Signed Copy of Why Literature Still Matters
Called by one reviewer, “an Abolition of Man for our time,” Why Literature Still Matters makes the compelling—and sometime chilling—case, not just for the relevance, but urgency of literature (and its “sister arts”) as we enter into a “digital apocalypse.” In this wide-ranging and accessible work, Baxter draws on his areas of expertise—Dante and C.S. Lewis; his background in teaching the great books and art history; as well as his own travel literature— to give his readers an almost sensuous experience for analternative to our tech-obsessed culture.
Called by one reviewer, “an Abolition of Man for our time,” Why Literature Still Matters makes the compelling—and sometime chilling—case, not just for the relevance, but urgency of literature (and its “sister arts”) as we enter into a “digital apocalypse.” In this wide-ranging and accessible work, Baxter draws on his areas of expertise—Dante and C.S. Lewis; his background in teaching the great books and art history; as well as his own travel literature— to give his readers an almost sensuous experience for analternative to our tech-obsessed culture.
Called by one reviewer, “an Abolition of Man for our time,” Why Literature Still Matters makes the compelling—and sometime chilling—case, not just for the relevance, but urgency of literature (and its “sister arts”) as we enter into a “digital apocalypse.” In this wide-ranging and accessible work, Baxter draws on his areas of expertise—Dante and C.S. Lewis; his background in teaching the great books and art history; as well as his own travel literature— to give his readers an almost sensuous experience for analternative to our tech-obsessed culture.