The Fabulators Science Fiction: History, Science, Vision Semiotics and Interpretation Modernism in the Magazines: An Introduction The Rise and Fall of English English after the Fall
Robert Scholes was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1929. After taking his A.B. at Yale University in 1950, he served as a gunnery officer in the U. S. Navy from 1952-1955. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1959, and he taught at the University of Virginia and the University of Iowa, before joining the Brown faculty in the Departments of English and Comparative Literature in 1970. After his retirement from full-time teaching in 1999, Professor Scholes was appointed Research Professor of Modern Culture and Media.
With Eric S. Rabkin, he published the 1977 book Science Fiction: History, Science, Vision, which considerably influenced science fiction studies. In it, they attempt to explain the literary history of the genre, but also the sciences such as physics and astronomy.
Scholes became well known as a cogent guide to literary theory and semiotics as they became influential in U.S. literary studies in the 1970s and 1980s. His 1982 book Semiotics and Interpretation was praised in the Times Literary Supplement as offering "a clutch of examples of semiotics usefully and intelligently applied, which Scholes's patient, cheerful tone and his resolutely concrete vocabulary manage to combine into a breezily informative American confection."[1]
Scholes served most recently as the director of the Modernist Journals Project. In his collaboration with Clifford Wulfman, Modernism in the Magazines: An Introduction (2010), Scholes offered a primer on early twentieth-century magazines, with particular attention given to the relationship of advertising to editorial content.[3]
In his books The Rise and Fall of English and English after the Fall, Scholes sought to critically evaluate the status of English as a field of study. He was a fierce proponent of abandoning a restrictive definition of literature and reorientating the study of English around the concept of 'Textuality'. By expanding the field of study and emphasizing the importance of both reading and writing when teaching students, he sought to revitalize English into a discipline which could be useful in the twenty first century.[4]
Worksedit
Approaches to the Novel (1961), editor
The Cornell Joyce Collection: A Catalogue (1961), editor
The Nature of Narrative (1966) with Robert Kellogg
Elements of Fiction (1995), translation of a work first published in Japanese
The Rise and Fall of English: Reconstructing English as a Discipline (1998)
The Crafty Reader (2001)
Paradoxy of Modernism (2006)
Modernism in the Magazines: An Introduction (2010) with Clifford Wulfman
English after the Fall: From Literature to Textuality (2011)
Documentary filmedit
Andries van Dam: Hypertext: an Educational Experiment in English and Computer Science at Brown University. Brown University, Providence, RI, U.S. 1974, Run time 15:16, Hypertext at IMDb, Full Movie on the Internet Archive
Referencesedit
^"Semiotics and Interpretation by Robert Scholes". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
^"Curriculum Vitae for Robert Scholes". Brown University. April 2011. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
^Stein, Lorin (December 2010). "New Books: Modernism in the Magazines: An Introduction". Harper's. Vol. 321, no. 1, 927. Harper's Magazine Foundation. p. 75. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
^Scholes, Robert (2011). English after the Fall. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. pp. 1–13. ISBN978-1-60938-055-7.
External linksedit
Home page of Robert Scholes at Brown University
Curriculum vitae and bibliography
January 01, 1970
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For the American politician and lawyer see Robert Scholes politician Robert E Scholes 1929 December 9 2016 was an American literary critic and theorist He is known for his ideas on fabulation and metafiction Robert E ScholesBorn1929Brooklyn New YorkDiedDecember 9 2016NationalityAmericanEducationA B Yale 1950 Ph D Cornell 1959 Notable workThe Fabulators Science Fiction History Science Vision Semiotics and Interpretation Modernism in the Magazines An Introduction The Rise and Fall of English English after the FallHonoursHonorary Doctorates from Lumiere University Lyon 2 1987 and SUNY Purchase 2003 Contents 1 Education and career 2 Works 3 Documentary film 4 References 5 External linksEducation and career editRobert Scholes was born in Brooklyn New York in 1929 After taking his A B at Yale University in 1950 he served as a gunnery officer in the U S Navy from 1952 1955 He received his Ph D from Cornell University in 1959 and he taught at the University of Virginia and the University of Iowa before joining the Brown faculty in the Departments of English and Comparative Literature in 1970 After his retirement from full time teaching in 1999 Professor Scholes was appointed Research Professor of Modern Culture and Media With Eric S Rabkin he published the 1977 book Science Fiction History Science Vision which considerably influenced science fiction studies In it they attempt to explain the literary history of the genre but also the sciences such as physics and astronomy Scholes became well known as a cogent guide to literary theory and semiotics as they became influential in U S literary studies in the 1970s and 1980s His 1982 book Semiotics and Interpretation was praised in the Times Literary Supplement as offering a clutch of examples of semiotics usefully and intelligently applied which Scholes s patient cheerful tone and his resolutely concrete vocabulary manage to combine into a breezily informative American confection 1 Scholes held honorary doctorates from Lumiere University Lyon 2 France 1987 and SUNY Purchase 2003 He was a president of the Semiotic Society of America 1989 1990 and of the Modern Language Association of America 2004 2 In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Scholes served most recently as the director of the Modernist Journals Project In his collaboration with Clifford Wulfman Modernism in the Magazines An Introduction 2010 Scholes offered a primer on early twentieth century magazines with particular attention given to the relationship of advertising to editorial content 3 In his books The Rise and Fall of English and English after the Fall Scholes sought to critically evaluate the status of English as a field of study He was a fierce proponent of abandoning a restrictive definition of literature and reorientating the study of English around the concept of Textuality By expanding the field of study and emphasizing the importance of both reading and writing when teaching students he sought to revitalize English into a discipline which could be useful in the twenty first century 4 Works editApproaches to the Novel 1961 editor The Cornell Joyce Collection A Catalogue 1961 editor The Nature of Narrative 1966 with Robert Kellogg The Fabulators 1967 Elements of Poetry 1969 Structuralism in Literature 1974 Structural Fabulation An Essay on Fiction of the Future University of Notre Dame Press 1975 Science fiction history science vision Oxford University Press 1977 ISBN 0 19 502174 6 with Eric S Rabkin Fabulation and Metafiction 1979 Semiotics and Interpretation 1982 Textual Power 1985 Protocols of Reading 1989 In Search of James Joyce 1992 Elements of Fiction 1995 translation of a work first published in Japanese The Rise and Fall of English Reconstructing English as a Discipline 1998 The Crafty Reader 2001 Paradoxy of Modernism 2006 Modernism in the Magazines An Introduction 2010 with Clifford Wulfman English after the Fall From Literature to Textuality 2011 Documentary film editAndries van Dam Hypertext an Educational Experiment in English and Computer Science at Brown University Brown University Providence RI U S 1974 Run time 15 16 Hypertext at IMDb nbsp Full Movie on the Internet ArchiveReferences edit Semiotics and Interpretation by Robert Scholes Yale University Press Retrieved 2016 05 15 Curriculum Vitae for Robert Scholes Brown University April 2011 Retrieved 2016 05 15 Stein Lorin December 2010 New Books Modernism in the Magazines An Introduction Harper s Vol 321 no 1 927 Harper s Magazine Foundation p 75 Retrieved 2011 01 22 Scholes Robert 2011 English after the Fall Iowa City University of Iowa Press pp 1 13 ISBN 978 1 60938 055 7 External links editHome page of Robert Scholes at Brown University Curriculum vitae and bibliography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Scholes amp oldid 1219698527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
