"Inferno" is an epic poem and one of three parts of the "Divine Comedy". Dante started writing it around 1307 and finished it a bit before his death in 1321. Dante called it a comedy because in his time that was the name for a narrative that had a sad beginning but a happy ending. “Divine” […]
The Golden Goose
"The Golden Goose" unlike other Grimm's fairytales is less famous. The main character is Simpleton and he got his name because his always pulling pranks and jokes. The theme of the fairytale is the reward some can receive for doing a good deed. The plot begins suddenly, with no introduction, so there is no ordinary […]
The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats
"The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats" is one of the most famous fairytales from the Grimm's magnificent world of fairytales. The main characters are animals. The wolf represents a violent and evil person that wants to hurt innocent children. The Goats are the innocent children that listen to their parents but because of lack […]
The Snow Queen
Fairytales are read by everyone because they introduce the reader to the world of magic in a simple way. They talk about human characteristics, love and friendship. This story is about love between friends. A little girl named Gerda was getting ready to find her friend Kai who disappeared. She crossed forests, mountains and hills […]
Bluebeard
Fairytales awaken human's imagination and praise the prize that will go to those who are patient, hard-working, honest and they tell us about people's personalities which makes us think if the people we believe in re worthy of our friendship and care. The moral of this story is that what you see isn't always what […]
Lottie and Lisa
Lottie and Lisa, twins that didn't know each other, lived in their very own separate worlds. Lisa lived with her father, a famous conductor and composer in a loud and luxurious world of Viennese artists. Lottie lived with her mother, a photography editor for a publisher firm, in a much simpler place in Munich. The […]
Conrad: The Factory-Made Boy
The novel "Conrad: The Factory made boy"shows the relationship between grownups and kids in a funny and witty way. All of the characters are described realistically with their flaws and virtues. The grownups aren't always the smartest and wisest event hough they want to seem that way. Most of the time the kids have better […]
1984
The novel "1984." written by George Orwell is one of the most significant novels of world literature and for sure one of the most famous dystopian novels of all times. It speaks of the totalitarian system that rules in the future (considering the time the novel was written) and about a single person trying to […]
Book of Judith
We divide The Bible into the old and new testament books. The Old Testament books were written before the birth of Jesus Christ and the New Testament describes the political, economical and spiritual situation after his birth. The Bible got its name by a diminutive of a Greek word for a book “he biblos”. Biblos […]
Bible
We divide The Bible into the old and new testament books. The Old Testament books were written before the birth of Jesus Christ and the New Testament describes the political, economical and spiritual situation after his birth. The Bible got its name by a diminutive of a Greek word for a book “he biblos”. Biblos […]
Song of Songs
"Song of Songs" is a part of the Wisdom books from the Old Testament. It was written by Solomon which is notable from the first verse. From the title we can see that the author considered it the best song because the title itself is a superlative. “Song of Songs” tells the story about the […]
Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is the most famous book by C.S. Lewis, written in 1950. The novel is a part of a chronicle containing 7 novels and even though it was the first one published, the author recommendation is to read it as the second one. The book "The magician's nephew" is recommended […]
Dog named Mister Bossi
''Dog named Mister Bossi'' is a modern novel with fairytale features for kids, filled with fantastic motives and valuable lessons. It was written by a Hungarian writer Istvan Bekeffi. The story is about a man, whose weird life course, made him turn from a bad to a good person. As every other fairytale this one […]
The Breadwinner
This novel's plot is settled in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, during a war. We are introduced to a family that lives together in a room because their luxurious house was destroyed by a bomb. The Taliban, member's of the ruling party in Afghanistan, forbid women from exiting the house without being accompanied by a […]
Hedda Gabler
Henrik Ibsen's play "Hedda Gabler" shows the unity of time and space, a common mechanism used in playwriting in which the fable happens in a limited place and in a short time. The main character has the same name as the novel. The story follows Hedda Gabler's tragic life that, because of her own dissatisfaction […]
The Swaggering Soldier
In the play "The Swaggering Soldier" (lat. Miles Gloriosus) Plautus, a Roman comedian (254. - 184. B.C.), makes fun of human flaws such as vanity and prodigality. The comedy was written between 3rd and 2nd century B.C. and it owes its name to Pyrgopolynices who is the swaggering soldier. He always makes a great deal of […]
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
"The Growing Pain of Adrian Mole" is a modern novel by an English writer named Sue Townsend. Since her novel "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" was a great success she decide to write a sequel. This isn't the only sequel because we also have: "The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole", "Adrian Mole: From […]
About a Boy
This novel's title is a word play to Nirvana's song "About a Girl" and the band is dragged through the book as a motive, mostly used to describe Ellie and her behavior. The novel analyses the growing up theme, human's relations and the responsibility we are supposed to take in life. Also the story emphasizes […]
And Quiet Flows the Don
"And Quiet Flows the don" is a novel by a Russian author Mikhail Sholokhov. It is considered to be his life work and he wrote it for 14 years. There are 4 book of the novel. The first one was published in 1928, the second 1929, third in 1933 and the fourth in 1940. He […]
The Government Inspector
"The Government Inspector" is a comedy by Nikolai Gogol written in 1835 and performed in 1836 but it was published in 1842. The comedy is divided into 5 acts. The plot is settled in Russia in the first half of 19th century and the theme is identity swap. In a small village an important person is […]
Sinbad the Sailor - One Thousand and One Nights
The seven stories of Sinbad the Sailor are descriptions of his journeys. They are all similar but still different. The stories were told to the ruler Shahryar by Scheherezade. One all of the journeys Sinbad was convinced he'll die but his faith in Allah kept him alive. He always said that every journey was his […]
One Thousand and One Nights
"One Thousand and One Nights" is an Arab book of stories that contains legends, stories, anecdotes and others. There are many stories written in verse and characterized like art. There are many dialogues and monologs, Turkish loanwords and archaism. All of the stories are bound by the Emperor Shahryar and Scheherezade. Shahryar, the ruler of […]
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" is a work by a world-famous writer named Victor Hugo who is also known for his work "Les Miserables". The novel was published in 1831 and it is one of his famous books. With this book Hugo tried out the "historical novel". That type of novel was famous in the […]
Hamlet
William Shakespeare found his inspiration for his work in a lost play by Thomas Kyd. The plot is set in the castle Elsinore in Denmark and it has 5 acts. The true meaning of ‘'Hamlet'' isn't in the tragic destiny of the main character but in meaningless of everything because Hamlet keeps on getting the […]
The Trial
"The trial" is one of the three novels by Kafka that were unpublished and supposed to be burned. It is believed that the novel was written in between 1914 and 1923. It was published after Kafka's death in 1927. Time: beginning of 20th century Place: unknown European city Book Summary I. Josef K. is a […]
The Gospel of John
"The Gospel of John" talks about Christ's life from the day he was born to the day he was crucified. His first miracles are also described. Jesus as a boy Matthew 3, 4; Mark 1; Luke 2,3,4; John 1 Every year Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and when Jesus turned 12 […]
Candide
"Candide" is a philosophic novel by Voltaire published in 1759 in Geneva. Just a month after it was published the city council forbids it but soon the novel appeared in Paris and some other European cities. The book was a great success and got popular amongst readers but it was attacked on several occasions. During […]
Jerusalem Delivered
"Jerusalem Deliveres" is an epic written by Torquato Tasso and divided into 20 cantos. He strived for symmetrical harmony and that we can see in the fact that he spent most of his life writing this epic. The plot is settled into two basic spaces. There are places that the author invented and the authentic […]
The Pot of Gold
''The Pot of Gold'' is a play where the main motives are greed, cheapness and gold. The theme is Euclio's cheapness and greed for gold. The play is easy to read and the author makes fun of people's characteristics. There are four acts. Euclio is a poor man who finds the pot of gold and […]
Maya the Bee
"Maya the Bee" is an inspired story that at the beginning seems like a guide to the world of nature and insects. Maya, just as every other curious girl, stepped into the world bravely and everyday she discovered it more. While following Maya's footsteps the reader has an opportunity to get to know the beauties […]