Beginning with the nature of literature, this also asks the questions of why we should read literature and why literature has such authority over us.This will be essential reading for any interested in the future of literature.

J. Hillis Miller is UCI Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Irvine. He taught himself to read at the age of five so he could read Alice in Wonderland and has been reading ever since. He is author of several well-known books, including The Ethics of Reading.

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publisher Imprint: Routledge
• Publication Date: June 6, 2012
• Pages: 176
• ISBN13: 9780415261258
• Item Weight: 200 grams
• Original Price: 34.99 USD
• Edition: 1st
• Binding: Paperback