The Survival of English: Essays in Criticism of Language

by Ian Robinson

Genres: Essays

255 pages, Hardcover

First published August 2, 1973

About the author

Ian Robinson is a British literary critic and English professor. With David Sims, he co-founded Brynmill Press, a company devoted to publishing serious criticism.

His best-known works, such as The Survival of English, The English Prophets, and Holding the Centre, criticize the sloppy use of language and general incoherence in modern culture.

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining and pointed, though founded precariously on the thesis that changing literary standards are symptoms and/or causes of cultural decadence.