Literature of the Western World, Vol. I: The Ancient World through the Renaissance

Hurt, James

ISBN 10: 0132208725 / ISBN 13: 9780132208727

Published by Prentice Hall College Div, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Literature of the Western World, Vol. I: The Ancient World through the Renaissance
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132208725
• ISBN 13: 9780132208727
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This survey allows readers to choose among the most important canonical and less-familiar books of the Western literary tradition in Europe and the Americas. Uses the best translations of foreign-language material, and, when appropriate, presents more than one book by each author. It provides extensive analytic and explanatory apparatus, including detailed historical and biographical notes and introductions to six literary periods.

From the Publisher

The most comprehensive best-selling anthology of its kind, this two-volume survey allows students and instructors 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 extensive analytic and explanatory apparatus, including detailed historical and biographical notes and introductions to six literary periods.