Daedalusa and Icarus - an Acient story created to explain natural events. Gods, goddesses, and heroes are among the characters in myths. Written by Nick Pontkis
The Gorgon's Head - from Ancient Greece. Myths. Written by Anne Terry White a Russian literature translator.
Orpheus - another myths that written by Alice Low.
From "The Analects" - by Confucius; translated by Arthur Waley
The Song of Roland - an epic poem and, as such, deals with the heroic deeds of great men. Written in the Medieval Period A.D. 450-1300. An epic that deals with the theme of betrayal. Within the confines of medieval society, betrayal of one's lord or vassal was considered the greatest violation of the feudal code.
The Decameron - written by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), an Italian poet and Renaissance Humanist.
- That's the basic plot device of Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century masterpiece, The Decameron, completed around 1352. Secluding themselves in a country estate, and telling stories to keep their minds happily occupied, the young gentlefolk leave their homes in Florence, hoping to keep the deadly contagion at bay and leave their fears behind, at least for a while. Think of The Decameron as the 14th century The Walking Dead. Replace the flesh-eating zombies with plague victims, and the guns with stories, and there you go. Boccaccio tells us that this catastrophe led to the total breakdown of society and that people began to act unnaturally toward each other.
- A New York Times critic called The Decameron "the dirtiest great book in the Western canon". It was put on the Catholic Church's first Index of Prohibited Books in 1564, and many editions were heavily censored.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - the character faced problem when other opposed or strived against them.
- the author Victor Hugo concerned with the class differences as depicted in the story.
A Day in the Country - a very touching story, a reflection of nature's beauty and the wisdom of country folks. Written by Anton Chekhov.
The Story of Keesh - a great example of classic that blends a great deal of individual effort pitted against both natural and human elements, in a way that burns the mind. The fascination with the fear of the wilderness is the alluring quality- the place in which man may either make a name for himself or go down fighting for renown. Keesh is one of those who succeeded.
The Little Prince - a children book that also read by the adults for its allegorical meaning. It was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery a french writer and aviator.
