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WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW—-WORLD THEATER—CLASSICAL DRAMA IN WORLD LITERATURE——AESCHYLUS, SOPHOCLES, EURIPIDES, ARISTOPHANES, KALIDASA, THE NATYASASTRA & CLASSICAL SANSKRIT THEATER, JAPANESE NOH, BUNRAKU AND KABUKI THEATER, CHINESE ZAJU YUAN DRAMA, MENANDER, PLAUTUS, TERENCE, SHAKESPEARE, CALDERON, RACINE & MOLIERE——FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES, ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on December 13, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW—-WORLD THEATER—CLASSICAL DRAMA IN WORLD LITERATURE——AESCHYLUS, SOPHOCLES, EURIPIDES, ARISTOPHANES, KALIDASA, THE NATYASASTRA & CLASSICAL SANSKRIT THEATER, JAPANESE NOH, BUNRAKU AND KABUKI THEATER, CHINESE ZAJU YUAN DRAMA,  MENANDER, PLAUTUS, TERENCE, SHAKESPEARE, CALDERON, … 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

Posted on September 24, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

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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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

Posted on August 26, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

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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WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTRODUCTION TO THE IMMORTAL TANG DYNASTY POETS OF CHINA—-LI BAI (LI PO), DU FU (TU FU), WANG WEI AND BAI JUYI—–THE MEETING OF THE BUDDHIST, TAOIST AND CONFUCIAN WORLDS—–FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on August 23, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Li Po and Tu Fu: Poems by Li Po My rating: 5 of 5 stars WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTRODUCTION TO THE IMMORTAL TANG DYNASTY POETS OF CHINA—-LI BAI (LI … Continue reading →

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WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE GREAT CLASSICAL NOVELS OF CHINA—-“THE DREAM OF RED MANSIONS” BY CAO XUEQIN, “THE JOURNEY TO THE WEST” BY WU CHENGEN, “THE ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS” by LUO GUANZHONG, “THE WATER MARGIN or ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS” by SHI NAI’AN, “THE SCHOLARS” BY WU JINGZI, AND THE EROTIC CLASSIC “THE JIN PING MEI” OR “GOLDEN LOTUS”—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on August 21, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin My rating: 5 of 5 stars WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE GREAT CLASSICAL NOVELS OF CHINA—-“THE DREAM OF RED MANSIONS” BY CAO … Continue reading →

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COSMOPOLITAN EXILES & THE EXILE ARCHETYPE IN WORLD LITERATURE–VLADIMIR NABOKOV, CZESLAW MILOSZ, V.S. NAIPAUL, CESAR VALLEJO, RUBEN DARIO, OVID, CHU YUAN AND ADONIS (ALI AHMAD SA’ID)—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on August 4, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov My rating: 4 of 5 stars COSMOPOLITAN EXILES & THE EXILE ARCHETYPE IN WORLD LITERATURE–VLADIMIR NABOKOV, CZESLAW MILOSZ, V.S. NAIPAUL, CESAR VALLEJO, RUBEN DARIO, OVID, CHU YUAN AND ADONIS (ALI AHMAD SA’ID)—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM … Continue reading →

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THE INDIAN CLASSICS—THE MAHABHARATA, BHAGAVAD GITA & RAMAYANA CYCLE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on June 4, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Mahabharata by William Buck My rating: 5 of 5 stars THE INDIAN CLASSICS—THE MAHABHARATA,BHAGAVAD GITA & RAMAYANA CYCLE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “Man is a slave to power…” says the Mahabharata,”…but … Continue reading →

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THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH—-THE FIRST TRUE WORK OF WORLD LITERATURE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on June 3, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Anonymous My rating: 5 of 5 stars THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH—-THE FIRST TRUE WORK OF WORLD LITERATURE—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Epic of Gilgamesh … Continue reading →

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