Derek Allen

II\TR0DUCTI01\i Life and Culture. Two big words, which encompass virtually the whole of human existence. How is it possible to distil the essence of a society or a civilisation into a brief survey, designed for non-native speakers^ A daunting task, since one soon becomes lost in a maze of...

iNIROnLXriON The bewildering variety of comprehensive, high quality literature textbooks available to the tcachcr today made the writing of yet another anthology a daunting prospect. Nevertheless, we feel con\'inced that there is room for a concise anthology wliich might allow both students and...