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Is Shakespeare any good? : and other questions on how to evaluate literature by Richard Bradford is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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__Is Shakespeare any Good?__ reveals why certain literary works and authors are treated as superior to others, and questions the literary establishment’s criteria for creating an imperium of “great” writers. * Enables readers to articulate and formulate their own arguments about the quality of literature – including works that convention forbids us to dislike * Dismantles the claims of academic criticism – particularly Theory – to tell us anything useful about why we like or appreciate literature * Challenges and shatters many longstanding beliefs about literature and its evaluation * Poses serious questions about the value of literature, and studying literature, and presents these in a lively and entertainingly provocative manner

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Author

Richard Bradford

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781118220009

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Philosophy