Literature Lover's Book Of Lists : Serious Trivia for the Bibliophile [Paperback]

Judie L. H. Strouf (Author), Judie L.H. Strouf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0735201218 | ISBN-13: 978-0735201217 | Edition: 1

Wonderful for browsing, and invaluable for finding specific information, Literature Lovers Book of Lists is a compendium of useful and sometimes whimsical information for anyone who loves books and loves to read, at any age or reading level. It is organized into nine sections and provides nearly 200 lists relating to genres, authors, characters and settings, awards, literary terms with their definitions and much more. There are even lists of books of prose and poetry available on audiocassettes.

If it has to do with literature, this book has the answers.

What book has had the longest run on The New York Times best-seller list?

Who is the only four-time winner of the Pulitizer Prize for drama?

What is the complete list of Shakespeare's plays and poems?

Who are some of the most notable African American authors?

What are the three main variations of the sonnet?

What famous writers belonged to The Bloomsbury Group?

Literature Lovers Book of Lists is both exciting and informative at the same time.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

There are so many literary goodies in Judie L.H. Strouf's Literature Lover's Book of Lists that one gets a bit breathless trying to get across the full range of pleasures that await. Basically, this is a book of many lists, the sort of lists a lover of literature might seek and relish. There are lists of literature types and literary terminology, Nobel Prize winners and influential writers, schools of criticism and biblical allusions. There are reading lists of bestselling books, children's books, and lists of books for every genre of literature imaginable, from autobiography to Western masters. Strouf has a full section on poetry, as well, with lists pertaining to major poets from around the world, plus examples of ballad, elegy, and limerick. Drama is treated as thoroughly, as are literary periods, literary themes, and--of course--literary references. A brilliant reference itself for any student of literature, Strouf's opus is also an addictively browsable book, perfect for long car trips, Sunday mornings over coffee, and romantic evenings by the fire. It's every bibliophile's dream. --Stephanie Gold --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Wonderful for browsing, and invaluable for finding specific information, Literature Lovers Book of Lists is a compendium of useful and sometimes whimsical information for anyone who loves books and loves to read, at any age or reading level. It is organized into nine sections and provides nearly 200 lists relating to genres, authors, characters and settings, awards, literary terms with their definitions and much more. There are even lists of books of prose and poetry available on audiocassettes.

If it has to do with literature, this book has the answers.

What book has had the longest run on The New York Times best-seller list?

Who is the only four-time winner of the Pulitizer Prize for drama?

What is the complete list of Shakespeare's plays and poems?

Who are some of the most notable African American authors?

What are the three main variations of the sonnet?

What famous writers belonged to The Bloomsbury Group?

Literature Lovers Book of Lists is both exciting and informative at the same time.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press; 1 edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735201218
• ISBN-13: 978-0735201217
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,478,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too lighweight to be of any use to a bibliophile, May 18, 2001

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Mark Hornberger "misanthrope112" (APO, AP United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Literature Lover's Book Of Lists : Serious Trivia for the Bibliophile (Paperback)

This book would've been a "find" if I were in my early teens, but for any adult who considers themselves a bibliophile, this book is just too lightweight. Yes, it is about books and literature, but the coverage is extremely shallow. I would consider this to be something like the Reader's Digest Condensed Books form of Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia. Buy that work instead of you're looking for a good reference work on literature.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A waste of time, August 31, 2000

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Marcy L. Thompson (Sammamish, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Literature Lover's Book of Lists: Serious Trivia for the Bibliophile (Hardcover)

I was sadly disappointed in this book, especially since it got such glowing reviews from other Amazon readers. I found the book to be full of stuff I already knew, and worse, to be self-congratulatory to an almost offensive degree.

My biggest complaint was that lists were sometimes incomplete, but purported to be complete. I like my reference books to be reliable, and I did not find this to be completely dependable. (My theory is that if the things I know for sure are not accurately reported, then it is unlikely that the things I do not know are completely correct. However, I can't tell which "new facts" are wrong, so I can't believe any of them.)

All told, I did not find this book to be worth keeping. (And I *love* boks of lists.)

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the Initiated, January 21, 2001

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C.S.R.G. "salme" (University Park, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Literature Lover's Book Of Lists : Serious Trivia for the Bibliophile (Paperback)

For those unfamiliar with literature and literary devices, authors through the ages, or nobel laureates, this book provides a good basic research resource. However, billing it as the perfect tome for "Literature Lovers" is misleading at best. Those already familiar with the study of literature will waste time and money on this book. It is far too basic to be helpful to the literary student. I found no information in it helpful or new. The book is merely a compendium of information available elsewhere, in far more worthwhile venues, such as an Freshman lit. class.

Furthermore, it is stereotypically slanted toward the male Euro-centric canon. This book of leave women and minorities out of its lists.