Why does literature matter? What is its human value? Historical
approaches to literature have for several decades prevailed over
the idea that literary works can deepen our understanding of
fundamental questions of existence. This book re-affirms
literature's existential value by developing a new critical
vocabulary for thinking about literature's human meaningfulness. It
puts this vocabulary into practice through close reading of a wide
range of texts, from "The Second Wakefield Shepherds Play" to
Mohsin Hamid s "The Reluctant Fundamentalist." Individual chapters
discuss:
- Literature s engagement of the emotions
- Literature s humanisation of history
- Literature s treatment of universals and particulars
- The depth of reflection provoked by literary works
- Literature as a special kind of seeing and framing
The question at the heart of the volume, of why literature
matters, makes this book relevant to all students and professors of
literature.
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