Category: Periodical Article Reviewed
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REVIEW OF ARTICLE: “HOW SHOULD ONE READ A BOOK,” BY VIRGINIA WOOLF
Review of Article: “How One Should Read a Book,” by Virginia Woolf Publication Source: The Yale Review, Autumn 1926, Volume 16, No. 1. Reprinted in June 2008 in The Yale Review Subjects: Processes of Reading, Art of Reading, Literary Appreciation, Literary Interpretation, and Literary Judgment Background: Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was…
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Review of Article: “The Importance of Books,” by Pearl Buck
Review of Article: “The Importance of Books,” by Pearl Buck Publication: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 42, no. 2 (1949): 167–78 Subjects: Readership, Reading, Censorship, Freedom and Democracy, Dictatorships/Tyranny, Learning How to Read, Developing the Ability to Read, and World Understanding Note: Read the Article Free on…
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Review of the Article, “The Bookish Life,” by Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein’s article, “The Bookish Life,” provides reasons for reading. Epstein discusses his concept of the “bookish life,” which is “…a life in which reading books has a central even dominating, place.” The bookish life involves the reading and reading authors of good books for the pleasure of their style…
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