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 |
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| 11 | What is a Classic? English Graduate Conference 2012 Panel Debate, Talk 1 | Dr Ankhi Mukherjee, Wadham college, Oxford, speaks to the question 'What is a Classic?' by… | Ankhi Mukherjee |
| 12 | Literature and Form 4: What is "Comparative Literature"? | Dr Catherine Brown gives the fourth and final lecture in the Literature and Form lecture series.… | Catherine Brown |
| 13 | Literature and Form 3: Multiple Plotting | Dr Catherine Brown gives the third lecture in the Literature and Form lecture series. Including the… | Catherine Brown |
| 14 | Literature and Form 2: Chapters | Dr. Catherine Brown offers a series of talks introducing different writing forms and their use in… | Catherine Brown |
| 15 | Literature and Form 1: Unreliable Narrators | Dr. Catherine Brown offers a series introducing different writing forms and their use in great… | Catherine Brown |
| 16 | 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 |