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What is Literature (The New Critical Idiom) about?

This introductory volume provides an overview of the history of Literature as a cultural concept, and reflects on the contemporary nature, place and function of what the literary might mean for us today. Literature : * offers a concise history of the canonic concept of 'literature' from its earliest origins * illustrates the kinds of theoretical issues which are currently invoked by the term 'literary' * provides a definition of the 'literary' for the twenty-first century With Literature Peter Widdowson provides a thought-provoking essay on the contemporary relevance of the 'literary' for students.

Author

Peter Widdowson; Widdowson P Staff

Publisher

London ; New York: Routledge

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585460420

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.71 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14