* From Plato to Post-modernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author (24)

Any lover of Shakespeare, or of the Romantic poets, can concede that poetry is pleasurable. But is it good for us, and can it teach us anything? These questions may seem odd, but they have beguiled and engaged eminent critics for millennia.

Louis Markos
Houston Baptist University - Ph.D., University of Michigan