Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface to the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition xi
4. Acknowledgments xxv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Beginnings of English Literary Study 23
7. 2. Praeparatio Evangelica 45
8. 3. ″One Power, One Mind“ 68
9. 4. Rewriting English 94
10. 5. Lessons of History 118
11. 6. The Failure of English 142
12. 7. Conclusion: Empire and the Western Canon 166
13. Notes 171
14. Select bibliography 189
15. Index 199