Literary Works 1-24
24 entries in the Literary Works compendium.
Silent SpringA 1962 book that exposed DDT's harm and sparked environmentalism.Song of RolandOldest surviving major work of French literature.Songs of Innocence and of ExperienceIllustrated poems exploring contrary states of the human soul.Summa TheologicaUnfinished summary of Catholic theology by Thomas Aquinas.TartuffeA farce about a hypocrite who feigns religious devotion.The Adventures of TintinBelgian comic series about a young reporter and his dog.The Art of WarAncient Chinese military treatise attributed to strategist Sun Tzu.The BacchaeEuripides' posthumous tragedy about Dionysus' revenge on Thebes.The Brothers KaramazovFinal novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, exploring faith, doubt, and patricide.The Canterbury TalesA collection of tales told by pilgrims on a journey.The Catcher in the RyeD. Salinger. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themeThe Chronicles of NarniaSeven portal fantasy novels set in the magical land of Narnia.The Color PurpleA Pulitzer-winning epistolary novel exploring race, gender, and resilience.The Grapes of WrathAmerican realist novel about Dust Bowl migrants.The Hunchback of Notre-DameA French Gothic novel centered on Quasimodo and Notre-Dame Cathedral.The Importance of Being EarnestA farcical comedy of double lives and mistaken identity.The Little PrinceA novella about a young prince visiting planets and Earth.The Lord of the RingsAn epic high fantasy novel set in Middle-earth.The MetamorphosisA salesman wakes transformed into a monstrous vermin.The Old Man and the SeaIt was the last major fictional work Hemingway published during his lifetime. The novella The Rime of the Ancient MarinerA poem about a sailor's supernatural voyage and guilt.The Sound and the FuryA modernist novel of a decaying Southern family.The Stranger (Camus novel)It follows Meursault, an indifferent French Algerian man who, weeks after his mother's funThe Tale of GenjiA Heian-era tale of courtly life and love.
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