Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits

ISBN-13: 9780307409577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 384 str.

Jack Murnighan

Opis

From Homer and Proust to "Beloved" and the Bible, "Beowulf on the Beach" is a user-friendly guide through the imposing world of literature.

Recenzje

Jack Murnighan s enthusiasm for the great books and his understanding of why they still matter is genuinely infectious. Reading Beowulf on the Beach is like belonging to the most stimulating and hilarious book club you could possibly imagine.
Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good For You

Odysseus was a hero in his own way. But to me, a true hero? Jack Murnighan. He's ingested these 50 massive books and given us a ridiculously entertaining guide. Beowulf on the Beach is funny, smart, passionate and wise. Just having it on your shelf will raise your IQ.
A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All 

"Jack Murnighan unveils a lot more sexiness and pleasure of all kinds in classic literature than most people would ever dream of."
Susie Bright, editor of the Best American Erotica series

O autorze

JACK MURNIGHAN has a Ph.D. in medieval and renaissance literature from Duke University. He is the author of The Naughty Bits and Classic Nasty and has written for Esquire, Glamour, and Nerve. He lives in New York City and teaches creative nonfiction at the University of the Arts.