Non-Western World Literature and Literary Criticism

Egyptian Literature

Texts

• Papyrus Collections A list from Pharaoh's Heart

Literary Criticism

• Study Guide for "Love Poems from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt" by Paul Brians
• * Pages on The Eloquent Peasant by Damon Taylor, Marsharee Holmes, Tonya Bush, Zado Ali, Joanna Williams, and Oscar Fernandez

Vietnamese Literature

Texts

• A collection of Vietnamese literature in Vietnamese
• Vietnamese poetry in Vietnamese

Literary Criticism and Background

• Vietnamese Poetry: The Classical Tradition by Nguyen Ngoc Bich
• Literature of Vietnam by Dang Anh-Tuan(in French)

Individual Authors

• Biography of Nguyen Trai by Dang Anh-Tuan (in French)
• * Pages on Nguyen Trai created by Ann Ho, Cam Truong, Phuong Bui, and Chanh Tran

Chinese Literature

Texts

• Chinese Poems with English Translations
• Classical Chinese Poems

Individual Authors

• Li Po A list of web pagesfrom Yahoo
• * Pages on Tu Fu created by Melissa Carrigan, John Wang, Tok Yi, and Zahra Izadshenas.

Indian Literature

Texts

• Vedic Texts (includes the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Upanishads)

Individual Works and Authors

• * Pages on The Mahabharata created by Apurva Patel and Marketa George

Mayan Literature

Texts

• Five Mayan Folktales told by don Pedro Miguel Say, translated by Fernando Peņalosa

Individual Works

• * Pages on the Popol Vuh created by Carla Steinbecker, Bryant Duncan, and Raynard Hodge

Australian Literature

• * Why the Kangaroo Has a Pouch by Karen Levinson and Hien Khieu