Defining literature?

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Try the first part of Terry Eagleton's Literary Theory: An Introduction.

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Originally Posted by ralfyman

Try the first part of Terry Eagleton's Literary Theory: An Introduction.

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So how does he define literature? Is he a resenter?

"Longinus would have said that pleasure is what the resenters have forgotten. Nietzsche would have called it pain; but he would have been thinking of the same experience upon the heights." - Harold Bloom, "The Western Canon", p.18.

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Originally Posted by mal4mac

So how does he define literature? Is he a resenter?

"Longinus would have said that pleasure is what the resenters have forgotten. Nietzsche would have called it pain; but he would have been thinking of the same experience upon the heights." - Harold Bloom, "The Western Canon", p.18.

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He explains the different definitions of literature. You have to read the chapter to find out, although there are some summaries available online.