal issues across branches of government

across branches of government

sacrifice and salvation

hide-and-seek fun with mischievous Hairy Maclary and all his friends

masterfully translated into English for the first time

main black and white story is augmented with nine color pages

On Close Reading Medicolegal issues across branches of governmentJohn Guillory considers close reading within the larger history of reading and writing as cultural techniques. At a time of debate about the future of "English" as a discipline and the fundamental methods of literary study, few terms appear more frequently than "close reading," now widely regarded as the core practice of literary study. But what exactly is close reading, and where did it come from? Here John Guillory, author of the acclaimed