Literature and the Public Good by Rick Rylance
Rick Rylance addresses the debate over the public value of literary studies, from antiquity to the present day. He offers an account of the foundational issue of 'the public good' and explores the disciplinary integrity of literary study.
The discussion is wide-ranging, informative, and written in an accessible and readable style* K. M. Newton (University of Dundee), The Modern Language Review *
Rylance's contribution is expansive, reaching far beyond the traditional parameters of what constitutes literature by situating the book alongside discussions of the value of art and music within society. * Farah Chowdhury, British Society for Literature and Science *
This ability to categorise without being categorical gives this timely essay its brilliance. Rylance understands the power and reach of literature, and is as happy with numbers as he is in sympathetic literary criticism. * Sir David Eastwood, Times Higher Education *
Rylance has done a great service in his interrogation of what we mean by literatures, publics and goods, all in the plural. In his quest for a "literary humanitarianism" to replace the indulgences of a "liberal humanism", Rylance has much to teach us about the preservation of culture through the use of evidence, in all its variegated forms. * Research Fortnight *
Rylance's contribution is expansive, reaching far beyond the traditional parameters of what constitutes literature by situating the book alongside discussions of the value of art and music within society. * Farah Chowdhury, British Society for Literature and Science *
This ability to categorise without being categorical gives this timely essay its brilliance. Rylance understands the power and reach of literature, and is as happy with numbers as he is in sympathetic literary criticism. * Sir David Eastwood, Times Higher Education *
Rylance has done a great service in his interrogation of what we mean by literatures, publics and goods, all in the plural. In his quest for a "literary humanitarianism" to replace the indulgences of a "liberal humanism", Rylance has much to teach us about the preservation of culture through the use of evidence, in all its variegated forms. * Research Fortnight *
Rick Rylance is Professor of English and Director of the Institute for English Studies in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. Until 2016, he was Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Chair of Research Councils UK (RCUK). Prior to that he was Head of the School of Arts, Languages and Literatures at the University of Exeter. He has held a number of public roles including chairing the English Panel in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. Current roles include the Governing Board of the Global Research Council. In research, he is particularly interested in the psychology of reading and its social impacts, and the possibilities of interdisciplinary research. Among other publications, he is author of Victorian Psychology and British Culture 1850-1880 (OUP 2000). He is currently writing volume 11 of the Oxford English Literary History covering the years 1930-1970.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199654390 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199654395 |
| Title | Literature and the Public Good |
| Author | Rick Rylance |
| Series | The Literary Agenda |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2016-10-13 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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