by Terry Eagleton
I like reading books about reading because it reinforces why I love reading so much in the first place. This was an amusing and brief book on reading classic literature. Be forewarned: this book contains major spoilers. I really don't think you can have spoilers for classics, but if you don't know ...
Other thoughts/reviews: Books to the Ceiling: http://robertarood.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/nobody-would-have-an-orange-juice-with-oliver-twist-if-they-could-share-a-beer-with-fagin-how-to-read-literature-by-terry-eagleton/
'Good poems and novels are those that transcend their age and speak meaningfully to us all. They deal in permanent, imperishable features of human existence - in joy, suffering, grief, death and sexual passion, rather than in the local and incidental.'Literary criticism: where philosophy and psychol...
I’ve always been a fan of Terry Eagleton so was delighted to read his new book. How to Read Literature is something for debate and Eagleton attempts and succeeds to show readers how they can achieve a deeper understanding of literary texts by examining different aspects. He discusses through five ch...
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