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Bezig met laden... Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainmentsdoor Michael Dirda
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![]() Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. ![]() ![]() The essays here are excellent--reflective, evocative, eager to learn more about the life literary journalist Dirda has chosen. And above all, they show the impure erudition (impure because mortal, as Dirda clearly knows) of a true liberal-arts scholar. One small complaint: the essays seem logically ordered--starting lighthearted, on such topics as his family and Wodehouse, then becoming pensive, almost despairing at times, as Dirda yearns to enjoy both the cerebral pleasures of the book and the more sensible pleasures of, say, a day in New Orleans. Yet the book is not divided into parts which might make finding a piece of a particular mood easier. An index of names would also be welcome so the reader could gain a clearer picture of Dirda's wide-ranging learnedness. Then again, this can be done easily enough as is--merely dive in to this small, inexpensive collection, and remember that, just as no man is an island, it is no shame to springboard off the enthusiasm of another reader. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In these playful, erudite, and idiosyncratically personal essays from the Washington Post Book World, Michael Dirda shares some of the pleasures of the reading life. His subjects range from classics in translation to fantasy and crime fiction; from children's books to American and European literature; from innovative writing to neglected novels; from the dark joys of collecting first editions to the untroubled pleasure of P.G. Wodehouse. Dirda is a writer's reader and a reader's writer. He is a sure guide to good reading from the casual to the scholarly, and his columns are always diverting and informative, always worth coming back to. Readings presents many of his most memorable essays, including "The Crime of His Life" (a youthful caper), "Bookman's Saturday" (the scheming of a book collector), an annotated list of 100 comic novels, "Heian Holiday" (on The Tale of Genji), reflections on sex in literature, "Mr. Wright" (an exemplary high school teacher), "Listening to My Father," "Turning Fifty," and "Millennial Readings." In all these, and in 40 other pieces, Michael Dirda shows us books as sources of aesthetic bliss, comfort, and not least, amusement. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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