Description: Beowulf on the Beach : What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits, Paperback by Murnighan, Jack, ISBN 0307409570, ISBN-13 9780307409577, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Feel bad about not reading or not enjoying the so-called great books? Don’t sweat it, it’s not your fault. Did anyone tell you that Anna Karenina is a beach read, that Dickens is hilarious, that the Iliad’s battle scenes rival Hollywood’s for gore, or that Joyce is at his best when he’s talking about booze, sex, or organ meats? Writer and professor Jack Murnighan says it’s time to give literature another look, but this time you’ll enjoy yourself. With a little help, you’ll see just how great the great books are: how they can make you laugh, moisten your eyes, turn you on, and leave you awestruck and deeply moved. Beowulf on the Beach is your field guide–erudite, witty, and fun-loving–for helping you read and relish fifty of the biggest (and most skipped) classics of all time. For each book, Murnighan reveals how to get the most out of your reading and provides a crib sheet that includes the Buzz, the Best Line, What’s Sexy, and What to Skip.
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Book Title: Beowulf on the Beach : What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Topic: European / General, General, Book Notes (see also JUVENILE NONFICTION / Study Aids / Book Notes or YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Study Aids / Book Notes), Books & Reading
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.8 in
Genre: Literary Criticism, Study Aids
Item Weight: 10.7 Oz
Author: Jack Murnighan
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
