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The Masterpieces of World Literature - Exploring the Tapestry of Literary Brilliance Across Centuries - cover

The Masterpieces of World Literature - Exploring the Tapestry of Literary Brilliance Across Centuries

Edgar Allan Poe, George Eliot, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Herman Melville, Bram Stoker, Jonathan Swift, Joseph Conrad, Charlotte Brontë, Daniel Defoe, Henry David Thoreau, Emily Brontë, Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, D. H. Lawrence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Marcus Aurelius, Kate Chopin, James Fenimore Cooper, Ann Ward Radcliffe, Frederick Douglass, William Makepeace Thackeray, Laurence Sterne, Anne Brontë, George MacDonald, Lewis Wallace, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Keats, Honore de Balzac, Henry Fielding, Marcel Proust, George Bernard Shaw, H.P. Lovecraft, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Mary Shelley, G.K. Chesterton, J.M. Barrie, W.B. Yeats, Kahlil Gibran, Kenneth Grahame, Hermann Hesse, E.M. Forster, Plato, H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, C. S. Lewis, Elizabeth Von Arnim, Victor Hugo, L. M. Montgomery, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Apuleius, Thomas Hardy, Jack London, Jules Verne, Gaston Leroux, P. B. Shelley, John Milton, George & Weedon Grossmith, Stendhal, Gustave Flaubert, Sir Walter Scott, Homer Homer

Publisher: Good Press

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The Masterpieces of World Literature is an extraordinary anthology that encapsulates the rich tapestry of literary genius, spanning a panoply of themes and styles that have shaped and defined the global canon. This expansive collection offers an unparalleled journey through the imaginations and insights of history's most lauded literary figures. From the complex social panoramas of Charles Dickens to the existential musings of Friedrich Nietzsche, the book presents an eclectic mix that captures both the universal and the particular, elevating the sublime and the profound in every narrative and poetic turn. The anthology showcases an impressive array of authors, each bringing their unique cultural and historical perspective to the collection. With contributors ranging from the ancient wisdom of Plato and Homer to the revolutionary ideas of Mary Shelley and the modern reflections of Virginia Woolf, it embodies the diverse streams of thought that have influenced literature's evolution. This confluence of voices, emerging from various movements such as Romanticism, Realism, and Modernism, offers a mosaic of insight that enriches the reader's comprehension of the shared human experience. A quintessential collection for any student of literature, The Masterpieces of World Literature is a glorious invitation to explore the depths of human thought and emotion across time and space. It offers a rare opportunity to understand cultural juxtapositions and the dialogues they create, making it a vital educational resource. This anthology not only broadens one's literary horizons but also encourages reflection on the dialogues between these great minds, blending a multitude of perspectives into a cohesive narrative tapestry.
Available since: 12/08/2023.
Print length: 47068 pages.

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