Literature Unbound

by Sam Tanenhaus

An unconventional look at the classics of world literature--from Homer to Bellow--offers a thematic tour of our literary heritage, as well as a list of suggested readings

208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 12, 1986

About the author

Sam Tanenhaus is the editor of both The New York Times Book Review and the Week in Review section of the Times. From 1999 to 2004 he was a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, where he wrote often on politics.

His work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, The New York Review of Books, and many other publications. Tanenhaus’s previous book, Whittaker Chambers: A Biography, won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Reviews

[Felicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I find the book more helpful if you've actually read the classics that it is discussing.