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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

WORLD WRITERS

BEGINNINGS THROUGH

THE

13TH CENTURY

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

WORLD WRITERS

EGINNINGS THROUGH

THE

13TH CENTURY

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Dr. Thierry Boucquey

GENERAL EDITOR

Department of French

Scripps College

Claremont University Consortium

Dr. Gary Johnson

ADVISER

Department of English

University of Findlay

Dr. Nina Chordas

ADVISER

Academic Programs

University of Alaska Southwest

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General editor for v. 3: Marie Josephine Diamond; advisors, Maria DiBattista and Julian Wolfreys.

Vol. 3 previously published as: Encyclopedia of 19th- and 20th- century world writers / Marie

Josephine Diamond, general editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Preface vii

Introduction ix

Timeline of Authors and Works xi

Writers and Works Covered, by

Geographical Area xv

Entries A to Z 1

Selected Bibliography 342

Index 377

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CONTENTS

vii

From the beginning of time, stories have fascinat-

ed humans in every society. Because storytellers

grasp certain social and psychological phenomena

within their societies which others do not, and are

able to interpret those phenomena and bring

them to life, their status is unique.

Encyclopedia of World Writers, Beginnings

through the 13th Century presents a list of the

world’s visionaries and their masterpieces, cover-

ing many centuries from the earliest recorded

writings to the year 1300. Entries include discus-

sions of poetry, fiction, religious writings, drama,

epics, history, political science, maxims, biogra-

phy, philosophy, and nonfiction. Each entry is fol-

lowed by the suggestion of a translation in English

of the original work whenever available. The main

considerations that ruled the selection of writers

and works were their intrinsic value, their interest

for young contemporary scholars, and their geo-

graphic and linguistic diversity.

We wish the readers a pleasant and exciting

voyage into the realm of the world’s masters and

their literature. It is our hope that this volume will

stimulate readers to further explore the master-

pieces for the essence and exquisiteness that in this

work can only be suggested.

Thierry Boucquey

General Editor

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