This is a guidebook for those who want to learn how to recognize books that are spiritually and aesthetically good - to cultivate good literary taste. Gene Edward Veith presents basic information to help book lovers understand what they read, from the classics to best sellers. He explains how the major genres of literature communicate. He explores ways comedy, tragedy, realism, and fantasy can portray the Christian worldview. These discussions lead to a host of related topics: the value of fairy tales for children, the tragic and the comic sense of life, the interplay between Greek and Biblical concepts in the imagination, and the new post-modernism (a subject of vital importance to Christians).
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"Very good book ... an overview of lit from a Christian worldview ... talked about general topics, as well as the major genres, time periods, & movements of Western lit. " — Angie (5 out of 5 stars)
"Very good book ... an overview of lit from a Christian worldview ... talked about general topics, as well as the major genres, time periods, & movements of Western lit. "
" Anything by Veith is challenging and thought provoking. One might not agree with all of his conclusions but he poses some very important questions. "
" The best book on literature from a Christian perspective. "
" Very helpful. Great high school text. the chapters on poetry, o'conner, and Herbert were the excellent. "
" Very good book ... an overview of lit from a Christian worldview ... talked about general topics, as well as the major genres, time periods, & movements of Western lit. "
" I wish I would have had this book in high school. I would have gotten so much more out of literature. "
" I recently read this a second time and enjoyed it all over again. A thoughtful presentation of the why, how, and what of reading. "
" I was disappointed. Didactic and moralistic. His scholarship was well-done, his commentary not-so-much. "
" Great book! I learned a lot--and keep learning when I open it up and read some of the many lines I highlighted the first time around. "
" This book should not be read in college. This should be read by a High School Freshman. I had to read this for a class my Sophomore year in college, and I knew most of it already. "
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