The Value of Literature provides an original and compelling argument for the historical and contemporary significance of literature to humanity.

Rafe McGregor is Lecturer in Criminology at Leeds Trinity University and Associate Lecturer in the Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of York. His publications include papers in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, British Journal of Aesthetics, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, and Orbis Litterarum.

Preface / Acknowledgements / 1. Literary Representation / 2. Literary Education / 3. Poetic Thickness / 4. Narrative Thickness / 5. Literary Thickness / 6. Literary Value / 7. Literary Autonomy / Bibliography / Index