Why read?

Main Author: Edmundson, Mark, 1952-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2004.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
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Physical Description: 146 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 1582344256
Author Notes:

Mark Edmundson is a professor of English at the University of Virginia. A prizewinning scholar, he has published a number of works of literary and cultural criticism, including Literature Against Philosophy: Plato to Derrida as well as a memoir, Teacher: The One Who Made a Difference. He has also written for such publications as the New Republic, the New York Times Magazine, the Nation, and Harper's, where he is a contributing editor.