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Daunted by the "great big literature" of the Traditional western canon? Trying to find the same pleasures, satisfactions, and insights from literature that are shorter, more accessible, and less reliant on classical personal references and difficult terms than tomes such as Moby-Dick and Ulysses? The truth is that there are so many works that are just like engaging, just like pleasurable, and - most significant - just like insightful about great individual themes and ideas as anything you'd face on a college-level reading list. These 12 highly worthwhile lectures offer you an benefits to 12 works that redefine what great literature is and exactly how it can disclose startling truths about life-all without being such a chore to learn. Here you'll discover alternatives to the original "great literature" - Useless Souls instead of Conflict and Peace, and The Expert and Margarita instead of Faust. You'll also encounter literature from genres that traditionally fall season outside the purview of the Traditional western canon. For instance, you'll understand how John le Carré's The Spy Who Arrived In from the Chilly transforms the spy novel into serious literature, and exactly how Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons injects the comic-book format with a startling level of realism. Teacher Voth excels at both unpacking the significance of a literary work and instilling excitement for it, whether it be a novella, a collection of short stories, or a play. If you're not used to these works, he'll have you running to your nearest bookstore or library to discover what you've been absent. And if you have already encountered a few of these books, you'll be eager to revisit them and explore what you might have missed on your first reading.
