The autbor reconstructs Canetti's conception of literature on the basis of his essays. This conception was developed in 1936. At its base there is a genetically anthropological conception. Canetti calls in question the immediate moral influence of literature, and what follows its specific role. In Canetti's conception of literature a desideratum is contained of a new vision of culture - expressive culture.
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