The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Authors and Contributors      By (author) DK
SeriesBig Ideas
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 241,Width 203
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780241015469
ClassificationsDewey:809
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Imprint DK
Publication Date 1 March 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Big ideas, simply explained ""Books, let's face it, are better than anything else." Nick Hornby Turn the pages of The Literature Book to discover over 100 of the world's most enthralling reads, and the literary geniuses behind them. Storytelling is as old as humanity itself. Part of the Big Ideas Simply Explained series, The Literature Book introduces you to ancient classics from the Epic of Gilgamesh written 4,000 years ago, as well as the works of Shakespeare, Voltaire, Tolstoy and more, and 20th-century masterpieces, including Catch-22, Beloved, and On the Road. The perfect reference for your bookshelf, it answers myriad questions such as what is stream of consciousness, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird and what links the poetry of Wordsworth with that of TS Eliot. Losing yourself in a great book transports you to another time and place, and The Literature Book sets each title in its social and political context. It helps you appreciate, for example, how Dickens' Bleak House paints a picture of deprivation in 19th-century England, or how Stalin's climb to power was the backdrop for George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. With succinct plot summaries, graphics, and inspiring quotations, this is a must-have reference for literature students and the perfect gift for book-lovers everywhere. "