by Antoine Compagnon · ACANTILADO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496834781
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What is the purpose of literature? is an essay by the French author Antoine Compagnon, which explores the value and usefulness of literature in contemporary society. The author reflects on the role that literature should play in schools and culture, and defends its importance as a source of knowledge and pleasure. This book is a reflection on the uses and power of literature.
Antoine Compagnon is a Professor of French Literature at Collège de France, Paris (2006–), and the Blanche W. Knopf Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, New York City (1985–).
