Selected Readings from World Literature (Second Edition)

Author: Tao Dezhen
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Publish Date: 2004-01-17
Features: This book is one of the series textbooks for the 21st century, with "History of World Literature," consisting of five volumes. Volume I is on Asian and African Literature; Volume II is on Ancient to 18th Century European Literature; Volume III is on 19th and Early 20th Century European and American Literature; Volume IV is on Russian and Soviet Literature; Volume V is on 20th Century European, American, and Oceanian Literature. The features of this book are: 1. Large capacity. This selected reading series comprehensively introduces world classics from ancient times to the present, including Black African literature. 2. New format. Selected works are presented in abridged form (bold font) while important chapters are excerpted (). Readers can quickly grasp the plot of the original works through the abridgments and understand the writing style of the original works through the excerpts. Some short stories and poems are reproduced in full. This book has an encyclopedic nature and is suitable for people from all walks of life.