Reading Between the Lines
A Christian Guide to Literature
Published on 31. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-4335-2974-0 (ISBN)
Description
A guidebook for those who want to cultivate literary taste-
knowing how to recognize and benefit from books that are spiritually and aesthetically good.
Literary expert Gene Veith helps book lovers better understand what they read as he explains how each major literary genre communicates. Showing how comedy, tragedy, realism, and fantasy can portray the Christian worldview, Veith delves into related topics such as the value of fairy tales, the tragic and the comic sense of life, the contrast between the classical and the Hebraic traditions, and the role of postmodernity (a subject of vital importance to Christians). Introducing readers to writers past and present, Veith helps Christians to influence culture from an educated perspective and get more out of their reading.
Redesigned with a fresh look to appeal to today's readers
Promotes critical reading and the habit of reading with discernment in order to raise the cultural level of evangelicalism
Appeals to a wide range of readers-those with little background in literature will learn techniques to help them read with greater understanding and those with more experience will appreciate Veith's commentary on specific literary issues
knowing how to recognize and benefit from books that are spiritually and aesthetically good.
Literary expert Gene Veith helps book lovers better understand what they read as he explains how each major literary genre communicates. Showing how comedy, tragedy, realism, and fantasy can portray the Christian worldview, Veith delves into related topics such as the value of fairy tales, the tragic and the comic sense of life, the contrast between the classical and the Hebraic traditions, and the role of postmodernity (a subject of vital importance to Christians). Introducing readers to writers past and present, Veith helps Christians to influence culture from an educated perspective and get more out of their reading.
Redesigned with a fresh look to appeal to today's readers
Promotes critical reading and the habit of reading with discernment in order to raise the cultural level of evangelicalism
Appeals to a wide range of readers-those with little background in literature will learn techniques to help them read with greater understanding and those with more experience will appreciate Veith's commentary on specific literary issues
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Edition
Redesign
Language
English
Place of publication
Wheaton, IL
United States
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4335-2974-0 (9781433529740)
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Person
Gene Edward Veith (PhD, University of Kansas) is provost and professor of literature emeritus at Patrick Henry College. He previously worked as the culture editor of World magazine. Veith and his wife, Jackquelyn, have three grown children and seven grandchildren.