The Greatest Literary Classics Of All Time: 150 Books: Romeo and Juliet, Emma, Vanity Fair, Middlemarch, Tom Sawyer, Faust, Notre Dame de Paris...

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Stendhal · Jules Verne · Gustave Flaubert · Lewis Carroll · Theodor Storm · Henrik Ibsen · Charles Dickens · Plato · Honoré de Balzac · Mark Twain · Harriet Beecher Stowe · Rabindranath Tagore · Fyodor Dostoyevsky · Walt Whitman · Niccolò Machiavelli · Oscar Wilde · Robert Louis Stevenson · James Fenimore Cooper · Edgar Allan Poe · William Shakespeare · Giovanni Boccaccio · Confucius, · George MacDonald · Bram Stoker · Charlotte Brontë · Anne Brontë · Emily Brontë · Henry David Thoreau · Jack London · Henry James · Louisa May Alcott · Victor Hugo · Arthur Conan Doyle · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Joseph Conrad · Jane Austen · Herman Melville · George Eliot · Laurence Sterne · Thomas Hardy · Jonathan Swift · Edith Wharton · Benito Pérez Galdós · Daniel Defoe · Henry Fielding · Alexandre Dumas · Rudyard Kipling · William Dean Howells · Kalidasa · Kenneth Grahame · Marcel Proust · Washington Irving · Juan Valera · Willa Cather · Nathaniel Hawthorne · Homer · Gaston Leroux · Charles Baudelaire · William Makepeace Thackeray · Voltaire · Kate Chopin · Apuleius · John Milton · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · Frederick Douglass · Laozi · John Keats · James Joyce · Ann Ward Radcliffe · Kahlil Gibran · Kakuzo Okakura · Soseki Natsume · Princess Der Ling · L. Frank Baum · H. G. Wells · W. B. Yeats · J. M. Barrie · G. K. Chesterton · T. S. Eliot · L. M. Montgomery · C. S. Lewis · D. H. Lawrence · E. M. Forster · H. P. Lovecraft · F. Scott Fitzgerald · Marcus Aurelius · Friedrich Nietzsche · Lewis Wallace · Ivan Turgenev · Anton Chekhov · Leo Tolstoy · Nikolai Gogol · Sir Walter Scott · George Bernard Shaw · Miguel de Cervantes · Mary Shelley · Cao Xueqin · Emile Zola · Válmíki · Bankim Chandra Chatterjee · P. B. Shelley · Elizabeth von Arnim · Herman Hesse · Dante · Pedro Calderon de la Barca · Sun Tzu · Inazo Nitobé · George Weedon Grossmith · Willkie Collins

Nov 2023 · DigiCat

About this ebook

The Greatest Literary Classics of All Time serves as an unparalleled compendium that showcases the breathtaking range of literary genius across centuries and continents. Featuring works that span from the deeply philosophical to the adventurously fantastical, this anthology elucidates the rich tapestry of human experience and emotion articulated through diverse literary forms. From the tragic depths of Dostoyevsky's existential musings to Shakespeare's intricate portrayal of human complexity, and the visionary worlds of H.G. Wells, each selection stands out as a beacon of cultural significance and linguistic prowess. The curatorial wisdom in bringing together such varied literary styles offers readers a holistic vista of the zeitgeist that shaped each era's narrative discourse. The backgrounds of these contributing authors read like a who's who of literary innovators and cultural icons. Their collective oeuvre encapsulates critical periods in literary and cultural development, including the Renaissance's humanist revival, the existential pursuits of the 19th century, and the intricacies of Modernist experimentation. Through such a prism, the anthology distills the essence of disparate movements into a coherent narrative, providing invaluable insights into the dialogues and tensions that characterize literary history. Moreover, it highlights how these masterful storytellers—from the cerebral machinations of Machiavelli to the poignant reflections of Woolf—each contribute to an ongoing conversation about the human condition. The Greatest Literary Classics of All Time is thus recommended for both the scholar and the lay reader. It presents a unique opportunity to immerse in the world's narrative diversity, exploring the profound questions and the infinite creativity that literature can offer. This collection is not just an academic resource; it is a gateway to understanding the multitude of ways in which storytelling connects and enriches our lives, inviting a deeper appreciation for the artform and a dialogue between past and present creators and thinkers.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) remains one of the towering figures in Western literature, whose works earned him the title of a key representative of the Sturm und Drang literary movement. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Goethe's body of work spans poetry, drama, literature, theology, humanism, science, and philosophy. His magnum opus, 'Faust,' a two-part dramatic work, reverberates with themes of aspiration, redemption, and enlightenment, and it occupies a central place in his oeuvre and in the Western literary canon. Goethe's novel 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' instigated the Romantic movement and continues to influence novelists concerned with the tumults of inner emotional worlds. His literary breadth is evident in collections like 'The Greatest Literary Classics Of All Time,' where the essence of his profound narratives and lyrical expressions are anthologized, encapsulating the depth of his thought and the versatility of his pen. Goethe's works are seminal in their exploration of the human condition, and his masterful command of the German language renders his texts a crucial pivot around which much of European literature orbits. His legacy endures not only in literature but also in the fields of philosophy and science, embodying the Enlightenment's commitment to the entwined progress of arts and sciences.