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Explores the great traditions of art, including paintings, drawings, and sculptures created by the great cultures and civilizations, presented with commentary and analysis.

Traces the history, use, and name derivation of many different weapons from earliest times to the present.

Alphabetically-arranged entries define more than 2,000 literary terms and explain their meaning with quotations and illustrations from world literature of the past and present.

Provides explanations of terminology encountered in the study of literature.