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90 Masterpieces of World Literature (VolII) (Annotated) - Enriched Edition Novels Poetry Plays Short Stories Essays Psychology & Philosophy - cover

90 Masterpieces of World Literature (VolII) (Annotated) - Enriched Edition Novels Poetry Plays Short Stories Essays Psychology & Philosophy

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Stendhal, Jules Verne, Gustave Flaubert, Theodor Storm, Henrik Ibsen, Charles Dickens, Honoré de Balzac, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rabindranath Tagore, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, John Buchan, Confucius, George MacDonald, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Victor Hugo, Joseph Conrad, Jane Austen, Walter Scott, Laurence Sterne, Thomas Hardy, Jonathan Swift, Edith Wharton, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Sinclair Lewis, Anthony Trollope, Alexandre Dumas, William Dean Howells, Kalidasa, Virginia Woolf, William Walker Atkinson, Kenneth Grahame, Washington Irving, Willa Cather, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Homer Homer, Gaston Leroux, Wilkie Collins, Ford Madox Ford, Benjamin Franklin, Kate Chopin, John Milton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Wallace, Kurt Vonnegut, Laozi Laozi, Ann Ward Radcliffe, Kakuzo Okakura, H. G. Wells, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Barrie, G. K. G.K.Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome, W. Somerset Maugham, E. M. Forster, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Friedrich Nietzsche, Lewis Wallace, Nikolai Leskov, Ivan Turgenev, Leo Tolstoy, Nikolai Gogol, George Bernard Shaw, Cao Xueqin, Émile Zola, Válmíki, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, P. B. Shelley, Elizabeth von Arnim, Dante, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Émile Coué, George Weedon Grossmith, D. H. Lawrence, Machiavelli

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90 Masterpieces of World Literature (Vol. II) gathers an extraordinary panorama of human imagination, ranging from ancient epic and classical wisdom to the realist novel, Gothic romance, philosophical meditation, social satire, imperial adventure, and modernist experiment. Its breadth situates the volume within the long tradition of world-literature anthologies: not as a fixed canon, but as a conversation among forms, cultures, and historical moments that have shaped global reading. The contributors represent a remarkable cross-cultural lineage: European novelists and dramatists, Russian realists, American moralists and innovators, Indian and Chinese classical voices, and writers associated with Romanticism, realism, naturalism, transcendental thought, aestheticism, and early modernism. Together, figures such as Goethe, Austen, Dostoyevsky, Tagore, Confucius, Woolf, Tolstoy, and many others illuminate literature's recurring concerns with ethics, power, desire, spiritual inquiry, social change, and the limits of knowledge. This volume is recommended for readers seeking both intellectual breadth and literary pleasure. It offers a rare opportunity to encounter multiple traditions, genres, and historical sensibilities within a single collection. As an educational resource and a stimulus to comparative reading, it invites sustained reflection on the dialogue between civilizations, artistic styles, and enduring human questions.

This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Available since: 12/05/2023.
Print length: 27947 pages.

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