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Attending to the Literary

Attending to the Literary

Alan Singer

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
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Literatura: historia y crítica
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9781032469799
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Attending to the Literary: The Distinctiveness of Literature is a foray into current debates about the nature of the literary. The book speaks to a broad audience of readers for whom the question 'Why literature matters?' remains an urgent intellectual challenge.

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