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Zusatztext Rylance has done a great service in his interrogation of what we mean by literatures, publics and goods, all in the plural. In his quest for a "literary humanitarianism" to replace the indulgences of a "liberal humanism", Rylance has much to teach us about the preservation of culture through the use of evidence, in all its variegated forms. Informationen zum Autor Rick Rylance is Professor of English and Director of the Institute for English Studies in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. Until 2016, he was Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Chair of Research Councils UK (RCUK). Prior to that he was Head of the School of Arts, Languages and Literatures at the University of Exeter. He has held a number of public roles including chairing the English Panel in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. Current roles include the Governing Board of the Global Research Council. In research, he is particularly interested in the psychology of reading and its social impacts, and the possibilities of interdisciplinary research. Among other publications, he is author of Victorian Psychology and British Culture 1850-1880 (OUP 2000). He is currently writing volume 11 of the Oxford English Literary History covering the years 1930-1970. Klappentext Rick Rylance addresses the debate over the public value of literary studies, from antiquity to the present day. He offers an account of the foundational issue of 'the public good' and explores the disciplinary integrity of literary study. Zusammenfassung Rick Rylance addresses the debate over the public value of literary studies, from antiquity to the present day. He offers an account of the foundational issue of 'the public good' and explores the disciplinary integrity of literary study. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: 'Occasions: Hard Times for the Humanities?' 2: 'Arguments: Good Times for Literature?' 3: 'Public Goods'
