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Hillis Miller, J. J.

 
9780415261258: On Literature (Thinking in Action)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415261252 ISBN 13: 9780415261258
Verlag: Routledge, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

Debates rage over what kind of literature we should read, what is good and bad literature, and whether in the global, digital age, literature even has a future. But what exactly is literature? Why should we read literature? How do we read literature? These are some of the important questions J. Hillis Miller answers in this beautifully written and passionate book. He begins by asking what literature is, arguing that the answer lies in literature's ability to create an imaginary world simply with words. On Literature also asks the crucial question of why literature has such authority over us. Returning to Plato, Aristotle and the Bible, Miller argues we should continue to read literature because it is part of our basic human need to create imaginary worlds and to have stories. Above all, On Literature is a plea that we continue to read and care about literature.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

J. Hillis Miller is UCI Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Irvine. He taught himself to read at the age of five so he could read Alice in Wonderland and has been reading ever since. He is author of several well-known books, including The Ethics of Reading.

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Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0415261252
ISBN 13 
9780415261258
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
176
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