A Little History of Literature

A vibrant guide to the world of literature, from dramatic plays to engrossing novelsLiterature has inspired every civilisation, from Greek myth to today's graphic novels. John Sutherland, who has researched, taught and written on the entire glorious span of human literary activity, here guides readers on a journey 'through the looking glass' to show how literature from across the world can transport us, transfix us, and teach us about ourselves.He introduces key works, from the Epic of Gilgamesh and Shakespeare to T.S. Eliot, George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, and looks afresh at literature's links to power, identity and taste. From the rude jokes within Anglo-Saxon riddles to the guilty pleasures of potboilers and fan fiction, this celebratory guide offers wit, humour and deep learning to all who enjoy literature, and who want to understand it anew.Little Histories - Inspiring Guides for Curious Minds

Product details

• Authors: John Sutherland
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.04.2025
• EAN: 9780300283419
• ISBN: 978-0-300-28341-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Little Histories
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / World, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Literary studies: general, General and world history, Literature: history and criticism, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general