Uses of Literature

Name: Uses of Literature
Brand: Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press

Uses of LiteratureAuthor(s): Monroe Engel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Harvard University Press, United States\nImprint: Harvard University Press\nISBN-13: 9780674931558, 978-0674931558\nSynopsis\nThe life of a literary work depends on readers whose existence it confirms or (the valuable possibility) augments, writes Monroe Engel. The essays collected here concern the related thesis that the vitality of the literary enterprise is related to its usability, its capacity to strengthen or alter our options. The first group of essays is theoreticaldiscussion of habit, originality, religious perspectives, and self-evaluation. The second group approaches specific issues and authors within the American context. The collection concludes with five essays on teaching literature to students whose previous literary exposure has been limited.