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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:49:52 +0000

Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage “star-cross’d lovers” whose “untimely deaths” ultimately unite their feuding households. The play has been highly praised by literary critics for its language and dramatic effect. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Romeo and Juliet are widely represented as archetypal young lovers.
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The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:46:12 +0000

The Last of the Mohicans is an epic novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826.

It was one of the most popular English-language novels of its time, and helped establish Cooper as one of the first world-famous American writers. (more…)

Euthyphro by Plato

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:43:23 +0000

Euthyphro is one of Plato’s early dialogues, dated to after 399 BC. It features Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates and Euthyphro, a man known for being a religious expert. They attempt to pinpoint a definition for piety.

The dialogue is set near the king-archon’s court, where the two men encounter each other. They are both there for preliminary hearings before possible trials.
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The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:40:05 +0000

The Divine Comedy (Italian: Commedia, later christened “Divina” by Giovanni Boccaccio), written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, (more…)

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:35:21 +0000

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a collection of pilgrims on a pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury (more…)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:32:19 +0000

Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen’s novels and one of the first “romantic comedies” in the history of the novel. The book is Jane Austen’s second published novel.
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:28:59 +0000

Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. The book is a fictional autobiography of the title character, an English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island, encountering natives, captives, and mutineers before being rescued. This device, presenting an account of supposedly factual events, is known as a “false document” and gives a realistic frame story.
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The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:53:05 +0000

The Bean Trees, first published in 1988, is the first book written by Barbara Kingsolver, followed by a sequel Pigs in Heaven. The protagonist of the novel, Taylor Greer, a native of Kentucky, finds herself in Oklahoma near Cherokee territory. (more…)

The Brothers Karamazov By Fyodor Dostoevsky

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:48:06 +0000

The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы in Russian, /’bratʲjə karə’mazəvɨ/) is the last novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, generally considered the culmination of his life’s work. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger and completed in November of 1880. Dostoevsky intended it to be the first part in an epic story titled The Life of a Great Sinner, but he died less than four months after publication. (more…)

Hard Times by Charles Dickens

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:36:54 +0000

Hard Times is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book is a state-of-the-nation novel, which aimed to highlight the social and economic pressures that some people were experiencing. Unlike other such writings at the time, the novel is unusual in that it is not set in London (as was also Dickens’ usual wont), but in the fictitious Victorian industrial town of Coketown, often claimed to be based on Preston. (more…)