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One World of Literature addresses students’ concerns about social relevance in their reading, and their growing interest in the literature of other cultures. This provocative anthology brings together fiction, poetry, and drama by twentieth-century authors from around the world…. More >>
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In 1995, Norton changed the way world literature is taught by introducing The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition. Leading the field once again, Norton is proud to publish the anthology for the new century, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Second Edition. Now published in 6 volumes (this volume, Volume C, covers the years 1500 to 1650), the new anthology boasts slimmer volumes, thicker paper, a bolder typeface, and dozens of newly inclu… More >>
The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Volume C: 1500 to 1650
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Lord Byron, G.K. Chesterton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Joyce Kilmer, Sir Aurthur Conan Doyle, and Hillaire Belloc are among the authors in this text. Recommended in Seton H.S. World Literature, Seton Grade 10 Grade 10 Number of Pages: 468 Paperback Publisher: Seton Press… More >>
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Four past winners of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize gathered in the Paul Hamlyn Library to discuss the difficulties of selling translated literature, the cultural resources available to translators, working on dead authors, translating dialect, and a host of other tricky areas involved in literary translation. The panel was chaired by the Arts Councils Kate Griffin.
Discovery School, Honduras.
This clip features parts of the 13th episode of the exciting new PBS series “Invitation To World Literature – 1001 Nights”. Select clips show producers Aly Jetha and Shabnam Rezaei as they talk about the famous book of 1001 Nights and how it has influenced their lives and why they decided to produce the new animated cartoon series “1001 Nights” for children. Having come from Iran and growing up with the tales, Shabnam Rezaei discusses the original 1001 Nights framing story about King Shahryar and the famous story teller Shahrzad (Scheherzade). They discuss other cartoons that have used the literature as a source of inspiration and their intentions with the new adaption of this animated comedy series which will be airing on stations such as CBC, Disney, and ORF Austria among others. They also are doing 1001 Nights comic books for children. Other interpretations of the Arabian Nights or Nights Tales are presented such as Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous composed music piece by the same name. Invitation to World Literature includes other tales such as Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, The Bhagavad Gita, The Tale of Genji, The Bacchae and more. Other cast members include Philip Glass, Yusef Komunyakaa, Mary Zimmerman, Tim Blake-Nelson, Marin Alsop, Azar Nafisi and David Damrosch. Explore world culture and story-telling like never before. Great epics, plays, poetry, and other literary texts have made their way around the world through time and translation, and are still captivating audiences …
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