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Literature, Culture, and Society Kimberly Murphy Even if it began asAmidst continuing debates about the literary canon, Literature, Culture and Society poses a revealing question if academics find it valuable and stimulating to discuss texts ranging from Genesis to Bladerunner in their leisure time, why do they act as if this is sacrosanct in their formal work? In this well argued and refreshing discussion of the history and importance of literary criticism, Milner embraces a reality that many in the academy still