The definitive reference to world writers from ancient times through the 20th century. this three-volume set presents the broad spectrum of world literature's great contributors. Hundreds of entries on major writers throughout the world cover the literary traditions of early Greece and Rome, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. Each volume contains critical biographies of poets, dramatists, fiction writers, diarists, and essayists. Certain anonymous works--such as epics, odes, fables, sacred texts, and creation myths--are listed by title. Each entry includes a biographical...