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What books/authors should appear more in classic collections?
Lately, I have been thinking about the books, stories or authors I would like to see more in collections of classics like Oxford World Classics or Everyman's Library. I wanted to see what other people think of this question. I will start first with the books and authors I would like to see more. Before I start, I will admit that some of these will be in certain collections like Penguin Classics. This is just more of a general thing. And yes, I know that I can read all of these online in some form, but I would like these in print.
**Rumi**: For those unaware, Rumi was a Sufi poet from the 13th century. He is well known across all the world, with his work being translated into multiple languages, but despite that, there are not that many selections of his work in classic collections, with some exceptions.
**Toli Me Tangere**: This book is the great Filipino novel. Written by Jose Rizal, it discusses themes of corruption in the Spanish government and the local Catholic friars. it is often credited as starting the Filipino revolution against the Spanish. It is well known in many places like Southeast Asia and Latin America, but not in the U.S. There are not many ways to read the book physically and in English. There is a Penguin Classics version (with its own translation) but it would be fun if other collections had their own take, whether they use the Derbyshire translation from the Public Domain, or make their own.
**Phantastes**: This book is often hailed as the first modern fantasy novel, inspiring creators like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. This seminal piece of literature can and should be placed aside other great novels.
**Gilgamesh**: This one is more common, but I would still like more collections to have this one. It is the first known Novel length story after all.
**The Lost World**: Probably Arthur Canon Doyle's most famous non-Sherlock Holmes novels, this book is about a group of explorers finding still living (non-avian) dinosaurs on a hidden plateau. Out of all the books or authors brought up here, this one is the one I think is the least necessary for a classics collection. For one, it is debatable if it is even a classic and two, it is a lot easier to find this in print. Still, I would love to have this in something like Everyman's Library.
**Longfellow**: Last but not least, I want some selections of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in classic collections. While he was alive, he was one of the most popular poets from America, even more than Edgar Allen Poe. Now, it is the other way around with Poe being more well known. Any selection of his poetry comes from the 1980s at the latest, with the exception of his Divine Comedy translation. I think this American poet needs more love in the modern day.
#entertainment
Lately, I have been thinking about the books, stories or authors I would like to see more in collections of classics like Oxford World Classics or Everyman's Library. I wanted to see what other people think of this question. I will start first with the books and authors I would like to see more. Before I start, I will admit that some of these will be in certain collections like Penguin Classics. This is just more of a general thing. And yes, I know that I can read all of these online in some form, but I would like these in print.
**Rumi**: For those unaware, Rumi was a Sufi poet from the 13th century. He is well known across all the world, with his work being translated into multiple languages, but despite that, there are not that many selections of his work in classic collections, with some exceptions.
**Toli Me Tangere**: This book is the great Filipino novel. Written by Jose Rizal, it discusses themes of corruption in the Spanish government and the local Catholic friars. it is often credited as starting the Filipino revolution against the Spanish. It is well known in many places like Southeast Asia and Latin America, but not in the U.S. There are not many ways to read the book physically and in English. There is a Penguin Classics version (with its own translation) but it would be fun if other collections had their own take, whether they use the Derbyshire translation from the Public Domain, or make their own.
**Phantastes**: This book is often hailed as the first modern fantasy novel, inspiring creators like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. This seminal piece of literature can and should be placed aside other great novels.
**Gilgamesh**: This one is more common, but I would still like more collections to have this one. It is the first known Novel length story after all.
**The Lost World**: Probably Arthur Canon Doyle's most famous non-Sherlock Holmes novels, this book is about a group of explorers finding still living (non-avian) dinosaurs on a hidden plateau. Out of all the books or authors brought up here, this one is the one I think is the least necessary for a classics collection. For one, it is debatable if it is even a classic and two, it is a lot easier to find this in print. Still, I would love to have this in something like Everyman's Library.
**Longfellow**: Last but not least, I want some selections of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in classic collections. While he was alive, he was one of the most popular poets from America, even more than Edgar Allen Poe. Now, it is the other way around with Poe being more well known. Any selection of his poetry comes from the 1980s at the latest, with the exception of his Divine Comedy translation. I think this American poet needs more love in the modern day.
#entertainment
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