Beowulf on the Beach What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits

Name: Beowulf on the Beach What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
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ISBN: 9780307409577

ISBN-10: 0307409570

ISBN-13: 9780307409577

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jack Murnighan

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If you're like most folks, you probably feel guilty for never readingWar and Peace,Ulysses, orMoby-Dick. Or maybe you read them in school, but you didn't exactly enjoy them, right? Writer and professor Jack Murnighan says it's not the books that put you off, it was the lifeless, uninspiring way they're usually taught. Now, withBeowulf on the Beach, you'll discover not only why these classics deserve another chance, but how to read great books in general. Balancing humor and expertise, Murnighan picks 50 of the most revered books of all time and explains what the professors never told you: thatMoby-Dickis funny, Dante will make you cry,Anna Kareninais a beach read, and James Joyce is great,…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/19/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.95" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Jack Murnighan is editor-in-chief of "Nerve" magazine.