Don't Know Much About(r) Literature: What You Need to Know But Never Learned about Great Books and Authors

Name: What to sound like you have read a lot of books when you really haven&#39;t. This book is for you!
Item: Don&#39;t Know Much About Literature: What You Need to Know but Never Learned About Great Books and Authors (Don&#39;t Know Much About...)
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by Kenneth C. Davis

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From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, acompelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary worksand writers

Did a whale named Mocha Dick inspire Melville's masterpiece?Who was the first poet to speak at a presidential inauguration?Which French-speaking high school football star shook up the literary world?

Do you freeze when someone mentions Faulkner? When the conversation turns to the Odyssey, do you want...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0061719803

ISBN13:9780061719806

Release Date:July 2009

Publisher:Harper Paperbacks

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.46 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

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Books & Reading Education & Reference General History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Movements & Periods

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What to sound like you have read a lot of books when you really haven't. This book is for you!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago

I like to read, but I'll never get to read everything that I want or should read (according to my old teachers) This is a way to get a brief overview of the author and some of their best writings so you too can be informed and speak about them at your next wine and brie party.

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