Asian and African literature : an anthology for high school English
/ edited by Rocio Ramos Dumawal and Salud R. Enriquez
- Revised edition
- 278 pages : illustrations
The literature of the East Egyptian literature Hebrew literature Sermon on the mount The story of the Ruth - from the old testament Genesis : the creation Psalms of David Arabic literature The songs of Narcissus Dates - from the Arabian nights The Koran Sura CIV - the backbiter Feast of the dead / Cedvet Kudret Tarafa (6th century) Wise saying / Sadi Odes / Hafiz Jami Persian literature Omar Khayyam Indian literature Rabindranath Tagore TV astri creates woman The creation / K. Gibran The sun, the moon, the wind and the sky Bhartrihari (7th century) Buddha - happiness / translated by Max Muller The ass in the Lion's skin The Jackal - from the Hitopadesa The dove and the crow - from the Panchatantra The rains - Kalidasa The ramayana The third of June - excerpt from Annapurna / MAurice Herzog The coromandel fishers / Sarojini Naidu Chinese literature The morning glory / Confucius (translated by Helen Waddel The orchid / Liu Sung (translated by Henry H. Hart) Man and the sea / Tu Hsun Hao (translated by Henry H. Hart) A country boy quits school / Lao Hsiang Po-chu-i Kuo Jun Yu The morning bell of Fang T'A Thinking of my brother / Su Tung Po The cricket boy (a Chinese tale) Early summer night / Wen Yi-Tuo The river-merchant's wife : a letter / Li-tai Po (translated by Ezra Pound) On the birth of his son / Su Tung-P'o (translated by Arthur Waley) Japanese literature Autumn / Tsurayuki Fujiwara no michinobu Basho (1644-1694) Princess Shoku (13th century) Lady Horikawa The pier / Mori Ogwai The damask drum / Seami Motokiyo Discovery / Toyohiko Kagawa Two Japanese poems Indonesian, Malaysian and Burmese literature Loved victory On the three evils / U Nu To an unknown dead / Buddhadeva Bose The lotteries of Haji Zakaria / Mechtar Lubis Dance to the dead / Beb Vuyk Philippine literature in English Philippine poetry / Enriquez-Alejandro The song of the traveller / Jose Rizal Antipolo / Mauro Mendez Celia / Claro M. Recto The sea / Natividad Marquez The angelus / Natividad Marquez Pray for me / Marcelo de Gracia Concepcion I can no more hear love's voice / Jose Garcia Villar Epilogue : unknown soldier / Carlos Bulosan The Philippine creation myth Sa pula, sa puti / Francisco Rodrigo My home / Jose Rizal The bad fishermen / Anonymous Youth - a return to leadership / Raul S. Manglapus I am a Filipino / Carlos P. Romulo What are Filipinos like / Leon Maria Guerrero African literature The greatest zoo on earth Monologue to a discreet companion The last of the quaggas On African folklore Morocco and the moors Algeria, Tunisia and Libya A travelogue to Africa Ethiopia and Liberia British Africa