by William Paulson
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a future without books?, 2002-07-03
This efficient book admirably attempts to sketch a vigorous and relevant future for literary culture, after having addressed a bit of its past, but, in my opinion, fails to address the literary and theoretical texts well enough to justify a culture for literature at all. Understand though, authors here find themselves addressed in cursory fashion, because literary culture, not literature, is the topic under study. However, deeper and more thoughtful studies of science and literature, or technology and literature, or politics and literature exist. The author has written a slender overview of much in a clear style that lacks verve. Some smart sentences and suggestions on how to better cultivate a literary culture intermittently pop up. On the whole though, the text addresses topics that in my opinion don't make literary culture very interesting. I don't think it is necessary for literary practitioners to stretch inordinately to encompass disparate and developing topics that are not yet an integral part of literary culture on the gamble that they will nourish or increase the field. Also, I do not think it is sufficient to pepper the text with "gay/lesbian studies", "postcolonial studies", "feminist studies", et al., and feel that these fields consequently have been addressed. A few pages read of Rabelais or Roussel, or even M. Serres, G. Beer, D. Haraway, E. F. Keller on themes mentioned in this book will be more likely, it seems, to promulgate enthusiasm for literature and the health of this literary culture.
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