02657nam 2200637 450 991081048090332120200520144314.01-118-22000-51-118-21998-81-118-44752-2(CKB)3710000000466349(EBL)2050934(SSID)ssj0001543577(PQKBManifestationID)16134967(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001543577(PQKBWorkID)12207502(PQKB)10981246(PQKBManifestationID)13641629(PQKBWorkID)12553205(PQKB)20389000(MiAaPQ)EBC4033002(MiAaPQ)EBC2050934(DLC) 2015002323(Au-PeEL)EBL4033002(CaPaEBR)ebr11108860(OCoLC)923139110(EXLCZ)99371000000046634920151110h20152015 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrIs Shakespeare any good? and other questions on how to evaluate literature /Richard BradfordChicester, [England] :Wiley Blackwell,2015.©20151 online resource (344 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-21997-X 1-118-22001-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.A brief essay on taste -- The dreadful legacy of modernism -- Is Shakespeare any good? -- Mad theories -- Defining literature: the bete noir of academia -- Evaluation -- Popular literature -- Is literature any good for us?.Is Shakespeare any Good? reveals why certain literary works and authors are treated as superior to others, and questions the literary establishment's criteria for creating an imperium of "great" writers. Enables readers to articulate and formulate their own arguments about the quality of literature - including works that convention forbids us to dislike Dismantles the claims of academic criticism - particularly Theory - to tell us anything useful about why we like or appreciate literature Challenges and shatters many longstanding beliefs about literature and its evaluation Poses seriousCanon (Literature)LiteraturePhilosophyCanon (Literature)LiteraturePhilosophy.809Bradford Richard1957-740031MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810480903321Is Shakespeare any good3999021UNINA