The most comprehensive best-selling anthology of its kind, this two-volume survey enables readers to choose among the most important canonical and less-familiar

Literature of the ancient world through the Renaissance.

The most comprehensive best selling anthology of its kind, the second volume in this two-part survey enables leaders to choose among the most important canonica

A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity’s obsession with the printed word has echoed thr