Literature as Windows to World Cultures

Imprint: Greenwood Press

This exciting new literature series provides

A wide geographic diversity of world literature

Cultural and historical background to fully appreciate the merits and meanings of multicultural works

Clear and concise analysis of the important literary components of each novel or story

Biographical sketches of each represented author

Informative essays providing overview of the significant literature of the area

Suggestions for further related reading. Titles in each volume were carefully selected with advice from educators and experts to present works that are:

Most often assigned to students

Good choices for expanding the reading curriculum

Stylistically and thematically accessible to the uninitiated reader

Important from both a literary and cultural standpoint

Most representative of the author's output

A balanced mix of historical and modern settings and divergent religious and political perspectives

A broad selection of authors and settings of geographic diversity, as well as a interesting range of literary technique

Most informative of world cultural issues.

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Title	Publication
Literature of the Caribbean	8/30/2008
Literature of Africa	11/30/2004
Literature of Latin America	7/30/2004
Latino Literature in America	12/30/2003
Modern South Asian Literature in English	11/30/2003

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