TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Paul
TI  - The Bedford anthology of world literature: the ancient world, beginnings-100 C.E. 
SN  - 0312248733 (v. 1 : pbk.)
AV  - PN6013 .B35 2003
U1  - 808.8 22
PY  - 2003///-c2004
CY  - Boston
PB  - Bedford/St. Martin's
KW  - Classical literature
KW  - Collections
N1  - Includes index; Mesopotamia, the formation of cities and the earliest literatures: Epic of Gilgamesh
Egypt, the seasons of the Nile, pyramids, tombs, and hieroglyphics: Hymns, Hymn to Osiris; Love poems, Egyptian love poems, I embrace her
Ancient Hebrews, the path of righteousness and the ten commandments: Hebrew scriptures: Song of songs; In the world, creating cosmogony, from Timaeus / Plato
Greece, the golden age of literature and philosophy: Odyssey / Homer; In the world, changing gods, from religion to philosophy, Lysistrata / Aristophanes; In theworld, heroes and citizens, Bibliotheca / Apollodorus
Rome, creating the myth of empire in the land of the Caesars: I hate and love / Catullus
India, the timeless worlds of priests, warriors, and caste: Vedic literature, Rig Veda; Ramayana; Mahabharata; Bhagavad Gita; In the world, war, rulers, and empire, from Moralia / Plutarch
China, the ancient way, ancestors, emperors, and society: Book of songs; On goodness / Confucius (Kongfuzi); In the world, the good life, Invocation / Cleanthes
Glossary of literary and critical terms
ER  -