In Defense of Reading

by Daniel R. Schwarz and Daniel R. Schwarz

Book Overview

In Defense of Reading

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405130997
• ISBN13: 9781405130998
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"