The studies of Letter in search of a reason for being

Abstract

The Studies of Letters have a long history and celebrated precursors, such as Plato, Aristotle and Quintilian. The period of its heyday coincided with the supremacy of researches in the field of the History of Literature, consecrating authors who became canonical. It currently experiences remarkable political exhaustion and loss of consumers, suggesting that its permanence depends on finding and establishing new partnerships.

Keywords

• letras
• história da literatura
• ensino da literatura.