What is Literature, Anyway?
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What is literature? Dictionary.com defines it as:
writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
That definition feels somewhat satisfactory, but is there more to it than than? In today's episode, Tony and Andy dive into what defines literature, where the line is draw, and if books written for the specific purpose of selling copies and making money can be considered literature or not.
Here are the books mentioned in today's episode:
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Jordan Campbell
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
You Bright and Risen Angels by William T Vollman
Thank you for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll by Alvaro Mutis
Wailing, Madness, Shame, and Death by W. Gavin
Shogun by James Clavell
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa
Musashi’s Book of Five Rings
Heart of a Dog Mikhail Bulgakov
Master and the Magherita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Plum Springs by Dan Lawton
Saint Sebastian’s Abyss by Mark Haber
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
White Noise by Don Delillo
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park
The Recognitions by William Gaddis
JR by William Gaddis
Emoji Dick by Fred Benenson
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