Masterpiece of World Literature

Catalog description

An introduction to some of the core texts from the East and West, reflecting ancient, classical, and medieval traditions of great world cultures, ending with one or two masterpieces from the Early Modern period. Selections are drawn from the Bhagavad Gita, Gilgamesh, the Bible, Homer, Greek tragedy and comedy, Plato, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes, and others.