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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
is it there, in "what is literature" that he argues oh, how do i remember this, that literature is nothing but a social construct that privileges certain texts over others through a series of institutions bla bla blah? im a bit rusty but my recollection mechanisms are still functioning.
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"Privileges" is the key word there, with it's negative connotations of elitism. He's basically saying there are no good and bad books. I suppose that ties in with his Marxism with it's depressing levelling or society.