The Norton Anthology of World Literature

The Norton Anthology of World Literature #1

by Jerome W. Clinton (Editor), Jerome W. Clinton (Editor), Francis Abiola Irele (Editor)

A compact and portable version of the best-selling and most-trusted world literature anthology, The Norton Anthology of World Literature , Shorter Second Edition, is a rich and teachable selection of the world’s literature, in generous portions and the best translations available. A new format, new design, new selections, new translations, and new color plates make this Second Edition a pleasure to read and a book that students will keep long after the survey course is over. color plates

Genres: Reference, Textbooks, Classics, Anthologies, Poetry, History

1920 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Kathleen]

Read these sections for a college class:

10/15/12 - Poetry and Thought in Early China (excerpts from Classic of Poetry, Confucius, and Chuang Tzu)

11/13/12 - India's Heroic Age (excerpts from the Ramayana and the Bhagavad-Gita)

11/19/12 - Ancient Egyptian Poetry (Akhenaten's "Hymn to the Sun", The Leiden Hymns, and Love Songs)

11/25/12 - The Rise of Islam and Islamic Literature (excerpts from the Koran, Jalâloddin Rumi's poetry and The Thousand and One Nights)

[Greta]

CCM text.

[R.A.]

This is a selection of well known world classics. There were a couple selections I hadn't read which I enjoyed.

[Shabaz Bilal]

love it