A History of Western Literature: From Medieval Epic to Modern Poetry

by John Michael Cohen

This book begins in a narrow territory, strictly Western, and extends with the passage of time to include the poetry, plays, novels, and works of speculation of the great authors of the past and present, from Russia to Mexico. His objective is to tell the whole story of Western writing in languages other than English from the twelfth-century Chanson de Roland to Evtushenko's poetry of the 1960's.Cohen not only presents a factual account of historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202361853
• ISBN13: 9780202361857
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.0"