bibliotherapy
Jan. 7th, 2008 06:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
realthogThe reading cure
The idea that literature can make us emotionally and physically stronger goes back to Plato. But now book groups are proving that Shakespeare can be as beneficial as self-help guides. Blake Morrison investigates the rise of bibliotherapy
That's the opener of an interesting article in today's Grauniad. You can find the rest of it here: http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2235352,00.html .
The idea that literature can make us emotionally and physically stronger goes back to Plato. But now book groups are proving that Shakespeare can be as beneficial as self-help guides. Blake Morrison investigates the rise of bibliotherapy
That's the opener of an interesting article in today's Grauniad. You can find the rest of it here: http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2235352,00.html .
