Reading chapter 2 of “what is literature and does it matter?” It shows that there is no need to compare literature and non-literature. Culler says literature is not only a word, this word describes a lot of things. The word literature brings so much creativity in texts. Literature is used in small texts, poems, introduction, etc. Theorists recommend using rhetorical devices in non-literary texts. Culler shows that we shouldn’t differentiate literature and non-literature as they are similar. Understanding the text and finding the main idea is the main goal and gaining the knowledge from the text. Culler also mentioned that literature comes in many shapes and sizes and to get a specific definition of the word literature.
Question: Why does it matter if we read literature or non literature if they are similar?
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hey,
the idea of gain knowledge from the test is best thing that I like the most and I really agree with it.
I think it is very important. I believe that literature can enrich your imagination, vocabulary, memory, provide a look into another culture and else. To read literature is way too different than reading, for example, magazines that are just trying to give you some information about some product or are very shallow in the meaning of the text.
But of course, it is very debatable, and if you meant as non-literature blogs, for instance, they could enrich you even without calling it literature.
I believe that getting an understanding of the different of litature will give us an understanding of the way and style of ones work