36 pages • 1 hour read
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van DorenHow to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1940A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
List Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren’s reasons for revising the first edition of How to Read a Book (published in 1940) in 1972. Do you agree or disagree with these changes?
2.
Explain Adler and Van Doren’s use of analogies in Chapter 1 and Chapter 7. Aside from practical expository books, which types of books make effective use of analogies, and why?
3.
What purpose does systematic skimming serve in the second level of reading, inspectional reading?
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