# Cardinal Newman — On the Art of Reading character guide

> Cardinal Newman in On the Art of Reading by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Newman

**First appearance:** 0004-lecture-ii-apprehension-versus-comprehension

## Who they are

John Henry Newman, the theologian and writer, cited for his prose and ideas.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator closely analyzes Cardinal Newman's ideas on education and reading, treating him as a key intellectual influence.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator closely analyzes Cardinal Newman's ideas on education and reading, treating him as a key intellectual influence.

## In the story

### [Lecture VII: The Value of Greek and Latin in English Literature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-vii-the-value-of-greek-and-latin-in-english-literature)

Quoted extensively on the continuity of Western civilization and the role of classical learning.

### [Lecture VIII: On Reading the Bible (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-viii-on-reading-the-bible-i)

Quoted at length on the sui generis style of Shakespeare, the Protestant Bible, and other English authors.

### [Lecture XII: On the Use of Masterpieces](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-xii-on-the-use-of-masterpieces)

Quoted on those who 'deserve to be Classics, both because of what they do and because they can do it.'

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