The Well-Educated Mind

A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had

Susan Wise Bauer

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Norton
18 December 2015

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Open learning, home learning, distance education

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 The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic and otherwise. 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), The Well-Educated Mind 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. The Well-Educated Mind 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 Anna Karenina owe to Madame Bovary?-and also between genres. In her best-selling work on home education, The Well-Trained Mind, 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 The Well-Educated Mind, 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.

By: Susan Wise Bauer
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Updated and Expanded
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 43mm
Weight: 900g
ISBN: 9780393080964
ISBN 10: 039308096X
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 18 December 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Susan Wise Bauer is the best-selling author of the Story of the World series and The Well-Trained Mind, among other works. She lives in Virginia.

Reviews for The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had

"A clear guide to educating oneself in the liberal arts through disciplined, critical reading of literary classics.-- ""Library Journal"" A useful resource for highly self-motivated readers.-- ""Kirkus Reviews"" 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"" 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"""