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The Modern Scholar: The Art of Reading | [Professor Joseph Luzzi]

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The Modern Scholar: The Art of Reading

by Professor Joseph Luzzi
Narrated by Professor Joseph Luzzi
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7 hrs and 22 mins
RELEASE DATE

01-29-13
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Esteemed professor Joseph Luzzi addresses the place of classic literature in the modern world with this riveting series of lectures. Advocating “the art of reading” as a way to answer essential questions of day-to-day life, Luzzi delves into the works of such literary titans as Plato, Shakespeare, and Virginia Woolf. By doing so, he tackles such age-old questions as “How do we fall in love?” and “How do we confront evil?”

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