Copyright © Robert Eaglestone 2019

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First published in 2019 by Polity Press

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ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3234-6

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Eaglestone, Robert, 1968- author.
Title: Literature : why it matters / Robert Eaglestone.
Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018032457 (print) | LCCN 2018051798 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509532346 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509532315 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509532322 (pb)
Subjects: LCSH: Literature--History and criticism.
Classification: LCC PN86 (ebook) | LCC PN86 .E24 2019 (print) | DDC 801/.3--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018032457

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