ISBN:
9780812988277
,
9780812998931
Language:
English
Pages:
xxiii, 419 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Edition:
Trade paperback edition
Keywords:
Literature and society
;
Literature History and criticism
;
Books and reading
Abstract:
"The story of literature in sixteen acts, from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to ebooks and Harry Potter, this engaging book brings together remarkable people and surprising events to show how writing shaped cultures, religions, and the history of the world"--