The Great Classics of World Literature
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Stendhal, Jules Verne, Gustave Flaubert, Lewis Carroll, 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, 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, Kalidasa, Kenneth Grahame, Marcel Proust, Willa Cather, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Homer, Gaston Leroux, Charles Baudelaire, Wilkie Collins, William Makepeace Thackeray, Voltaire, Kate Chopin, Apuleius, John Milton, Frederick Douglass, Laozi, John Keats, James Joyce, Ann Ward Radcliffe, Kahlil Gibran, Kakuzo Okakura, Soseki Natsume, Princess Der Ling, H. G. Wells, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Barrie, T. S. Eliot, L. M. Montgomery, C. S. Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, H. P. Lovecraft, Marcus Aurelius, Friedrich Nietzsche, Lewis Wallace, Ivan Turgenev, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Nikolai Gogol, George Bernard Shaw, Mary Shelley, Cao Xueqin, Émile Zola, Valmiki, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, P. B. Shelley, Herman Hesse, Dante, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Inazo Nitobe, George Weedon Grossmith, Walter Sir Scott, G.K. Chesterton, Miguel de Cervantes, Elizabeth von Arnim & Sonne Tzu
- Release Date: 2019-06-25
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
The Great Classics of World Literature is a kaleidoscopic tapestry of the world's most revered literary voices, spanning epochs, geographical borders, and philosophical depths. This anthology presents a panoramic view of humanity's quest for understanding and expression through storytelling. From the philosophical discourses of Plato and Confucius to the narrative brilliance of Dickens and Dostoyevsky, this collection captures the multiplicity of experiences and literary genius across cultures and time. The diversity in themes ranges from existential musings to romantic adventures and social commentaries, offering a comprehensive journey through the human condition. The assemblage of contributors is as remarkable as it is varied, with seminal figures like Goethe from the Sturm und Drang movement, Tagore who pioneered modern poetry and prose from the Indian Subcontinent, and Lovecraft’s foundational influence on the horror genre. Their collective works reflect the rich tapestry of cultural dialogues and intellectual ferment of their respective eras. This compendium not only aligns with Western and Eastern literary traditions but also contributes significantly to the universal narrative of human experience, providing a deep reservoir of insights into diverse literary movements and cultural histories. Readers are invited to immerse themselves in this illustrious collection, which serves as a bridge across cultures and centuries, offering an unparalleled educational and literary encounter. The anthology is a gateway to understanding the multifaceted perspectives and styles that have shaped global literature. As these narratives converse across the expanse of this volume, they enrich and challenge the reader to explore the vibrant dialogues that have defined and redefined the human story. An indispensable treasure, it is both a chronicle of our past and a beacon for future literary exploration.
