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New Haven : Yale University Press, c1998.
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In this text the author argues that we must read texts closely and imaginatively, as opposed to merely or mistakenly theorizing about them. He shows what serious reading entails on discussing texts that range from Shakespeare's plays to a novel by Cormac McCarthy.
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LibraryThing member jwhenderson
This collection provides useful insights into the nature of reading. In doing so some great works of literature are discussed including McCarthy's Blood Meridian, Ulysses, Gulliver's Travels, and Othello. The criticism provides both a defense of and a model of excellent literary criticism.
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Warren-Brooks Award (1998)