"The Little Prince" is a contemporary fairytale whose plot is surreal and made up, but has real characters. The author wanted to show us the problems of modern ages. He talks about the lack of love and finding of it as well as the loneliness of people. We can see the story as an allegory that leads us to the moral of … [Read more...] about The Little Prince
Germinal
"Germinal" is the 13th novel of the famous cycle Rougon-Macquart and the second novel about working class. The main theme of the novel is the sufferings of miners and their struggle for survival. It is one of the first novels with whom the author tried to show the confrontation between the capitalists and the working … [Read more...] about Germinal
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
''The wonderful Wizard of Oz'' is a beautiful story and the author himself defined it as a modern fairytale. We have to keep in mind that even though it has been more than hundred years since this book was published it still carries the name of a modern fairytale. It was published around the time that the Brothers … [Read more...] about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Song of Roland
In the medieval times, epic poems were transferred from generation to generation by mouth. They were formed as longer stories in verses that described historical events. In this case, we have a Spanish historical event. The history is here represented by a Christian and moral way following the knight virtues that can … [Read more...] about The Song of Roland
The Poem of the Cid
The medieval Spain was divided into few smaller countries, and the Arabs ruled one of them. War was an everyday thing there. Sometimes the citizens would fight with each other, and sometimes they would stand united against the Arabs. All of that circumstances created this epic poem or epopea. In Spain, as well as … [Read more...] about The Poem of the Cid
Oedipus Rex / Oedipus the King
"Oedipus the King" is one of the most famous Greek tragedies and its plot is based on the myth about Oedipus. This tragedy is considered one of the best tragedies regarding plot and fable organization - dating from Aristotle era. Like in many other dramatic and epic works everything starts "in media res" - in the … [Read more...] about Oedipus Rex / Oedipus the King
Epic of Gilgamesh
''Epic of Gilgamesh'' is a story about friendship and the always present human wish to be immortal. The wish is wrapped around with the sad idea that a human cannot fulfill it. In the works of the Sumerians and Homer gods have faults and are similar to humans but they are immortal. In the Babylon-Sumerian version a … [Read more...] about Epic of Gilgamesh
A Hero of Our Time
"A Hero of Our Time" is the most important Lermont's work, the first Russian psychological novel and the announcement of Russian realistic writing. The main character is Pechorin, one of the first European characters of contradiction that is divided between being tired of pleasures but still unable to love and settle … [Read more...] about A Hero of Our Time
The Song of the Nibelungs
The Song of the Nibelungs is a German epic from the knight era and it is based on German history. It was even named the German Iliad and the cause of that is that the song contains myths and history. It was discovered by J.H. Obereit in 1775 in the castle Hohenems where he found some scriptures. The scientific … [Read more...] about The Song of the Nibelungs
The Old Man and the Sea
''The Old Man and the Sea'' is a novel which could be named a short novel also and it was published in 1952 for the first time in the magazine Life. It is written as a inner monologue in which we find out the thoughts of the main character. The plot is not the center of this literary work. The theme is the … [Read more...] about The Old Man and the Sea