CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ANY VALID REASON FOR ACADEMIC STUDY OF LITERATURE?
(yes, I myself can mention a few.
1. it compulses you to study some literary things which in other circumstances you would not read.
2.academic study of literature helps you to research on different sides of literature.
3.It helps to develop your critical faculty.
BUT DON'T YOU THINK THESE REASONS HAVE ALL THINGS TO DO WITH COMPULSION AND THINKING AT BEST DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FACULTY AND ALMOST NOTHING TO DO WITH DELIGHT AND FREEDOM?
SO I AM SEARCHING FOR A REASON FOR THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF LITERATURE WHICH WILL ANSWER ME HOW ACADEMIC STUDY OF LITERATURE GIVES DELIGHT AND FREEDOM. AND IF IT DOESN'T GIVE THEN WILL IT BE CORRECT TO SAY THAT "LITERAURE SHOULD NOT BE STUDIED ACADEMICALLY FOR THE SAKE OF LITERATURE"?
(yes, I myself can mention a few.
1. it compulses you to study some literary things which in other circumstances you would not read.
2.academic study of literature helps you to research on different sides of literature.
3.It helps to develop your critical faculty.
BUT DON'T YOU THINK THESE REASONS HAVE ALL THINGS TO DO WITH COMPULSION AND THINKING AT BEST DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FACULTY AND ALMOST NOTHING TO DO WITH DELIGHT AND FREEDOM?
SO I AM SEARCHING FOR A REASON FOR THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF LITERATURE WHICH WILL ANSWER ME HOW ACADEMIC STUDY OF LITERATURE GIVES DELIGHT AND FREEDOM. AND IF IT DOESN'T GIVE THEN WILL IT BE CORRECT TO SAY THAT "LITERAURE SHOULD NOT BE STUDIED ACADEMICALLY FOR THE SAKE OF LITERATURE"?
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