The literature book

Book 2016

What does the white whale symbolize in Moby-Dick? What is stream-of-consciousness writing? What do Lolita and A Clockwork Orange have in common? Part of DK's bestselling Big Ideas series, The Literature Book answers these questions and more as it examines the world's most celebrated books, plays, and poetry. This includes Latin American and African fiction, and best-selling masterpieces from the most renowned authors ever to have lived. Revisit y...

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Literature History and criticism

Part of a Series:

Big ideas simply explained

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ISBN:

9781465491015
9781465429889
1465429883

Edition:

First American edition

Description:

352 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm

Notes:

Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Heroes and legends, 3000BCE-1300CE
Renaissance to enlightenment, 1300-1800
Romanticism and the rise of the novel, 1800-1855
Depicting real life, 1855-1900
Breaking with tradition, 1900-1945
Postwar writing, 1945-1970
Contemporary literature, 1970-present

LCCN:

2015298134

Control Number:

3016717

Other Authors:

Canton, James, editor

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