The 3d vol. of the author's trilogy, the 1st of which is The scholar adventurers, the 2d of which is Selective bibliography for the study of English and American literature.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Vocation -- The spirit of scholarship. Textual study ; Problems of authorship ; The search for origins ; Tracing reputation and influence ; Cultivating a sense of the past -- The task -- Finding materials -- Libraries -- Making notes -- The philosophy of composition -- Scholars and gentlemen.