About Quote by A. S. Byatt

I think literary theory satisfied a deep love I have for big, encompassing narratives about the world and how it works - which are…

— Jennifer Egan

As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.

— Nathaniel Philbrick

I think in general there's no point in going into a field like English literature if you're not going to have fun with it.

— Louis Menand

Literary theory has become a parody of science, generating its own arcane jargon. In the process, tragically, it discourages love of literature for its…

— Nancy Pearcey

I'm a fan of books that are almost languorous in their storytelling. That is a little bit lost sometimes in the modern media that…

— Patrick Rothfuss

English culture is highly literary-based.

— Peter Greenaway

“I do feel that literature should be demystified. What I object to is what is happening in our era: literature is only something you…

— T.C. Boyle

I don't only write about English literature; I also write about chaos theory and... ants. I can understand ants.

— A. S. Byatt

I have been always fascinated and seduced by history, which I think is very close, very close to literature.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

“In general, [. . .] novel-theorists have nothing very urgent or interesting to say about literature. Why then do they write when they have…

— Gore Vidal

I really liked English literature, a subject I did really well at.

— Eniola Aluko

“Do not be afraid of the word 'theory'. Yes, it can sound dauntingly abstract at times, and in the hands of some writers can…

— Richard Howells