Tolstoy, Austen and Dickens. The legends of literature like F. Scott Fitzgerald, who could convey stories with immaculate detail and clarity, seem to have been forgotten in the 21st century. In the ...

The term “classical” is used for the literature of any language in a period notable for the excellent quality of its writers’ works. It is also a term used to note that something is pure, genuine and ...

Restlessness takes over once these classics open their grip. Pacing, voice and emotional pull turn long-revered texts into ...

I START from a patent fact,—the widespread ignorance of classical literature on the part of persons who have received a classical education. It is not the scholarship of scholars that is here impugned ...

Teachers at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Washington, voted in February to remove "To Kill a Mockingbird" from required reading material for ninth graders, while still allowing teachers to teach the ...

Classic books stand the test of time by capturing readers’ attention generation after generation. They focus on themes that people across continents, religious backgrounds, socioeconomic circumstances ...

Resistance to classics often comes from the wrong introductions. These books prove that older literature can be gripping, ...

The stunning poetry, prose, history and philosophy of classical Indian literature. Emerging in a huge new collection. We’ll dip in. The Hindu god Krishna and Gopis in the forest. (WikiCommons) Talk of ...

Ava Morris keeps a sizable collection of classical literature at her Post Falls home – with Shakespeare, Dante, Austen and T.S. Eliot among her favorite authors. Graduating June 13 from the Oaks ...

TEA proposes a required literary works list for Texas K-5 students, emphasizing timeless classics and consistency under HB ...