http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=Book-Reviews:Literary-Classics EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ In the last years of his life, Richard Wright became obsessed with the haiku Japanese poetry form and he wrote over 4,000 of them. In 1998 a book "Haiku: This Other World" with his most preferred 817 haikus was published . Upon his death, he left behind an unfinished book A Father's Law about a black policeman and the son he suspects of murder. This was recently published. His travel writings appeared in 2001, published by the Mississippi University Press. Some of the more candid passages dealing with race, sex, and politics in Wright's books had been cut or omitted before original publication. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:10:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Richard-Wrights-Last-Literary-Efforts-and-Last-Days-on-Earth-in-Exile-in-Paris&id=1250554 http://ezinearticles.com/?Richard-Wrights-Last-Literary-Efforts-and-Last-Days-on-Earth-in-Exile-in-Paris&id=1250554 Slaughterhouse five is a classic book that everyone seems to have a bit of trouble understanding fully. Fertile ground for English Lit students, it seems to leave half the LibraryThing reviewers a bit stumped. It is a brain-stretch to read, but keeps boling in your mind for days and weeks afterwards. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:29:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Slaughterhouse-5-by-Kurt-Vonnegut:-Briefly-Reviewed&id=1262450 http://ezinearticles.com/?Slaughterhouse-5-by-Kurt-Vonnegut:-Briefly-Reviewed&id=1262450 Richard Wright now tries to sharpen his conception of literary form and to work out the relationship between the techniques of fiction and the tenets of Marxism. He thus publishes his influential essay, "Blueprint for Negro Writing " as his own attempt to outlining a literary theory for black American writers. Blueprint was like a manifesto and declaration of independence from what he judged to be bourgeois literary forms and agendas long dominant in black letters. Distancing himself from the writings of the Harlem Renaissance, Wright urges black writers to embrace a Marxist conception of reality and society which offers in his judgment the "maximum degree of freedom in thought and feeling ...for the Negro writer" that would even transcend nationalism. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:58:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Wright-Sharpens-His-Conception-of-Literary-Form-and-the-Relationship-Between-Fiction-and-Marxism&id=1260869 http://ezinearticles.com/?Wright-Sharpens-His-Conception-of-Literary-Form-and-the-Relationship-Between-Fiction-and-Marxism&id=1260869 Why is literary fiction notorious for being statistically 'low sellers' in the world of book publishing? This question, is often indirectly asked by many literary writers who are frustrated by what they believe to be a book publishing industry who cater only to mass markets by following statistically proven trends. This article seeks to explore the origins of the separation of literary fiction from mainstream book publishing using the ideas expressed in John Carey's book called The Intellectuals and the Masses, Pride and Prejudice Among the Literary Intelligentsia, 1880-1939. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:49:20 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Origins-of-the-Segregation-of-Literary-Fiction-From-Popular-Fiction&id=1234090 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Origins-of-the-Segregation-of-Literary-Fiction-From-Popular-Fiction&id=1234090 Don't miss this modern review of the coming of age classic, 'Little Women'. The characters are examined and the universal appeal and relevance of the story is explained. Thu, 15 May 2008 11:22:59 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Universal-Appeal-of-Little-Women&id=1169323 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Universal-Appeal-of-Little-Women&id=1169323 J.M. Coetzee, a South-African born writer, is the winner of Nobel Prize for Literature. " Foe" is one of his classic novels. Thu, 15 May 2008 08:35:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Foe-By-J.M.-Coetzee&id=1175537 http://ezinearticles.com/?Foe-By-J.M.-Coetzee&id=1175537 Michael K is dull and slow, in a sense. The fatherless kid was born with a disfigurement-a harelip, and as a result he was unable to get nourishment from his mother's breast. Tue, 13 May 2008 07:59:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Life-and-Times-of-Michael-K-By-Nobel-Prize-Winning-South-African-novelist-J.M.Coetzee-(My-View)&id=1171771 http://ezinearticles.com/?Life-and-Times-of-Michael-K-By-Nobel-Prize-Winning-South-African-novelist-J.M.Coetzee-(My-View)&id=1171771 This Book is unlike any other book that you'll ever read! Powerful, passionate, and unpredictable, best describes this book! Psalms of Passion is an entertaining piece of work! Fri, 02 May 2008 08:57:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?This-Book-Is-Unlike-Any-Other-Book-That-Youll-Ever-Read!&id=1140439 http://ezinearticles.com/?This-Book-Is-Unlike-Any-Other-Book-That-Youll-Ever-Read!&id=1140439 Dante's Divine comedy is a journey through the afterlife, written by one of the greatest classical poets in history. It's an amazing, wonderful, gripping, and rewarding read. It can and should be enjoyed by everyone, not just literature scholars. This article summarizes ten high points of this great work of antiquity. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:45:28 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dantes-Divine-Comedy-Ten-Reasons-To-Read-It-Today&id=1133474 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dantes-Divine-Comedy-Ten-Reasons-To-Read-It-Today&id=1133474 Victor Hugo was born in 1802 and grew to be a highly acclaimed French playwright, novelist and poet. His greatest works include Notre-Dame de Paris (the Hunchback of Notre-Dame) and Les Miserables (The Miserable Ones/The Wretched). Hugo was a great supporter of Republicanism, a political standpoint that views a state as a republic (not governed by a monarch, but by part of its people) and this is evident in his novels, which commonly feature attitudes towards justice, law, royalty and social standards. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:26:08 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Les-Miserables-Novel-And-Musical-Of-18th-Century-France&id=1125850 http://ezinearticles.com/?Les-Miserables-Novel-And-Musical-Of-18th-Century-France&id=1125850 One of the most quoted books of all times is "The Prince" by Nicola Machiavelli. Often it is misquoted and many times when people hear that name or the title of the book, they cringe, but they shouldn't. In fact, the author wrote the book out of pure observation and history of the time. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:57:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Prince-A-Literary-Classic&id=1107246 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Prince-A-Literary-Classic&id=1107246 Copyright 2008 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved.