The literary 100 [electronic resource] : a ranking of the most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all time / Daniel S. Burt

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Burt, Daniel S

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TextSeries: Facts on File library of world literaturePublication details: New York : Facts on File, c2009Edition: Rev. edDescription: 1 online resource (xvii, 541 p.) : portsISBN:

9780816062676 (electronic bk.)
0816062676 (electronic bk.)

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Literary one hundred

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Summary: Here is the revised and expanded edition of Daniel S. Burt's assessment of the 100 most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all times and cultures--now with 25 additional entries and some reassessments as well as 25 new black-and-white photographs and illustrations. All of the writers selected have helped to redefine literature, establishing a standard with which succeeding generations of writers and readers have had to contend. The ranking attempts to discern, from the broadest possible perspective, what makes a literary artist great and how that greatness can be measured and compared. Each profile distills the essence of the writer's career and character to help prompt consideration of literary merit and relationships by the reader

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
E-book	UMPLIB GAMBANG	PN451 .B87 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not for loan		0000057381

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-512) and index

Here is the revised and expanded edition of Daniel S. Burt's assessment of the 100 most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all times and cultures--now with 25 additional entries and some reassessments as well as 25 new black-and-white photographs and illustrations. All of the writers selected have helped to redefine literature, establishing a standard with which succeeding generations of writers and readers have had to contend. The ranking attempts to discern, from the broadest possible perspective, what makes a literary artist great and how that greatness can be measured and compared. Each profile distills the essence of the writer's career and character to help prompt consideration of literary merit and relationships by the reader

Mode of access: Internet