The Well-Educated Mind - Annotated by Susan Wise Bauer (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Surrounded by more books than ever, readers today are daunted by the classics they have left unread. "The Well-Educated Mind" is a wonderful resource for anyone wishing to explore and develop the mind's capacity to read and comprehend the "greatest hits."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven't because they seem too daunting? In <em>The Well-Educated Mind</em>, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic and otherwise.</p><p>Newly expanded and updated to include standout works from the twenty-first century as well as essential readings in science (from the earliest works of Hippocrates to the discovery of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs), <em>The Well-Educated Mind</em> offers brief, entertaining histories of six literary genres--fiction, autobiography, history, drama, poetry, and science--accompanied by detailed instructions on how to read each type. The annotated lists at the end of each chapter--ranging from Cervantes to Cormac McCarthy, Herodotus to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Aristotle to Stephen Hawking--preview recommended reading and encourage readers to make vital connections between ancient traditions and contemporary writing.</p><p> <em>The Well-Educated Mind</em> reassures those readers who worry that they read too slowly or with below-average comprehension. If you can understand a daily newspaper, there's no reason you can't read and enjoy Shakespeare's sonnets or Jane Eyre. But no one should attempt to read the "Great Books" without a guide and a plan. Bauer will show you how to allocate time to reading on a regular basis; how to master difficult arguments; how to make personal and literary judgments about what you read; how to appreciate the resonant links among texts within a genre--what does <em>Anna Karenina</em> owe to <em>Madame Bovary</em>?--and also between genres.</p><p>In her best-selling work on home education, <em>The Well-Trained Mind</em>, the author provided a road map of classical education for parents wishing to home-school their children; that book is now the premier resource for home-schoolers. In <em>The Well-Educated Mind</em>, Bauer takes the same elements and techniques and adapts them to the use of adult readers who want both enjoyment and self-improvement from the time they spend reading. Followed carefully, her advice will restore and expand the pleasure of the written word.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A clear guide to educating oneself in the liberal arts through disciplined, critical reading of literary classics.-- "Library Journal"<br><br>A useful resource for highly self-motivated readers.-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><br>Bauer has crafted a timeless, intelligent book.... A well-balanced, long-lasting reading program.... A brilliant guide on to how to analyze any given literary work--even if it's not on Bauer's list.-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>Written in a straightforward style accessible to most students, this readable book provides solid, step-by-step advice on how to read some of the world's great books with discipline and comprehension.-- "School Library Journal"<br>
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