Book Description
An anthology for use with The Western Humanities, Fourth Edition, by Roy T. Matthews and F. DeWitt Platt, this Volume I covers literature from the Epic of Gilgamesh through The Prince. The readings are accompanied by extensive contextual headnotes.
From the Publisher
Chronological arrangement correlates with The Western Humanities, Fourth Edition, by Roy T. Matthews and F. DeWitt Platt.
Extensive headnotes provide context to help students better understand the importance of each selection.
Two-volume format allows maximum flexibility; the readings can be packaged with the complete version of The Western Humanities, Fourth Edition, or with either one of the split volumes.
30 new readings (19 new readings in Volume I and 11 new readings in Volume II) have been added, including selections from the code of Hammurabi, Tertullian's The Apparel of Women, Martin Luther's The Ninety-five Theses, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Toni Morrison's The Song of Solomon'as well as poems by Marie de France, Gaspara Stampa, and William Butler Yeates.
Holy Scriptures: The selections come from a different translation, more representative of the original Judaic text; Ecclesiastes is now included. --Ce texte fait référence à lédition Broché .
Extensive headnotes provide context to help students better understand the importance of each selection.
Two-volume format allows maximum flexibility; the readings can be packaged with the complete version of The Western Humanities, Fourth Edition, or with either one of the split volumes.
30 new readings (19 new readings in Volume I and 11 new readings in Volume II) have been added, including selections from the code of Hammurabi, Tertullian's The Apparel of Women, Martin Luther's The Ninety-five Theses, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Toni Morrison's The Song of Solomon'as well as poems by Marie de France, Gaspara Stampa, and William Butler Yeates.
Holy Scriptures: The selections come from a different translation, more representative of the original Judaic text; Ecclesiastes is now included. --Ce texte fait référence à lédition Broché .
