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LITERATURE AND THE PUBLIC GOOD.
Rick Rylance addresses the debate over the public value of literary studies, from antiquity to the present day. He offers an account of the foundational issue of 'the public good' and explores the disciplinary integrity of literary study.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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OXFORD :
OXFORD University Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Literary agenda.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Literary Agenda: Literature and the Public Good; Copyright; Dedication; Series Introduction; Contents; Introduction: Platforms; Notes; 1: Value Problems; I.A Theft; II. Costs and Benefits; III. Books and Benefits; IV. The Public Good; V. Who Reads?; VI. Screening Out?; VII. 'All the Instruments Agree . . .'; Notes; 2: Some Answers; I. Plato; II. Sir Philip Sidney; III. A Peacock and His Tail; IV. And After; Notes; 3: Money; I. Revenues; II. Money; Notes; 4: Goods; I. Three Types of Good; II. The Price of Literature; III. Old Misery; Notes; 5: The Power of Empathy
- I. Ambiguity and a CelebrationII. Hardship and Beyond; III. The Worlds of Others; IV. Being You; Notes; Acknowledgements; Copyright acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index