Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume I (a,B,C) The Ancient World, the Medieval Era, and the Early Modern Period

Name: Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume I (a,B,C) The Ancient World, the Medieval Era, and the Early Modern Period
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ISBN: 9780205625932

ISBN-10: 0205625932

ISBN-13: 9780205625932

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: David Damrosch, April Alliston, Marshall Brown, Sabry Hafez, Djelal Kadir

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The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume 1offers a fresh presentation of the varieties of world literature from the ancient world to the early modern period.The editors of the anthology have sought to find economical ways to place texts within their cultural contexts, and have selected and grouped materials in ways intended to foster connections and conversations across the anthology, between eras as well as regions. The anthology includes epic, lyric poetry, drama, and prose narrative, with many works in their entirety. Classic major authors are presented together with more recently recovered voices as the editors seek to suggest something of the full literary dialogue of each…

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List price: $139.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 7/1/2008
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 1384
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 2.75" tall
Weight: 5.698
Language: English

David Damrosch is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of "The Narrative Covenant" and "We Scholars: Changing the Culture of the University" and the general editor of "The Longman Anthology of British Literature".

VOLUME A: THE ANCIENT WORLD nbsp; THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST The Babylonian Theogony (c. 2 nd millennium B.C.E),(trans. W. G. Lambert)nbsp; A Memphite Theology (c. 2500 B.C.E.),(trans. Miriam Lichtheim) Genesis: Chapters 1-11 (1 st millennium B.C.E.),nbsp;(trans. Robert Alter) Translations:Genesis nbsp; POETRY OF LOVE AND DEVOTION (c. 3 rd to 2 nd millennium B.C.E.) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Last night, as I, the queen, was shining bright(trans. S. N. Kramer) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Egyptian Love Songs(trans. W. K. Simpson) … nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Distracting is the foliage of my pasture(trans. W. K. Simpson) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; I sail downstream in the ferry by the pull of the current(trans. W. K. Simpson) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; The voice of the turtledove speaks out(trans. W. K. Simpson) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; I embrace her, and her arms open wide(trans. W. K. Simpson) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; One, the lady love without a duplicate(trans. W. K. Simpson) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; How well the lady knows to cast the noose(trans. W. K. Simpson) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Why need you hold converse with your heart?(trans. W. K. Simpson) nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; I passed by her house in the dark(trans. W. K. Simpson) nbsp; THE SONG OF SONGS (1 st millennium B.C.E.),(trans. Jerusalem Bible translation) nbsp; THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH (c. 1200 B.C.E.),(trans. Maureen Gallery Kovacs) nbsp; Perspectives: Death and Immortality The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld (late 2 nd millennium B.C.E),(trans. Stephanie Dalley) fromThe Book of the Dead (2 nd millennium B.C.E.),(trans. Miriam Lichtheim) Letters to the Dead (2 nd to 1 st millennium B.C.E.),(trans. Gardiner and Sethe) Kabti-Ilani-Marduk: Erra and Ishumnbsp; (8 th century B.C.E.),(trans. David Damrosch) nbsp; THE BOOK OF JOB (6 th century B.C.E.),(trans. Revised Standard Version) Resonances