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Why X Matters Series by Jay Parini

15 primary works • 15 total works
Featuring intriguing pairings of authors with subjects, each volume in the series will present a concise argument for the continuing relevance of an important person or idea.
The Why X Matters series aims to champion the cause of important disciplines and influential thinkers that are perhaps under-represented in modern discourse.

Published by Yale U…
Why Poetry Matters
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3.72 · 141 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2008 · 10 editions
A brief, passionate book about the nature of poetr…

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    Why Arendt Matters
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    4.05     · 80 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2006 · 12 editions
    Upon publication of her “field manual,” The Origin…

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    Why the Dreyfus Affair Matters
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    3.58     · 123 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2009 · 14 editions
    In December 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a brilli…

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    Why Translation Matters
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    3.75     · 495 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 2010 · 12 editions
    Why Translation Matters argues for the cultural im…

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    Why Architecture Matters
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    3.78     · 594 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 2009 · 20 editions
    Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architec…

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    Why the Constitution Matters
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    3.45     · 22 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2010 · 6 editions
    In this surprising and highly unconventional work,…

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    Why Trilling Matters
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    3.70     · 30 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2011 · 8 editions
    Lionel Trilling, regarded at the time of his death…

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    Why Niebuhr Matters
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    3.75     · 20 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2011 · 9 editions
    Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) was a Protestant prea…

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    Why the Romantics Matter
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    3.07     · 45 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 editions
    A renowned scholar’s reflections on the romantic p…

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    Why Acting Matters
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    3.46     · 72 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions
    Does acting matter? David Thomson, one of our most…

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    Why Preservation Matters
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    4.18     · 45 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions
    Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Nati…

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    Why Baseball Matters
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    3.41     · 331 Ratings · 78 Reviews · 9 editions
    A best-selling author and passionate baseball fan …

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    Why Writing Matters
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    3.46     · 41 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
    Drawing lessons from writers of all ages and writi…

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    Why the New Deal Matters
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    4.00     · 216 Ratings · 25 Reviews · 7 editions
    A look at how the New Deal fundamentally changed A…

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    Why Food Matters
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    3.45     · 115 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 6 editions
    From the author of  Ten Restaurants That Changed A…

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