Why Was the Scrutiny project an Absurd Movement in the Context of “The Rise of English?”
PremiumWhy was the scrutiny project an absurd movement in the context of The Rise of English Terry Eagleton Present wrote The Rise of English in It explains how English became a serious subject Eagleton tells how the Scrutiny group led by F R Leavis tried to protect culture through English But Eagleton also shows why this project was finally unrealistic and absurd Idealist but Powerless The Scrutiny group wanted to save society by reading books They believed literature would fight mass civilization and modern evils But the reality was different as stated below there was never any serious consideration of actually trying to change such a society nbsp They thought reading could solve big social problems which looked foolish Small Elite Not All People The Scrutineers only trained a few students They hoped these students would carry the torch of culture But this was elitist Eagleton says The Scrutiny case