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This thing we call literature /

"This Thing We Call Literature collects ten essays from the combative, cantakerous cultural critic Arthur Krystal. The essays in this compact volume, mostly coming from The New Yorker, Harper's, and The Chronicle of Higher Education--all share Krystal's conviction that literature and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krystal, Arthur (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Literature, Modern > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literature and society.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
Literature, Modern.
1900-1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:"This Thing We Call Literature collects ten essays from the combative, cantakerous cultural critic Arthur Krystal. The essays in this compact volume, mostly coming from The New Yorker, Harper's, and The Chronicle of Higher Education--all share Krystal's conviction that literature and the humanities more broadly are going down the tubes"--
Physical Description:xiii, 136 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780190272371
0190272376