Eagleton - What is Lit? Flashcards
1
Q
“Literature, in the meaning of the word, is an ideology…
A
It has the most intimate relations to social power.”
2
Q
The sudden rise of importance in Literature is due to
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The decline of religion
3
Q
After the fall of Church, Literature must;
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“delight, instruct, but also save the souls of Englishmen and heal the State.”
4
Q
What does Literature do which Religion doesn’t?
A
Further education.
5
Q
Subtle communications of moral values through -
A
dramatic enactment.
6
Q
“Literature would be at once the solace and reaffirmation…”
A
a familiar ground on which Englishmen could regroup both to explore, and to find some alternative to the nightmare of history”.
