This anthology comprises of three comprehensive collections that provide samples of literature from around the world and across the ages, ranging from some of oldest tales that have survived into ...

A world literature class may be the first place that some students have encountered European works, let alone non-Western texts. The emphasis in this anthology, therefore, is on non-Western and ...

“The world is being inundated by the brazen conviction that power can do anything, justice nothing,” the man who had spent ...

A festival celebrating the art of storytelling across the world is returning to NYPL from April 14 through 30.

In an ever-evolving world of literature, some books transcend the boundaries of genres to become timeless favorites. Here are 6 profound books that will change the way you see the world. More for You ...

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on April 9, 2025, author and translator Sarah Ruden joins us to discuss how translations can make historic works accessible to current society.

The Program in World Literatures (formerly comparative literature) enables students to learn languages and engage with at least two literary and cultural traditions studied in their original languages ...

World Literature is an interdisciplinary program for students interested in studying literature and culture as these are produced and spread from one place to another. In pursuing the study of ...