这本书调查研究了100余部世界最重要的文学作品及创造这些作品的文学天才，是对文学和写作主题的完美介绍。

《文学手册》涵盖了100余本世界最**书籍、戏剧、诗歌，包括拉丁美洲和非洲的小说，以及曾经活在世上的最**作家的畅销杰作。

书中图片生动形象，引言鼓舞人心、跃然纸上，而详细的情节摘要和特色说明文字将这些永不过时的文学作品融入生活，并让它们置身于更广阔的社会文化语境中。本书同时包含对莎士比亚、奥斯卡•王尔德知名小说更深层次的解读，更甚者，本书能作为有深度的文学批评理论和有趣的作家传记赋予每一部文学作品新的内涵。

从菲茨杰拉德《了不起的盖茨比》到雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》，《文学手册》是所有学习文学的学生或小说爱好者的必备书目。

Exploring more than 100 of the world's most important literary works and the literary geniuses that created them, this book is the perfect introduction to the subject of literature and writing.

The Literature Book features over 100 of the world's most celebrated books, plays, and poetry, including Latin American and African fiction, and best-selling masterpieces from the most renowned authors ever to have lived.

Stunning images and inspirational quotes jump out from the pages, while detailed plot summaries and feature boxes bring the timeless works of literature to life and set them into their wider social and cultural context. The book also offers a deeper look into the famed fiction of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and more, as in-

depth literary criticism and interesting authorial biographies give each work of literature a new meaning.
From Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Shelley's Frankenstein, The Literature Book is a must-have for any literature student or fan of fiction.