The literature book / James Canton, consultant editor. - First American edition. - 352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. - Big ideas simply explained . - Big ideas simply explained. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Examines "the greatest works of world literature, from the Iliad to Don Quixote to The Great Gatsby. Around 100 ... articles explore landmark novels, short stories, plays, and poetry that reinvented the art of writing in their time, whether Ancient Greece, post-classical Europe, or modern-day Korea"--Amazon.com.

1465429883 9781465429889

2015298134


Literature--History and criticism.
Literature.


Criticism, interpretation, etc.

PN45 / .L52 2016

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