501 GREAT WRITERS: A Comprehensive Guide to the Giants of Literature

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Barron's, 2008

0764161342 / 9780764161346

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First edition for the United States and Canada published in 2008 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 1st printing. With a Foreword by John Sutherland. 640pp. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "This enthralling, in-depth guide to 501 outstanding novelists, poets, playwrights, philosophers, and essayists spans the centuries as it describes writers from around the world. 501 GREAT WRITERS presents an informal illustrated history of the written word as it has been practiced by leading figures from different eras and cultures. Each biographical entry includes a critical appraisal of the artist's standing in the canon of world literature and an assessment of his or her literary innovations and cultural impact. Illustrations accompanying the entries present portraits of the writers, and a supplementary list directs readers to recommended books by each author. Enhanced with enlightening quotes and intriguing asides, each and every entry is an entertaining and informative summary of the writer and his or her achievement. [] Compiled by Professor Julian Patrick and written by an international team of literary critics, authors, teachers, and journalists, 501 GREAT WRITERS provides a truly comprehensive guide to the giants of world literature. Eclectic in its approach, this book describes a wide range of authors who have shaped the course of fiction, poetry, and philosophical thought, covering established figureheads as well as the latest firebrands. A comprehensive reference to the literary world, 501 GREAT WRITERS encourages you to gain a deeper understanding of the men and women behind many of the world's best-loved and most influential literary works." [publisher copy] 501 GREAT WRITERS "is edited by professors in the field and arranged chronologically by author's birth year. Each entry is brief, ranging from half a page to three pages. Color coding is used to group entries into eras. A glossary of relevant terms is also included. Coverage starts with Homer, in the eighth century BCE, and ends with Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie, born in 1977. Each entry contains basic birth and death facts and information about the writer s style and genre, followed by a profile offering mostly biographical information. Many entries have sidebars, and all have lists of 'Signature Titles,' divided by genre. Other features include portraits of the writers; quotations; and artworks, photographs, and other illustrations related to the literature. This book would be a welcome addition to any library. It provides glimpses into the writer's world as well as engaging illustrations."--Booklist. Among the 501: Atwood, Camus, Dick, De Beauvoir, Goethe, Fitzgerald, Lessing, Garcia Marquez, Morrison, Pynchon, Sontag, Twain, Yeats. Pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a bright-as-new jacket.…

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Titel
501 GREAT WRITERS: A Comprehensive Guide to the Giants of Literature
Autor
Julian Patrick, General Editor
Verlag
Barron's
Erscheinungsjahr
2008
Zustand
As New
Schutzumschlag
As New
Einband
Hardcover
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
0764161342
ISBN-13
9780764161346
Auflage
1st Edition

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