The Longman Anthology of World Literature Volume I (A, B, C) The Ancient World, The Medieval Era, and The Early Modern Period

by Damrosch, David; Alliston, April; Brown, Marshall; duBois, Page; Hafez, Sabry; Heise, Ursula K.; Kadir, Djelal; Pike, David L.; Pollock, Sheldon; Robbins, Bruce; Shirane, Haruo; Tylus, Jane; Yu, Pauline

• ISBN13: 9780321202383
• ISBN10: 0321202384
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-30
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume 1offers a fresh presentation of the varieties of world literature from the ancient world to the early modern period.The editors of the anthology have sought to find economical ways to place texts within their cultural contexts, and have selected and grouped materials in ways intended to foster connections and conversations across the anthology, between eras as well as regions. The anthology includes epic, lyric poetry, drama, and prose narrative, with many works in their entirety. Classic major authors are presented together with more recently recovered voices as the editors seek to suggest something of the full literary dialogue of each region and period. Engaging introductions, scholarly annotations, regional maps, pronunciation guides, and illustrations will provide a supportive editorial setting.For anyone interested in world literature.

Table of Contents

The Ancient World

Cross-Currents: Creation Myths And Social Realities

The Babylonian Theogony

A Memphite theology

The pyramid texts of unas (egypt, c. 2300 B.C.E.)

From utterance 217: the king joins the sun-god

Utterances 273-274: the king feeds on the gods

Utterance 309: the king serves the sun-god

The Rig Veda

Hymn of Creation

Hymn of Man

Hymn to the Dawn

Resonance

From Agganna Sutta (Buddhist counter-creation)

The Great Hymn to the Aten (Egypt, 14th century B.C.E.)

Enuma Elish, The Babylonian Creation Epic (c. 1200 B.C.E.)

Enuma Elish

Birth of the Gods. Conflict Begins

Who will face Tiamat?

The Gods Commission Marduk

Marduk and Tiamat at War

Victory Celebration. Founding of Babylon

Creation of Humanity

Hesiod, from Theogony

Genesis (Israel, c. 900 B.C.E.)

The Ancient Near East

Poetry of Love and Devotion

Last night, as I, the queen, was shining bright (Sumer, c. late 3rd millennium B.C.E.)

Egyptian Love Songs (2nd millennium B.C.E.)

The Song of Songs, Jerusalem Bible tr

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Perspectives: Death and Immortality

The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld (Babylon, 2nd millennium)

From The Book of the Dead (Egypt, 2nd millennium)

Letters to the Dead

Kabti-Ilani-Marduk, from The Erra Epic (Babylon, c. 8th century B.C.E.)

The Book of Job (Israel, c. 900 B.C.E.), Revised Standard Version

Resonances

From The Babylonian Theodicy

Psalm 22 ("My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"?

Psalm 102 ("Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come unto thee!"?

Perspectives: Strangers in a Strange Land

The Story of Sinuhe (Egypt, c. 1925 B.C.E.)

The Two Brothers (Egypt, c. 1200 B.C.E.)

The Joseph Story (Israel, 1st millennium B.C.E

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