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On Reading Well

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

On Reading Well

By Karen Swallow Prior

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Publishers Weekly starred reviewA Best Book of 2018 in Religion, Publishers Weekly Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue. Great literature increases knowledge of and desire for the good life by showing readers what virtue looks like and where vice leads. It is not just what one reads but how one reads that cultivates virtue. Reading good literature well requires one to practice numerous virtues, such as patience, diligence, and prudence. And learning to judge wisely a c...Show more

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9781587433962

Publisher

Baker Publishing Group

Published year

2018

Language

Edition

1

Original title

On Reading Well

Format

Hardcover

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