Classic Literature
Revisit the classic novels you read (or didn't) in school with reviews, analysis, and study guides of the most acclaimed and beloved books from around the world.
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The 10 Most-Banned Classic Novels
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A List of Every Nobel Prize Winner in English Literature
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Literature Definitions: What Makes a Book a Classic?
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Why We Don't Read
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Roman Theater
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The Meaning of Myths, Folklore, Legends, and Fairy Tales
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A Brief Overview of American Literary Periods
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The Genre of Epic Literature and Poetry
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Individual Summaries of Ovid: the Amores Book I
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Poets of Latin Love Elegy
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Controversial and Banned Books
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Banned Books: History and Quotes
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5 Famous Classic Italian Writers
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The Augustan Age
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How "The Catcher in the Rye" Finally Got an E-Book Edition
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The Victorian Period Was a Time of Change
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Why “Anne of Green Gables” May Wind Up the Most Adapted Book in History
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What's the Difference Between Classical and Classic Literature?
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How to Get Rid of a Musty Smell in Books
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Aeschylus: Greek Tragedy Writer Profile
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What Is a Modern Classic in Literature?
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Every Character in Moby Dick
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5 Secrets Hidden in Agatha Christie’s Novels
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Ancient Greek Tragedy
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101 Classics to Get You Started
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Places in the Iliad
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Banned Plays Through History
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5 Unconventional Heroines From Classic Literature
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All About the 12 Labors of Hercules
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Introduction to the Agricola by Tacitus
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Top 5 Books About American Writers in Paris
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Aristophanes' Lysistrata
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Plot Summary of the Episodes and Stasima of "Oedipus Tyrannos," by Sophocles.
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Ancient Greek Comedy
An Explanation of the Term "Trojan Horse"
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How Much Are Your Books Worth?
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Aesop's Fable of the Crow and the Pitcher
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Virgil Quotations With English Translations
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19 Epic Terms to Know from Homeric Epic
13 Odd Facts About Edgar Allan Poe
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Reading Quiz on "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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'The Great Gatsby' Quiz
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Are Literature and Fiction the Same?
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Biography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Writer and Statesman
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Biography of Agatha Christie, English Mystery Writer
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Biography of William Golding, British Novelist
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Biography of Franz Kafka, Czech Novelist
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Biography of Henry Miller, Novelist
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Biography of Mary Shelley, English Novelist, Author of 'Frankenstein'
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Biography of Roald Dahl, British Novelist
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Biography of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist
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Biography of Colette, French Author
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Biography of Aldous Huxley, British Author, Philosopher, Screenwriter
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Biography of J. D. Salinger, American Writer
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Biography of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-American Novelist
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Biography of C.S. Lewis, British Writer
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Biography of James Joyce, Influential Irish Novelist
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Biography of Sylvia Plath, American Poet and Writer
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Biography of Henry David Thoreau, American Essayist
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Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Essayist
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Biography of Victor Hugo, French Writer