Sense and Sensibility: A Guide to Reading & Reflecting - Hardcover

Austen, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1462796648 ISBN 13: 9781462796649

Verlag: B&H BOOKS, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

Jane Eyre. Frankenstein. Sense and Sensibility. You’re familiar with these pillars of classic literature. You have seen plenty of Frankenstein costumes, watched the film adaptations, and may even be able to rattle off a few quotes, but do you really know how to read these books? Do you know anything about the authors who wrote them, and what the authors were trying to teach readers through their stories? Do you know how to read them as a Christian? Taking into account your old worldview, as well as that of the author?
 
In this beautiful cloth-over-board edition bestselling author, literature professor, and avid reader Karen Swallow Prior will guide you through Sense and Sensibility. She will not only navigate you through the pitfalls that trap readers today, but show you how to read it in light of the gospel, and to the glory of God.
 
This edition includes a thorough introduction to the author, context, and overview of the work (without any spoilers for first-time readers), the full original text, as well as footnotes and reflection questions throughout to help the reader attain a fuller grasp of Sense and Sensibility.
 
The full series currently includes: Heart of Darkness, Sense and Sensibility, Jane Eyre, and Frankenstein. Make sure to keep an eye out for the next classics in the series.
 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Karen Swallow Prior is an award-winning Professor of English at Liberty University. She earned her Ph.D. in English at SUNY Buffalo. Her writing has appeared at The Atlantic, Christianity Today, Washington Post, Vox, First Things, Sojourners, Relevant, Think Christian, and other places. She is a Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum, a Senior Fellow at Liberty University's Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement, and a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States. She and her husband live on a 100-year old homestead in central Virginia with sundry horses, dogs, and chickens. And lots of books.  

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: B&H BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1462796648
• ISBN 13: 9781462796649
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 528
• Herausgeber: Prior Karen Swallow
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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