Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Karen Swallow Prior, Thomas HardySeries:Read and Reflect with the ClassicsPublish date:2022-04-05Pages:664
Languages:EnglishPublisher:B&H BooksISBN-13:9781462796694ISBN-10:1462796699UPC:9781462796694Book Category:Literary Collections, ReligionBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Christian Education, Christian LivingBook Topic:AdultSize:8.66 x 5.83 x 2.05 inchesWeight:2.5022Product ID:SCJWCE93SF
Jane Eyre. Frankenstein. Tess of the d'Urbervilles. 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 Tess of the d'Urbervilles. 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 Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The full series currently includes: Heart of Darkness, Sense and Sensibility, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, The Scarlet Letter, and Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:B&H BooksISBN-13:9781462796694ISBN-10:1462796699UPC:9781462796694Book Category:Literary Collections, ReligionBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Christian Education, Christian LivingBook Topic:AdultSize:8.66 x 5.83 x 2.05 inchesWeight:2.5022Product ID:SCJWCE93SF
Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press, 2012), Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More--Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014), and On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Literature (Brazos 2018). She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues (Zondervan 2019) and has contributed to numerous other books. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Relevant, Think Christian, The Gospel Coalition, Religion News Service, Books and Culture and other places. She is a Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum, a Senior Fellow at the International Alliance for Christian Education, 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. She and her husband live on a 100-year old homestead in central Virginia with sundry horses, dogs, and chickens. And lots of books.
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