Literature and the Human

Criticism, Theory, Practice

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
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Author: Andy Mousley ISBN: 9781134107179
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 29, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Andy Mousley
ISBN: 9781134107179
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 29, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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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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:

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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