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A Student's Guide to Literature by R.V. Young
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A Student's Guide to Literature

Literature Guide

R.V. Young

Skyhorse Publishing · 2000-03-01

A Student's Guide to Literature: Literature Guide

Political ScienceLiterary Criticism

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Who It's For

  • Good for readers who enjoy Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical
  • Good for fans of Education

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  • Reading lane: Ancient & Classical and Literary Criticism.
  • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing.

About This Book

In a time of mass culture and pulp fiction, can great literature still be discerned, much less defended? Why is literature so compelling? What should we read? Literary critic R. V. Young addresses these timely issues in this guide to Western literature and poetry. He demonstrates that literature liberates the mind from cultural and temporal provincialism by expanding our intellectual and emotional horizons. Learn how great fiction and poetry are integral to a liberal educati...

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In a time of mass culture and pulp fiction, can great literature still be discerned, much less defended? Why is literature so compelling? What should we read? Literary critic R. V. Young addresses these timely issues in this guide to Western literature and poetry. He demonstrates that literature liberates the mind from cultural and temporal provincialism by expanding our intellectual and emotional horizons. Learn how great fiction and poetry are integral to a liberal education, and more than that, learn to love the classic works of literature again—or for the first time.

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