English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. … — Marilyn Butler

"English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action."

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Source: Marilyn R. Chandler, Marilyn Chandler McEntyre (1990). “Healing Art: Regeneration Through Autobiography”, Taylor & Francis

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Marilyn Butler

Scholar, Author

Marilyn Butler is a prominent literary critic known for her influential analyses of 19th-century literature, particularly Victorian novels.

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