The Norton Anthology of World Literature (Shorter Fourth Edition) (Vol. 2)

From 1900 B.C - 1600 An incomparable resource, an unmatched valueThe Fourth Edition of the most trusted and widely used brief anthology of world literature retains and expands the most popular works from the last edition while offering exciting new selections and new translations of major works. As always, the Norton Anthology also provides helpful apparatus, beautiful illustrations, and a robust suite of digital resources—all at an affordable price. Volume 1. Ancient Mediterranean And Near Eastern Literature ; Ancient India ; Early Chinese Literature And Thought ; Circling The Mediterranean: Europe And The Islamic World ; Medieval China ; Japan's Classical Age ; Islam And Pre-islamic Culture In North Africa ; Europe And The New World -- Volume 2. Literatures Of Early Modern East Asia ; The Enlightenment In Europe And The Americas ; An Age Of Revolutions ; At The Crossroads Of Empire ; Realism Across The Globe ; Modernity And Modernism, 1900-1945 ; Postwar And Postcolonial Literature, 1945-1968 ; Contemporary World Literature. Martin Puchner, General Editor ; Suzanne Akbari, Wiebke Denecke, Barbara Fuchs, Caroline Levine, Pericles Lewis, Emily Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. An incomparable resource, an unmatched value The Fourth Edition of the most trusted and widely used brief anthology of world literature retains and expands the most popular works from the last edition while offering exciting new selections and new translations of major works. As always, the Norton Anthology also provides helpful apparatus, beautiful illustrations, and a robust suite of digital resources—all at an affordable price. The ebook reflects the contents of the Shorter Fourth Edition and includes corresponding page numbers to each of the edition’s two volumes. The Fourth Edition of the most trusted and widely used anthology of world literature retains and expands the most popular works from the last edition, while refreshing the anthology with new selections and translations of major works. As always, the Norton provides hundreds of literary selections, helpful apparatus, and beautiful illustrations. --