Literature of the Western World: The ancient world through the Renaissance
- ISBN-10
- 013018666X
- ISBN-13
- 9780130186669
- Series
- Literature of the Western World
- Category
- Anthologies
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Authors
- Brian Wilkie, James Hurt
Description
The most comprehensive best-selling anthology of its kind, this two-volume survey enables readers to choose among the most important canonical and less-familiar texts of the Western literary tradition in Europe and the Americas. It offers complete texts whenever possible, uses the best translations of foreign-language material, and, when appropriate, presents more than one text by each author. It provides detailed historical and biographical notes and introductions to six literary periods: The Ancient World; the Middle Ages; the Renaissance; Neoclassicism and Romanticism; Realism and Naturalism; and Modern and Contemporary. Individuals interested in a comprehensive look at Western literature through the ages.
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- 2001
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- 1997
- 2089 pages
- Paperback
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- 1992
- 2464 pages
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- 1988
- 2328 pages
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