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The literary 100 : a ranking of the most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all time / Daniel S. Burt.
LIBRA PN451 .B87 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burt, Daniel S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors--Biography.
- Authors.
- Literature--History and criticism.
- Literature.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 400 pages : portraits ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Literary one hundred
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Checkmark Books, [2001]
- Summary:
- Author Daniel S. Burt has compiled a compelling assessment of the 100 most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets from all times and cultures. From Shakespeare and Dante to Zeami Motokiyo and Oscar Wilde, the entries provide a fascinating, accessible introduction to major writers of world literature. All of the writers chosen have helped to redefine literature, establishing a standard with which succeeding generations of writers and readers have had to contend.
- The ranking attempts to discern, from the broadest possible perspective, what makes a literary artist great and how that greatness can be measured and compared. Each profile distills the essence of the writer's career and character to help prompt consideration of literary merit and relationships by the reader.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-390) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0816043825
- 0816043833
- OCLC:
- 44039705
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