Literature Study Guide

So, you are stuck with having to revise Romeo and Juliet. A Shakespearean play about a lovestruck, clueless couple with communication issues? Or Macbeth, a tiresome Scottish play with some witches with seriously bad haircuts. In the next 30 minutes, I am going to make this revision process as pain free as possible. Trust me on this.

On a visit to Jerusalem, Bruce Feiler has a revelation: the stories of the Bible occurred in real places, places he could visit today. So he sets out on a perilous 10,000 mile journey retracing the greatest stories ever told.

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is one of the great dystopian novels of it's time and is layered with many different meanings, making it a joy to read and to interpret. Our audio tutorials, written by Aimee Coelho, a passionate English teacher at Millfield School in Somerset and an exam board examiner, will furnish you with everything you need for your GCSE coursework and exam preparation.

his FastReads summary offers supplementary material to The Nix to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, this FastReads summary is here to help. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Whether you are currently aspiring, succeeding, or failing, ego is always lurking around. It limits your attempt to build, to maintain, or to recover. Ryan Holiday's best-selling book, Ego Is The Enemy offers practical wisdom to overcome your inner ego and find real success.

Oscar Wilde's first play confronts the hypocrisy of public "morality" compared with genuine, private kindness. The reasons for its continued popularity are not difficult to identify: the play's witty dialogue contains many of Wilde's most quoted aphorisms, its stylish setting provides opportunities for elegant presentation, and its cast of memorable characters play out a story which is genuinely moving. This new audio production brings together a full cast worthy of Wilde's creative genius.

David Hume's book tackling the subject of belief in God is among the most influential in Western philosophy. Published in 1779, three years after Hume's death, without featuring the author's name, the book was deeply controversial in its day. It is now considered a masterpiece and Hume is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers writing in English.

"1984", de George Orwell, é uma obra clássica da literatura distópica, referência inequívoca quando o assunto é a imaginação de um futuro sombrio e dominado por poderes tiranos e de repressão total. Por meio desta obra, Orwell nos alerta sobre os perigos do controle governamental absoluto e evoca a importância da liberdade e da resistência. Com sua primeira edição publicada em 1949, o romance conta a história de Winston Smith, membro do Ministério da Verdade e parte de um governo global absoluto, em um mundo dominado pela guerra total.

Was Jesus a real, historical person? Was the crucifixion of Jesus real? Is their logical evidence to believe in the resurrection? Does it even matter? Seek answers, use your brain. For it is in the discovery of answers that true faith is formed.

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El inclemente retrato de la vida del empedernido jugador Alexéi Ivánovich, la psicología general de los apostadores y la atmósfera decadente de las salas de juego escritos con una veracidad hiriente y de morboso realismo que impactará hondamente al lector.

Probablemente, el cuento infantil más hermoso de todos los tiempos. Cargado de elegancia, ironía y una sensibilidad que desborda, la vieja historia del Gigante que prohibía a los niños jugar en su jardín constituye una de las páginas más celebradas y recordadas en los infantes de la actualidad.

Una de las más memorables e ingeniosas obras narrativas de todos los tiempos. Apta para todos los públicos, la gran aventura de Alicia en el país de las maravillas y sus vivencias con los extraños personajes de esas tierras (Conejo, Sombrerero, El Gato de Cheshire o la Reina de Corazones) serán el corolario de un fascinante e irresistible relato.

Julien Sorel, hijo de un carpintero del pueblo ficticio de Verrières, anhela con todas sus fuerzas salir de la abrumadora miseria en que se encuentra. Para ello, se valdra de diversos medios hasta finalmente llegar a su objetivo. Empero, su origen humilde y el hallarse enamorado de una mujer mayor que en un principio lo traiciona, lo llevarán a acariciar ideas homicidas.

Uno de los títulos más famosos de todos los tiempos. Originalmente publicada en 1915, cuenta la breve, penetrante y extraña historia de un ordinario comerciante de telas, Gregorio Samsa, que un buen día amanece convertido en una criatura no identificada que por sus rasgos, tiende a ser reconocida como una especie de cucaracha gigante.

Una delicia absoluta. Centrada en el áspero comportamiento de una bella doncella renuente a casarse (Catalina Minola), sus páginas refieren la desesperación de su padre, el rico mercader Bautista Minola; su hija menor, Blanca; y los tres pretendientes de ésta. Su consternación es evidente. Según la costumbre, el mercader no puede casar a la hija menor, si la hija mayor aún es soltera.

Una alucinante epopeya mental donde Emile Sinclair, el niño protagonista de esta novela, emerge del -Scheinwelt - (mundo de ensueño o mundo de la luz) hacia los senderos del razonamiento de la mano de un personaje enigmático, Max Demian, demiurgo que le mostrará la falsedad del orden existente y los paradigmas materialistas que antes lo rodeaban.

Emma Bovary, una bellísima mujer proveniente del campo, influenciada por las historias de amor e infelizmente casada con un apocado e ingenuo doctor, se siente profundamente infeliz. Elegirá entonces una fatal y peligrosa distracción: La infidelidad.

Un enérgico relato de aventuras de - mar, lleno de misterios y plagado de polémicas históricas. Benito Cereno es una atractiva inmersión en la insondable esencia del Mal y la escenificación del hundimiento de un mundo - la esclavitud - y el resurgimiento de otro nuevo.