Literature has been considered as the repast of the elite and the educated. Literature most commonly refers to works of the creative imagination. The literary author is assumed to inhabit the legendary ivory tower which is far removed from the practical concerns of everyday life. Hence times immemorial the study and production of literature has been regarded as a wasteful activity because the end product is not tangible or directly and immediately profitable. Discoveries and research in science and technology have led us to the Moon and back but many people wonder how the publication of a new book or a unique research paper benefitted mankind. The famous German writer and statesman Goethe felt otherwise. He believed that the decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation. The renowned politician Aeneas Sylvius also believed that every age without letters is dark. Literature captures human experience and all those abstract ideas that we know intuitively but do not understand unless we explore them in stories and discuss them with others.