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- Books and Literature - ClassicsUpdated: Fri Aug 1 03:01:04 2008
Literature: Classic focuses on books and literature from around the world. Read news, articles, classic texts, and more. Find genres, themes, and discussions related to the classics: fiction, nonfi… - Great Gatsby QuotesUpdated: Thu Jul 24 16:01:37 2008
The Great Gatsby (1925) is one of the greatest American classics. The novel was written in Paris by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and it has come to be seen as a representation of the Jazz Age. The Great Ga… - Awakening QuotesUpdated: Thu Jul 24 15:57:37 2008
Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening (1899), is the famous tale of Edna Pontellier, who leaves her family, commits adultery, and begins to rediscover her true self--as an artist. Here are a few famou… - Interred with Their BonesCreated: Sun Jul 20 18:55:55 2008
Interred with Their Bones is one of those books I love to hate. It called to me from the shelf--with promises of tie-ins to Shakespeare's plays and history. Yeah, there's a lot to tempt me… - Night - Elie WieselCreated: Thu Jul 10 11:05:42 2008
Night, by Elie Wiesel, is a fictional work of Holocaust literature, although it has a decidedly autobiographical slant. Wiesel based the book--at least in part--on his own experiences during World …