Outline of the History of World Literature

Author: Jiang Chengyong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is a textbook for undergraduate foreign literature courses in Chinese departments of universities and colleges, co-authored by experienced instructors from more than ten institutions across the country. The book is divided into two parts: Western Literature and Eastern Literature. When discussing important writers, works, and literary phenomena in both Eastern and Western literature, it closely ties them to the central concept of human philosophy in each period. It is accompanied by over 140 illustrations, combining micro and macro perspectives, historical analysis, and textual arguments, vividly tracing the development of world literature over thousands of years. This book is suitable for teaching purposes, reference for researchers of foreign literature, and as a foundational reading for amateur literature enthusiasts.