1. According to Terry Eagleton, literature is a form of cultural production that uses language to create imaginative and aesthetic experiences for readers.
2. Roland Barthes defines literature as a system of signs that conveys meaning through language and narrative structures.
3. Northrop Frye sees literature as a reflection of human experience and a way to explore universal themes and ideas.
4. Wolfgang Iser views literature as a dynamic interaction between text and reader, where meaning is created through the act of reading.
5. Mikhail Bakhtin argues that literature is a dialogic form of communication that allows for multiple voices and perspectives to be heard and understood.
6. Edward Said sees literature as a tool for challenging dominant ideologies and power structures, and for promoting social change and justice.
7. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak defines literature as a form of resistance and subversion that can disrupt and challenge established norms and hierarchies.
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Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) - "Literature is the expression of the human spirit in words." - "The best that is thought and said in the world."
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) - "Literature is the art of communicating knowledge or ideas through written or printed words." - "The production of writing, especially of a creative and imaginative nature."
T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) - "Literature is the record of the best thoughts and feelings of the best minds." - "The revelation, in language, of the universal."
Rene Wellek (1903-1995) - "Literature is a structured system of signs or symbols and a system of meanings." - "The art of verbal communication that reflects the human experience and expresses a vision of the world."
Terry Eagleton (1943-present) - "Literature is the art of writing." - "It is a form of knowledge that is produced through language and that deals with the human condition."
Harold Bloom (1930-present) - "Literature is the preserved work of the Western Canon." - "The only form of human knowledge that deals with the whole of human experience."
Julia Kristeva (1941-present) - "Literature is a transdisciplinary practice that gives meaning to the world." - "It is a form of play and freedom that allows us to explore our deepest selves."
Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975) - "Literature is a form of dialogue that creates a shared space for voices." - "It is a dynamic and evolving process that is constantly being re-written and re-interpreted."