Don't Know Much About Literature: What You Need to Know but Never Learned About Great Books and Authors (Don't Know Much About...)

By Kenneth C. Davis

Book Overview

From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, acompelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary worksand writers

Did a whale named Mocha Dick inspire Melville's masterpiece?Who was the first poet to speak at a presidential inauguration?Which French-speaking high school football star shook up the literary world?

Do you freeze when someone mentions Faulkner? When the conversation turns to the Odyssey, do you want to take a hike? Have no fear. For years, Kenneth C. Davis's New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About(R) books have enlightened and enthralled us with a winning blend of fascinating facts and wonderfully irreverent fun. Now he sets his sights on our literary IQ in Don't Know Much About(R) Literature. With this rich treasure trove of knowledge and intriguing information about the world's great books and authors, Kenneth Davis and his daughter, Jenny, demystify Dracula, capture Kafka, and help you brush up on your Bront in the inimitable and endlessly entertaining Don't Know Much About(R) style.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061719803
• ISBN13: 9780061719806
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

What to sound like you have read a lot of books when you really haven't. This book is for you!

I like to read, but I'll never get to read everything that I want or should read (according to my old teachers) This is a way to get a brief overview of the author and some of their best writings so you too can be informed and speak about them at your next wine and brie party.