{"product_id":"the-western-lit-survival-kit-an-irreverent-guide-to-the-classics-from-homer-to-faulkner-9781592406944","title":"The Western Lit Survival Kit: An Irreverent Guide to the Classics, from Homer to Faulkner","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sandra Newman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Topic - Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A side-splitting tour that makes it a blast to read the Western literary canon, from the ancient Greeks to the Modernists. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo many, the Great Books evoke angst: the complicated Renaissance dramas we bluffed our way through in college, the dusty Everyman's Library editions that look classy on the shelf but make us feel guilty because they've never been opened. On a mission to restore the West's great works to their rightful place (they were intended to be entertaining!), Sandra Newman has produced a reading guide like no other. Beginning with Greek and Roman literature, she takes readers through hilarious detours and captivating historical tidbits on the road to Modernism. Along the way, we find parallels between Rabelais and \u003ci\u003eSouth Park\u003c\/i\u003e, Jane Austen and \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Swift and Jon Stewart, uncovering the original humor and riskiness that propelled great authors to celebrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with pop culture gems, stories of literary hoaxes, ironic day jobs for authors, bad reviews of books that would later become classics, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411637461143,"sku":"9781592406944","price":2163.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781592406944.webp?v=1767444125","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-western-lit-survival-kit-an-irreverent-guide-to-the-classics-from-homer-to-faulkner-9781592406944","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}