{"product_id":"9780300283419","title":"A Little History of Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sutherland, John\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLiterature: history \u0026amp; criticism\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 8 April 2025 by YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United States as part of 'the Little Histories' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 288 pages, 40 b-w illus.\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 22 | 322g\u003cp\u003eA vibrant guide to the world of literature, from dramatic plays to engrossing novels   Literature has inspired every civilisation, from Greek myth to today’s graphic novels. John Sutherland, who has researched, taught and written on the entire glorious span of human literary activity, here guides readers on a journey ‘through the looking glass’ to show how literature from across the world can transport us, transfix us, and teach us about ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   He introduces key works, from the Epic of Gilgamesh and Shakespeare to T.S. Eliot, George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, and looks afresh at literature’s links to power, identity and taste. From the rude jokes within Anglo-Saxon riddles to the guilty pleasures of potboilers and fan fiction, this celebratory guide offers wit, humour and deep learning to all who enjoy literature, and who want to understand it anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Little Histories – Inspiring Guides for Curious Minds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sutherland, John","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51117805732024,"sku":"9780300283419","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780300283419.jpg?v=1747037942","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780300283419","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}