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3/27/2005 8:55:34 PM
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The best literary classic
Well I just finished Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, and I'd have to say that asides from the Iliad, it is the best classic I have ever read. I mean, its a story about a mad Russian who murders two women with an axe, and then slowly undergoes soul decay before accepting redemption. An excellant read..I must say. Which is your favorite classic?
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War and Peace was an excellant read, dealing primarily with the ravages of war and the accounts of certain noble houses during the Napoleonic era. Both Tolstoy and Dostoevsky are my favorite authors.
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Heinlein's [i]Stranger in a Strange Land[/i] Adams' [i]Hitchhikers Guide[/i] series.
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war and peace Republic hippocratic oath atlas shruged the fountain head Grey's anatomy Stranger in a strange land
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Life of Pi and the Hobbit.
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Mine is The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The count overcomes adversity and triumphs over his enemies in the end.
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Lord of the Flies
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I am impressed with your mad editing skills [Edited on 3/28/2005 7:29:56 AM]
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I did not say that Mein Kampf was not literature but it is most definetly not a classic by any measure. As for the Club part I think I do not need to justify a response to that. As far as your copy and paste abilities I am glad to see that you are able to manipulate the mouse and keyboard. [Edited on 3/28/2005 7:29:56 AM]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] swifty360 Club International is not literature. Mein Kampf is an autobiography. [/quote] Ever hear of a joke? Also, who is to say that an autobiography can't be literature? (note: i was joking when i said Mein Kampf) Main Entry: lit·er·a·ture Pronunciation: 'li-t&-r&-"chur, 'li-tr&-"chur, 'li-t&(r)-"chur, -ch&r, -"tyur, -"tur Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin litteratura writing, grammar, learning, from litteratus 1 archaic : literary culture 2 : the production of literary work especially as an occupation 3 a (1) : writings in prose or verse; especially : writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest (2) : an example of such writings
b : the body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age c : the body of writings on a particular subject d : printed matter (as leaflets or circulars) 4 : the aggregate of a usually specified type of musical compositions -
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Olorin21 The Silmarilion by J.R.R Tolkien. if you liked the lord of the rings you should read this. sorry Ename Nep pressed wrong button and sent this to you as a message too.[/quote]Funny, I just read my favorite part from that this morning. My favorite classic is [b]Don Quixote[/b] by Cervantes.
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I have read quite a bit. Not just fiction and modern novels. I have read more than I can remember. I quess you could call me educated or at least learned. Now though I must say that for the people who have been posting in this thread. Club International is not literature. Mein Kampf is an autobiography. Fahrenheit 451 is fiction. Jack London is a good author and yes for "kids" to read. However, if you go back and read his novels a second time after you are older you may still be able to learn something. As for the majority of other works posted. Define classic. By what system are you determining that it is a classic. Now for the number one peeve so far...... Newton is a scientist that defined the laws of motion. Not a series of books written in the twentieth century. You would be referring to Isaac Asimov one of the greatest science fiction writers to ever live. The only reason that is my number one peeve is that is my favorite author. As for my favorite literary classic. Try Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift not a movie or cartoon the complete book. Oh and don't just skip through read the book. But then I figure I should say that for everything you read.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] tex mex matt Jack London is a good author[/quote] for 12 year olds to read
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Jack London is a good author
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i hardly believe that a Star Wars novel belongs in the "best literary classic" thread
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The Hobbit, Halo series, Harry Potter, LotR, The Giver, Star Wars Heir to the Republic, White Fang (see sig), Call of the Wild, Number the Stars [Edited on 3/27/2005 6:12:17 PM]
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I think Chuck Palahniuck (author of the novel Fight Club) writes modern day classics. Survivor, Choke, Lullaby, all these are must reads
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Well I recently finished an essay on Candide by Voltaire which was good for the period which it was written but not one of my favorites.One of my favorites that might be considered a classic is LOTR but I do love those Halo novels.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Texas Ben We are [i]very[/i] close to being there. Did you know that close to 80% of people haven't read a book since graduating (high school or college). I saw that in my english teacher's room... Oh well. [/quote] Im glad I'm one of the 20% but I think that might be a little off. (did you understand my comment about the sea shell in the ear, from 451?)
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If what your saying is actually a fact...... well thats scary.
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We are [i]very[/i] close to being there. Did you know that close to 80% of people haven't read a book since graduating (high school or college). I saw that in my english teacher's room... Oh well.
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That still doesn't make it non-fiction, if you read that book you would know that we aren't even close to being there yet. give it another 20 years and it may become non-fiction. (farenheit 451 was more entertaining than 1984, but equally prophetic. hold on, let me take the sea shell out of my ear............. [Edited on 3/27/2005 5:46:22 PM]
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Not really... Farenheit 451 was more prophetic... indeed, you can already see [i]many[/i] parralells between the book and today. Try and imagine the world of Farenheit 451 if books [i]weren't[/i] illegal. It ends up almost exactly like today.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Texas Ben Farenheit 451 is a great peice of nonfiction. [/quote] It's very similar to 1984
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Kim by Rudyard Kipling was another one of my favorites.
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Farenheit 451 is a great peice of nonfiction.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ImpulseBenji The Great Gatsby Unless you consider The Hobbit a classic...[/quote] I just read The Great Gatsby...ughh, i don't like it. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a good book though.
