Adding View#remove.

backbone.js

@@ -764,6 +764,13 @@
       return this;
     },
 
+    // Remove this view from the DOM. Note that the view isn't present in the
+    // DOM by default, so calling this method may be a no-op.
+    remove : function() {
+      $(this.el).remove();
+      return this;
+    },
+
     // For small amounts of DOM Elements, where a full-blown template isn't
     // needed, use **make** to manufacture elements, one at a time.
     //