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With the swerve, greenblatt transports listeners to the dawn of the renaissance and chronicles the life of an intrepid book lover who rescued the roman philosophical text on the nature of things. Stephen greenblatt has 97 books on goodreads with 161819 ratings. The swerve the swerve audiobook, by stephen greenblatt. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile. To ask other readers questions about the swerve, please sign up. Stephen greenblatt is the john cogan university professor of humanities at harvard university and general editor of the eminently respected. How the world became modern, which won the national book award and a pulitzer prize, as well as the n. General editor of the norton anthology of english literature and the norton shakespeare, he is also the author of thirteen books, including the rise and fall of adam and eve. Oct 21, 2011 stephen greenblatt the swerve part 1 connie martinson. With the swerve, greenblatt transports listeners to the dawn of the renaissance and chronicles the life of an intrepid book lover who rescued the roman philosophical text on the nature of things from certain oblivion. Winner of the 2012 pulitzer prize for nonfiction winner of the 2011 national book award for nonfiction one of the worl. How the world became modern audible audiobook unabridged.
Stephen greenblatt author, edoardo ballerini narrator. Will in the world although this is a high dive in that the paucity of information makes speculation inevitable, greenblatt does an excellent job in bringing together what is known about shakespeare and elizabethan society to deepen our understanding of the political, religious, social and economic factors that must have influenced him. The swerve reading guide book club discussion questions. How the world became modern is a book by stephen greenblatt and winner of. Buy the swerve how the world became modern book online at. I wont get into the ideas beyond what he calls how the world became modern, but i will say that a lot more history and even philosophy is on display. The rise and fall of adam and eve stephen greenblatt winner of the national book award and a pulitzer prize tackles the origins of humanity through t ean. How the world became modern is an interesting discussion of the renaissance, the history of libraries, 15th century papal history, civilizations devolution into the dark ages, civilizations emergence from the dark ages, and the history of how one philosophical poem, rescued by chance from a. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Apr 14, 2017 stephen greenblatt is the john cogan university professor of humanities at harvard university and general editor of the eminently respected norton shakespeare. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 356 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Renowned historian stephen greenblatts works shoot to the top of the new. With the swerve, greenblatt transports listeners to the dawn of. Worldrenowned shakespeare scholar stephen greenblatt explores the playwrights insight into bad and often mad rulers. One of the worlds most celebrated scholars, stephen greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery. Stephen greenblatt chronicles the unlikely discovery of lucretius poem on the nature of things by a 15thcentury italian book hunter. One of the worlds most celebrated scholars, stephen greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one. The first edition of the novel was published in 2011, and was written by stephen greenblatt. Stephen jay greenblatt born november 7, 1943 is an american shakespearean, literary historian, and author. Sep 23, 2011 stephen greenblatts superb essay on the discovery of a lost classical epic makes great claims and with good reason, writes charles nicholl. Winner of the 2012 pulitzer prize for nonfiction winner of the 2011 national book award for nonfiction, the swerve, how the world became modern, stephen greenblatt, 9780393343403. Then, the author switches gears to that novelbyapoet style to keep my attention.
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