Writers Who Changed History - Джеймс Нотти

Writers Who Changed History places well-known writers in their historical and cultural context, showing you how they came to influence literature as we know it today. This illustrated guide is ideal for those interested in literature, writing, poems and novels or who want to broaden their general understanding of literature and writers' lives. Inside this book on writers, you'll find:

• An overview of the lives and works of around 100 of the world's most important novelists, poets, and playwrights – from the Middle Ages to the present.
• Eight pages of brand-new content with 12 new entries, including Charles Waddell Chesnutt and Zora Neale Hurston.
• Portraits of each writer alongside photographs of their homes and studies, original manuscripts, notebooks, letters, first editions In this literature guide, each writer is introduced with a realistic portrait and biographical entries that trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired and influenced their work.

Автор: Джеймс Ноти.

ISBN: 978-0241632918.

Издательство: Dorling Kindersley.