Robert P. Waxler, The Risk of Reading: How Literature Helps Us to Understand Ourselves and the World
I specifically requested to review this book out of personal interest in works that offer ethical bases for dedication to literature. This interest was reinforced after learning a few biographical things about the author. Robert P. Waxler is an English professor at the University of Massachusetts Da...
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| Published in: | European Journal of American Studies 2016-02 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | I specifically requested to review this book out of personal interest in works that offer ethical bases for dedication to literature. This interest was reinforced after learning a few biographical things about the author. Robert P. Waxler is an English professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and, most importantly, he is co-founder of the Changing Lives Through Literature (CLTL) program. CLTL is “essentially a reading group that meets over a period of weeks and that is attended ... |
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| ISSN: | 1991-9336 1991-9336 |