A library of Western literature in two volumes, this new edition offers more than 40 works in their entirety—from Homer's <I>Odyssey</I> to Chinua Achebe's <I>Things Fall Apart</I>—as well as dozens of excerpted works and over 200 lyric poems.
This book contains ninety-three stories by forty writers. Most of the stories that do appear in both volumes are Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown' and Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado.' They serve as the basis for the discussion of 'The Elements of Fiction' in the second appendix of this book.
Orwell wrote this novel after his experiences in Burma, where, instead of going to university, he served for five years working for the British government as a member of the Indian Imperial Police--a post he resigned because he felt he could no longer support the repressive colonial system. In BURME ...
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'World Literature' is an exciting collection of thought-provoking short stories, plays, and poems. Written by major authors from around the world, all selections in 'World Literature' are unabridged. Those works not originally published in English are presented in fine modern translations.
<P>For decades, the horror genre has been a major popular entertainment and has dominated the publishing and film industries. Yet there exists no philosophical examination of the genre - the time for its aesthetic analysis is ripe.<br> Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first ser ...
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This book explores the literary and historical contexts for the creation of the 'Morte.' It also provides additional examinations of particular issues, including Marty's life, and his treatment of women and chivalry.
<P>Studies of the landscape have ranged from discussions of cultural geography at one end and botany at the other, with quite a mix in between. In this book Marc Treib focuses on the subject of the designed landscape, which he takes to include gardens, cemeteries, plazas, as well as a number of othe ...
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