Voices and the Imaginative Ear.

Garratt, Peter

Abstract

“Jesters”, says Regan in King Lear, “do oft prove prophets”. Perhaps so. Try this one: “In everyday life, talking about imaginary people as though they were real is known as psychosis; in universities, it is known as literary criticism.” The jester here is the cultural critic Terry Eagleton, explaining the nature of the imagination in his book How to Read A Poem. It's a typical Eagleton gag: arch, irreverent, crafted, and probably designed to ruffle the feathers of English professors (or to indulge them).

Citation

Garratt, P. (2015). Voices and the Imaginative Ear. The Lancet, 386(10010), 2248-2249. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2815%2901114-9

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 30, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Deposit Date: Mar 5, 2015
• Journal: The Lancet
• Print ISSN: 0140-6736
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 386
• Issue: 10010
• Pages: 2248-2249
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2815%2901114-9
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1444681