Download or read book Western Literature in a World Context written by Paul Davis and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This book was released on 1994-12-15 with total page 2242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-volume anthology that places the Western literary tradition and its canon within a world context. Selections are divided into 6 major literary periods, with each period subdivided into Representative Texts, Western Texts, The World Context, and Background Texts.