{"product_id":"literature-by-robert-eaglestone-9781509532322","title":"Literature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Facts alone are wanted in life,’ exclaims Mr Gradgrind at the beginning of Dickens’ \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eLiterature\u003c\/i\u003e is not about facts alone, and – despite two and a half thousand years of arguments – no one can agree on what it is, or how to study it. But, argues Robert Eaglestone, it is precisely the open-ended nature of literature that makes it such a rewarding and useful subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEaglestone shows that studying literature can change who you are, turning you from a ‘reader’ into a ‘critic’: someone attuned to the ways we make meaning in our world. Literature is a living conversation which provides endless opportunities to rethink and reinterpret our societies and ourselves. With examples ranging from Sappho to \u003ci\u003eSkyrim\u003c\/i\u003e, this book shows how literature offers freer and deeper ways of thinking and being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471079031020,"sku":"9781509532322","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509532322-literature.jpg?v=1775233266","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/literature-by-robert-eaglestone-9781509532322","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}