Harvard Classics - Complete Collection of the Greatest Works of World Literature
- First published: 2023
- Publisher: Good Press
- Pages: 30498
- Language: EN
About this book
The 'Harvard Classics - Complete Collection of the Greatest Works of World Literature' offers an unparalleled voyage through the intellectual and artistic milestones that have shaped human thought and expression. This anthology traverses various literary styles, from the immortality of epic poetry to the rigor of philosophical discourse and the whimsy of moral fables. Each piece is meticulously selected to represent a critical pillar of world literature, weaving together themes of existential inquiry, ethical deliberation, societal observation, and imaginative storytelling. Highlights include thought-provoking essays, timeless plays, and lyrical poetry that capture the human condition in its myriad forms. This illustrious collection showcases the formidable intellects of celebrated authors, whose works have transcended the boundaries of time and geography to resonate universally. With contributions from luminaries such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Miguel de Cervantes to ancient thinkers like Plato and philosophers like Marcus Aurelius, the compilation aligns with historical and cultural movements that defined epochs. Collectively, these voices provide a rich and diverse tapes…
More by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Thomas Carlyle, Plato, Charles Darwin, Dante Alighieri, Euripides, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Charles Lamb, Samuel Johnson, John Stuart Mill, David Hume, Joseph Addison, Leigh Hunt, Epictetus, Thomas De Quincey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Jonathan Swift, Christopher Marlowe, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, William Hazlitt, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Daniel Defoe, Aesop, Richard Henry Dana, John Dryden, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, John Ruskin, Robert Burns, David Garrick, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Izaak Walton, John Bunyan, Homer, Edmund Burke, Plutarch, Molière, Aeschylus, Sophocles, William Makepeace Thackeray, Benjamin Franklin, Pierre Corneille, Jean Racine, Robert Browning, Oliver Goldsmith, John Milton, Aristophanes, Virgil, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, William Penn, Philip Sidney, Francis Bacon, Adam Smith, Alessandro Manzoni, Abraham Cowley, Ben Jonson, John Woolman, Sydney Smith, Marcus Aurelius, Hans Christian Andersen, George Gordon Byron, Thomas à Kempis, Richard Steele, Thomas Browne, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Miguel de Cervantes, Friedrich von Schiller, Pliny the Younger, Saint Augustine
