In which I talk about my book, which a publisher has just accepted.
Tag Archives: reader response
Lit Classics, Our Most Valuable Friends
Wayne Booth compares our relationship with books to our relationships with friends. Just as we can judge whether a friendship is good for us, so can we do so with a literary work.
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Why It’s Good To Offend Students
An entering Duke student has refused to read Alison Bechdel’s “Fun House.” A professor comes partially to his defense.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Burning of the Books", Alison Bechdel, Bertolt Brecht, censorship, college life, Franz Kafka, freshman orientation, Fun House, homosexuality Comments closed
How Is Lit Useful? Let Me Count the Ways
A recent issue of “New Literary History” explores a number of ways that literature is useful.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Charles Dickens, Hard Times, Literary Theory, Lolita, utilitarianism, Vladimir Nabokov Comments closed
England’s Most Humane Novel
A new bibliomemoir on “Middlemarch” shows a book shaping a life.
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