What is Literature, and Why Does It Matter?
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This section brings together some resources from the across the Great Writers Inspire site to illustrate how these can be used as a starting point for exploration of or classroom discussion about the the questions 'What is Literature?', and 'Why Does It Matter?'.
The 'What is Literature, and Why Does It Matter?' essay introduces a series of topics and questions and gives examples of resources to explore. It is aimed at teachers, students and anyone who is interested in literature who wants to put text into context and be inspired by Great Writers. Read the essay
| # | Title | Description | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Literature and Form 1: Unreliable Narrators | Dr. Catherine Brown offers a series introducing different writing forms and their use in great… | Catherine Brown |
| 32 | What is a Great Writer? An academic panel discussion. | In this panel discussion from the Great Writers Inspire Engage Event workshop, Dr Seamus Perry, Dr… | Rebecca Beasley, Ankhi Mukherjee, Peter McDonald, Margaret Kean, Seamus Perry |
| 33 | What is a Great Writer? An academic panel discusses the question. | In this panel discussion from the Great Writers Inspire Engage Event workshop, Dr Seamus Perry, Dr… | Rebecca Beasley, Ankhi Mukherjee, Peter McDonald, Margaret Kean, Seamus Perry |