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Description edit
From Antigone to Lolita , from Beowulf to The Hobbit . The world's greatest literature is summarized in Maurice Sagoff's hilarious light verse. The result-70 intoxicating distillations of the classics everyone has been taking far too seriously for far too long. Selection of the Quality... read more
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First Sentence edit
The world of books is in horrendous turmoil - booklovers, students, and readers in general are simply unable to keep up with the ceaseless flow of new titles while still devoting some precious time to the older classics.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maurice Sagoff (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Country: The United States
Publication Date: January 6, 1980
ISBN: 0894800795
Page Count: 112
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Country: The United States
Publication Date: January 6, 1980
ISBN: 0894800795
Page Count: 112
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 811.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism › Poetry
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Poetry › 20th Century
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Single Authors › United States
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Parodies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Anthologies
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