{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/68767389610560d3ef924606?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is English literature dying - and does it matter?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1752594949639-63b24e5d-5c57-4f9f-9d27-b06a9c900d03.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>English literature no longer makes the top ten of A-level subject choices. English departments at universities are regularly closing. Studies show dramatic drops in literacy and reading, particularly amongst teenagers.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Today we’re asking: is English literature dying?</p><p><br></p><p>The New Statesman’s deputy editor Will Lloyd is joined by the New Statesman’s new culture editor Tanjil Rashid and columnist and critic James Marriott.</p><p><br></p><p>READ</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2025/06/stefan-collini-review-english-literatures-last-stand\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English literature's last stand</a> - James Marriott</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}