Why literature matters in the 21st century
By: Mark William Roche.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Literature and morals; Literature and technology; Criticism; Canon (Literature)
Description: "Why Literature Matters in the 21st Century examines literature in its connection to virtue and moral excellence. The author is concerned with literature as the teacher of virtue. The current crisis in the humanities, Mark William Roche argues, may be traced back to the separation of art and morality."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-291) and index.