The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time - Couverture souple

Burt, Daniel S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0816045585 ISBN 13 : 9780816045587

Editeur : Checkmark Books, 2003

Synopsis

This work is a reference that profiles 100 great novels drawn from all cultures and periods of literature. Each entry provides a plot summary and assessment, with an emphasis on facts about the novel's creation, critical reception, and contribution to literary history. Other features include a list of "honorable mentions" and a selected bibliography of representative critical works on each novel. Among the works selected are: Crime and Punishment (Feodor Dosteyevsky); Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xuequin); The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald); Native Son (Richard Wright); One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez); Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen); The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne); The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann von Goethe); Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe); The Trial (Franz Kafka); and Ulysses (James Joyce).

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Daniel S. Burt holds a Ph.D. from New York University and has taught at New York University and Wesleyan University, including courses on the history of the novel and on such figures as Dickens, Tolstoy, and Austen. Dr. Burt has written several books, including The Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time for Facts On File/Checkmark Books. He resides in Middletown, CT.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Checkmark Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0816045585
• ISBN 13: 9780816045587
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
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• Personne responsable: non disponible