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Author: Martyn Lyons
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0230001629
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA wide-ranging overview of the history of reading and writing in western societies from ancient times to the digital age. Author from University of NSW, Australia.
Author: Bruce Cole
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1991-12-15
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 0671747282
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith fresh insight into what the great works meant when they were created and why they appeal to us now, here is a vivid tour of painting, sculpture, and architecture, past and present. "Illuminating . . . a notable accomplishment".--The New York Times. Illustrated.
Author: Addison Hibbard
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 1314
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Published: 1995-04-01
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ISBN-13: 9780395738856
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Addison Hibbard
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1954
Total Pages: 1306
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2014-06-17
Total Pages: 751
ISBN-13: 0547546483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe literary critic defends the importance of Western literature from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Kafka and Beckett in this acclaimed national bestseller. NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD Harold Bloom's The Western Canon is more than a required reading list—it is a “heroically brave, formidably learned” defense of the great works of literature that comprise the traditional Western Canon. Infused with a love of learning, compelling in its arguments for a unifying written culture, it argues brilliantly against the politicization of literature and presents a guide to the essential writers of the western literary tradition (The New York Times Book Review). Placing William Shakespeare at the “center of the canon,” Bloom examines the literary contributions of Dante Alighieri, John Milton, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Leo Tolstoy, Sigmund Freud, James Joyce, Pablo Neruda, and many others. Bloom's book, much-discussed and praised in publications as diverse as The Economist and Entertainment Weekly, offers a dazzling display of erudition and passion. “An impressive work…deeply, rightly passionate about the great books of the past.”—Michel Dirda, The Washington Post Book World
Author: David Denby
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-06-18
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 1439127158
DOWNLOAD EBOOK*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* “A lively adventure of the mind...The tone of the prose...is one of unqualified enthusiasm: energy, vigor, intellectual curiosity, and what might be called an ecstasy of imaginative journalism.” —The New York Times Book Review At the age of forty-eight, writer and film critic David Denby returned to Columbia University and re-enrolled in two core courses in Western civilization to confront the literary and philosophical masterpieces -- the "great books" -- that are now at the heart of the culture wars. In Great Books, he leads us on a glorious tour, a rediscovery and celebration of such authors as Homer and Boccaccio, Locke and Nietzsche. Conrad and Woolf. The resulting personal odyssey is an engaging blend of self-discovery, cultural commentary, reporting, criticism, and autobiography -- an inspiration for anyone in love with the written word.
Author: Charles William Eliot
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Published: 1909
Total Pages: 428
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Matt Burriesci
Publisher: Cleis Press
Published: 2015-05-28
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 1632280175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Burriesci set out to write a book for her 18th birthday. In short, honest, and simple letters, Burriesci teaches his daughter about 32 great books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating for great literature, Burriesci defends the titles in this series of tender and candid letters, rich in personal experience and full of humor. Dead White Guys is also a timely defense of the great books, arriving in the middle of a national debate about the fate of these books in high schools and universities around the country. Burriesci shows how the great books can enrich our lives as individuals, as citizens, and in our careers.
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Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 1278
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn anthology of contemporary world poetry, fiction, drama, and memoirs translated from twenty-three different languages representing authors and literary traditions from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Carribean.
