176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. What is Literature? 2. Literature as Virtual Reality 3. The Secret of Literature 4. Why Read Literature? 5. How to Read Literature?
Biography
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.
