Classic Prose, Poetry, and Plays! (Hey, that's alliteration)

[Skyblade]

Here we can discuss what I mentioned in the title. I don't know how many people are interested in this, but we'll see x)

What are some of your favorite classic works? What are the themes in these said works and how do they impact us?

I honestly haven't read many (hopefully that will change ). I enjoyed reading William Golding's Lord of the Flies (Flies, not Rings. Let's not get mixed up). It was so action-packed and I'm honestly surprised more people didn't die (and the ones that did die were my favorite characters! Why! They were the best!). These deaths, however, made the novel even more emotional...The ending really hooked me. No other novel made my heart beat so fast or my being want the main character to be safe and fine. If you're looking for a classic novel and you're not very faint of heart, I recommended this one.

[Delthion]

By classic; what time frame can the actual writing of the book be from?

[Skyblade]

I guess the term "classic" is subjective. The time period doesn't matter a whole bunch. If you think it's classic, go ahead and post

[Delthion]

Well..."The Song of Roland" is a very good poem. It's about the Saracens assault on the vanguard of Charlemagne which is lead by his nephew Roland. It's about the great battle between hundreds of thousands of Saracens against twenty thousand Franks. My favorite character is probably the Archbishop Turpin; he was awesome. Anyway it's very bloody and also the Frankish leaders are capable of outrageous feats of vitality. For example; Turpin fought on and killed 400 Saracens with four spears embedded in his body. Also Roland killed thousands of Saracens. And only died because of blowing his horn to hard and bursting his brain in the progress. But then he walked around for about fifteen minutes before he died. Olivier, Roland, and Turpin are the main good guys, Olivier being Roland's great friend who also kills thousands of Saracens. Basically the outcome of the battle is the Saracens have fled with only their king and a few soldiers left. Then Roland surveys the field for awhile and mourns the death of Olivier and Turpin. But then he goes to sit in a tree and dies. It might not impact anyone but it's definitely of the quality of a classic.

[Wylder Treejumper]

I really loved the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Amazing poetry, epic swordfights, strong characters... And a really great ending. Can't give it away, but... You should all read it.

[Delthion]

Julius Caesar was also a good read. It's ironic that Julius Caesar is the title once you've read it...

[Gonff the Mousethief]

The Canterbury Tales was a good read. After learning some of its back story in school, I read it, and was fascinated by the detail and sentence flow from such a long time ago in history. I would recommend it to people that like great classics and a good read. Plan to read again after I finish some others I have lying around

[Banya]

^I will second The Canterbury Tales.

Gone with the Wind, Oliver Twist, and A Little Princess are in my top favourite books.  I also have a deep love for Their Eyes Were Watching God, Macbeth, Heart of Darkness, Pride and Prejudice, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

[Delthion]

I'm about to read Macbeth and The Canterbury Tales!