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The Singularity of Literature

Paperback • 2017 • English • 1. edition

The Singularity of Literature

By Derek Attridge

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The Iliad and Beowulf provide rich sources of historical information. The novels of Henry Fielding and Henry James may be instructive in the art of moral living. Some go further and argue that Emile Zola and Harriet Beecher Stowe played a part in ameliorating the lives of those existing in harsh circumstances. However, as Derek Attridge argues in this outstanding and acclaimed book, none of these capacities is distinctive of literature. What is the singularity of literature? Do the terms "litera...Show more

Literary theory
Literary studies: general
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

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9781138701274

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

2017

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Singularity of Literature

Format

Paperback

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