Foreign Literary Masterpieces: An Introduction (Revised Edition of the Third Volume)

Author: Fu Xichun
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Publish Date: 2002-09-17
Features: This book is the revised edition of the third volume of "An Introduction to Masterpieces of Foreign Literature." The revised edition largely retains the organizational format of the first edition, adjusts the length of some works, and adds introductions to several new selections. In ancient literature, it includes "Ramayana," and in modern literature, it adds "A Day Longer Than a Hundred Years," "The Prophet," "The Street of the Magicians," and "The Dance of the Forest." The book provides an introduction to 15 selected masterpieces of ancient and modern Asian literature. Each entry summarizes the author's life and creative achievements, outlines the main plot of the work, then condenses the original text chapter by chapter, and selects key chapters for excerpts. Readers can quickly grasp the entire plot of lengthy masterpieces while also understanding the writing style of the original through the excerpts. This book is designed to be used in conjunction with the second volume of "Foreign Literature" (revised edition) and is suitable for satellite television education, teacher training colleges, correspondence Chinese language programs, and self-study for individuals from various sectors.