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Whether he's on Broadway or at the movies, considering a new bestseller or revisiting a literary classic, Daniel Mendelsohn's judgments over the past fifteen years have provoked and dazzled with their deep erudition, disarming emotionality, and tart wit. Now, "How Beautiful It Is and How Easily It Can Be Broken" demonstrates why he is considered one of our greatest critics. Writing with a lively intelligence and arresting originality, he brings ... more

     

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      Whether he's on Broadway or at the movies, considering a new bestseller or revisiting a literary classic, Daniel Mendelsohn's judgments over the past fifteen years have provoked and dazzled with their deep erudition, disarming emotionality, and tart wit. Now, "How Beautiful It Is and How Easily It Can Be Broken" demonstrates why he is considered one of our greatest critics. Writing with a lively intelligence and arresting originality, he brings his distinctive combination of scholarly rigor and conversational ease to bear across eras, cultures, and genres, from Roman games to video games.


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      • Media: Paperback Book, 480 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: Harper Perennial (Aug. 31st, 2009)
      • ISBN-10: 0061456446
      • ISBN-13: 9780061456442
      • Dimensions: 5.34 x 8.02 x 1.18 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 0.75 lbs
      • Categories: Literary Collections Essays General Literary Criticism

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