Debates rage over what kind of literature we should read what is good and badliterature and whether in the global digital age literature even has afuture. But w... » 

Debates rage over what kind of literature we should read what is good and badliterature and whether in the global digital age literature even has afuture. But what exactly is literature? Why should we read literature? How dowe read literature? These are some of the important questions J. Hillis Milleranswers in this beautifully written and passionate book. He begins by askingwhat literature is arguing that the answer lies in literatures ability tocreate an imaginary world simply with words. On Literature also asks thecrucial question of why literature has such authority over us. Returning toPlato Aristotle and the Bible Miller argues we should continue to readliterature because it is part of our basic human need to create imaginaryworlds and to have stories. Above all On Literature is a plea that we continueto read and care about literature. «