The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature - All 71 Volumes - The Five Foot Shelf & The Shelf of Fiction
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Adam Smith, Hans Christian Andersen, John Stuart Mill, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, David Hume, Thomas De Quincey, Saint Augustine, Marcus Aurelius, Francis Bacon, John Bunyan, Christopher Marlowe, Richard Henry Dana, William Makepeace Thackeray, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Plutarch Plutarch, Oliver Goldsmith, Alighieri Dante, Pliny the Younger, Robert Burns, Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Dryden, Robert Browning, Joseph Addison, Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Edmund Burke, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Pierre Corneille, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Richard Steele, William Penn, Sydney Smith, Aeschylus Aeschylus, Charles Lamb, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Alessandro Manzoni, Leigh Hunt, Abraham Cowley, Izaak Walton, Virgil Virgil, Plato, Jean Racine, Thomas A'kempis, Friedrich von Schiller, Thomas Browne, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, George Gordon Byron, Charles Darwin, Ben Jonson, Miguel de Cervantes, Philip Sidney, John Woolman, Marcus Tullius Cicero, John Milton, David Garrick, Euripides, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Epictetus, Molière Molière, Aesop Aesop, Homer Homer
Verlag: Good Press
Beschreibung
The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature is a compendium of transcendent literary and philosophical treasures, spanning across centuries, cultures, and genres. This anthology draws together an exquisite tapestry of human thought and emotion, capturing themes that range from the existential deliberations of ancient philosophers to the imaginative flights of Romantic poets. Distinctive in its breadth, the collection includes both lauded epics and nuanced discourses, highlighting landmark compositions and lesser-known gems that collectively forge a dialogic tapestry of intellectual and artistic pursuit. The works involve a chorus of perspectives, each lending its voice to the towering edifice of global literature. Curated by an assembly of prolific historical figures, the contributors of this anthology represent an array of celebrated thinkers, poets, and philosophers whose legacies have indelibly shaped modern thought. From the Enlightenment rumblings resonated by Samuel Johnson and David Hume to the vibrant Romantic lyricism of Percy Bysshe Shelley and George Gordon Byron, the anthology is a vivid reflection of their era-defining contributions. This collection is inherently bound with the pulses of diverse literary and cultural movements, harmoniously weaving together Enlightenment rationalism, Romantic idealism, and Classical erudition, to illuminate humanity'Äôs eternal quest for meaning. For readers seeking the sublimity of literature'Äôs manifold voices, this anthology presents an unparalleled opportunity to explore the diverse cultural and philosophical undercurrents that have shaped human civilization. Providing immense educational value, it serves as a bridge across eras, inviting readers to engage with the timeless dialogues embedded within these texts. Each page offers an invitation to a world of intellectual enrichment, making it a pivotal resource for those who wish to uncover the multiplicity of perspectives and the ingenuity of expression within a single, cohesive volume.
Verfügbar seit: 17.12.2023.
Drucklänge: 30498 Seiten.
