Subject: Re: modern lits of the non-western world
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 04:11:12 -0700


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Dear Marva, Clariss & colleagues, 

    You may want to use the titles appended below.  I've variously used them, in Canada & two Taiwanese universities, in the study of world literature, most particularly in the study of the lits. of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 

    Besides the English versions of the original texts, these editions have scholarly headnotes, ample bibliographical data, and phonetic aids on the pronunciation of non-Western material (titles, proper nouns, place names, &ct.).  Happily, they are in print, and, what's more, they're updated almost annually.  I hope you'll find them equally useful. 

    Kind regards & season's greetings to all. 

                        M. Deeb, PhD.
                        Professor of Comp. & World Lit.,    
                        Univ. of Alberta, Alberta, Canada;
                        Shih-hsin University, Taipei;
                        Leader University, Tainan

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<> Anderson, G. L., ed. 
        _Masterpieces of the Orient_.  (Expanded edition).

<> Caws, Mary Ann & Christopher Prendergast, eds.
        _The Harper Collins World Literature: The Modern
          World_. 

<> Mck, Maynard, general ed.,
    _The Norton Anthology: World Masterpieces_.
    (Expanded Edition in One Volume).

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  Clarisse Zimra <czimra-AT-siu.edu> wrote:

  Friends,

  Calling on your generous goodwill to help a colleague in trouble. Can't
  think of a better place for her to get a speedy answer. Either answer
  the list or to her, MARVA, directly. I told her if anyone could work
  miracle, would be you.

  HER QUERY below and her e-mail MARVA NELSON is MANelson-AT-parkland.edu

  This upcoming spring semester, my teaching involves a course in
  Non-Western
  Literature. Unfortunately, the two texts I have successively selected
  are both out of print. Is there a pretty good comprehensive anthology
  that you might suggest? One that has biographical notes and a map if
  possible? I am scrounging, but so far, haven't found anything
  worthwhile.

  My first choice was "Global Literatures" edited by Biddle and the
  second was "Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the
  Waters are Born" edited by Jayana Clerk and Ruth Siegel--both are out of
  print.



  I too have mightily enjoyed the last pointed yet ADULT exchanges between
  scholars of good will. The less than adult, I ignore anyway. Sometimes,
  they do bring a smile to my face. Comes from raising teenagers, I
  suppose. One learns that they eventually grow up and do one proud. Merry
  and restful break to all, cz

  Clarisse Zimra
  English Lit. and Comp. theory
  private line 453 58 37

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Clarisse Zimra <czimra-AT-siu.edu> wrote:

 

Friends,

Calling on your generous goodwill to help a colleague in trouble. Can't
think of a better place for her to get a speedy answer. Either answer
the list or to her, MARVA, directly. I told her if anyone could work
miracle, would be you.

HER QUERY below and her e-mail MARVA NELSON is MANelson-AT-parkland.edu

This upcoming spring semester, my teaching involves a course in
Non-Western
Literature. Unfortunately, the two texts I have successively selected
are both out of print. Is there a pretty good comprehensive anthology
that you might suggest? One that has biographical notes and a map if
possible? I am scrounging, but so far, haven't found anything
worthwhile.

My first choice was "Global Literatures" edited by Biddle and the
second was "Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the
Waters are Born" edited by Jayana Clerk and Ruth Siegel--both are out of
print.



I too have mightily enjoyed the last pointed yet ADULT exchanges between
scholars of good will. The less than adult, I ignore anyway. Sometimes,
they do bring a smile to my face. Comes from raising teenagers, I
suppose. One learns that they eventually grow up and do one proud. Merry
and restful break to all, cz

Clarisse Zimra
English Lit. and Comp. theory
private line 453 58 37