Literatures Of Asia

from antiquity to the present

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For courses in Asian Literature, World Literature, and Non-Western Literature. This extraordinary anthology gathers together a broad selection of representative, authoritative writings--spanning antiquity to the present--from the non-Western civilizations of Asia. It combines extensive introductions, headnotes, and bibliographies with excellent literary translations of the best contemporary and classical writers. The selections reflect literary, religious, and philosophical traditions and reveal--despite cultural differences--the universality of life experiences.