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SPIRITUS MUNDI BY ROBERT SHEPPARD NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS PUSHCART 2014 AWARD– GET YOUR FREE COPY OF SPIRITUS MUNDI NOW DURING THE PUSHCART PRIZE FREE GIVEAWAY CELEBRATION FROM THANKSGIVING TO CHRISTMAS

SPIRITUS MUNDI BY ROBERT SHEPPARD NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS PUSHCART 2014 AWARD– GET YOUR FREE COPY OF SPIRITUS MUNDI NOW DURING THE PUSHCART PRIZE FREE GIVEAWAY CELEBRATION FROM THANKSGIVING TO CHRISTMAS World Literature Forum is  honored to announce that Spiritus Mundi, … Continue reading

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A UNITED NATIONS PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME

A UNITED NATIONS PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME The great problems of our times – such as the World Economic Crisis,  war and peace, Global Warming and climate change, international terrorism, epidemic diseases such as AIDS -– … Continue reading

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SPIRITUS MUNDI BY ROBERT SHEPPARD NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS PUSHCART 2014 AWARD– FREE GIVAWAY CELEBRATION WEEK OF DEC 1

SPIRITUS MUNDI BY ROBERT SHEPPARD NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS PUSHCART 2014 AWARD– GET YOUR FREE COPY OF SPIRITUS MUNDI NOW DURING THE PUSHCART PRIZE FREE GIVAWAY CELEBRATION FROM THANKSGIVING TO CHRISTMAS World Literature Forum is  honored to announce that Spiritus Mundi, … Continue reading

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FROM THE SALONS TO THE BARRICADES: THE RISE OF WOMEN OF LETTERS IN WORLD LITERATURE IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES–MADAME DE SCUDERY, DE LA FAYETTE, DE SEVIGNE, DE STAEL, ANNE FINCH, COUNTESS OF WINCHELSEA, APHRA BEHN & MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft My rating: 4 of 5 stars FROM THE SALONS TO THE BARRICADES: THE RISE OF WOMEN OF LETTERS IN WORLD LITERATURE IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES–MADAME DE SCUDERY, DE … Continue reading

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WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE GREAT HISTORIANS OF WORLD HISTORY–HERODOTUS, THUCYDIDES, SIMA QIAN, IBN KHALDUN, THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE MONGOLS, JULIUS CAESAR, PLUTARCH, LIVY, POLYBIUS, TACITUS, GIBBON, MARX, SPENGLER & TOYNBEE—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Lives, Vol 1 by Plutarch My rating: 5 of 5 stars WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE GREAT HISTORIANS OF WORLD HISTORY–HERODOTUS, THUCYDIDES, SIMA QIAN, IBN KHALDUN, THE SECRET HISTORY OF … Continue reading

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A TALE OF TWO RINGS: EPIC AND ARCHETYPE IN TOLKIEN’S “LORD OF THE RINGS“ & WAGNER’S “THE RING OF THE NIBELUNGEN”—PLUS “THE NORSE PROSE EDDA,” “THE VOLSUNGA SAGA” AND THE “NIBELUNGENLIED”—–FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars A TALE OF TWO RINGS: EPIC AND ARCHETYPE IN TOLKIEN’S “LORD OF THE RINGS“ & WAGNER’S “THE RING OF THE NIBELUNGEN”—PLUS “THE NORSE PROSE EDDA,” “THE … Continue reading

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Crisis in Syria: Humanitarian Intervention in Syria in International Law, Moral Responsibility & the Distortions of Geopolitical and Technological Moral Hazard

Crisis in Syria:  Humanitarian Intervention in Syria in  International Law,  Moral Responsibility & the Distortions of Geopolitical and Technological Moral Hazard   #MoralHazard, #GeopoliticalMoralHazard, #SuperpowerMoralHazard,#IsraeliMoralHazard, #TechMoralHazard, #SyriaCrisis       By: Robert Sheppard, Professor of International Law   The recent … Continue reading

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FOLKTALES AND FABLES IN WORLD LITERATURE–THE PANCHATANTRA, THE INDIAN AESOP, LA FONTAINE’S FABLES, THE PALI JATAKAS, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, CHARLES PERRAULT’S MOTHER GOOSE, THE CHINESE MONKEY KING, JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS’ TAR-BABY & THE AMERINDIAN COYOTE AND TRICKSTER TALES —-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Panchatantra: The Complete Version by Vishnu Sharma My rating: 5 of 5 stars FOLKTALES AND FABLES IN WORLD LITERATURE–THE PANCHATANTRA, THE INDIAN AESOP, LA FONTAINE’S FABLES, THE PALI JATAKAS, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, CHARLES PERRAULT’S MOTHER GOOSE, THE CHINESE MONKEY KING, … Continue reading

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WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTRODUCTION TO LATIN-AMERICAN LITERATURE—GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ, JORGE LUIS BORGES, OCTAVIO PAZ, PABLO NERUDA, MARIO VARGAS LLOSA —-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez My rating: 5 of 5 stars WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTRODUCTION TO LATIN-AMERICAN LITERATURE—GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ, JORGE LUIS BORGES, OCTAVIO PAZ, … Continue reading

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WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LITERATURE—CHINUA ACHEBE’S “THINGS FALL APART.” WOLE SOYINKA’S “DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN,” J.M. COETZEE, LEOPOLD SENGHOR, NADINE GORDIMER & NAGUIB MAFOUZ —-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe My rating: 5 of 5 stars WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LITERATURE—CHINUA ACHEBE’S “THINGS FALL APART.” WOLE SOYINKA’S “DEATH AND THE KING’S … Continue reading

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