About this title: Professor Lewis believed that literature exists above all for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He doubted the use of strictly evaluative criticism, especially its condemnations. Literary criticism is traditionally employed in judging books, and 'bad taste' is thought of as a taste for bad books. Professor Lewis's experiment consists in reversing the process, and judging literature itself by the way men read it. He defined a good book as one which can be read in a certain way, a bad book as one which can only be read in another. He was ...
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Description: Used: Good. Good-plus trade paperback (Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1979 reprint of 1961 edition, 143 pages) as pictured; pages clean, tight, unmarked except for minimal underlining on 2 early pages; binding sound, spine uncreased; light shelfwear; minimal soil on fore-edge; on its way to you the same or next day in bubblewrap; email confirmation; standard mail takes 4-14 days; priority mail takes 2-5 days; international orders go by airmail (6-10 days). read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780521093507ISBN:0521093503
Description: ISBN 0-521-09350-3. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers, slight browning to edges of interior pages. Later Printing. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Date Published: 1992-04-01
ISBN-13:9780521422819ISBN:0521422817
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780521422819. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780521422819ISBN:0521422817
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1961.
Description: 1st ed. Essays. Pp. 143, ex-library, scuffs to fep. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w has clear protective wrap which has wrinkled. G+/G+. read more
Description: Good; Collectible. FIRST EDITION 1961 Cambridge Hardback in Dustjacket. Dj clipped (? ) slight edgewear, minimal spotting to foredge, else very good overall condition. No underlining etc., NOT EX-LIBRARY! ! ! (B) read more
Description: New. C. S. Lewis's classic analysis springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. read more
Expressing his distaste for much of contemporary Literary Criticim, Lewis attempts an exploration of what reading is, does, and why literature should be given back to the readers."
"A very convicting book - I'll probably be returning to it many times, even if I continue to disagree with his experiment, just so I can benefit from his hard lines. This is where we separate the literary men from the literary boys."
"The idea of receiving or using a work of art is extremely useful. It explains a lot of things about what makes a genuine work art, music or literature, as opposed to popular entertainment. This difference really used to puzzle me when I was a teen and college student. I wish I'd known about this book then!"
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