Sentences with phrase «great classic literature»

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We owe a great deal, of course, to the classic cultures of Greece and Rome, but we tend to read back into the ancient literature conceptions that the classic authors did not really hold.

And since I somehow got through high school and college without ever taking a literature course (except for drama lit in college, which was great, but it was very specific in genre), I am currently trying to read a few classics every year.

In case you are hoping for some educational opportunities during the warm months, a couple of classic literature titles have been adapted to the big screen: The Great Gatsby and Much Ado About Nothing.

I adore Ray Bradley's dystopian classic, a 1984-esque totalitarian future with literature - destroying firemen, and with Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon filling out the frame and Rain Bahrani (the underrated and under - seen 99 Homes) behind the camera this could be a page - to - screen project of great intrigue.

We have a couple of 1940s British classics in Henry V and Kind Hearts and Coronets on Saturday and Sunday respectively, plus some adaptations of great 19th and 20th century literature — A Streetcar Named Desire on Monday, and The Heiress and Cyrano de Bergerac on Sunday.

Lucrecia Martel, Argentina / Brazil / Spain, 2017, 115m U.S. Premiere The great Lucrecia Martel ventures into the realm of historical fiction and makes the genre entirely her own in this adaptation of Antonio di Benedetto's 1956 classic of Argentinean literature.

But it's actually one of his most underrated movies, one of the most faithful of all adaptations of great 20th century literature, and a classic tale that, as Welles says in the prologue, has «the logic of a nightmare.»

Anniversaries, TV shows, movies, documentaries and even little old publishers with good intentions and limited funds can draw people's attention to the wealth of truly classic literature available in individual slices for less than a cup of coffee, but it takes a co-ordinated and sustained effort, based on nothing more or less than a belief in the inherent worth, to individuals, to society and, especially, to children and young people, of great books and of the power of reading.

As they get older, our young African American students deserve support in terms of being exposed to great books and great literature so they're learning to read, but as they begin to read to learn, they are exposed to a little bit of everything — great books and literature across various cultures as well as the classics.

Those mini precursors to the graphic novel saved a lot of us come final exam time, but they were also a great tool to use in order to understand great writers» works, to peruse timeless works of literature in order to decide to read the full edition, and to simply be more well - rounded in terms of having been exposed to the classics.

Along with the usual suspects of Great Literature ™ (The Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Little Women) and beloved children's classics (the Harry Potter series, Where the Red Fern Grows, Charlotte's Web), there are some interesting and not - so - surprising choices as well: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah, the Fifty Shades of Grey series, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, and Another Country by James Baldwin.

The other is one of literature's great classics, a book that transcended the racism of the time to give an honest portrayal of racism and black - white interaction long before those topics became academic or popular.

If you prefer graphic novels over classic literature — or if reading walls of text on the iPad's LCD screen strains your eyes — the iPad still makes a great dedicated reader.

Like a great piece of classic literature it works on many levels — a simple story of two strangers who will transform each other's lives, a page - turning psychological thriller and a story about faith, doubt, and love.

Our reviewer Elizabeth Atwood gave high praise: «An excellent example of a present - day writer taking on a classic, Havisham gives the reader food for thought while reviving one of the great characters of Victorian literature.»

A new app for remembering great ideas; a posthumous story collection by Maeve Binchy; meals from classic literature; and other news.

Planetebook.com has a great collection of free classic literature ebooks available for download.

Connecting Children with Classics: A Reader - Centered Approach to Selecting and Promoting Great Literature by by Meagan Lacy and Pauline Dewan.

Celebrate the Classics is a short look at what makes a great book, why we should read classic literature, and how to go about reading and celebrating these book.

Whether you're a teacher hoping to inspire students to love the classics or simply a curious mind looking to understand the great literature that has shaped the foundations of our society, this book will give you concrete tips for reading and enjoying classic literature.

You can also download more than 34,000 free ebooks — mostly great novels and classic literature — from a web site called Project Gutenberg.

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I'm sure this will all get sorted out over time, as more editions become available for great works of classic literature.

Since launching the Free Content Alerts column, which highlights sites and platforms where ebooks and econtent may be downloaded and read for free, we've brought to our readers» attention 10 great sites to recommend to anyone looking for quality content online in digital format, particularly those unable to access quality ebooks through their local libraries, ranging from classics to professional literature and from popular fiction to scholarly monographs.

A whodunit inspired by classic literature, a tour - de-force story of a conflicted artist and the latest from Robert Galbraith (also known as J.K. Rowling) make for great listening this month.

Cats have a long cherished presence in literature; from ancient India's «Mahabharata» and «Ramayana» (circa 5th / 4th century BCE) to great classics from the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Great Railway Bazaar — He's claimed it is not his favorite of his non-fiction books, but it is a classic in travel literature.

The usage of actual oil paintings and classic literature draws great parallels from their own symbolism to the game's symbolism.

Along with the usual suspects of Great Literature ™ (The Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Little Women) and beloved children's classics (the Harry Potter series, Where the Red Fern Grows, Charlotte's Web), there are some interesting and not - so - surprising choices as well: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah, the Fifty Shades of Grey series, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, and Another Country by James Baldwin.

From classic literature and great biographies to travel suggestions — a list of books for inspiration and reflection.