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2 de mai. de 2024 · Romanticism is a literary movement spanning roughly 1790–1850. The movement was characterized by a celebration of nature and the common man, a focus on individual experience, an idealization of women, and an embrace of isolation and melancholy. Prominent Romantic writers include John Keats, William Wordsworth, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Mary ...
6 de mai. de 2024 · The fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings was originally published in three parts (1954–55) by J.R.R. Tolkien. It tells the story of the hobbit Frodo Baggins and the Ring of Invisibility, and it became highly influential. Peter Jackson adapted the novel into three highly acclaimed films in 2001–03.
11 de mai. de 2024 · 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.
Há 6 dias · As the novel proceeds, Flaubert gradually expands its cast of important characters — there are at least 20 — to depict a significant cross-section of mid-19th-century Parisian society.
Há 1 dia · Aspects of the novels' plots and their adaptations are based upon settings, characters, and events in European history. Most of Westeros is reminiscent of high medieval Europe, from its geography and castles to its cultures, the feudal system, palace intrigues, and the knights' tournaments.
Há 1 dia · Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce. Parts of it were first serialized in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, and the entire work was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce's fortieth birthday. It is considered one of the most important works of modernist ...
Há 5 dias · Visually stand out in a crowded bookstore – or as an online thumbnail; Legibly state the title and the author’s name (you’d be surprised by how many covers fall at this hurdle); Communicate the book’s tone and genre. This third point is crucial to commercial success. Readers know what kinds of books they like.
