Harvard Classics: Complete 51-Volume Anthology: The Greatest Works of World Literature

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Gotthold Ephraim Lessing · Thomas Carlyle · Plato · René Descartes · Immanuel Kant · Charles Darwin · Martin Luther · Robert Louis Stevenson · William Shakespeare · Dante Alighieri · Euripides · Percy Bysshe Shelley · Charles Lamb · Henry David Thoreau · Samuel Johnson · John Stuart Mill · David Hume · Joseph Addison · John Locke · John Fletcher · Francis Beaumont · Leigh Hunt · Epictetus · Thomas De Quincey · Samuel Taylor Coleridge · Jonathan Swift · Christopher Marlowe · Jacob Grimm · Wilhelm Grimm · William Hazlitt · Marcus Tullius Cicero · Daniel Defoe · Aesop · Richard Henry Dana · John Dryden · Philip Massinger · Pedro Calderón de la Barca · John Ruskin · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Ernest Renan · Robert Burns · David Garrick · Ralph Waldo Emerson · John Webster · Izaak Walton · John Bunyan · James Russell Lowell · Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve · Homer · Edmund Burke · Plutarch · Molière · Aeschylus · Michael Faraday · Sophocles · William Makepeace Thackeray · Benjamin Franklin · Pierre Corneille · Jean Racine · Voltaire · Robert Browning · Oliver Goldsmith · Thomas Dekker · John Milton · Aristophanes · Blaise Pascal · Virgil · 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 · Richard Steele · Thomas Browne · Archibald Geikie · Thomas Babington Macaulay · Tacitus · William Roper · Hippocrates · Miguel de Cervantes · Thomas More · Friedrich von Schiller · Philip Nichols · Louis Pasteur · Joseph Lister · Jean Jacques Rousseau · Pliny the Younger · Edgar Alan Poe · Saint Augustine · Brinsley Sheridan · Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz · Francis Drake · Edward Haies · Niccolo Machiavelli · Ambroise Paré · William A. Neilson

Nov 2023 · DigiCat

About this ebook

The Harvard Classics: Complete 51-Volume Anthology stands as a monumental compendium of human thought and creativity, spanning centuries of literature, philosophy, history, and science. Within its pages, readers are invited on an unparalleled journey through the literary landscapes crafted by titans such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, and Plato, among others. This anthology breaks the barriers of traditional literary collections by intertwining a vast array of styles and perspectives, from the dramatic dialogues of antiquity to the introspective essays of the Enlightenment. Its comprehensive selection not only highlights seminal works that have shaped Western culture but also encapsulates the diversity and evolution of human contemplation and expression over time. The backgrounds of the authors and editors involved in this anthology reveal a tapestry of intellectual and cultural movements that have molded our current understanding of the world. Ranging from the foundational texts of Western philosophy by Plato and Descartes to groundbreaking scientific treatises by Charles Darwin, the collection serves as a cross-sectional study of the pivotal moments in intellectual history. These voices, though from disparate eras and disciplines, converge within the anthology to provide a multifaceted exploration of humanity's enduring queries and achievements, underlining the progression from empirical observation to abstract thought. The Harvard Classics: Complete 51-Volume Anthology is recommended for readers seeking to immerse themselves in the breadth of human knowledge and artistic achievement. It offers not just an educational journey through the cultural and intellectual milestones of Western civilization but also an invitation to engage with the questions and themes that have incessantly captivated human curiosity. This anthology acts as a bridge across time, allowing contemporary readers to engage in a dialogue with the great minds of the past, thereby fostering a deeper understanding of the forces that have shaped human history and thought. For scholars, students, and lifelong learners alike, this collection is an invaluable resource for exploring the richness of our shared heritage.

About the author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) is widely recognized as one of the preeminent figures in German literature and Western literary tradition. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe's formidable intellect and creative prowess became evident early on. His pursuits in literature, science, and philosophy made him a polymath of his time. He is perhaps best known for 'Faust,' a dramatic duology that encapsulates the complexity of human nature and the quest for understanding. Yet, this work is but one facet of his extensive contributions which include novels, poetry, and treatises. A key figure in the Weimar Classicism movement, Goethe's works such as 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' and 'Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship' have had a lasting impact on the concepts of romanticism and Bildungsroman. Emphasized by his appearance in the Harvard Classics: Complete 51-Volume Anthology, his influence extends through centuries. Goethe's stylistic innovations and depth of insight into the human condition continue to resonate, securing his legacy as a cornerstone of literary history.