501 great writers
By: general editor, Julian Patrick ; [with a foreword by John Sutherland].
Contributors: Patrick, Julian.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Barron's
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hauppauge, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 640
ISBN-13: 9780764161346
Subjects: Authors -- Biography; Literature -- Bio-bibliography
Genres: Biography; Bio-bibliography
Other titles: Great writers; Five hundred one great writers; Five hundred and one great writers
Description: Profiles 501 poets, novelists, playwrights, philosophers, and essayists from around the world and throughout history, with critical appraisals of each author's work and their place in world literature and culture.
Notes: "A comprehensive guide to the giants of literature"--Jacket.

"A Quintessence book"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.