Harvard Classics: All 71 Volumes

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Gotthold Ephraim Lessing · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson · Thomas Carlyle · Theodor Storm · Plato · Theodor Fontane · René Descartes · Gottfried Keller · Mark Twain · Immanuel Kant · Charles Darwin · Martin Luther · Robert Louis Stevenson · William Shakespeare · Dante Alighieri · Euripides · Percy Bysshe Shelley · Charles Lamb · Henry David Thoreau · Henry James · Samuel Johnson · John Stuart Mill · Victor Hugo · David Hume · Joseph Addison · Jane Austen · John Locke · John Fletcher · Francis Beaumont · Leigh Hunt · Epictetus · Alphonse Daudet · Thomas De Quincey · Guy de Maupassant · George Eliot · Walter Scott · Laurence Sterne · Samuel Taylor Coleridge · Jonathan Swift · Christopher Marlowe · Wilhelm Grimm · William Hazlitt · Marcus Tullius Cicero · Daniel Defoe · Aesop · Richard Henry Dana · Henry Fielding · John Dryden · Philip Massinger · Pedro Calderón de la Barca · Bret Harte · George Sand · John Ruskin · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Ernest Renan · Robert Burns · David Garrick · Ralph Waldo Emerson · John Webster · Washington Irving · Izaak Walton · John Bunyan · Juan Valera · Alfred de Musset · James Russell Lowell · Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve · Nathaniel Hawthorne · Homer · Edmund Burke · Plutarch · Molière · Aeschylus · Michael Faraday · Sophocles · William Makepeace Thackeray · Benjamin Franklin · Edward Everett Hale · Pierre Corneille · Jean Racine · Voltaire · Robert Browning · Oliver Goldsmith · Thomas Dekker · John Milton · Aristophanes · Blaise Pascal · Virgil · Richard Brinsley Sheridan · Simon Newcomb · William Penn · Walter Bigges · Philip Sidney · Herodotus · Walter Raleigh · Francis Bacon · Giuseppe Mazzini · Francis Pretty · George Berkeley · Thomas Hobbes · Adam Smith · Alessandro Manzoni · Abraham Cowley · Michel de Montaigne · Ben Jonson · John Woolman · Benvenuto Cellini · Sydney Smith · Jean Froissart · William Henry Harrison · William Harvey · Marcus Aurelius · Hans Christian Andersen · Thomas Malory · George Gordon Byron · Thomas à Kempis · Ivan Turgenev · Richard Steele · Thomas Browne · Archibald Geikie · Thomas Babington Macaulay · Leo Tolstoy · Fyodor Dostoevsky · Tacitus · William Roper · Hippocrates · Miguel de Cervantes · Thomas More · Friedrich von Schiller · Philip Nichols · Louis Pasteur · Joseph Lister · Jean Jacques Rousseau · Pliny the Younger · Charles W. Eliot · Edgar Alan Poe · Saint Augustine · Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz · Francis Drake · Edward Haies · Niccolo Machiavelli · Ambroise Paré · William A. Neilson · Honoré Balzac · Alexander L. Kielland

Nov 2022 · DigiCat

About this ebook

The Harvard Classics: All 71 Volumes represent an unprecedented anthology that endeavors to compile the quintessential works of Western literature, philosophy, and science. This collection spans millennia, from ancient Greece to the 19th century, and includes an array of literary styles—from the epic poetry of Homer to the existential queries of Dostoevsky, and the natural philosophy of Charles Darwin. The anthology is a testament to the evolution of human thought and the diversity of literary expression, presenting readers with monumental works that have shaped the intellectual landscape of the Western world. Each volume has been selected with the intent to provide a comprehensive liberal arts education through the written word, making standout pieces accessible within a singular collection. The contributing authors and editors of the Harvard Classics are a reflection of the sweeping historical, cultural, and philosophical movements captured within these pages. Figures such as Plato, Shakespeare, Kant, and Rousseau represent the pinnacle of their respective fields, whose works collectively narrate the progress and the constant questioning that define human civilization. This anthology aligns with significant movements including the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the Scientific Revolution, offering a multifaceted look at the dialogues and discourses that have persistently propelled humanity forward. The diverse backgrounds of these authors contribute to a rich tapestry of human experience and intellectual endeavor, furnishing readers with a broad perspective on the universality and evolving nature of knowledge and creativity. The Harvard Classics: All 71 Volumes is more than just a collection of texts; it is an invitation to explore the breadth and depth of human achievement. For scholars, students, and enthusiasts of literature and philosophy, this anthology offers an unrivaled opportunity to engage with the minds and ideas that have defined and continue to influence the world. Within its pages, readers will find not only education but inspiration, a chance to delve into the works of great thinkers and writers, and to foster a dialogue with the past that enriches their understanding of the present and future. Its unparalleled scope makes this collection an essential addition to any library, serving as a gateway to the exploration of the human condition through the ages.

About the author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) stands as a towering figure in world literature, his works transcending boundaries of genre, style, and national literary history. His literary creations range from poetry, drama, and prose, to works on science and philosophy. He is best known for his two-part poetic drama 'Faust', which has been hailed as one of the greatest masterpieces of Western literature. Goethe's works reflect his prodigious intellect and profound understanding of human nature, resulting in a profound influence on the Romantic literary movement. His writings include 'The Sorrows of Young Werther', a novel that won him early fame, 'Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship', a Bildungsroman that explored the development of the protagonist's mind and spirit, and 'Elective Affinities', an exploration of the psychology of love and marriage. He contributed to various fields, with his 'Theory of Colours' contending against Newton's optics. Goethe's voluminous oeuvre is encapsulated in the Harvard Classics, a revered 71-volume anthology encompassing a wide spectrum of his work. His literary style is characterized by its clarity, lyrical beauty, and intellectual depth, his works remaining perennially relevant and celebrated for their artistic and philosophical insights.