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020			_a9781589880351
035			_a(AEA)FF81210F6BE5464BB9E410FC516D5AD4
050			_aPR 105 _b.L712 2007
245		0	_aLiterary genius : _b25 classic writers who define English & American literature / _cselected & edited by Joseph Epstein ; with wood engravings by Barry Moser.
260			_aPhiladelphia : _bPaul Dry Books, _c2007
300			_a246 p. : _bill. _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aGenius is one of the those words upon which the world has agreed to form no clear consensus', Joseph Epstein tells us in his introduction to "Literary Genius". How then shall we define literary genius'? In this collection, twenty-five contemporary authors endeavour to answer that question by considering twenty-five classic writers and their enduring works. We learn that, more important than mere originality or creativity, it is the ability to make us experience the world in new ways that sets these writers apart. 'My task, Joseph Conrad wrote, is by the power of the written word to make you hear, to make you feel - it's above all to make you see. That - and no more, and it is everything'. This book also includes wood-engraved portraits and illustrations by the renowned artist Barry Moser, which accompany each essay. www.alibris.com
650			_aAuthors, American
650			_aAuthors, English _931650
700			_aEpstein, Joseph, _9109492
700			_aMoser, Barry. _9109493
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