Who Reads Novels? A Symposium Geertz, Clifford; Gingerich, Owen; Rudikoff, Sonya ...
The American scholar,
03/1979, Letnik:
48, Številka:
2
Magazine Article
The novel no longer appears to be a central means of learning about contemporary life. Eight writers & scholars were asked: (1) "Do you read many contemporary novels?" (2) "If you do, whose novels do ...you read & for what reasons?" & (3) "If you no longer read many contemporary novels, why have you ceased to do so, & what kinds of reading have supplanted them?" Rs justify their reading habits in a variety of ways. C. Geertz reads contemporary novels for pleasure, out of habit, & for their information about present-day life. He discusses his reasons for restricting his reading to established authors, & examines other forms of literature which have caused the novel to relinquish its former dominant position. O. Gingerich feels that in general nonfiction is superior to the novel in illuminating today's society, indicating his inclinations toward biography, history, travel, & adventure. S. Rudikoff continues to read contemporary novels despite their expense, occasional disappointment, & her difficulty in finding time to read. She is doubtful of the novel's superiority to documents of social history as transmitter of news. J. Bernstein reads contemporary novels for pleasure & instruction on the human condition. J. Anderson does not read many contemporary novels, having never developed the habit of reading them. G. Graff indicates that contemporary writers have been adversely affected by their submission to a journalistic perception of reality & calls for "lively public debate" on the novel. R. Nisbet reads little & regrets current tendencies to write either for film or TV or to be so introspective as to wish no connection with a literate audience. E. Shils has profitted from reading novels, although he no longer reads contemporary novels, feeling that their authors do not take literature seriously, resulting in a deterioration of quality. D. Abrahams.
Reviews Bolsover, G. H.; Nisbet, Stanley; Hanson, P. ...
Soviet Studies,
19/1/1/, Letnik:
15, Številka:
3
Book Review
John Erickson, The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941. London, Macmillan, 1962. xv + 889 pp. 84s.
Nicolas De Witt, Education and Professional Employment in the USSR. ...Washington, D.C. (US Government Printing Office), National Science Foundation, 1961. xxxix + 856 pp. $5.50.
Marshall I. Goldman, Soviet Marketing. Free Press of Glencoe, 1963. 229 pp. 45s.
Ivar Spector, The First Russian Revolution: Its Impact on Asia. Prentice Hall, 1962. 180 pp. $3.95 (cloth), $1.95 (paper).
Ivan Maisky, Journey into the Past (Translated from the Russian by Frederick Holt). London, Hutchinson, 1962. 288 pp. 305.
Glenn G. Morgan, Soviet Administrative Legality: The Rôle of the Attorney General's Office. Stanford, California, Stanford University Press, 1962. London, Oxford U.P., 1962. x+281 pp. $6.00. 485.
From Field and Study Hansen, Henry A.; Johnston, Richard F.; Escalante, Rodolfo ...
The Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.),
03/1960, Letnik:
62, Številka:
2
Journal Article
