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The art of reading / Damon Young.

The art of reading / Damon Young.

The art of reading / Damon Young.

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKz8G6Jxyg

The art of reading / Damon Young.

About this item

Full title

The art of reading / Damon Young.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2016.

Call Numbers

H 2016/478 , G 2017/4197

Record Identifier

74VKz8G6Jxyg

MMS ID

991023551829702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

166 pages ; 20 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2016.

Place of Publication

Victoria

Date Published

2016.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

We are not born readers, we learn to turn words into worlds. But why is fine writing lauded while excellent reading is ignored? In The Art of Reading, philosopher Damon Young reveals the pleasures of this intimate pursuit through a rich sample of literature: from Virginia Woolf's diaries to Batman comics. He writes with honesty and humour about the...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The art of reading / Damon Young.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2016

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

H 2016/478 , G 2017/4197

Record Identifier

74VKz8G6Jxyg

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKz8G6Jxyg

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9780522867602 (paperback)

DDC

028.9

MMS ID

991023551829702626

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