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- catalog abstract "From one of our premier literary scholars, here is a learned and witty introduction to the "sheer vitality of literature and the satisfactions of a close, informed engagement with it" ("New York Times"). Robert Alter's illumination of the unique power of reading literature is especially valuable at a time when we are surrounded by electronic texts that distract more than engage and when the special claims of literature are disparaged by the high priests of literary theory. --Back cover. Robert Alter explores the power and beauty of reading. With examples from the Bible, Shakespeare, Nabokov, Dickens, Wolfe, and more, he demonstrates the primacy of the reading experience.".
- catalog contributor b10932776.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "From one of our premier literary scholars, here is a learned and witty introduction to the "sheer vitality of literature and the satisfactions of a close, informed engagement with it" ("New York Times"). Robert Alter's illumination of the unique power of reading literature is especially valuable at a time when we are surrounded by electronic texts that distract more than engage and when the special claims of literature are disparaged by the high priests of literary theory. --Back cover.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.".
- catalog description "Robert Alter explores the power and beauty of reading. With examples from the Bible, Shakespeare, Nabokov, Dickens, Wolfe, and more, he demonstrates the primacy of the reading experience.".
- catalog description "The Disappearance of Reading -- The Difference of Literature -- Character and the Connection with Reality -- Style -- Allusion -- Structure -- Perspective -- Multiple Readings and the Bog -- Notes -- Copyright.".
- catalog extent "250 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0393314995 :".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : W.W. Norton,".
- catalog subject "Books and reading.".
- catalog subject "Canon (Literature)".
- catalog subject "Literature History and criticism Theory, etc.".
- catalog subject "Z1003 .A567 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Disappearance of Reading -- The Difference of Literature -- Character and the Connection with Reality -- Style -- Allusion -- Structure -- Perspective -- Multiple Readings and the Bog -- Notes -- Copyright.".
- catalog title "The pleasures of reading : in an ideological age / Robert Alter ; with a new preface.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".