In this compelling volume, Robertson Davies makes an impassioned case for the cause of reading--and of reading intelligently. In making his argument, he rails against such evils as television, speed reading, and reductive book reviews, and he cites such writers (all of whom he admires) as Trollope, Nabokov, Dickens, and Balzac.
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In this compelling volume, Robertson Davies makes an impassioned case for the cause of reading--and of reading intelligently. In making his argument, he rails against such evils as television, speed reading, and reductive book reviews, and he cites such writers (all of whom he admires) as Trollope, Nabokov, Dickens, and Balzac.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Volume 13. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Salt Lake City. 1993. University Of Utah Press. 1st of this Edition. 1/3000 copies. Very Good in Hardcover. No Dustjacket. 0874804264. 64 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Canada. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A special edition of the Tanner Lectures on Human Values Volume 13, Delivered at Yale University on February 20-21, 1991, and published in 1993 by University of Utah Press. The Tanner Lectures are a collection of educational and scientific discussions relating to human values. Conducted by leaders in their fields, the lectures are presented at: Linacre College, Oxford University; Clare Hall, Cambridge University; Harvard University; Princeton University; Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; University of Michigan; University of Utah; Yale University; and other educational facilities around the world. inventory #23342.