On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books
On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books
Swallow Prior, Karen
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9781587433962, Publication Date: Sat, September 1, 2018, Type: Hardcover ,
join & start selling
description
1Reading 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 as most essential for good character and the good life.

Covering authors from Henry Fielding to Cormac McCarthy, Jane Austen to George Saunders, and Flannery O'Connor to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Prior explores some of the most compelling universal themes found in the pages of classic books, helping readers learn to love life, literature, and God through their encounters with great writing. The book includes end-of-chapter reflection questions geared toward book club discussions, original artwork throughout, and a foreword by Leland Ryken. The hardcover edition was named a Best Book of 2018 in Religion by Publishers Weekly.

"[A] lively treatise on building character through books.'"--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

The Sun, the Idea & ...

by Masereel, Frans

Paperback /Paperback

$9.71

The Fall of America Journals, ...

by Ginsberg, Allen

Paperback /Paperback

$18.71

The Book of the Giants: ...

by Araujo, Fabio R.

Paperback /Paperback

$5.69

Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem and ...

by McCormick, Leanne

Paperback /Paperback

$20.99

listens & views

ENSLAVE THE WEAK

by DEMENTOR

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$25.49

PIANO SONATA IN B MINOR

by LISZT / WILDE

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$10.49

SOMETIMES

by GORJI,NIMA

12-INCH SINGLE

out of stock

$12.99

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.