The Welleducated Mind: A Guide To The Classical Education You Never Had,New

The Welleducated Mind: A Guide To The Classical Education You Never Had,New

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The Enduring And Engaging Guide To Educating Yourself In The Classical Tradition.Have You Lost The Art Of Reading For Pleasure? Are There Books You Know You Should Read But Havent Because They Seem Too Daunting? In The Welleducated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer Provides A Welcome And Encouraging Antidote To The Distractions Of Our Age, Electronic And Otherwise.Newly Expanded And Updated To Include Standout Works From The Twentyfirst Century As Well As Essential Readings In Science (From The Earliest Works Of Hippocrates To The Discovery Of The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs), The Welleducated Mind Offers Brief, Entertaining Histories Of Six Literary Genresfiction, Autobiography, History, Drama, Poetry, And Scienceaccompanied By Detailed Instructions On How To Read Each Type. The Annotated Lists At The End Of Each Chapterranging From Cervantes To Cormac Mccarthy, Herodotus To Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Aristotle To Stephen Hawkingpreview Recommended Reading And Encourage Readers To Make Vital Connections Between Ancient Traditions And Contemporary Writing.The Welleducated Mind Reassures Those Readers Who Worry That They Read Too Slowly Or With Belowaverage Comprehension. If You Can Understand A Daily Newspaper, Theres No Reason You Cant Read And Enjoy Shakespeares Sonnets Or Jane Eyre. But No One Should Attempt To Read The Great Books Without A Guide And A Plan. Bauer Will Show You How To Allocate Time To Reading On A Regular Basis; How To Master Difficult Arguments; How To Make Personal And Literary Judgments About What You Read; How To Appreciate The Resonant Links Among Texts Within A Genrewhat Does Anna Karenina Owe To Madame Bovary?And Also Between Genres.In Her Bestselling Work On Home Education, The Welltrained Mind, The Author Provided A Road Map Of Classical Education For Parents Wishing To Homeschool Their Children; That Book Is Now The Premier Resource For Homeschoolers. In The Welleducated Mind, Bauer Takes The Same Elements And Techniques And Adapts Them To The Use Of Adult Readers Who Want Both Enjoyment And Selfimprovement From The Time They Spend Reading. Followed Carefully, Her Advice Will Restore And Expand The Pleasure Of The Written Word.

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