Italian neighbours
- 327 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
How does an Englishman cope when he moves to Italy - not the tourist idyll but the real Italy? This book presents an account of the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Italian culture.
La Agenda Literaria Serie
Esta serie profundiza en la importancia crucial de la literatura y la lectura en el mundo contemporáneo, examinando críticamente el estado de la educación literaria dentro de las instituciones académicas. Cada volumen ofrece una perspectiva polémica sobre cómo los valores literarios tradicionales son desafiados tanto por disciplinas internas como por presiones externas. En una era de exigencia económica y cambios tecnológicos, la serie aboga por una renovación, revitalizando la discusión sobre el significado y el valor de la lectura literaria para el pensamiento crítico.
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An American expatriate describes life in Verona, the collision between invading suburbia and the die-hard peasant tradition, the architecture, wine bottling, gardening, religion, health care, and the Veronese
The Humanities and Everyday Life
- 186 páginas
- 7 horas de lectura
Michael Levenson considers how the humanities exist beyond the walls of universities and take place in daily life- in book clubs, public libraries, museums, and historical re-enactments. He poses questions about amateurs versus professionals, what constitutes expertise, and the recent backlash against political elites.
Reading and the Reader
- 176 páginas
- 7 horas de lectura
Reading and the Reader defends the value of reading serious literature, investigating the role of the reader in the human search for meaning outside as well as inside of books.
Is Literature Healthy?
- 192 páginas
- 7 horas de lectura
Medical Humanities comprises disciplines as diverse as literature, the visual and performing arts, the history of medicine, and bioethics. Josie Billington examines the value that literature adds to medical education in health training and practice, and defends the power of the arts as a remedial force.
Literature and the Public Good
- 192 páginas
- 7 horas de lectura
Rick Rylance addresses the debate over the public value of literary studies, from antiquity to the present day. He offers an account of the foundational issue of "the public good" and explores the disciplinary integrity of literary study.