Istorija zapadnoevropske književnosti I-II

Pyotr Semyonovich Kokhan’s monumental two-volume work, History of Western European Literature, stands as one of the most influential and comprehensive comparative surveys of European literary heritage. With remarkable breadth of synthesis, the author traces the evolution of literary forms, ideas, and aesthetic movements, linking literary creation to the historical, philosophical, and socio-economic contexts of specific eras. The first volume is dedicated to the literature of antiquity, medieval epics and chivalric literature, and the period of the Renaissance and Humanism. It offers detailed analyses of works by literary giants such as Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch, Rabelais, Cervantes, and Shakespeare. The second volume covers the Baroque, Classicism, and the Enlightenment, as well as early pre-Romantic movements, providing an exhaustive insight into the works of Molière, Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe, and Schiller. Written in a clear, analytical, and accessible style, this edition is an essential resource for literature students, philologists, and all lovers of classic literature. The work offers a profound understanding of the continuity of European culture and the intellectual foundations of modern Western society.