Brian Wilkie | Literature of The Western World vol 2
Literature of the Western World: Neoclassicism Through the Contemporary Period is one of the most respected university anthologies of Western literature. Edited by Brian Wilkie and James Hurt, this comprehensive second volume surveys the major literary movements from the seventeenth century through the contemporary era, bringing together the essential works that have shaped the Western literary canon.
Featuring an exceptional selection of poetry, drama, fiction and essays by authors such as Molière, Voltaire, Goethe, Jane Austen, Dickens, Dostoevsky, Ibsen, Kafka, Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Faulkner and Samuel Beckett, the anthology provides authoritative introductions, historical context, biographical notes and critical commentary. Designed for students, educators and general readers alike, it remains an invaluable reference for the study of Western literary history.
- • Edition: Second
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company
• Language: English
• Cover: Paperback
• Number of pages: 2352
• Publication date: January 1, 1987
• Genre: Literary studies, world literature, university anthology
• Purpose: Educational and academic edition






