How to do things with fictions [electronic resource] / Joshua Landy. Landy, Joshua, 1965- Fiction History and criticism. Books and reading. PN3335 .L26 2012 808.3 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012). Why did Jesus speak in parables? Why does Plato's Socrates make bad arguments? Why do we root for criminal heroes? In mummy movies, why is the sceptic always the first to go? Witty and approachable, this book challenges the assumption that literary texts must be informative or morally improving to be of any real benefit. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195188561.001.0001 eng