The Literature 100

The Literature 100
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By:"Daniel S. Burt"

Published on 2008-01-01 by Infobase Publishing

Written by \u003cb\u003eCao Xueqin\u003c/b\u003e during the 1740s, the novel was published in 1791, nearly \u003cbr\u003e\n30 years after his death, with only 80 of the novel's 120 chapters ascertained to \u003cbr\u003e\nbe the work of \u003cb\u003eCao Xueqin\u003c/b\u003e. His manuscript circulated among his friends during ...

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Here is the revised and expanded edition of Daniel S. Burt's fascinating 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. From Doris Lessing and Gabriel Garc a M rquez to Homer and Marcel Proust, the entries provide a compelling, accessible introduction to significant writers of world literature. 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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