A Little History of Literature | 
The United States is a young country... Its frontier struggles... can be seen as having inspired some versions of epic, in the form of the films of DW Griffith (Birth of a Nation, 1915) and westerns....
Look it's entirely possible that Birth of a Nation could be in some senses related to epic poems like The Odyssey, but you do NOT just casually drop in a reference to this racist pos film (originally titled The Clansman) without SOME explanation.
pickQuick, easy read that actually covered a lot of ground. Would recommend this little charmer. #history #knowledgeispower
Stopped in Half Price Books and saw several cool lit themed sketch pads.
Does it count if I've been there and desperately can't wait to return?
My nonfiction stack for #uncannyoctober 🤘🏻✈️
pickI'm an English Literature minor in school currently and want to be a librarian, so i found this concise book to be interesting and pretty easy to read. The author goes through history touching on ancient epic poems, Ancient Greek drama, the rise of the novel to modern literature and the invention of tv and movies. Great read for all literature fans out there.
#TBRtemptation post! This book covers the span of time from Greek myths to contemporary graphic novels, Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. He has taught & written on nearly every area of literature, & his biblio-passion has made JS very sought after. Themes include: censorship, narrative tricks, self-publishing, taste, madness. He discusses the canons & the lesser-knowns. He includes his personal favorites as well. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
pickToday's recommendation: A Little History of Literature. This book simply is trip through the world of literature. "That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong."
F. Scott Fitzgerald
