Literature, Culture, and Society

by Andrew Milner

Book Overview

Amidst continuing debates about the literary canon, Literature, Culture and Society poses a revealing question--if academics find it valuable and stimulating to discuss texts ranging from Genesis to Bladerunner in their leisure time, why do they act as if this is sacrosanct in their formal work? In this well- argued and refreshing discussion of the history and importance of literary criticism, Milner embraces a reality that many in the academy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081475564X
• ISBN13: 9780814755648
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"