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Literature
Why It Matters
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Artikel-Nr:
9781509532322
Veröffentl:
2019
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.01.2019
Seiten:
160
Autor:
Robert (Royal Holloway Eaglestone
Gewicht:
154 g
Format:
188x126x15 mm
Serie:
Why It Matters
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London.
'Facts alone are wanted in life,' exclaims Mr Gradgrind at the beginning of Dickens' Hard Times. Literature is not about facts alone, and - despite two and a half thousand years of arguments - no one can agree on what it is, or how to study it. But, argues Robert Eaglestone, it is precisely the open-ended nature of literature that makes it such a rewarding and useful subject.
Eaglestone shows that studying literature can change who you are, turning you from a 'reader' into a 'critic': someone attuned to the ways we make meaning in our world. Literature is a living conversation which provides endless opportunities to rethink and reinterpret our societies and ourselves. With examples ranging from Sappho to Skyrim, this book shows how literature offers freer and deeper ways of thinking and being.
Eaglestone shows that studying literature can change who you are, turning you from a 'reader' into a 'critic': someone attuned to the ways we make meaning in our world. Literature is a living conversation which provides endless opportunities to rethink and reinterpret our societies and ourselves. With examples ranging from Sappho to Skyrim, this book shows how literature offers freer and deeper ways of thinking and being.
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: What is Literature?
Chapter 2: Studying Literature
Chapter 3: Why Does Literature Matter?
Chapter 4: What Does Literature Teach?
Notes
Index
Chapter 1: What is Literature?
Chapter 2: Studying Literature
Chapter 3: Why Does Literature Matter?
Chapter 4: What Does Literature Teach?
Notes
Index
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