The Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time
- ISBN-10
- 0806519568
- ISBN-13
- 9780806519562
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Citadel Press
- Author
- Daniel S. Burt
Description
Ranks, according to influence, history's one hundred greatest literary figures, East and West, from Shakespeare to Oscar Wilde, and discusses each writer's life, works, cultural context, and personal and artistic development. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.
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