Weinstein, Arnold

The Lives of Literature: Reading, Teaching, Knowing

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ISBN 13:: 9780691254791
author:: Weinstein, Arnold
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Princeton University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 352
Dimensions:: 20.3 x 13.3 x 2.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Semiotics & Theory,
Condition:: New
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The Lives of Literature: A Profound Exploration of the Power of Reading. Literature has a profound impact on our lives, allowing us to experience and understand different lives, experiences, and places across the ages. In this thought-provoking book, Arnold Weinstein shares his passion for literature and its power to change us. Weinstein reflects on his own life as a reader, teacher, and writer, exploring how literature has shaped his understanding of himself and the world around him. Through vivid readings of classic authors, he reveals the unique form of knowledge that readers acquire by entering the lives of characters, including those who have been undone by loss and discover that their beliefs are illusions.

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