The Death of Literature
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00740IZEM |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 239 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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He takes alarmed looks at such agents of literary disintegration as schools where children who watch television eight hours a day can't read, decisions about who chooses and defines the words included in dictionaries, faculty fights about the establishment of new departments and categories of study, and courtrooms where criminals try to profit from bestselling books about their crimes. Recent legal debates about copyright, plagiarism, and political patronage of the arts have exposed the greed and self
"Traditionalism versus Iconoclasm" according to bookloversfriend. Even though this book strikes out at every possible enemy that can provide an explanation for the decline in influence of traditional English literature, it does contain some useful information and makes some thought-provoking points.For instance, Kernan points out that English literature departments did not exist until the early days of the twentieth century (p. Traditionalism versus Iconoclasm Even though this book strikes out at every possible enemy that can provide an explanation for the decline in influence of traditional English literature, it does contain some useful information and makes some thought-provoking points.For instance, Kernan points out that English literature departments did not exist until the early days of the twentieth century (p. 3Traditionalism versus Iconoclasm bookloversfriend Even though this book strikes out at every possible enemy that can provide an explanation for the decline in influence of traditional English literature, it does contain some useful information and makes some thought-provoking points.For instance, Kernan points out that English literature departments did not exist until the early days of the twentieth century (p. 34). Twentieth century authors like Kafka, Joyce,. ). Twentieth century authors like Kafka, Joyce,. Traditionalism versus Iconoclasm bookloversfriend Even though this book strikes out at every possible enemy that can provide an explanation for the decline in influence of traditional English literature, it does contain some useful information and makes some thought-provoking points.For instance, Kernan points out that English literature departments did not exist until the early days of the twentieth century (p. 34). Twentieth century authors like Kafka, Joyce,. ). Twentieth century authors like Kafka, Joyce,
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. . From Publishers Weekly Princeton professor Kernan explores how our technological society is swiftly abandoning reading for TV and other electronic media