Alley, Rew, Trans.
Li Pai: 200 Selected Poems
. Taipei: Cave Books, Inc. 1989. This is an excellent source for one of China’s most cherished classical poets, Li Bai. The poems are separated according to phases of the poets life, for example one section is called “Before and After his Exile;Last Years.” The book is also adorned with photos of beautiful Chinese paintings.
Benn, Anna, editor.
Insight Guides; Russia
. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. One of the many travel guides spoken of in the unit. The Insight Guides are especially useful with colorful photos and lots of maps for travelers.
Gibian, George, editor.
The Portable Ninteenth Century Russian Reader
. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. A great source for a Russian poetry, short stories and excerpts.
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander.
Stories and Prose Poems
. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970. An excellent source for lesser known shorter works and poetry of Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
Wells, Henry W. editor.
Ancient Poetry from China Japan and India
. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1968. A nice selection of poetry from ancient China, Japan and India. Pieces and biographical information on Li Bai and Fu Tzu were especially helpful in putting the unit together.