Name: Uses of Literature
Author: Rita Felski

<p>Uses of Literature bridges the gap between literary theory and common-sense beliefs about why we read literature.<br></p><ul> <li>Explores the diverse motives and mysteries of why we read </li> <li>Offers four different ways of thinking about why we read literature - for recognition, enchantment, knowledge, and shock </li> <li>Argues for a new "phenomenology" in literary studies that incorporates the historical and social dimensions of reading </li> <li>Includes examples of literature from a wide range of national literary traditions </li></ul>

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