{"product_id":"literature-and-the-human","title":"Literature and the Human","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy does literature matter? What is its human value? Historical approaches to literature have for several decades prevailed over the idea that literary works can deepen our understanding of fundamental questions of existence. This book re-affirms literature's existential value by developing a new critical vocabulary for thinking about literature's human meaningfulness. It puts this vocabulary into practice through close reading of a wide range of texts, from \u003ci\u003eThe Second Wakefield Shepherds’ Play\u003c\/i\u003e to Mohsin Hamid’s \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Fundamentalist\u003c\/i\u003e. Individual chapters discuss: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature’s engagement of the emotions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature’s humanisation of history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature’s treatment of universals and particulars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe depth of reflection provoked by literary works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature as a special kind of seeing and framing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question at the heart of the volume, of why literature matters, makes this book relevant to all students and professors of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234387644760,"sku":"9780415614672","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415614672.jpg?v=1769687130","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/literature-and-the-human","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}