World Literature Masterpieces: Selections (4)

Author: Tao Dezhen
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book is one of the series textbooks for the 21st century, with "History of Foreign Literature," consisting of five volumes. Volume 1 covers Asian and African literature; Volume 2 covers ancient to 18th-century European literature; Volume 3 covers 19th-century to early 20th-century European and American literature; Volume 4 covers Russian and Soviet literature; Volume 5 covers 20th-century European, American, and Oceania literature. The features of this book are: 1. Large capacity. This selected works introduce ancient and modern world classics comprehensively, including Black African literature. 2. New format. Selected works are abridged chapter by chapter, with excerpts of important chapters. Readers can quickly grasp the plot of the original works by reading the abridgments (in bold font) and understand the writing style of the original works through the excerpts (in regular font). Some short stories and poems are included in full. This book is not only used for teaching but also suitable for world literature enthusiasts from all walks of life.