Literary Scholarship in the Digital Future

By JEROME J. McGANN

A widespread malaise has been notable in literary studies for more than a decade at least, particularly among those heavily invested in the education of humanities researchers. One of the sources of this malaise -- it has many -- was highlighted by a special letter sent to the members of the Modern Language Association in May by the organization's president, Stephen Greenblatt. Pointing to publishing conditions that make it difficult or even impossible for young scholars to meet