English Literary Classics
This tragedy by William Shakespeare features the ill-fated love story of two young lovers from feuding families in Verona
Romeo and Juliet
Known for works like The Tyger and Songs of Innocence and Experience, this poet is famous for his visionary and often mystical poetry.
William Blake
This 18th-century movement emphasized reason, order, and the pursuit of knowledge, as seen in the works of Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson.
Enlightenment
This Shakespeare play tells the tragic tale of the young lovers, Romeo and Juliet.
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Romeo and Juliet
Published in 1813, this novel by Jane Austen explores the relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and the wealthy but aloof Mr. Darcy.
Pride and Prejudice
This poet, best known for his long poem The Prelude, was one of the key figures in the English Romantic movement.
William Wordsworth
This 19th-century literary movement, centered on nature, emotion, and the sublime, is exemplified by the works of Wordsworth and Coleridge.
Romanticism
This Shakespeare play features the famous soliloquy "To be, or not to be," delivered by the Prince of Denmark.
Hamlet
In this epic poem by John Milton, the fallen angel Satan plots to corrupt humanity by tempting Adam and Eve.
Paradise Lost
This poet's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and The Waste Land are landmarks of modernist poetry, filled with fragmentation and despair.
T.S. Eliot
This early 20th-century movement, characterized by a break with traditional forms and an exploration of the unconscious, is represented by writers like James Joyce and Virginia Woolf.
Modernism
In this Shakespeare tragedy, Macbeth is driven to murder his king, spurred by a prophecy and the manipulation of his wife.
Macbeth
This novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1818, tells the story of a scientist who creates a living being from body parts, only for the creature to turn vengeful.
Frankenstein
In this 19th-century movement, writers like Charles Dickens and George Eliot focused on social issues, class struggles, and the moral dilemmas of industrial society.
Realism
This historical play by Shakespeare tells the story of King Henry V and his victory at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War.
Henry V