The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

Author: Greenblatt, Stephen; Publisher: Norton.

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Meditation on the power of literature, examining how a medieval book hunter’s serendipitous discovery of an ancient prose poem provides a theoretical bridge to the Renaissance.

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ISBN:

9780393064476

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Notable Books for Adults

Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader. Please visit https://www.rusaupdate.org/awards/notable-books-list/ for the most current lists and information.

 2012 - Selection(s)