On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books

by Karen Swallow Prior

Book Overview

Reading 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587433966
• ISBN13: 9781587433962
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Brazos Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"