The Centaur (Further Reading)

Further Reading

• Bloom, Harold, ed., José Saramago, Chelsea House Publishers, 2005.

  This collection contains an introduction by literary critic Harold Bloom and several scholarly essays by various critics on the author's works, focusing mostly on the major novels.

• Bulfinch, Thomas, Bulfinch's Mythology, Modern Library, 1998.

  During the nineteenth century, Bulfinch studied and retold the myths of Greek, Roman, and other cultures in several volumes, three of which have been collected in this useful book, which provides a handy reference to ancient myths, including those of the centaurs.

• Cervantes, Miguel de, Don Quixote, Ecco, 2003.

  Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman, this classic novel tells the adventures of Don Quixote, a romantic and idealistic knight, and his loyal squire Sancho Panza.

• Gordimer, Nadine, ed., Telling Tales, Picador, 2004.

  Edited by South African Nobel laureate Gordimer, this anthology comprises short stories by a diverse array of writers from around the world, including Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Chinua Achebe, Susan Sontag, and Kenzaburo Oe. The book's publishers donate the proceeds to HIV/AIDS preventive education and medical treatment for people suffering from the disease. "The Centaur" appears in this collection.

• Hamilton, Edith, Mythology, Little, Brown, 1942.

  Hamilton retells Greek, Roman, and Norse myths in this lively and comprehensive book, which includes sections on centaurs and the battle of Lapithae mentioned in Saramago's story.

• Tamen, Miguel, and Helena Carvalhao Buescu, eds., A Revisionary History of Portuguese Literature, Garland Publishing, 1998.

  This collection of essays explores the history of Portuguese literature from medieval times through the present, providing insight into the development of this literature.