Literature of the Western World: Neoclassicism through the modern period
- ISBN-10
- 0130186678
- ISBN-13
- 9780130186676
- Series
- Literature of the Western World
- Category
- Anthologies
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Longman Publishing Group
- Authors
- Brian Wilkie, James Hurt
Description
The most comprehensive best-selling anthology of its kind, the second volume in this two-part 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. Volume Two provides detailed historical and biographical notes and introductions to the later literary periods including 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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Other editions
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- 1997
- 2089 pages
- Paperback
- Pearson College Division
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- 1992
- 2464 pages
- Paperback
- MacMillan Publishing Company
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- 1988
- 2328 pages
- Paperback
- Macmillan
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