GREAT COURSES Literature Great Authors Western Part 1-7 42 Audio CDs 7 Guidebook

Shipped Priority USPS! Complete Set CDs & Booklets. All CDs and Booklets. Great Condition! Novelists, poets, dramatists, historians, biographers, essayists, and philosophers—whether famous or anonymous, many of Western culture's greatest figures have been writers. Ranging from the anonymous author of the Epic of Gilgamesh in ancient Mesopotamia to William Faulkner writing about 19th- and 20th-century Mississippi 3,600 years later, Their landmark themes, unique insights into human nature, dynamic characters, experimental storytelling techniques, and rich philosophical ideas helped create the vibrant storytelling methods we find reflected in today's authors. They've also played critical roles in Western history and culture as well, influencing everything from religion to politics. Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition, 2nd Edition is 70 literary geniuses and masterpieces of Western literature In 84 lectures.