Classical Era
Ancient wisdom from Greek and Roman philosophers, poets, and historians.
The Iliad
Homer
8th Century BC
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
170-180 AD
The Republic
Plato
380 BC
Medieval Period
Tales of chivalry, religious texts, and the dawn of vernacular literature.
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
1320
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
1387
Le Morte d'Arthur
Thomas Malory
1485
Renaissance
The rebirth of classical learning and the flourishing of arts and literature.
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
1605
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
1603
Paradise Lost
John Milton
1667
Enlightenment
Age of reason, scientific revolution, and philosophical inquiry.
Candide
Voltaire
1759
A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift
1729
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
1776
Victorian Era
Industrial revolution meets romantic ideals in literature's golden age.
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
1813
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
1847
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
1861
Modern Era
Contemporary voices exploring the complexities of modern life.
1984
George Orwell
1949
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
1960
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez
1967