Have you ever felt ashamed or secretive about books you like because they are not on approved reading lists? Have you ever had a teacher, friend, or parent tell you that what you are reading isn't "literature," that it may have words printed on a page, but it is somehow inferior in quality to other books? That is, it might be "literature" in the broad sense of the term (words on a page) but it's not "literary"? (A paraphrase, summary, and adaptation of the opening chapter of Terry Eagleton's Introduction to Literary Theory) Or, There Is No Essential, Inherent Category of the "Literary."
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