The Conscious Reader

The Conscious Reader is an exceptionally rich, thematic anthology of nonfiction prose and literary works, with a multidisciplinary and culturally diverse selection of readings.

Summary

The Conscious Reader is an exceptionally rich, thematic anthology of nonfiction prose and literary works, with a multidisciplinary and culturally diverse selection of readings.
Renowned for the quality of its selections, The Conscious Reader represents a broad range of academic disciplines and interests, including art, cultural studies, education, psychology, philosophy, politics, science, technology, and environmental studies. The 168 selections also represent a wide range of genres: 25 personal reminiscences, 81 essays, 22 short stories, 36 poems, 2 plays, and 4 full-color paintings. They range from the classical (Plato's Crito) to the contemporary (Maya Angelou, Roger Rosenblatt, and Kenzaburo Oe).

Product details

• Assisted by: Harry Finestone (Editor), Caroline Shrodes (Editor), Michael F. Shugrue (Editor)
• Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• No. of pages: 995
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 1000 g
• Illustrations: illustrations (some colour)
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works