180 Masterpieces You Should Read Before You Die (Vol2)
Edgar Allan Poe, Benito Perez Galdos, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, Bram Stoker, Jonathan Swift, Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Henrik Ibsen, Wilkie Collins, D. H. Lawrence, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Anthony Trollope, Laozi Laozi, Kate Chopin, James Fenimore Cooper, Ann Ward Radcliffe, Laurence Sterne, George MacDonald, Lewis Wallace, William Dean Howells, Honoré de Balzac, Émile Zola, Henry Fielding, George Bernard Shaw, Benjamin Franklin, Walter Scott, Theodor Storm, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Edgar Wallace, F Scott itzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, IVAN TURGENEV, G.K. Chesterton, J.M. Barrie, Virginia Woolf, John Buchan, Rabindranath Tagore, Jerome K, W. B. Yeats, Kenneth Grahame, Kakuzo Okakura, E.M. Forster, H. G. Wells, Nikolai Gogol, William Walker Atkinson, Elizabeth Von Arnim, Victor Hugo, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Cao Xueqin, Emile Coué, L. M. Montgomery, James Joyce, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Dante, Thomas Hardy, Jules Verne, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Leo Tolstoy, Gaston Leroux, P. B. Shelley, John Milton, George Weedon Grossmith, Machiavelli, Stendhal, Confucius, W. Somerset Maugham, Gustave Flaubert, Ford Madox Ford, Homer
Publisher: DigiCat
Summary
180 Masterpieces You Should Read Before You Die (Vol.2) assembles an unparalleled collection that traverses the broad expanse of human emotion, historical periods, and cultural backgrounds, offering readers a comprehensive journey through the seminal works that have shaped global literature. This anthology spans genres from the novella to epic poetry, realism to romanticism, capturing the essence of each literary movement through its most vibrant exponents. The curation underscores not only the individual brilliance of works often hailed as masterpieces but also their collective contribution to the ongoing dialogue about life, society, and the human condition. The inclusion of seminal texts from diverse literary titans — from the philosophical musings of Confucius and Laozi to the modernist narratives of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf — highlights the anthology's commitment to literary diversity and historical breadth. The contributing authors and editors, culled from the pantheon of literary greats, represent a staggering array of cultural and historical contexts, each bringing their unique voice and perspective to the anthology. This collection stands at the crossroads of numerous literary movements, seamlessly bridging the gap between Eastern and Western literary traditions, classical and modernist aesthetics, and encapsulating the burgeoning swirl of ideas that have propelled humanity through centuries. The collective works included narrate the human saga through a multiplicity of lenses, offering readers insights into the complexities of different epochs, societies, and existential dilemmas. 180 Masterpieces You Should Read Before You Die (Vol.2) offers an essential exploration of humanity's most profound narratives, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the richness of global literature. This volume is indispensible for those who seek to fathom the depths of human experience through the written word, providing a unique opportunity to engage with the minds of some of history's most influential thinkers and storytellers. It is an academic treasure trove and a beacon for lifelong learners, encouraging a dialogue between the past and present through the universal language of literature.
Available since: 11/12/2023.
Print length: 27945 pages.
