The a ranking of the most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all time Burt, Daniel S. creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Facts on File c2009 2009 Rev. ed. monographic eng

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1 online resource (xvii, 541 p.) : ports. 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 specialized Daniel S. Burt Description based on print version record Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-512) and index Mode of access: Internet Authors Biography Literature History and criticism 9780816062676 (electronic bk.) 0816062676 (electronic bk.) http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=283017 http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=283017 UMP 110110 20251117141453.0 vtls000050868