On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books

by Karen Swallow Prior

Book Overview

★ Publishers Weekly starred review
A Best Book of 2018 in Religion, Publishers Weekly

Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue, says acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior. In this book, she takes readers on a guided tour through works of great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues that philosophers and theologians throughout history have identified...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587435837
• ISBN13: 9781587435836
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Brazos Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"