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The literary 100 : a ranking of the most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all time / Daniel S Burt.

By: Language: eng Series: Facts on File library of world literature | Facts on File library of world literaturePublication details: New York, NY : Checkmark Books, 2009.Description: 541 pages : ilustraciones ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780816062683
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN 451  B973l 2009
Summary: 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. 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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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 451 B973l 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000144044

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. 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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