· What
is the author’s thesis/theses? How do
the various parts of the book relate to each other in an overall argument? Do the parts succeed in this? Explain.
· Does
the author provide evidence to support his or her thesis/theses? If so, how well? Why do you think so? If the author does not do a good job
supporting his or her thesis, how not? Explain.
–Can
you think of other, equally plausible arguments which account for the evidence
which the author believes must support his or her point? Is the conclusion the author draws the only
plausible one from the evidence the author produces?
–What
kinds of evidence/sources does the author use?
Do they have strengths and/or weaknesses for the particular conclusions
the author draws from them?
–What
assumptions does the author appear to make?
Are they justified?
–Do
you know of other pertinent evidence which also helps support or undermine the
work?
· What
is significant about the book, if anything?
Does it modify or refute other work on the subject or conventional
wisdom (as embodied in the course’s lectures and discussions) on the
subject? Explain.
Avoid excessive discussion of the book’s literary value. Keep any comments on the book’s style
brief. If you make such comments, be
sure to provide an example or two of what you take to be the book’s stylistic
infelicities or merits.
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