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Sparagmos - Wikipedia An "unspoken" sparagmos may have been the central element underlying the very genre of Greek tragedy [1] [2] Maenads and Pentheus, House of the VettiiSparagmos (Ancient Greek: σπαραγμός, from σπαράσσω sparasso, "tear, rend, pull to pieces") is an act of rending, tearing apart, or mangling, [3] usually in a Dionysian context
Tearing - Wikipedia Tearing is the act of breaking apart a material by force, without the aid of a cutting tool A tear in a piece of paper , fabric , or some other similar object may be the result of the intentional effort with one's bare hands, or be accidental
Speed reading - Wikipedia Skimming is a process of speed reading that involves visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to the main idea or when reading an essay, it can mean reading the beginning and ending for summary information, then optionally the first sentence of each paragraph to quickly determine whether to seek still more detail, as determined by the questions or purpose of the reading
Thesaurus - Wikipedia Thesaurus Linguae Latinae A modern English thesaurus A thesaurus (pl : thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms
How to Read a Book - Wikipedia How to Read a Book is a book by the American philosopher Mortimer J Adler Originally published in 1940, [1] it was heavily revised for a 1972 edition, co-authored by Adler with editor Charles Van Doren [2] The 1972 revision gives guidelines for critically reading good and great books of any tradition
Slow reading - Wikipedia The use of slow reading in literary criticism is sometimes referred to as close reading Of less common usage is the term, "deep reading" [1]Slow reading is contrasted with speed reading which involves techniques to increase the rate of reading without adversely affecting comprehension, and contrasted with skimming which employs visual page cues to increase reading speed
Comparison of e-readers - Wikipedia An e-reader, also known as an e-book reader, is a portable electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading e-books and periodicals E-readers have a similar form factor to a tablet; usually use electronic paper resulting in better screen readability, especially in bright sunlight; and have longer battery life when compared to a tablet
Tsundoku - Wikipedia There are suggestions to use the word in the English language and include it in dictionaries like the Collins Dictionary [4] The American author and bibliophile A Edward Newton commented on a similar state in 1921 [5] In his 2007 book The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb coined the term "antilibrary", which has been compared with tsundoku [6]