The Literature Book

Epics, novels, drama and poetry from many centuries are set side by side in a guide to the works that shaped world writing. Entries summarise a text, place it in its period and note the writers and movements it influenced, with quotations and visual timelines carrying the thread between sections. The chronological run makes it easy to see how forms travelled between languages and cultures. A quick orientation: • Landmark books from ancient epics through to modern fiction • Context on the authors, periods and movements behind them • Quotations and timelines that connect one work to the next • Summaries pitched for study as well as general reading Literature students, teachers and readers mapping out what to read next will find this DK Publishing reference at Boipoka.