March of Literature: From Confucius' Day to Our Own Paperback - 1994
by Ford Madox Ford; Ford Ford Madox; Introduction by Alexander Theroux
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This 900-page survey of world literature, "From Confucius' Day to Our Own" (as the subtitle reads), was the last book written by Ford Madox Ford, one of the seminal figures of the modernist period. Written for general readers rather than scholars and first published in 1938, The March of Literature is a working novelist's view of what is valuable in literature, and why. Convinced that scholars and teachers give a false sense of literature, Ford brings alive the pleasures of reading by writing about books he is passionate about. Beginning at the beginning - with ancient Egyptian and Chinese literature and the Bible - Ford works his way through classical literature, the writings of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, continuing up to the major writers of his own day like Ezra Pound, Henry James, and Joseph Conrad. With his encyclopedic reading and expertise in the techniques of writing, Ford is a reliable and entertaining guide. Ford also includes a chapter on publishers and booksellers, noting the key roles they play in literature's existence. Novelist Alexander Theroux (Darconville's Cat, An Adultery) has written an insightful introduction for this reissue, the first time this monumental book has been made available in paperback.
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- Title March of Literature: From Confucius' Day to Our Own
- Author Ford Madox Ford; Ford Ford Madox; Introduction by Alexander Theroux
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Pages 878
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dalkey Archive Press, Normal, IL
- Date 1994-07
- ISBN 9781564780515 / 1564780511
- Weight 2.26 lbs (1.03 kg)
- Dimensions 8.51 x 5.59 x 1.76 in (21.62 x 14.20 x 4.47 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Literature - History and criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93021208
- Dewey Decimal Code 809
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- Library Journal, 05/15/1994, Page 104
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