{"product_id":"classics-for-pleasure-9780156033855","title":"Classics for Pleasure","description":"This is not your father's list of classics. In these delightful essays, Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda introduces nearly ninety of the world's most entertaining books. Writing with affection as well as authority, Dirda covers masterpieces of fantasy and science fiction, horror and adventure, as well as epics, history, essay, and children's literature. Organized thematically, these are works that have shaped our imaginations. \"Love's Mysteries\" moves from Sappho and Arthurian romance to S?ren Kierkegaard and Georgette Heyer. In other categories Dirda discusses not only \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e and Sherlock Holmes but also the \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e and Icelandic sagas, Frederick Douglass and \u003cem\u003eFowler's Modern English Usage\u003c\/em\u003e. Whether writing about Petronius or Perelman, Dirda makes literature come alive. \u003cem\u003eClassics for Pleasure\u003c\/em\u003e is a perfect companion for any reading group or lover of books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirda, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - MICHAEL DIRDA has been a Fulbright Fellow and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for his literary criticism in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington, D.C.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491559117074,"sku":"9780156033855","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f880b73-a502-41b5-b192-f9aa71cd0907.jpg?v=1730543507","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/classics-for-pleasure-9780156033855","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}