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The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces by Maynard Mack
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Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces

by Maynard MacK

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W W Norton & Co Inc (1992), Edition: 6th, Paperback, 2256 pages

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This was great! It has a lot of the classic stories and poems throughout the 2000 plus years. You've got to have a lot of time on your hands to finish such a project, though. ( )
  Anagarika | Nov 3, 2009 |
Renaissance:
Petrarch: letter to Dionisio; sonnets.
Erasmus: Praise of Folly I, II, IV.
Machiavelli: letter to Francesco Vettori; excerpts from the Prince.
Castiglione: excerpts from Book of the Courtier.
De Navarre: story 3, 30, 40 from the Heptameron.
Rabelais: excerpts from books I & II of Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Montaine: essays.
Cervantes: excerpts from parts I & II of Don Quixote.
Marlowe: Faustus.
Shakespeare: Hamlet.
Donne: poems and Holy Sonnets 7 & 10.
Calderon: Life is a Dream.
Milton: excerpts from books I, X, XII; book X ( )
  Freder1ck | Aug 2, 2006 |
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Edited by scholars, translators and teachers of the literary traditions represented, The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition, offers nearly 3,000 pages per volume of the world's greatest literary landmarks, from early Egyptian love poetry to Chinua Achebe's stunning Things Fall Apart. Prized by teachers and students throughout the U.S. and Canada, this anthology is also the perfect introduction to the splendor of world literature for the lay reader.

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