Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

This work, in essence, collates the literary genius of deceased poets, prose and short story writers, and novelists as a function of thematic juxtaposition .

The author is undoubtedly one of the most well read individuals of the 20th Century (and never ceases to remind the reader of this very thing across 814 pages) and seeks to define "genius" of 100 individuals stratified into ten sets of ten each.

At the risk of sounding too reductionist, this work can be summarized into several overarching themes: Shakespeare pervades all subsequent literary genius (however tangentially it may seem) and all spirituality is ostensibly superfluous. The author appeals to his undeniably vast repository of knowledge throughout while peppering in his own extraneous, subjective observations (e.g. failure to recognize the legitimacy of George W. Bush's presidency and wholly problematizing the theological tenet of Christology). If the reader can look beyond the oftentimes pejorative writing style, then this may be worth a look.