The Western Lit Survival Kit: An Irreverent Guide to the Classics, from Homer to Faulkner Tapa blanda - 2012
de Sandra Newman
A side-splitting tour that makes it a blast to read the Western literary canon, from the ancient Greeks to the Modernists.
To many, the Great Books evoke angst: the complicated Renaissance dramas we bluffed our way through in college, the dusty Everyman's Library editions that look classy on the shelf but make us feel guilty because they've never been opened. On a mission to restore the West's great works to their rightful place (they were intended to be entertaining!), Sandra Newman has produced a reading guide like no other. Beginning with Greek and Roman literature, she takes readers through hilarious detours and captivating historical tidbits on the road to Modernism. Along the way, we find parallels between Rabelais and South Park, Jane Austen and Sex and the City, Jonathan Swift and Jon Stewart, uncovering the original humor and riskiness that propelled great authors to celebrity.
Packed with pop culture gems, stories of literary hoaxes, ironic day jobs for authors, bad reviews of books that would later become classics, and more.
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A side-splitting tour that makes it a blast to read the Western literary canon, from the ancient Greeks to the Modernists.
To many, the Great Books evoke angst: the complicated Renaissance dramas we bluffed our way through in college, the dusty Everyman's Library editions that look classy on the shelf but make us feel guilty because they've never been opened. On a mission to restore the West's great works to their rightful place (they were intended to be entertaining!), Sandra Newman has produced a reading guide like no other. Beginning with Greek and Roman literature, she takes readers through hilarious detours and captivating historical tidbits on the road to Modernism. Along the way, we find parallels between Rabelais and South Park, Jane Austen and Sex and the City, Jonathan Swift and Jon Stewart, uncovering the original humor and riskiness that propelled great authors to celebrity.
Packed with pop culture gems, stories of literary hoaxes, ironic day jobs for authors, bad reviews of books that would later become classics, and more.
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- Título The Western Lit Survival Kit: An Irreverent Guide to the Classics, from Homer to Faulkner
- Autor Sandra Newman
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Original
- Páginas 304
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Avery Publishing Group, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 2012-01-03
- ISBN 9781592406944 / 1592406947
- Peso 0.73 libras (0.33 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.99 x 5.97 x 0.82 pulgadas (22.83 x 15.16 x 2.08 cm)
- Época de 18 a UP años
- Cursos 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Literature, Best books
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2011032730
- Dewey Decimal Code 011.73
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