Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature

Multimedia course focuses on thirteen literary classics from many different times and many different cultures. Each lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on a particular work. Read excerpts from each work and find dozens of rich and varied sidebars, slideshows, timelines, maps, and expert commentaries. Key points for discussion, glossaries, notes on language and characters, and other useful features aid analysis and appreciation.