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Offers a wide-ranging examination of great books written, in whole or in part, while their authors were in prison or exile. Each chapter explores a different text, and contains a short biography of the writer, a summary of the circumstances surrounding their imprisonment, and a critical examination of the book and its legacy.

Great Books Written in Prison Essays on Classic Works from Plato to Martin Luther King Jr

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 3/27/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786478033, 978-0786478033
      ISBN10: 0786478039

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      Book Synopsis
      Offers a wide-ranging examination of great books written, in whole or in part, while their authors were in prison or exile. Each chapter explores a different text, and contains a short biography of the writer, a summary of the circumstances surrounding their imprisonment, and a critical examination of the book and its legacy.

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