The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces: The Western Tradition (Seventh Edition / Volume 2)

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Offering a splendid collection of literary masterpieces in the best available translations The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces is a literal library of Western literature in two portable volumes. Most major works from Homers Odyssey to Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart are offered complete or in substantial readable excerpts. New authors and works abound including pieces by Plautus Lucian Ariosto de Vega Shakespeare Joyce OConnor Munro and Silko and new sections of Medieval lyrics and tales Romantic poetry in translation and Dada-Surrealist poetry. Informative period introductions and author headnotes guide readers through the cultural and historical contexts surrounding the literature.