1. Books promiscuously read: John Milton's Areopagitica -- 2. The life-giving power of words: Charlotte's web -- 3. God of the awkward, the freckled, and the strange: Gerard Manley Hopkin's "Pied Beauty" -- 4. The magic of story: Great expectations -- 5. Beholding is becoming: Jane Eyre -- 6. The only thing between me and tragedy: Tess of the D'Urbervilles -- 7. Sex, symbol, and satire: Guilliver's travels -- 8. Know thyself: Death of a salesman -- 9. The fate of the romantic: Madame Bovary -- 10. Real love is like a compass: John Donne's metaphysical poetry -- 11. Welcoming wonder: the poetry of doubt -- Discussion questions.
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