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Classics
A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.
A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.
Although the ...more
A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.
Although the ...more
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Fables of Friendship and Betrayal (Kalila and Dimna #1)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
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date: Feb 03, 1996
*AUTOGRAPHED COPY* with Intro by 2007 Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing
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Beowulf
by Santiago García, David Rubín
by Santiago García, David Rubín
Release
date: Jan 17, 2017
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A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
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― Italo Calvino, The Uses of Literature
― Italo Calvino, The Uses of Literature
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The last thing he ever said to me was, 'Just always be waiting for me, and then some night you will hear me crowing.
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― J.M. Barrie
― J.M. Barrie
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