Crash Course Literature - Season 1 Episode 1 How and Why We Read
In which John Green kicks off the Crash Course Literature mini series with a reasonable set of questions. Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically. John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other people. Unlike a direct communication though, the writer has to communicate with a stranger, through time and space, with only "dry dead words on a page." So how's that going to work? Find out with Crash Course Literature! Also, readers are empowered during the open letter, so that's pretty cool.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: YouTube
- Keyword: poetry, literature, romance, books, novel
- Cast: John Green
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