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THE CONSPIRACY THRILLER MYSTERY IN WORLD LITERATURE–UMBERTO ECO’S “FOUCAULT’S PENDULUM” & “THE NAME OF THE ROSE” AND THOMAS PYNCHON’S “GRAVITY’S RAINBOW” & “AGAINST THE DAY”—–FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on July 27, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco My rating: 5 of 5 stars THE CONSPIRACY THRILLER MYSTERY IN WORLD LITERATURE–UMBERTO ECO’S “FOUCAULT’S PENDULUM” & “THE NAME OF THE ROSE” AND THOMAS PYNCHON’S “GRAVITY’S RAINBOW” & “AGAINST THE DAY”—–FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM … Continue reading →

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IN PRAISE OF EDWARD SNOWDEN

Posted on July 21, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

IN PRAISE OF EDWARD SNOWDEN IN Tags: #EdwardSnowden, #InPraiseOfEdwardSnowden,#SnowdenWatch The continuing spectacle of the enforced limbo of Edward Snowden in the “no man’s land” of the transit zone of Moscow’s Scheremetchevo Airport gives us increasing cause to ponder and reflect … Continue reading →

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Five Poems from Spiritus Mundi by Robert Sheppard—Published in Recours au Poème—French Journal of World Poetry, July 2013—Magellantic Vision—–Check it Out!

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Five Poems from Spiritus Mundi by Robert Sheppard—Published in Recours au Poème—French Journal of World Poetry, July 2013—Magellantic Vision—–Check it Out! You are invited to read five poems from Spiritus Mundi by Robert Sheppard Published July, 2013 in Recours au … Continue reading →

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“THE LOVE SUICIDES AT AMIJIMA” OF CHIKAMATSU, “ROMEO AND JULIET” & THE ARCHETYPE OF THE STAR-CROSSED LOVERS IN WORLD LITERATURE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on July 17, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu by Monzaemon Chikamatsu My rating: 5 of 5 stars “THE LOVE SUICIDES AT AMIJIMA” OF CHIKAMATSU, “ROMEO AND JULIET” & THE ARCHETYPE OF THE STAR-CROSSED LOVERS IN WORLD LITERATURE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS … Continue reading →

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DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY & THE ARCHETYPE OF THE COSMIC JOURNEY TO HEAVEN AND HELL IN WORLD LITERATURE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on July 14, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri My rating: 5 of 5 stars DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY & THE ARCHETYPE OF THE COSMIC JOURNEY TO HEAVEN AND HELL IN WORLD LITERATURE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT … Continue reading →

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A MODEST OLYMPIC PROPOSAL: REVIVAL OF DE COUBERTIN’S CULTURAL OLYMPICS EVENTS FOR WORLD LITERATURE & THE ARTS IN THE SUMMER AND WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES

Posted on July 5, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

A MODEST OLYMPIC PROPOSAL: REVIVAL OF DE COUBERTIN’S CULTURAL OLYMPICS EVENTS FOR WORLD LITERATURE & THE ARTS IN THE SUMMER AND WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES By Robert Sheppard, Editor-in-Chief, World Literature Forum It is a largely forgotten fact that the founding … Continue reading →

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GOETHE’S FAUST—-THE IMMORTAL CLASSIC OF HUMAN ASPIRATION—–FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on July 3, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Faust, A Tragedy: Interpretive Notes, Contexts, Modern Criticism by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe My rating: 5 of 5 stars GOETHE’S FAUST—-THE IMMORTAL CLASSIC OF HUMAN ASPIRATION—–FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Johann … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Archetypes in Literature, Arnold The Function of Criticism at the Present Time, Book Reviews, Book Reviews by Robert Sheppard, Canon of World Literature, Classicism, Classicism in Faust, Criticism, Dante, Devil Archetype, Divine Comedy, Engels & World Literature, Eternal Feminine, Ewige Weibliche, Existentialism, Faust, Faust Archetype, Faust Part I, Faust Part II, Globalization, Goethe, Goethe & Romanticism, Goethe's Classicism, Goethe's Faust, Goethe's Faust & Spiritus Mundi Novel by Robert Sheppard, Goethe's The Mothers, Helen of Troy, Honunculus, Literary Criticism, Literary Theory, Marx & World Literature, Matthew Arnold, Matthew Arnold & World Literature, Modernity, Robert Sheppard, Robert Sheppard Editor-in-Chief, Romanticism, Romanticism in Faust, Spiritus Mundi, Spiritus Mundi Book I The Novel, Spiritus Mundi Book II The Romance, Spiritus Mundi Novel by Robert Sheppard, Symbolism, The Great Global Novel, The Great World Novel, The Mothers, Theory of Literature, Tragedy, Vergil, Weltliteratur, World Literature, World Literature Classics and Masterpieces, World Literature Forum | 1 Comment

DON QUIXOTE—THE FIRST MODERN NOVEL IN WORLD LITERATURE—TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM!—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on June 29, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra My rating: 5 of 5 stars DON QUIXOTE—THE FIRST MODERN NOVEL IN WORLD LITERATURE—TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM!—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF For most … Continue reading →

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THE MEETING OF THE FOUR WORLDS THAT GAVE BIRTH TO THE TWO WORLDS THAT BECAME OUR WORLD—EL CID—THE EPIC SAGA OF THE IDEAL NOBLE LORD IN THE CROSS-CULTURAL WORLD OF THE 12TH CENTURY IBERIAN PENINSULA—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on June 18, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

El Cid by Geraldine McCaughrean My rating: 4 of 5 stars THE MEETING OF THE FOUR WORLDS THAT GAVE BIRTH TO THE TWO WORLDS THAT BECAME OUR WORLD—EL CID—THE EPIC SAGA OF THE IDEAL NOBLE LORD IN THE CROSS-CULTURAL WORLD … Continue reading →

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Vote for Your Favorite Actress for the Role of Maria in the Mexico City Episode of the Futurist Adventure Novel Spiritus Mundi!————-Christina Aquilera, Cameron Diaz, Selina Gomez, Shakira, Penelope Cruz, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Ivana Baquero, Eva Longoria, Alice Braga, Angelina Jolie !!!

Posted on June 18, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

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Five Poems from Spiritus Mundi by Robert Sheppard—Published in Recours au Poème—French Journal of World Poetry, July 2013—Magellantic Vision—–Check it Out!

“THE LOVE SUICIDES AT AMIJIMA” OF CHIKAMATSU, “ROMEO AND JULIET” & THE ARCHETYPE OF THE STAR-CROSSED LOVERS IN WORLD LITERATURE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY & THE ARCHETYPE OF THE COSMIC JOURNEY TO HEAVEN AND HELL IN WORLD LITERATURE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A MODEST OLYMPIC PROPOSAL: REVIVAL OF DE COUBERTIN’S CULTURAL OLYMPICS EVENTS FOR WORLD LITERATURE & THE ARTS IN THE SUMMER AND WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES

GOETHE’S FAUST—-THE IMMORTAL CLASSIC OF HUMAN ASPIRATION—–FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

DON QUIXOTE—THE FIRST MODERN NOVEL IN WORLD LITERATURE—TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM!—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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