The Lives of the Twelve Caesars |
C.Suetonius Tranquilius (72 - 130) |
The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies: Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire (Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, titus, and Domitian). The Twelve Caesars was very important after it was written in 121 CE and remains an important historical source. It was one of the major sources for Robert Graves' I Claudius and Claudius the God later adapted and dramatised by the BBC. |
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Lady Windermeres Fan |
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) |
A satire on Victorian morals and marriage.
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Tanglewood Tales |
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
A retelling of Greek myths, aimed mainly at children.
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The Canterville Ghost |
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) |
A satire where a an ambassador, representing American materialism, takes up residence in a reputedly haunted house while serving at the Court of St. James.
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman |
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 - 1797) |
Written in 1792 it is one of the earliest works on "the woman question". The controversial life of its author caused the earliest feminists to distance themselves from the work. Some major themes include education for girls, the debased position of women in society, the necessary equality of men and women, and the right of women to work. |
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Aesop's Fables |
Aesop ( - ) |
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (vol 1) |
John Locke (1632 - 1704) |
This essay is Locke's most famous work. It concerns that nature of human knowledge and understanding. It was one of the primary sources for empiricism, influenced many enlightenment philosophers like David Hume and Bishop Berkeley. The main thrust of the essay is that man does not have innate ideas or principals, that all are developed by experience. Volume one is devoted to disproving the theory of innate ideas. Volume two shows how ideas, principals, and morals are formed from experience. |
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