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The Western Lit Survival Kit

By Sandra Newman

The Western Lit Survival Kit

By Sandra Newman

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2012-01-03
Publication Date:
2012-01-03
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1592406947
ISBN13:
9781592406944
Weight:
338 g
Height:
151 cm
Width:
228 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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