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Loading... The Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time (edition 2009)by Daniel S. Burt
Work InformationThe Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time by Daniel S. Burt
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. There is no exact top one hundred. This book does not give writers their "offical" rankings. Furthermore, I was shocked to not see Tolkien in the top one hundred, nor even given an honorable mention. This man put his life into his work. "The Lord of the Rings" is so much more than a three-part book. It's too bad the one solitary editor of this book doesn't feel that way. Man, to be judged. Should we hope for so high an opinion as to appeal to Daniel S. Burt? ( ) no reviews | add a review
Here is 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 as well as 25 new black-and-white photographs and illustrations. 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. No library descriptions found. |
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