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Pygmalion

Pygmalion

by Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw’s romantic comedy play Pygmalion narrates the lives of Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, a  Cockney flower girl who was trained on etiquette by the professor. Contrary to his expectations, Higgings could not wins her heart, as Doolittle finally falls in love with Freddy Eynsford-Hill, a poor gentleman not belongi..

Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs

by Ritter von Leopold

Austrian novelist Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s novel  Venus in Furs explores the human minds which cannot be taken for granted in extreme situations.  Severin von Kusiemski’s extreme infatuation with Wanda von Dunajew, turned his life into a pathetic one, when he desire fully asked her to treat his as sexual slave. He would never have expe..

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

by D. H. Lawrence

Sons and lovers is a controversial novel by written by English novelist D.H Lawrence, which explores the life of Gertrude Coppard, who ignores the conventional barriers of sexual desires and went on to create relationships with her own sons, ignoring her husband. While the intimacy of her sons slowly starts dilute, when they encounter with their su..

Women in Love

Women in Love

by D. H. Lawrence

Another controversial novel from D.H Lawrence, Women in love explores the sexual intimacy of similar genders. Gudrun Brangwen and Ursula, encounter their pair through their pair Industrialist Gerald Crich and intellectual Rupert Birkin. As the relationships starts progress, both pairs realize the relationship cannot last long but what the sisters u..

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

by John Milton

Considered by many literary critics as the first epic of English literature, John Milton’s Paradise lost became one of the most influential poetry ever written in English language. It is interesting to note that John has dictated this work to her daughters and eventually transcribed all parts of the poetry. This great work put John Milton to the li..

Candide

Candide

by Voltaire

Candide a French satire written by Voltaire, narrates the story of Candide, an illegitimate member of Baron family.  Expelled from the castle for falling in love with Cunégonde, daughter of Baron, his life turns into a misery. The main character travels to various countries with optimism taught by his philosopher Pangloss. The sarcastic theme ..

Satyricon

Satyricon

by Petronius Arbiter

Satyricon is one of the oldest fiction work of Roman courtier Gaius Petronius Arbiter. While the most of the original manuscript is not intact, this work is narrated by the key character Encolpius and his efforts to retain his servant Giton from his friend Asciltos, who happened to be in intimate relationship with him. Though falls under Satire, th..

The Decameron

The Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron is novella written by Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian poet narrated through a group of people in fear of black death.  These stories guide the way to live life encountering with romance, love, death, grief and fear. It would be noteworthy that Decameron has been referred in the works of Shakespeare and Saucer. ..