English Lit 101: From Jane Austen to George Orwell and the Enlightenment to Realism, an Essential Guide to Britain's Greatest Writers a (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781440599712)

A guide to the greats in British literature

From Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Charles Dickens' Tiny Tim to Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy and Shakespeare's Juliet, British authors have created some of the most compelling characters in all of literature. But too often, textbooks reduce these vibrant voices to boring summaries that would put even an English dean to sleep.

English Lit 101 is an engaging and comprehensive guide through the major players in American literature. From romanticism to modernism and every literary movement in between, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts, along with easy-to-understand explanations on why each author's work was important then and still relevant now. So whether you're looking for a refresher course on key English literature or want to learn about it for the first time, English Lit 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.

Author: Brian Boone
ISBN-10: 1440599718
ISBN-13: 9781440599712
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2017
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.10h x 5.30w x 0.90d

About the Author
Brian Boone is an editor and writer for the bestselling Uncle John's Bathroom Reader line of trivia and humor books. He wrote I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Except When I Hate It) published by Penguin/Perigee, and coauthored American Inventions: Big Ideas That Changed Modern Life (Time-Life) and How to Make Paper Airplanes (Child's World). He has contributed to How Stuff Works, Barnes and Noble Reads, McSweeney's, Splitsider, Someecards, The Onion, Adult Swim, and Funny or Die. He lives in Oregon.