Classics For Pleasure

Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL DIRDA has been a Fulbright Fellow and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for his literary criticism in the Washington Post Book World . He lives in Washington, D.C. Klappentext In these essays, Dirda introduces nearly 90 of the world's most entertaining books. Writing with affection and authority, he covers masterpieces of fantasy and science fiction, horror and adventure, as well as epics, history, essay and children's literature. Zusammenfassung This is not your father’s list of classics. In these delightful essays, Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda introduces nearly ninety of the world’s most entertaining books.  Writing with affection as well as authority, Dirda covers masterpieces of fantasy and science fiction, horror and adventure, as well as epics, history, essay, and children’s literature. Organized thematically, these are works that have shaped our imaginations. "Love’s Mysteries" moves from Sappho and Arthurian romance to Sören Kierkegaard and Georgette Heyer. In other categories Dirda discusses not only Dracula and Sherlock Holmes but also the Tao Te Ching and Icelandic sagas, Frederick Douglass and Fowler’s Modern English Usage . Whether writing about Petronius or Perelman, Dirda makes literature come alive. Classics for Pleasure is a perfect companion for any reading group or lover of books.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Dirda
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2008
• EAN: 9780156033855
• ISBN: 978-0-15-603385-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM: Books & Reading, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, FICTION: Classics, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Letters, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Speeches, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Subjects & Themes / General