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WHY POETRY MATTERS by PARINI JAY
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Category: Poetry | Series: Why X Matters Ser.
A brief, passionate book about the nature of poetry and its use in the worldPoetry doesn't matter to most people, observes Jay Parini at the opening of this book. But, undeterred, he commences a deeply felt meditation on poetry, its language and meaning, and its power to open minds and transform lives. ...Show more
Why Acting Matters by David Thomson
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Category: Plays, Theatre & Dance | Series: Why X Matters Series
A provocative, highly engaging essay on the art of pretending on the stage, on screen, and in daily life.
Why Acting Matters by David Thomson
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Category: Plays, Theatre & Dance | Series: Why X Matters Series
Does acting matter? David Thomson, one of our most respected and insightful writers on movies and theater, answers this question with intelligence and wit. In this fresh and thought-provoking essay, Thomson tackles this most elusive of subjects, examining the allure of the performing arts for both the a ...Show more
Why Poetry Matters by Jay Parini
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Category: Poetry | Series: Why X Matters S.
Poetry doesn't matter to most people, observes Jay Parini at the opening of this book. Undeterred, he commences a deeply felt meditation on poetry, its language and meaning, and its power to open minds and transform lives. By the end of the book, Parini has recovered a truth often obscured by our clamor ...Show more
Why the Dreyfus Affair Matters by Louis Begley
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Why X Matters S.
In December 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a brilliant French artillery officer and a Jew of Alsatian descent, was court-martialed for selling secrets to the German military attache in Paris based on perjured testimony and trumped-up evidence. The sentence was military degradation and life imprisonment o ...Show more
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