Western lit survival kit, the: how to read the classics without fear
Auteur :
Newman, Sandra
Éditeur :
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN :
9780141044521
Date de publication :
5 avr. 2012
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
226 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why does most writing about the classics have words like 'seminal' or 'oeuvre' in it? What does postmodernism mean? Can I get away with just reading the introduction? This title guides you through the Western literary canon, century by century: from Ancient Greek drama to the modern novel, via Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, and Proust.