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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
February 15, 2011
Pages
442
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400065868
ISBN-10
1400065860
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.55 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$27.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: From Homer and Shakespeare to Toni Morrison and Jonathan Safran Foer, major works of literature have a great deal to teach us about two of lifeâs most significant stagesâgrowing up and growing old. Distinguised scholar Arnold Weinsteinâs provocative and engaging new book, Morning, Noon, and Night, explores classic writingâs insights into coming-of-age and surrendering to time, and considers the impact of these revelations upon our lives.
With wisdom, humor, and moving personal observations, Weinstein leads us to look deep inside ourselves and these great books, to see how we can use art as both mirror and guide. He offers incisive readings of seminal novels about childhoodâHuck Finnâs empathy for the runaway slave Jim illuminates a childâs moral education; Catherine and Heathcliffâs struggle with obsessive passion in Wuthering Heights is hauntingly familiar to many young lovers; Dickensâs Pip, in Great Expectations, must grapple with a world that wishes him harm; and in Marjane Satrapiâs autobiographical Persepolis, little Marjane faces a different kind of struggleâgrowing into adolescence as her country moves through the pain of the Iranian Revolution.
In turn, great writers also ponder the lessons learned in lifeâs twilight years: both King Lear and Willy Loman suffer as their patriarchal authority collapses and death creeps up; Brechtâs Mother Courage displays the inspiring indomitability of an aging woman who has âborne every possible blow. . . but is still standing, still moving.â And older love can sometimes be funny (Rip Van Winkle conveniently sleeps right through his marriage) and sometimes tragic (as J. M. Coetzeeâs David Lurie learns the hard way, in Disgrace).
Tapping into the hearts and minds of memorable characters, from Sophoclesâ Oedipus to Artie in Art Spiegelmanâs Maus, Morning, Noon, and Night makes an eloquent and powerful case for the role of great literature as a knowing window into our lives and times. Its intelligence, passion, and genuine appreciation for the written word remind us just how crucial books are to the business of being human.
With wisdom, humor, and moving personal observations, Weinstein leads us to look deep inside ourselves and these great books, to see how we can use art as both mirror and guide. He offers incisive readings of seminal novels about childhoodâHuck Finnâs empathy for the runaway slave Jim illuminates a childâs moral education; Catherine and Heathcliffâs struggle with obsessive passion in Wuthering Heights is hauntingly familiar to many young lovers; Dickensâs Pip, in Great Expectations, must grapple with a world that wishes him harm; and in Marjane Satrapiâs autobiographical Persepolis, little Marjane faces a different kind of struggleâgrowing into adolescence as her country moves through the pain of the Iranian Revolution.
In turn, great writers also ponder the lessons learned in lifeâs twilight years: both King Lear and Willy Loman suffer as their patriarchal authority collapses and death creeps up; Brechtâs Mother Courage displays the inspiring indomitability of an aging woman who has âborne every possible blow. . . but is still standing, still moving.â And older love can sometimes be funny (Rip Van Winkle conveniently sleeps right through his marriage) and sometimes tragic (as J. M. Coetzeeâs David Lurie learns the hard way, in Disgrace).
Tapping into the hearts and minds of memorable characters, from Sophoclesâ Oedipus to Artie in Art Spiegelmanâs Maus, Morning, Noon, and Night makes an eloquent and powerful case for the role of great literature as a knowing window into our lives and times. Its intelligence, passion, and genuine appreciation for the written word remind us just how crucial books are to the business of being human.
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from Random House Inc (February 15, 2011); titled "Morning, Noon & Night: Finding the Meaning of Life's Stages Through Books"
9781400065868 | details & prices | 442 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $27.00
About: From Homer and Shakespeare to Toni Morrison and Jonathan Safran Foer, major works of literature have a great deal to teach us about two of lifeâs most significant stagesâgrowing up and growing old.
About: From Homer and Shakespeare to Toni Morrison and Jonathan Safran Foer, major works of literature have a great deal to teach us about two of lifeâs most significant stagesâgrowing up and growing old.
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