First Lesson in Western Literature

Author: Huang Zhiguang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is an introductory work on Western literature. It is intended not only for readers studying Western literature but also for those who are interested in Western literature but find it difficult to access. The book is organized chronologically in the style of a general Western literature history, dividing the vast field of Western literature into seven chapters: Ancient Literature, Medieval Literature, the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Trends. The final chapter is on Western Literary Criticism, providing readers with a simple and clear overview of the critical perspectives on Western literature from ancient times to the present. In the selection of authors and works for each literary period, efforts have been made to choose representative writers and works to describe them, so that readers can gain a comprehensive understanding of Western literature while reading this book.