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Excerpt<\/a><\/p>\n

Acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior takes readers on a guided tour through works of great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues that philosophers and theologians throughout history have identified as most essential for good character and the good life. In reintroducing ancient virtues that are as relevant and essential today as ever, Prior draws on the best classical and Christian thinkers, including Aristotle, Aquinas, and Augustine. Covering authors from Henry Fielding to Cormac McCarthy, Jane Austen to George Saunders, and Flannery O’Connor to F.\u00a0Scott Fitzgerald, Prior explores some of the most compelling universal themes found in the pages of classic books, helping readers learn to love life, literature, and God through their encounters with great writing. In examining works by these authors and more, Prior shows why virtues such as prudence, temperance, humility, and patience are still necessary for human flourishing and civil society. The book includes end-of-chapter reflection questions geared toward book club discussions, features original artwork throughout, and includes a foreword from Leland Ryken.<\/p>\n

Contents<\/b><\/p>\n

Foreword\u00a0by Leland Ryken<\/i>
\nIntroduction: Read Well, Live Well
\nPart One: The Cardinal Virtues
\n<\/b>1. Prudence:\u00a0The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling<\/i>\u00a0by Henry Fielding
\n2. Temperance:\u00a0The Great Gatsby<\/i>\u00a0by F.\u00a0Scott Fitzgerald
\n3. Justice:\u00a0A Tale of Two Cities<\/i>\u00a0by Charles Dickens
\n4. Courage:\u00a0The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/i>\u00a0by Mark Twain
\nPart Two: The Theological Virtues
\n<\/b>5. Faith:\u00a0Silence<\/i>\u00a0by Shusaku Endo
\n6. Hope:\u00a0The Road<\/i>\u00a0by Cormac McCarthy
\n7. Love:\u00a0The Death of Ivan Ilych<\/i>\u00a0by Leo Tolstoy
\nPart Three: The Heavenly Virtues
\n<\/b>8. Chastity:\u00a0Ethan Frome<\/i>\u00a0by Edith Wharton
\n9. Diligence:\u00a0Pilgrim’s Progress<\/i>\u00a0by John Bunyan
\n10. Patience:\u00a0Persuasion<\/i>\u00a0by Jane Austen
\n11. Kindness: “Tenth of December” by George Saunders
\n12. Humility: “Revelation” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge” by Flannery O’Connor
\nDiscussion Questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue. Great literature increases knowledge of and desire for the good life by showing readers what virtue looks like and where vice leads. It is not just what<\/i>\u00a0one reads but\u00a0how<\/i>\u00a0one reads that cultivates virtue. Reading good literature well requires one to practice numerous virtues, such as patience, diligence, and prudence. And learning to judge wisely a character in a book, in turn, forms the reader’s own character.<\/p>\n

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