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Scholar Frank N. Magill’s famous literary studies reference book. A selection of over 200 of the greatest works of literature of all time. This list was originally published in 1991 and was added to this site about 10 years ago.
17 paź 2018 · 1) Books published after 1969. While any cut-off date can only be arbitrary, to be considered a classic, a work should have stood some test of time. 2) Abridged works. For example, “The Dream of the Red Chamber” is a drastically abridged version of “The Story of the Stone” by Cao Xueqin.
The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54 countries on what they considered the “best and most central works in world literature.”
The top 100 titles for the world literature classroom, ranked in order of popularity, chosen by literature teachers from across the country. This list was originally published in 2017 and was added to this site about 10 years ago.
8 wrz 1991 · "Masterpieces of World Literature" provides critical summaries of about 270 literary classics, in alphabetical order (beginning with Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner and ending with Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights).
24 lut 2010 · Publication date 1952 Topics Literature, Littérature populaire, Literatura Publisher New York, Harper Collection internetarchivebooks; americana; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Volume 3 Item Size 416.8M
Masterpieces of World Literature. Philosophy and fantasy, plays and poems, essays and epics -- 270 literary classics that range from The Divine Comedy and Death Comes for the Archbishop to...
