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Jul 15
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Is English literature dying - and does i...

The New Statesman
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English literature no longer makes the top ten of A-level subject choices. English departments at universities are regularly closing. Studies show dramatic drops in literacy and reading, particularly amongst teenagers. 


Today we’re asking: is English literature dying?


The New Statesman’s deputy editor Will Lloyd is joined by the New Statesman’s new culture editor Tanjil Rashid and columnist and critic James Marriott.


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English literature's last stand - James Marriott

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