San Antonio College Library

Other titles: V.1-Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, V.2-Apology of Socrates, Phaedo and Crito, V.3-Essays, Civil and Moral, V.4-Complete poems of John Milton, V.5-Essays and English Traits by Ralph Waldo Emerson, V.6-Poems and song of Robert Burns, V.7-Confessions of St. Augustine, V.8-Nine Greek Dramas, V.9- Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero, V.10-Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, V.11-Origin of the species, by Darwin, V.12-Plutarch's Lives, V.13-Virgil's...

A collection of fairy tales, folklore, and famous stories from around the world arranged for reading aloud.

"Collected here are fifty contributions by writers who have paid dearly for the privilege of writing. Some have been tortured; some have been killed.. .[t]he contributors come from more than twenty-five countries; many are well-known in the English-speaking world ... other contributors are less famous ... In prose and poetry, in fiction and non-fiction, the pieces, grouped into four sections ... reveal the personal consequences of war, conflict, terrorism,...

Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, Compact Sixth Edition is founded on the principles of writing about literature. First, students learn how to engage deeply and critically with a broad selection of stories, poems, and plays. Second, the writing process is carefully and thoroughly integrated into the presentation of all literary genres, elements, and major writers throughout the entire text. Complete coverage of writing about each...

A compilation of more than 140 folk songs, tales, poems, and stories telling the history of America and reflecting its multicultural society. Illustrated by award-winning artists.

Shahrazad must hold the interest of her despotic husband the sultan with nightly tales, lest she lose her life in the morning. This wellspring of storytelling, circulating from medieval Persia to Egypt to Iraq, like its wily raconteur, lives on in many modern adaptations. Art, performance, and film images are employed to show the collection's broad span of influence. Featured speakers include Marin Alsop, musical director of the Baltimore Symphony...