Book Description
Now Read On is the first anthology to bring together literatures in English, from around the world, on an equal footing. Featuring works by writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde, William Carlos Williams, Grace Paley and Anita Desai, this unique collection contains approximately 80 texts and extracts of texts in English. With its variety of genres-poetry, short stories, drama, novel-and a wide range of countries represented, including India, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa and Great Britain, it offers the reader a delectable sampling of the written word from the world over.
About the Author
John McRae is Special Professor of Language in Literature Studies at the University of Nottingham. His publications include A Routledge History of Literature in English (1997) and The Language of Poetry (1998), both available from Routledge.
Now Read on: A Multicultural Anthology of Literature in English FROM THE PUBLISHER
Now Read On brings together literatures in English from around the world, combining an excellent choice of texts with sound methodological guidance. It contains approximately eighty texts and extracts from countries and continents including Africa, Australia, Great Britain, India, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, and the USA. Designed as a course for native and non-native English-speakers in how to read literature, this anthology begins with short starter texts and questions, and develops in complexity as the reader progresses through the book.
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