The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

by James Canton

Book Overview

A global look at the greatest works of Eastern and Western literature and the themes that unite them, for students and lovers of literature and reading.

The Literature Book is a fascinating journey through the greatest works of world literature, from the Iliad to Don Quixote to The Great Gatsby. Around 100 crystal-clear articles explore landmark novels, short stories, plays, and poetry that reinvented the art of writing in their time,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1465429883
• ISBN13: 9781465429889
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.0" x 9.2"