— Anonymous I felt that the novel “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio” by Amara Lakhous really targets one of societies known cultural problem. When reading the novel there were no parts where it is hard for me to understand, which in this sense made it much easier for the me to […]
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A great work of literature is a piece that prompts the reader to think beyond their beliefs…
—Justine Galvan For me, a great work of literature is a piece that prompts the reader to think beyond their beliefs, and “Tartuffe” does just that. Especially with the play being published in 1664, Moliere truly offered revolutionary ideas in his French drama that made people back then, and even people of today, question their […]
I would consider “Tartuffe” by Moliere to be a great work…
—Anonymous I would consider “Tartuffe” by Moliere to be a great work because of its commentary on not only society during the Reformation, but on hypocrisy in general. Although the play is a satire and uses humor to deliver the message, I think it does a great job of providing an alternate point of view […]
The reasons I enjoyed this reading may well be reasons for others to avoid it
—Anonymous I consider “A Modest Proposal” to be a “Great Work”. Before I go into specifics as to why I was fond of this particular text, I’d like to mention that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the reasons I enjoyed this reading may well be reasons for others to avoid it. […]
It should contain the theatricality of dramas and the authenticity of our real life
—Lin Xi If I were asked what a great work is, I would say that it should contain the theatricality of dramas and the authenticity of our real life. In my opinion, Tartuffe is such a work. As a person with little knowledge of Catholicism and church, I thought it was a ridiculous story about […]
