Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age
Robert Alter · 1990
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From one of our premier literary scholars, here is a learned and witty introduction to the "sheer vitality of literature and the satisfactions of a close, informed engagement with it" ("New York Times"). Robert Alter's illumination of the unique power of reading literature is especially valuable at a time when we are surrounded by electronic texts that distract more than engage and when the special claims of literature are disparaged by the high priests of literary theory. --Back cover. Robert Alter explores the power and beauty of reading. With examples from the Bible, Shakespeare, Nabokov, Dickens, Wolfe, and more, he demonstrates the primacy of the reading experience.
Book details
- Year
- 1990
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 260
- ISBN
- 9780393314991
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