Why Literature Matters in the 21st Century Contributor(s): Roche, Mark W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 030021202X ISBN-13: 9780300212020 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $41.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 801.3 |
LCCN: 2004043535 |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.09 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Not just another jeremiad against prevailing isms and orthodoxies, Why Literature Matters in the 21st Century examines literature in its connection to virtue and moral excellence. The author is concerned with literature as the teacher of virtue. The current crisis in the humanities, Mark William Roche argues, may be traced back to the separation of art and morality. ("When the distinction between is and ought is leveled," he writes, "the power of the professions increases.") |