|aThe literature book /|cJames Canton, consultant editor.
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|aNew York, New York :|bDK Publishing,|cc2016.
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|a352 pages :|billustrations (some color) ;|c25 cm.
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|atext|btxt|2rdacontent
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|aunmediated|bn|2rdamedia
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|avolume|bnc|2rdacarrier
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|aBig ideas simply explained
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aExamines "the greatest works of world literature, from the Iliad to Don Quixote to The Great Gatsby. Around 100 ... articles explore landmark novels, short stories, plays, and poetry that reinvented the art of writing in their time, whether Ancient Greece, post-classical Europe, or modern-day Korea"--Amazon.com.
A global assessment of the forefront works of literature and the themes that unite them is presented through a collection of 100 articles, infographics, photographs and author biographies and is complemented by suggestions for additional reading.