How to Read Novels Like a Professor: An Elegant Study of the Most Popular Literary Form
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How to Read Novels Like a Professor: An Elegant Study of the Most Popular Literary Form
14.99 €
Thomas Foster, University of Michigan at Flint professor and bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, illuminates the milestones of the "brief, disordered, and altogether unusual" history of the novel genre, helping you make sense of the narrative fabric of novels and learn to see the hidden connections between works by different authors and eras. A real gift for the sophisticated reader! "The irresistible charm of the novel is largely due to its ability to cooperate; readers become involved in the stories of the characters, actively participating in the creation of meaning themselves. They are rewarded with pleasures more natural than the inherently artificial genres of drama or film. Live communication between the creator and his audience begins with the first line, does not stop until the last word, and it is thanks to him, even after finishing reading, we still remember the novel for a long time ... We decide whether to agree with the author on what is important, we bring our own notions and fantasies into what is connected with the characters and events, we get involved not just in the plot, but in all aspects of the novel, we create its meaning together with the author. We do not part with the book, we keep it alive, even if the author has been gone for centuries. Active, caring reading is the key to the life of the novel, the reward and rejoicing of the reader's life." (Thomas Foster)
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