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  • You Are What You Read: A Practical Guide to Reading Well

    You Are What You Read by DiYanni, Robert;

    A Practical Guide to Reading Well

    Series: Skills for Scholars; 13;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Princeton University Press
    • Date of Publication 15 November 2022
    • Number of Volumes Print PDF

    • ISBN 9780691206776
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages240 pages
    • Size 215x139 mm
    • Language English
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    Long description:

    How you can enrich your life by becoming a more skillful and engaged reader of literature

    We are what we read, according to Robert DiYanni. Reading may delight us or move us; we may read for instruction or inspiration. But more than this, in reading we discover ourselves. We gain access to the lives of others, explore the limitless possibilities of human existence, develop our understanding of the world around us, and find respite from the hectic demands of everyday life. In You Are What You Read, DiYanni provides a practical guide that shows how we can increase the benefits and pleasures of literature by becoming more skillful and engaged readers.

    DiYanni suggests that we attend first to what authors say and the way in which they say it, rather than rushing to decide what they mean. He considers the various forms of literature, from the essay to the novel, the short story to the poem, demonstrating rewarding approaches to each in sample readings of classic works. Through a series of illuminating oppositions, he explores the paradoxical pleasures of reading: solitary versus social reading, submitting to or resisting the author, reading inwardly or outwardly, and more. DiYanni closes with nine recommended reading practices, thoughts on the different experiences of print and digital reading, and advice on what to read and why.

    Written in a clear, inviting, and natural style, You Are What You Read is an essential guide for all who want to enrich their reading—and their life.



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