In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-first Century Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Schwarz, Daniel R
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- Title In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-first Century
- Author Schwarz, Daniel R
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Blackwell Pub
- Date 2008
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-1405130997
- ISBN 9781405130998 / 1405130997
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.06 x 0.63 in (22.86 x 15.39 x 1.60 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Library of Congress subjects Literature - Study and teaching (Higher) -, Books and reading - Psychological aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007052181
- Dewey Decimal Code 801.3
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From the rear cover
What happens when we read imaginative literature? What do we learn from reading such texts? Reading complements our experience, sharpens our perceptions, gives us insight into how other humans live, enables us to understand other cultures and periods, and gives us aesthetic pleasure. In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-First Century is a passionate and beautifully written defense of the pleasures of reading. With clarity and eloquence, the author, influential literary critic, and award-winning Daniel R. Schwarz shares his insights on why we read, how we read, and what transpires when we undertake what he calls "the odyssey of reading."
Other topics covered include the ethics of reading, humanistic criticism, and the history and future of studying literature. The author explores various forms of resistant readings and discusses changes in reading, writing, and teaching in the electronic age. In Defense of Reading concludes with an optimistic look into the future of literary studies.
In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-First Century embraces the joys of the written word while teaching us to be better readers and imparting wisdom that will resonate with teachers and lovers of literature everywhere.
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