PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America · 2002 · 11 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesLiteratureLiterary CriticismLiterary StudiesLiterary TheoryLiterary ReceptionLiterary ResponseDesire In LiteratureGifted IndividualsIntimacy In LiteratureLiterary AppreciationLiterary EngagementLove In LiteratureLover-beloved Relationship
Recently, a gifted undergraduate came to me with some urgent questions: Should he major in literature? And if he did, what practical benefits might he realize? I asked one question: “Are you in love?” By this I meant, “Are you in love with literature?” Then I inquired, “Does your heart skip a beat when you encounter your love? Do you ache when the two of you are separated? Do you resent anything that intrudes on you and your love?”