The time in which Moliere made his famous works was classicism. It started in the mid 17th century and lasted until the end of the 18th and it was strongly developed in France. The authors paid close attention to the form, content and style of writing and all of those characteristic were inherited from the ancient … [Read more...] about Tartuffe
The White Seal - The Jungle Book
"The Jungle Book" is a book of storied linked by their themes and written by the English author and Nobel Prize winner Rudyar Kipling. They were published in magazines between 1893 and 1894. In the magazine editions the stories contained original illustrations, some of which were made by the author’s father. Even … [Read more...] about The White Seal - The Jungle Book
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - The Jungle Book
"The Jungle Book" is a book of storied linked by their themes and written by the English author and Nobel Prize winner Rudyar Kipling. They were published in magazines between 1893 and 1894. In the magazine editions the stories contained original illustrations, some of which were made by the author’s father. Even … [Read more...] about Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - The Jungle Book
Toomai of the Elephants - The Jungle Book
"The Jungle Book" is a book of storied linked by their themes and written by the English author and Nobel Prize winner Rudyar Kipling. They were published in magazines between 1893 and 1894. In the magazine editions the stories contained original illustrations, some of which were made by the author’s father. Even … [Read more...] about Toomai of the Elephants - The Jungle Book
The Red and the Black
"The red and the Black" belongs to the beginning of Realism. It is a story about the dynamic life of Julien Sorel and its tragic end. The novel is divided into two parts and it has an educational purpose. This genre first appeared in Germany and it states chronologically the main character’s important life parts. The … [Read more...] about The Red and the Black
On the River
Guy de Maupassant and Emile Zola are the most famous writers of the French naturalism. Zola even developed the theory of naturalism and he states that it should strive to show nature and human’s temper as they are. Maupassant is said to have loved water since he was a little his and in this work he uses metaphors and … [Read more...] about On the River
Canzoniere
"Canzoniere" is a book of poems composed out of two parts. Thanks to this work Petrarca, whose name was anglicized as Petrarch, became famous. The whole book of poems is inspired by his great love for Laura. This work served as a patter for other generations of writers. This book doesn’t offer a simple and a classical … [Read more...] about Canzoniere
Steppenwolf
"Steppenwolf" is a novel by Hermann Hesse, a German author, which was published in 1927. The author writes about a lonely, dissatisfied intellectual Harry Haller and he described his mental state through a battle between his human and wolf side. The novel wasn’t accepted in the beginning and was even banned in the … [Read more...] about Steppenwolf
If I Were a Grown-Up
The educational picture book "If I Were a Grown Up" shows us life through children’s eyes. Kids have a hard time understanding the values of good manners and the reasons for which they should behave and listen to their parents. Raising a kid is not an easy job but parents should understand that every order they give … [Read more...] about If I Were a Grown-Up
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
"The Story of Doctor Dolittle" is a children’s novel by the English writer Hugh Lofting. The full name of the work is "The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts". This novel is the first out of a series of 12 novels about this famous doctor … [Read more...] about The Story of Doctor Dolittle