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A little history of literature [electronic resource] / John Sutherland.

Sutherland, John, 1938-
2013
PN511 .S746 2013eb
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Title
A little history of literature [electronic resource] / John Sutherland.
Author
Sutherland, John, 1938-
ISBN
9780300188363 electronic book
9780300186857
Published
New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 275 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
PN511 .S746 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
809
Summary
From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter, this rollicking romp through the world of literature reveals how writings from all over the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human.
This "little history" takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' to 'Harry Potter.' John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and reading has defined his own life. Now he guides young readers and the grown-ups in their lives on an entertaining journey "through the wardrobe" to a greater awareness of how literature from across the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human. Sutherland introduces great classics in his own irresistible way, enlivening his offerings with humor as well as learning: 'Beowulf,' Shakespeare, 'Don Quixote,' the Romantics, Dickens, 'Moby Dick,' 'The Waste Land,' Woolf, "1984," and dozens of others. He adds to these a less-expected, personal selection of authors and works, including literature usually considered well below 'serious attention.'
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This "little history" takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' to 'Harry Potter.' John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and reading has defined his own life. Now he guides young readers and the grown-ups in their lives on an entertaining journey "through the wardrobe" to a greater awareness of how literature from across the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human. Sutherland introduces great classics in his own irresistible way, enlivening his offerings with humor as well as learning: 'Beowulf,' Shakespeare, 'Don Quixote,' the Romantics, Dickens, 'Moby Dick,' 'The Waste Land,' Woolf, "1984," and dozens of others. He adds to these a less-expected, personal selection of authors and works, including literature usually considered well below 'serious attention.'
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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What is literature?
Fabulous beginnings : myth
Writing for nations : epic
Being human : tragedy
English tales : Chaucer
Theatre on the street : the mystery plays
The Bard : Shakespeare
The book of Books : the King James Bible
Minds unchained : the Metaphysicals
Nations rise : Milton and Spenser
Who 'owns' literature? : printing, publishing, and copyright
The house of fiction
Travellers' tall tales : Defoe, Swift, and the rise of the novel
How to read : Dr. Johnson
Romantic revolutionaries
The sharpest mind : Austen
Books for you : the changing reading public
The giant : Dickens
Life in literature : the Brontës
Under the blankets : literature and children
Flowers of decadence : Wilde, Baudelaire, Proust, and Whitman
Poets laureate : Tennyson
New lands : America and the American voice
The great pessimist : Hardy
Dangerous books : literature and the censor
Empire : Kipling, Conrad, and Forster
Doomed anthems : the War Poets
The year that changed everything : 1922 and the Modernists
A literature of her own : Woolf
Brave new worlds : utopias and dystopias
Boxes of tricks : complex narratives
Off the page : literature on film, TV and the stage
Absurd existences : Kafka, Camus, Beckett and Pinter
The poetry of breakdown : Lowell, Plath, Larkins, and Hughes
Colourful cultures : literature and race
Magical realisms : Borges, Grass, Rushdie, and Márquez
Republic of letters : literature without borders
Guilty pleasures : bestsellers and potboilers
Who's best? : prizes, festivals and reading groups
Literature in your lifetime... and beyond.

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