World Drama, Volume 1

World Drama, Volume 1This anthology was designed not only for the serious student of world literature and the drama, but for everyone interested in the stage. It is an unusual collection, containing many great plays which are not ordinarily to be found in anthologies, and several which are not currently to be found in print in English in any edition. Virtually every great dramatic tradition is represented Greek, Roman, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Medieval, as well as such

Arthur Waley

Throughout there are admirable translations of pyramid texts (often with the original hierogyphics printed directly above) and additional lengthy texts are included in the appendices

Shane Weller's critical introduction illuminates the satire of Candide and the reasons for its enduring appeal

including jewelry

who travels the country looking for work

how the notion of universality in Greek tragedy broadened into philosophical generalization

and offers an illuminating exposition of 19th century concepts

foreign and domestic policies

energy business

and intensity interferometry in quantum optics

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In this playing edition of Sousa's great marches