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Imprint:	Aarhus : Aarhus University Press ; Bristol, CT : Distributed by ISBC, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Literature and society. Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc. Literature -- Study and teaching. Literature and society. Literature -- Study and teaching. Literature -- Theory, etc. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11165548

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Other authors / contributors:	Alber, Jan, 1973-
ISBN:	9788771242492 877124249X 9788779345515 8779345514
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	The book presents new ways of thinking about the historical, epistemological and institutional role of literature. It aims at providing a theoretically well-founded basis for what might otherwise be considered a relatively unfounded historical fact, i.e. the fact that the teaching of literature holds a privileged position in many educational institutions. The collection brings together theoretical studies and critical analyses of literature as a medium among other media. The essays focus on the consequences and values of reading and studying literature. The contributors take their point of.

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