Literature and the Public Good

Part of the Book at Lunchtime series What is the public value of
literary studies? What is the justification for literature at the
present time? Literature and the Public Good looks at literature's
value and its public presence, and its contribution to the public
good. The book's author, Professor Rick Rylance (School of Advanced
Study) will explore the issues raised with Jane Hiddleston
(Professor of Literatures in French, University of Oxford), Timothy
Michael (Tutorial Fellow in English Literature, University of
Oxford), Ankhi Mukherjee (Professor of English and World
Literatures, University of Oxford), and Helen Small (Professor of
English Literature, University of Oxford).