World Literature is an increasingly influential subject in literary studies, which has led to the re-framing of contemporary ideas of ‘national literatures’

The new edition of this highly popular guide, How to Read World Literature, addresses the unique challenges and joys faced when approaching the literature of ot

An alphabetical listing and description of authors, works, literary types and terms, mythological figures, and literary periods and movements from all over the

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