Literature and the Public Good : the literary agenda

Literature and the Public Good the literary agenda

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rylance, Rick (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2016.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:The literary agenda.
Materias:
Literatura y sociedad.
Literatura > Historia y crítica.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b41740762*spi
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 Celebration
  • II. Hardship and Beyond
  • III. The Worlds of Others
  • IV. Being You
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgements
  • Copyright acknowledgements
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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