The idea that literature contains multitudes is not new. For the greater part of its history, lit(t)eratura referred to any writing formed with letters. Up until the eighteenth century, the only true ...

In the current (about to be old) basic education curriculum, literature is taught mainly as part of language courses, except for explicitly literature-oriented sessions on novels such as the Noli and ...

Mr. Howard, a retired book editor, is the author of the forthcoming “The Insider: Malcolm Cowley and the Triumph of American Literature.” Critical discourse concerning the state of literature in ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Education . Followed categories will be added to My News. This openness can be perceived either as a freedom or a threat. It is beneficial to embrace its expansive ...

Discovered by accident, the Derveni Papyrus offers key insights into ancient philosophy and literature. Here's what we know about it. On 15 January 1962 a group of workers constructing a road from ...

Stephen Morton has received funding from the British Academy. In Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, the fictional character Whisky Sisodia comments that the “trouble with the Engenglish ...

Other books may not sell well, but literature is doing great.” This is what the publishing industry is saying these days.