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portada Literature: Why it Matters
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781509532322
Edition No.
1

Literature: Why it Matters

Robert Eaglestone (Author) · Polity Press · Paperback

Literature: Why it Matters - Robert Eaglestone

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Synopsis "Literature: Why it Matters"

'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.

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