{"product_id":"literature","title":"Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Facts alone are wanted in life,’ exclaims Mr Gradgrind at the beginning of Dickens’ \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Literature is not about facts alone, and – despite two and a half thousand years of arguments – no one can agree on what it is, or how to study it. But, argues Robert Eaglestone, it is precisely the open-ended nature of literature that makes it such a rewarding and useful subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEaglestone shows that studying literature can change who you are, turning you from a ‘reader’ into a ‘critic’: someone attuned to the ways we make meaning in our world. Literature is a living conversation which provides endless opportunities to rethink and reinterpret our societies and ourselves. With examples ranging from Sappho to \u003ci\u003eSkyrim\u003c\/i\u003e, this book shows how literature offers freer and deeper ways of thinking and being.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317480235390,"sku":"NW9781509532322","price":11.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781509532322.jpg?v=1778251701","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/literature","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}