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3 天前 · William Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon) was a poet, dramatist, and actor often called the English national poet. He is considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. Shakespeare occupies a position unique in world literature.
Troilus and Cressida ( c. 1601–02) Twelfth Night ( c. 1600–02) The Two Gentlemen of Verona (probably between 1590–94) The Two Noble Kinsmen * ( c. 1612–14) The Winter’s Tale ( c. 1609–11) The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering. Home Literature Plays.
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2024年5月11日 · The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel. It was published in 1925. Set in Jazz Age New York, it tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth. Commercially unsuccessful upon publication, the book is now considered a classic of American fiction.
2024年4月15日 · Plot summary. (From left) Estelle Evans, Phillip Alford, and Mary Badham in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), directed by Robert Mulligan. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression. The protagonist is Jean Louise (“Scout”) Finch, an intelligent though unconventional girl who ages ...
2024年4月1日 · Cathy Lowne Pat Bauer. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, widely beloved British children’s book by Lewis Carroll, published in 1865 and illustrated by John Tenniel. It is one of the best-known and most popular works of English-language fiction, about Alice, a young girl who dreams that she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole.
2024年4月26日 · The Scarlet Letter, novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. It is considered a masterpiece of American literature and a classic moral study. Summary. The novel is set in a village in Puritan New England. The main character is Hester Prynne, a young woman who has borne a child out of wedlock.
2024年4月11日 · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, children’s book written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly American setting, a delightfully levelheaded heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of children’s literature.
