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xii, 280 pages ; 20 cm " ... This survival kit will guide you painlessly through the Western literary canon, century by century: From [ancient] Greek drama to the modern novel, via Beowulf, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, [William] Shakespeare, Romantic poetry, [Leo] Tolstoy and [Marcel] Proust.There are ... plot summaries, ... definitions of literary movements and fresh insights into authors' lives. ..."--Back cover Includes bibliographical references Introduction -- 1. Greece: Cradle of Greek civilization -- 2. Rome: When the world was ruled by Italians -- 3. The Middle Ages and points between -- 4. The Renaissance: Back to the future -- 5. William 'look at me, I get my own chapter' Shakespeare -- 6. Here come the Puritans: Parade, meet rain -- 7. France and England in the seventeenth century: The shallows -- 8. The Age of Reason or: When people wised up and started believing what we believe -- 9. The Romantics: The author as (the author's) hero -- 10. We begin to have Americans -- 11. Nice Realism: The novel novel -- 12. Unwelcome Realism: The French and Russians team up to depress mankind -- 13. The messy twentieth [century]: Finally over -- 14. Conclusion: Beyond Western lit -- Timeline:

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Author

Newman, Sandra, 1965-

Publisher

Particular Books

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781846142833

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.9 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14