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What is Literary Merit? (#752ACB)

Introduction

According to the College Board the goal of AP English literature is

"intensive study of representative works from various genres and periods, concentrating on works of literary merit. . . the pieces chosen invite and reward rereading.” But what exactly is “literary merit” and what makes a work “invite rereading?”

The above questions are ones that philosophers and literary theorists have been asking for over two thousand years, and they’ve yet to come to a consensus.

Module Lessons Preview

In this module, we will study the following topics:

• What is Literature?: In this microlesson, you will explore and define a working definition of literature by starting with the purpose of literature.
• Four Great Thinkers on Literature: In this Microlesson, you will read and discuss four philosophers of literature to help formulate an understanding of how the purpose of a work contributes to its merit.

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Interactive

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