History of Literature, Fhilosophy and Religions CONTENTS
History of Literature, Fhilosophy and Religions
CONTENTS
PART I
A Brief History of Western Literature INTRODUCTION - WESTERN LITERATURE THE FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN LITERATURE THE BIBLE CLASSICAL LITERATURE THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE THE 17-18th CENTURY THE 18-19th CENTURY MODERNISM
PART II
Masterpieces of World Literature BIOGRAPHIES of Writers and Philosophers TEXTS more than 115 CLASSIC TEXTS (in English), including: "Iliad", "Odyssey", "The Decameron", "The Divine Comedy", "The Arabian Nights", etc MASTERPIECES (editor Frank N. Magill) ILLUSTRATIONS by G. Dore, W. Blake, S. Dali, A. Beardsley, M. Chagall, etc Dictionary of Writers and Philosophers
PART III
A Brief History of Western Philosophy PHYLOSOPHY The nature of Western philosophy Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Medieval philosophy Renaissance philosophy Modern philosophy Contemporary philosophy Dictionary of Writers and Philosophers
PART IV
A Brief History of Religions (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Biblical literature; Buddhism; Calvinism; Christianity; Confucianism; Daoism; Eastern Orthodoxy; Greek religion; Hinduism; Islam; Jainism; Jesus Christ; Judaism; Lutheranism; Middle Eastern religion; Moses; Mystery religion; Protestantism; Roman Catholicism; Shinto; Sikhism; Zoroastrianism. For philosophical and ethical aspects, see Philosophy of Religion Ethics Metaphysics Philosophy of Science
Appendix EXPLORATION (in Russian): THE SECRETS OF THE CRAFT Homer "Iliad "and "Odyssey" Aleksandr Pushkin "Yevgeny Onegin" Osip Mandelshtam - Marina Tsvetaeva - Anna Achmatova - Joseph Brodsky
