How to read literature like a professor vs The educated imagination: Which Should You Read?
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How to read literature like a professor
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface—a symbol,…
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The educated imagination
In the 1962 Massey Lectures, Northrop Frye writes: "What good is the study of literature? Does it help us to think more clearly or feel more sensitively or live a better life than we would without it? What is the…
The verdict
- Readers rate The educated imagination highest: The educated imagination 4.1 · How to read literature like a professor 3.6.
- The educated imagination is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for How to read literature like a professor.
- The educated imagination has the widest readership — 1936 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| How to read literature like a professor | The educated imagination | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (1936) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (75) | 4.4 (5) |
| Google Books | 1.0 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (30) | — |
Reception
| How to read literature like a professor | The educated imagination | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 75 | 1936 |
| Editions | 12 | 13 |
| Citations | — | 42 |
| Want to read | — | 3248 |
| Reading it now | — | 111 |
| Written reviews | — | 244 |
| Wikipedia attention | 638 | — |
| Pages | 325 | 68 |