Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature (Facts on File Library of World Literature) - Hardcover

Cook, James Wyatt

9780816064755: Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature (Facts on File Library of World Literature)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081606475X ISBN 13: 9780816064755

Publisher: Facts on File, 2008

This A-Z reference provides an extensive overview of ancient literary works, writers and concepts, covering the period from the 'beginning' to approximately 500 CE. The encyclopedia covers a wide range of cultures, including Rome, Greece, China, Japan, Egypt, Babylonia, India, Persia, and the Hebrew World.

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About the Author:

James Wyatt Cook retired in 2000 as Langbo Trustees' Professor of English at Michigan's Albion College.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 10 Up—A fitting supplement to George Thomas Kurian's Timetables of World Literature (Facts On File, 2003), this collection of essays focuses on works in ancient Greek and Latin but also includes a fair representation of Chinese literature. The literature of other languages, including Japanese and Sanskrit, is explored as well (an opening listing shows "Writers Covered, by Language of Composition"). Entries include authors, titles, and themes and literary forms. Works such as Julius Caesar's The Civil Wars, Virgil's Aeneid, and Ovid's Metamorphoses are discussed book by book. Theological texts are well represented, with entries on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Hebrew Bible, and the teachings of Buddha, among others. Students will appreciate the accessible summaries as well as the bibliographies that are appended to most articles.—Carol Fazioli, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, PA
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