—Anonymous For one to be considered great, it has to be considerably above the normal or average. Any literature can be good, but it’s different for a literature to be considered a “Great Work.” In order for a story to be considered a “Great Work”, it must have lessons that pertain to one’s life no […]
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A Great Work can be classified…
—Anonymous A Great Work can be classified as a living document. It is a piece of work that is able to remain relevant to all people, regardless of age or class, in any time period. The parables of the Scholar’s Guide, by Petrus Alfonsus, are considered to be Great Works of literature because of their […]
I had an idea that I would be reading…
—Ana Bushi I had an idea that I would be reading a Homeric work as soon as I knew that I was going to enroll for an English course on “great works of literature”, so The Odyssey did not come as a surprise to me. I believe that it is fair to consider this literary […]
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator …
— Mingma Sherpa Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous is one ofmy favorite readings that I have done so far. The book contains humor, mystery, and the struggles that immigrants have to face while trying to settle in a new country. The book is a great work of literature as the […]
One Elevator that Can Teach Us All a Lesson
— Adel Alaiev The importance of tolerance cannot be understated, especially in our world today. Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous doesn’t need intricate diction and clever literary language to effectively portray it’s message. What makes this novel a great work is its simple approach to unpacking the huge […]
