Download or read book Why Literature Matters written by Glenn Cannon Arbery and published by Intercollegiate Studies Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the wake of the academic triumph of reductive theory and identity politics, the student and the lover of literature naturally ask: Does literature, as a distinct mode of the imagination, really matter? In fresh and engaging prose, experienced teacher, poet, and critic Glenn C. Arbery here provides a defense of literature's unique cultural and personal importance."--BOOK JACKET.