Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Paperback. Etat : Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Shows minor wear.
Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : Good. In What Is a Book? David Kirby addresses the making and consuming of literature by redefining the four components of the act of reading: writer, reader, critic, and book. He discusses his students, his work, and his practice as a teacher, writer, critic, and reader, and positions his theories and opinions as products of "real" life as much as academic exercise. Among the ideas animating the book are Kirby's beliefs that "devotion is more important than dissection" and "practice is more important than theory."Covering an impressive range of writers-from Emerson, Poe, and Melville to James Dickey, Charles Wright, Richard Howard, Susan Montez, and others-Kirby considers the evolution of critical theory from the nineteenth century to the late twentieth and explores the role of criticism in contemporary culture. Drawing from his experience writing poetry and reading to children at a local housing project, he answers two of his four central questions: "What is a reader?" and "What is a writer?" In the largest section of the book, "What Is a Critic?," Kirby demonstrates his passionate engagement with the function of the critic in literary culture and offers both overviews and close examinations of literary theory, book reviewing, and the historical background of criticism from its earliest beginnings. In the final section of the book, he addresses the question "What is a book?" with an examination of the reading preferences of older readers. Kirby's analysis of those responses, along with his own notions of the literary canon, is an insightful excursion into how books are valued.Deeply learned and wonderfully entertaining, What Is a Book? is a lucid look at the whole of literary culture. Kirby makes us think about the books we love and why we love them.
Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. NF. Very slightly sunned to spine, almost unnoticeable. Original price sticker ($19.95) to back wrapper. Otherwise fine, no defects.
Edité par University of Georgia Press, Athens, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press 11/1/2002, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. What is a Book? 0.69. Book.
Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Etat : New.
Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Etat : New.
Edité par Univ of Georgia Pr, Athens, GA, U.S.A., 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par Univ of Georgia Pr, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Edité par University of Georgia Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Edité par The University of Georgia Press 2002-12-31, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
Vendeur : Chiron Media, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New.
Edité par Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Nov 2002, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In What Is a Book David Kirby addresses the making and consuming of literature by redefining the four components of the act of reading: writer, reader, critic, and book. He discusses his students, his work, and his practice as a teacher, writer, critic, and reader, and positions his theories and opinions as products of 'real' life as much as academic exercise. Among the ideas animating the book are Kirby's beliefs that 'devotion is more important than dissection' and 'practice is more important than theory.'.
Edité par UNIV OF GEORGIA PR, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0820324787 ISBN 13 : 9780820324784
Vendeur : moluna, Greven, Allemagne
Etat : New. In this study David Kirby addresses the making and consuming of literature by redefining the four components of the act of reading: writer, reader, critic and book. He covers a range of writers, from Emerson, Poe and Melville to James Dickey, Charles Wright.