Book description
The 50 works of English (and American) Literature dealt with in this book are all considered classics, reverently taught in our schools, studied by researchers. The authors contend that these boring, pretentious, and/or badly written works do not deserve their critical acclaim. This book contains an essay on each of…
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1 author picked The English as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a slightly dated book, which came out in the late 1960s, accessing what it means to be English. I have had this work in my collection for over 40 years (got it second hand), and never read it until now. I think it gives good arguments about the topic in question, but it drags a bit in some sections. I did notice there were slightly prophetic words in respect to the UK's relationship to Europe and the Brexit response. It is a good book, but one has to be in the mindset to read it.
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