This Thing We Call Literature

by Arthur Krystal

In his fourth book of essays, acclaimed cultural critic Arthur Krystal surveys the world of letters in its academic, literary, and populist incarnations--just to make sure those divisions still apply. What he finds is that the ground has shifted. With Lionel Trilling at his back, Krystal casts a cold eye on contemporary culture and discerns a lack of discrimination between the truly great and the merely good, and the fairly good and just plain...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190272376
• ISBN13: 9780190272371
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"