 | Why Does Literature Matter? Subjects: American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory etc.; English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory etc.; Literature -- Philosophy; "Literature matters because... it allows for experiences important to the living out of a sophisticated and satisfying human life; because other arenas of culture cannot provide them to the same degree; and because a relatively small number of... Frank B. Farrell is Professor of Philosophy at Purchase College, State University of New York. He is the author of Subjectivity, Realism, and Postmodernism: The Recovery of the World . |
