On reading well finding the good life through great books
"Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue, says acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior. In this book, she takes readers on a guided tour through works of great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues that philosophers and theologians throughout history...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan :
Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group
2022
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| Edición: | Paperback edition |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991004353119708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword / Leland Ryken
- Introduction: Read well, live well
- Part one. Cardinal virtues
- Prudence: History of Tom Jones, a foundling / Henry Fielding
- Temperance: Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Justice: Tale of two cities / Charles Dickens
- Courage: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain
- Part two. Theological virtues
- Faith: Silence / Shusaku Endo
- Hope: Road / Cormac McCarthy
- Love: Death of Ivan Ilych / Leo Tolstoy
- Part Three. Heavenly virtues
- Chastity: Ethan Frome / by Edith Wharton
- Diligence: Pilgrim's progress / John Bunyan
- Patience: Persuasion / Jane Austen
- Kindness: "Tenth of December," / George Saunders
- Humility: "Revelation" and "Everything that rises must converge" / by Flannery O'Connor
