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Classics for Pleasure
Contributor(s): Dirda, Michael (Author)

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 ISBN: 0156033852     ISBN-13: 9780156033855
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2008
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Annotation: In these delightful essays, Pulitzer Prize-winner Dirda introduces nearly 90 of the worlds 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, and childrens literature.

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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Literary Criticism | Books & Reading
Dewey: 809
Series: Harvest Book
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.3" W x 7.92" L (0.75 lbs) 352 pages
Features: Index, Price on Product
 
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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 S ren 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.


Contributor Bio(s): Dirda, Michael: - 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.
 
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