Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2020 Edition World Literature: Latin America History Memory of Fire Trilogy (Genesis, Faces and Masks, Century of the Wind), Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, Mirrors, The Book of Embraces, Voices in Time, Hunter of Stories, Eduardo Galeano Born in … Continue reading Latin America
Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2019 Edition World Literature: Jewish People History Wanderings: Chaim Potok’s History of the Jews Personal Witness: Israel, Abba Iban Israel, GIlbert Historical Atlas of the Jewish People, Barnavi ed Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for … Continue reading Jewish People
World Literature: Japan History A History of Japan, Revised Edition, R.H.P. Mason, J.G. Caiger Wrong About Japan, Peter Carey Empire of Signs, Roland Barthes The World of the Shining Prince, Ivan Morris Japanese Inn, Japanese Pilgrimage, Oliver Statler The Floating World in Japanese Fiction, Hibbet Shogun: The … Continue reading Japan
Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2020 Edition World Literature: Italy History SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, Confronting the Classics, Mary Beard The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World’s Greatest Empire, Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome’s Greatest Politician, Augustus: The Life of Rome’s First Emperor, Hadrian and the … Continue reading Italy
Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2020 Edition World Literature: Islamic Peoples History The Quest for Meaning, In the Footsteps of the Prophet, Introduction to Islam, To Be A European Muslim, Tariq Ramdan Muhammed, The Quranic Art of Illustration & Calligraphy, Martin Lings The Passion of Al-Hallaj, Louis Massignon The Illuminated … Continue reading Islamic Peoples
Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2020 Edition World Literature: India History Ka, Roberto Calasso Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God, Jonah Blank Gem in the Lotus: The Seeding of Indian Civilization, The Mughal Throne, The Mughal World, Abraham Eraly Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization, Heinrich Zimmer The … Continue reading India
Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2020 Edition World Literature: Greece History The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, Roberto Calasso Greece, Roderick Beaton Prometheus: Archetypal Image of Human Existence, Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter, Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life, Athene: Virgin and Mother in Greek Religion, Hermes: Guide of … Continue reading Greece
Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2020 Edition World Literature: France History The Discovery of France, Parisians, Graham Robb Seven Ages of Paris, The Age of Napoleon, Alistair Horne Our Paris: Sketches from Memory, Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris, The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris, Edmund White … Continue reading France
Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2020 Edition World Literature: Eastern Europe History Heart of Europe: Poland, Davies The Spirit of Hungary, Sisa Prague in Black and Gold: Scenes from the Life of a European City, Peter Demetz The Black Sea: A History, Charles King Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes, Through … Continue reading Eastern Europe
Jay’s Revised Modern Canon 2020 Edition World Literature: China History China’s Imperial Past, intro to history and culture, Charles O. Hucker The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention, Temple 1587: A Year of No Significance, Huang Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of … Continue reading China
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