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E. M. Forster is one of the greatest British novelists of the twentieth century. "Maurice" was written during the author's heyday, but because it involved same-sex love, it was not published until 1971 after the author's death, making it the last publicly published novel by the master of fiction. This classic work of same-sex love literature has already entered the temple of literary classics. The film of the same name starring James Wilby and Hugh Grant has also become a classic in film history. Maurice and Clive met and fell in love in Cambridge when they were young. However, after three years of knowing each other, Clive chose an official career and married an aristocratic lady, leaving this relationship behind. Maurice, who still persisted, almost suffered a mental breakdown and was on the verge of suicide. In despair, he finally met Alek, the gamekeeper who fell in love with him regardless of everything. True love made the two of them break through the double imprisonment of class differences and social taboos with difficulty, and lived together happily.

"The Scholars" is a novel with intellectuals as the main description object, and it is also a typical satirical novel. It describes some images of Confucian scholars who were deeply poisoned by the eight-part imperial examination system. For example, it is written that Zhou Jin and Fan Jin spent their entire lives trying to pass the examination, and even when their beards turned gray, they still failed to pass the examination. Although life was extremely difficult, he still couldn't forget the imperial examination. Zhou Jin passed by an examination room and went in to watch. He was touched by a lifetime of bitterness and pain. He burst into tears and was so sad that he could not help but feel miserable. Later, with the help of some small businessmen, he took the exam and won the sympathy of the examiner, and things turned around. When he passed the exam, those who had ridiculed him in the past came to flatter him and praised him as the most knowledgeable person. Another example is Fan Jin. Before he passed the imperial examination, his family was so poor that he had no rice to cook with, so he went to the market to sell an old hen. When he learned that he had won the election, he was so happy that he became a madman. Fortunately, his father-in-law Hu Tuhu slapped him and he regained consciousness. At this time, the local squires and other prominent people all looked at him with admiration. Some gave him houses and some gave him property. Fan Jin's life immediately changed... And so on, which reflected the corruption of the secular customs at that time. On the one hand, it truly reveals the process and reasons for the corruption of human nature, thereby deeply criticizing and ridiculing the corruption of officialdom at that time, the shortcomings of imperial examinations, and the hypocrisy of ethics; on the other hand, it passionately praises the protection of human nature by a few characters by insisting on themselves, thus embodying the author's ideals.

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"Member of the Wedding" is McCullers' most mature work. In the 1950s, she adapted it into a play that ran on Broadway for 501 consecutive performances. It was a huge success and became a classic in the theater world. Frankie, a 12-year-old girl, has been suffocated by a vague but strong dissatisfaction. Her dream is to attend her brother's wedding, go on their honeymoon with them, fly far away, and become one of them. But in this girl's world, "in that green and crazy summer", every lonely person is locked in their own inner space, unable to have any meaningful communication. In the end, she found that she had no relationship with her brother and her bride, and she was still alone...

"When we were young, an old woman told us that the biggest difficulty young people face is feeling small, powerless and insignificant. They feel that people live in a world controlled by powerful machines. No one should feel small and powerless. She said, remember, in the long history of mankind, what really plays a decisive role is the strength and courage of each person. "The 84-year-old Lessing is not old but wise and sharp. He comments on Jane Austen, Tolstoy, and Woolf, and discovers the buried masterpieces. In addition to literary criticism, this book also includes articles in which she talks about world affairs and shows her insights. In the eyes of this female writer who has always had a high spirit of fighting, times have changed and time has swallowed up many things that have disappeared, leaving only traces in literature. You might as well join Lessing in re-understanding the world through words.

This book contains incisive comments on thirty-nine short story masters from different countries and styles. With his unique insight, Bloom introduces the famous writers who shaped the art of short stories and their representative works in detail, from the pungency of realism, to the subtlety of impressionism, to the vitality of expressionism, and the nightmarish and grotesque visions of Kafka-Borges... The commentary perspective and selection of works are unique, showing the infinite diversity and possibilities of short story creation.

Bloom regards confrontational heroism as the core feature of "epic" works, breaks through the classification norms of traditional styles, and incorporates many epic works in world literature into the overall critical framework of this book, including "The Iliad", "The Odyssey", and "Beowulf". " And other traditional epic poems, as well as classic long poems full of heroic spirit such as "The Canterbury Tales", "Paradise Lost", and "The Waste Land", as well as ambitious prose works such as "Moby-Dick", "War and Peace", and "Ulysses", as well as "The Tale of Genji" from the East. Through careful reading of the text and sorting out the relationship between writers, Bloom extracted a rather unique epic tradition, that is, the process in which younger writers and older writers continue to engage in confrontational competition through texts in the long history, get rid of "anxiety of influence" and create their own style.

This is a collection of novellas, including "Farewell, Seventeen", "Time Bird", "The Dance of the Hollow Man" and other five short and medium-length novels. It embodies the author's life experience for more than 20 years. "Farewell, Seventeen" and "Narrative Strawberry Hill" reflect young people's views on Among the early works of the author of The Myth of Love, there are also novels such as "The Bird of Time" that recall childhood life, and "All the Horses" that describe the survival and struggle of young people under the squeeze of the city, the struggles and frustrations, the mediocrity of daily life, and the broken emotions.

Four short stories about love and courage. "Zoo Engine". The three of them visited the zoo at night and found a man lying in front of the wolf house. What is he protecting? Still repenting? The killer Kurosawa went to a small village to look for someone. He was surprised to hear that the custom of human sacrifice was present and ongoing. Kurosawa was very curious about who was locked up in the cave at this time, and what special significance this custom had... "A Punk to Save the Earth". The rock band at the end of their rope had one last song left to record, and the rock soul hidden deep in their hearts prompted them to finish recording the song in their own way. This song has not become a classic, but it has influenced in a wonderful way those who work hard to do one thing in later generations. "Potato chips". A girl who attempted suicide was accidentally rescued by a thief. She found that her benefactor was indifferent to everything except a retired baseball player. Are you a crazy fan? Of course the truth is far from that simple...

A two-time Booker Prize winner, a popular candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, a favorite author of Kazuo Ishiguro, Von Gurnet, Neil Gaiman, Janet Winterson and other well-known authors, a collection of representative novels by Margaret Atwood, the "Queen of Canadian Literature". The masterpiece "The Handmaid's Tale" is a global best-seller, and its adaptation of the film and TV series of the same name swept the awards season. For every reader who pays attention to the situation of women and changes in generations, Atwood's works will always be on your must-read list. With dystopian stories every word derived from reality, and scalpel-like writing that pierces hegemony every sentence, Atwood never stops ringing the alarm. This set contains nine of Atwood's novels, including "The Handmaid's Tale," "Witness," "The Blind Assassin," "La Dancing Girl," "Alias ​​Grace," "The Year of the Flood," "The Robber Bride," "Mad Adam" and "Oryx and Crake."

Eco, the encyclopedic writer who is famous in the literary world, summons ancient and modern masters, enumerates literary koans, and confesses his writing career. From here, you can walk into Borges' Library of Babel, listen to the conversation between Joyce and Dante, wander through the mist of Valois in Nerval, and relive the American myths of three generations... We will take you to understand Eco's literary panorama, his joy and anxiety, creation and superstition. "This Thing of Literature" is one of the few literary criticism monographs among Umberto Eco's works. It collects the writer's speeches and essays on literature for various occasions. As a world-renowned semiotician, Eco's extensive knowledge is brought into full play in this book. The eighteen special articles included in this book range from Joyce and Borges to Dante and Rabelais in the Middle Ages, and even Aristotle in the distant past. With a cross-disciplinary perspective that is different from that of ordinary literary critics, Eco accurately analyzes many important literary concepts that echo the past and the present, the eternal pursuit of human nature reflected in literary masterpieces, and the historical process of literary connotation. The whole book is full of literary talent and clear ideas. When you open the book, you feel like you are attending a literature class by a master.

135 humorous essays, sharp jokes spanning 10 years. This book is a collection of Eco's essays. The author selected 140 essays from his "Minerva Matchbox" column in the Express weekly. It is divided into eight parts. The writing style is wild and wild, and the content is all-encompassing, from current affairs and politics to literature and art, from environmental protection to emerging technologies. The writing style is light and humorous, and it is full of ridicule and satire. The title of the book comes from a small paper box containing "Minerva" brand matches. The author is used to recording short essays or flashes of inspiration on the back of the cover of the box. Each article is about 2,000 words in length, short and concise, with eye-catching titles such as "Attention: This article is pure nonsense", "The first task of intellectuals: shut up when you are powerless", "Gossip was once serious" and other eye-catching titles. The author shows keen insight and unique insights. With calm and sharp writing, he interprets this world full of contradictions and uneasiness from a new perspective, which not only makes people laugh, but also makes people think.

"How the Steel Was Tempered" is a semi-autobiographical novel that shines with lofty idealism. The novel successfully creates the image of Paul Korchagin, a proletarian hero. It shows Paul Korchagin's life and emotional world with vivid and life-rich language and shocking spiritual power, and has become a literary classic that inspires generations of young people in China.

"Insect Diary" is a scientific masterpiece about the habits and behavior of insects written by French entomologist Fabre. It is also a literary classic integrating knowledge, philosophy and interest. It uses human nature to observe the insect world, and uses the colorful life of insects to express life insights. Every line is filled with profound humanistic care. This book has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and is known as the "Epic of Insects". It has been translated into more than 60 languages ​​and has been a popular book for more than 100 years since its publication.

The country girl Lisbeth is not as beautiful as her sister Aterina, so she always complains about her sister's good luck: Aterina married Baron Hulot in Paris, but Lisbeth became an old girl "Aunt Bette" in the repetitive work day by day. Wenceslas Steinbock, a young artist who committed suicide, was rescued by Aunt Bet, and relied on Aunt Bet's savings to learn sculpture. Therefore, she was closely watched by Aunt Bet who had a perverted and controlling desire. Wenceslas accidentally met Atrina's daughter Hortense, and the two fell in love. When Aunt Bei learned about this, the jealousy in her heart ignited. She colluded with the romantic socialite Valerie, and started with the beauty-loving Baron Hulot to launch a crazy revenge on the Atelina family...

"I" am a cat, a cat with thoughts and soul. The owner of "my" seems to be diligent and hard-working, but in his heart he is a stubborn, willful, pedantic and aloof man, who is often laughed at by his neighbors. The master often gets together with his friends, Mi Ting, Han Yue, Du Xian and others, to discuss some unrealistic and meaningless things, which make "I" feel both absurd and ridiculous. "I" also met all kinds of people: the snobbish "big nose", the vicious capitalists, the neighbors who are greedy for money... In the eyes of "I", everything is ugly. "I Am a Cat" is the representative work of Natsume Soseki, Japan's "national writer". The novel tells the story from the perspective of a cat, describing the daily life of the cat owner and his friends in detail, with humor, exquisite conception and distinctive characteristics. The novel shows the empty spiritual world of the intellectuals in Meiji society and exposes the thoughts and life of the petty bourgeoisie. It has a distinctive satirical color and has a profound influence on the history of Japanese literature.

Another classic masterpiece of Harold Bloom's literary criticism collection. This book takes the novelist's life time as the main clue, starting with Cervantes in the 16th century, and provides a detailed interpretation of more than 80 outstanding novelists and their works in the past five hundred years. The lives of novelists have influenced their works, and their works are a true reflection of each novelist's thoughts. With his unique vision and taste, Bloom shows readers a world belonging to novelists. This book evaluates nearly eighty influential novelists and more than one hundred novels. From Cervantes in the 16th century to Chinese American female writers in the late 20th century, the styles are diverse and reflect the changes in the art of fiction over the past four hundred years. With the taste and unique vision of an experienced reader, Professor Bloom leads us into the colorful worlds written by novelists, comments on their artistic value, analyzes the influences of each writer and the origin of the genre, and leads the reading experience to a deeper level.

Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 - September 17, 1945), whose original name was Yu Wen, also named Dafu, and his childhood name Afeng, was a native of Fuyang, Zhejiang, a modern Chinese writer and revolutionary martyr. Yu Dafu is one of the founders of the new literary group "Creation Society" and a patriotic writer who died for the sake of resisting Japan and saving the country.

"Childhood" is one of Gorky's autobiographical trilogy. Alyosha lost his father when he was three years old and lived with his mother at his grandfather's house. In that suffocating family full of hatred, strong philistine atmosphere, two uncles fought with the grandfather over the family property, and the mother ran away from home because she could not bear the oppression. His grandfather was sometimes kind and kind, sometimes violent and cold-blooded, but he taught him the principles of life and society. His grandmother was kind to Alyosha and often told him legends, historical stories, etc., Giving him endless courage to face the difficult life. Soon his mother passed away and his grandfather's family went bankrupt due to various reasons. His grandfather said to him: "Go out and make a living by yourself!" Then he entered the society alone.

The ancient prose works of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" represent the highest achievement of prose in Tang and Song Dynasties. Their works have had a profound influence on modern and contemporary prose writing in many aspects. In line with the purpose of weeding out the old and bringing forth the new, and carrying forward the tradition, the editor has selected the famous chapters of eight masters to compile the book "Eight Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties". It is hoped that readers, facing the pain of complicated and difficult ancient books, can face the essence of ancient Chinese culture, and learn and apply them at the same time.

Many confusions in life can be answered here. The world's best-selling author x lifestyle leader x speaker Alain de Botton has long been on the best-seller list in Europe and the United States. With an average Douban score of over 8.0, It captures the essence of philosophy, art, politics, and literature to relieve confusion in life, love, psychology, and work. This set includes "Love Notes", "Falling in Love with Romance", "Kiss and Tell", "Embracing the Lost Time", "The Comfort of Philosophy", "The Art of Travel", "Identity Anxiety", "The Charm of Boring", "The Architecture of Happiness", "Myths of Work", "Small Trips in the Airport", "Letter to Atheists", "The Turmoil of the News" and "The Evolution of Love", a total of 14 volumes.

"The Complete Novels of Jane Austen" contains all 6 novels written by the great female writer Jane Austen in her life, namely "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", "Northanger Abbey", "Mansfield Park", "Emma" and "Persuasion". These stories are not complicated, and they all write about the eternal topics of mankind: love and marriage. Most of the stories are set in English villages with three or four families, and the protagonists are just young girls from squire families. However, the stories written are like the waves in a tea cup, exploring the problems of women's love and marriage such as "reason and emotion, pride and prejudice, money and marriage, love and being loved, singleness and marriage, persuasion and self". Even after two hundred years, it is still called "the world is awake" and has great enlightenment significance for women's choice of marriage and love. "Sense and Sensibility" is Jane Austen's first work. Director Ang Lee adapted the original film of the same name. It uses the different reactions and experiences of a pair of sisters with very different personalities in their relationship to explore the question of "which is more important, rationality or sensibility, in love and life." "Pride and Prejudice" is Jane Austen's most popular work and one of the most translated masterpieces in the world. It describes the story of Elizabeth, a young girl without inheritance rights, and Darcy, the noble prince, who resolve misunderstandings and come together. It proves that "misunderstandings between people are nothing more than pride and prejudice." "Northanger Abbey" is an excellent satirical comedy about a well-matched couple. Through the various adventures and encounters of a "fake daughter" full of romantic fantasy in the castle, it reveals the inseparable relationship between "marriage and money". "Mansfield Park" is praised by readers as the British version of "Dream of Red Mansions" and is also an Austen work that Maugham especially liked. It tells the story of Fanny, who has been dependent on others since she was a child, and persists in the love of her heart, and repeatedly rejects the passionate pursuit of the rich man Crawford. It highlights the independent attitude of women: "If you love me, should I love you?" "Emma" is called "Jane Austen's most mature work" by critics. It goes against the previous setting of "poor and kind" heroine. Through the marriage and love story of Emma, ​​a willful and intelligent wealthy daughter, it inspires economically independent women to have the freedom to choose "not to marry" or "to get married". "Persuasion" is based on the experiences of Jane Austen and her sister. It describes the obedient and gentle "older leftover" Anne's search for the courage of herself and love many years later, and analyzes the balance problem of "others' persuasion and self-will" that women commonly face.

Selected by the Japanese as "the most popular writer in a thousand years", a great writer whose portrait has been printed on Japan's thousand-yen banknotes for 20 years, Natsume Soseki's broad vision and profound critical power in his works have influenced generations of literary masters such as Lu Xun and Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The lines may seem absurd but are actually thought-provoking and penetrating, clearly showing the shortcomings behind the development of the times. Natsume Soseki's delicate and accurate description of human nature has awakened countless readers to resonate deep in their hearts and think about the true meaning of life. A landmark figure in the history of modern Japanese literature, the "national writer" Natsume Soseki's collection of works includes his major novels and exclusively includes Natsume Soseki's centennial lecture notes "On Literature" at the University of Tokyo. In the order of his works, he reads the growth of the writer and the changes in society under the tide of the times. This set contains 11 volumes in total including "I am a Cat", "Brother", "Straw Pillow", "Sanshiro", "What Happened Later", "Gate", "After the Vernal Equinox", "Pedestrian", "Heart", "Roadside Grass" and "Literary Theory".

Based on the principle of selecting the best from the best, after careful consideration, Zhu Ziqing's most popular prose, travel notes, essays, poetry, literary criticism, academic research and other works were selected and compiled into "The Complete Works of Zhu Ziqing". In view of Zhu Ziqing's greatest achievements in prose, the selection of this book also focuses more on his prose works.

Zhu Ziqing (1898.11.22-1948.8.12) Was originally named Zhu Zihua, also known as Chunhua Qiushi, and later changed his name to Zhu Ziqing, with the courtesy name Peixian. Originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, he was born in Donghai, Jiangsu, and later settled in Yangzhou with his grandfather and father. He studied in a private school when he was young and was influenced by traditional Chinese culture.

"Back" is a collection of Zhu Ziqing's essays. Zhu Ziqing has extremely high requirements for articles and can only write a maximum of 500 words a day. His prose is plain yet full of warmth, delicate yet candid, and captures the flavor of life between the popular and the elegant. He is recognized as a "model of beautiful vernacular prose." As a master of prose, Zhu Ziqing's good articles are far more than "Back", "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond", "Spring", "Green" and "Hurry". The delicate and clear "Qinhuai River in the Sound of Oars and Lights", the sincere and touching "To the Dead Wife", the calm and warm "Winter", the poetic and picturesque "Miscellaneous Notes on Travels in Europe", the sharp and appropriate "Talk about Smoking", the witty "On Artificiality", and the humorous "Woman", show you a wonderful Zhu Ziqing, perfectly interpreting the beauty of prose.

This book selects more than 50 classic prose works by Zhu Ziqing, including not only famous works such as "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" and "Spring", but also many Chinese and foreign travel notes such as "The Qinhuai River in the Shadow of Oars and Lanterns", "Venice", and "Berlin". This book carefully divides four albums according to different contents, including his love for his father in "Back", his love for his children in "Children", his deep love for his hometown in "I Am a Yangzhou native", and so on. Not obvious, but deep and profound. Reading his articles, one can fully feel his humility, sincerity, purity and simplicity, which permeate every chapter and paragraph.

Shakespeare was first a poet famous in the British literary world, and then a great playwright. This book contains all his poetry works. Shakespeare's poems include three long poems ("Venus and Adonis", "The Humiliation of Lucrece" and "The Mistress of Love"), 154 sonnets, a collection of miscellaneous poems ("The Love Seekers"), and two short poems ("The Phoenix and the Turtle Dove" and "Ode to the Queen"). Among them, "Venus and Adonis" (1593) was the most popular love narrative poem of that era. This poem is called Shakespeare's "maiden work". The story is fresh and lively, the melody is beautiful and harmonious, the metaphors are exquisite, the language is magnificent, sometimes witty and funny, sometimes sad and sad. It portrays Venus, the goddess of love, as a charming and unrestrained female image who dares to pursue worldly love. The Sonnets (1609), which is best known to readers, contains 154 sonnets. These 154 sonnets are actually a symbol of the mature development of Shakespeare's humanistic spirit and a monument to his superb artistic level.

"The Iliad" is based on the theme of the Trojan War. The war was caused by the robbery of the beauty Helen caused by the Trojan prince Paris in the "Legend of the Golden Apple" and lasted for ten years. The epic mainly narrates the story that happened around the fifty days of the tenth year. The arrogance and greed of the Greek army commander Agamemnon aroused the anger of the army commander Achilles, which triggered a series of battles and killings.

This book contains two representative poems of Rabindranath Tagore, "New Moon Collection" and "Flying Bird Collection". "New Moon Collection" celebrates two major themes - innocence and maternal love. Childhood is the most precious human nature, bringing tranquility and stability to the noisy and conflicting world, while maternal love is the purest human emotion, bringing warmth and strength to the impetuous and confused soul. The profound lines of poetry lead readers back to the pure world of children and relive the selfless and profound maternal love. "The Birds" is one of the outstanding collections of philosophical poems in the world. It is a collection of lyrical poems about love and life. More than 300 beautiful poems contain rich thoughts on life, inspiring readers to persevere in pursuing ideals and unremittingly seeking wisdom.

"Complete Collection of Shakespeare's Poems - Long Narrative Poems" is part of the "Northern Lights Poetry Series·Classic Translation Series". Shakespeare's five long narrative poems include "Venus and Adoni", "The Lost Virginity of Lucrece", "The Complaints of a Lover", "The Phoenix and the Turtle Dove" and "The Passionate Pilgrim". Among them, "Venus and Adoni" is a new translation by the translator Mr. Tu An, which has never been published before. This book is a collection of Shakespeare's poems, including all of Shakespeare's sonnets and long narrative poems, except for some non-independent poems scattered in his dramatic works. These poems have been carefully translated by Mr. Tu An, a leading figure in the field of translation, which restores and displays the content and ideas expressed in the poems as much as possible, which is helpful for readers and scholars to understand and study Shakespeare's poems.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), a famous Indian poet and winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature. He wrote a large number of poems throughout his life, and this book includes his famous poems "The Gardener's Collection", "The New Moon Collection", "The Birds Collection", "Fruit Gathering Collection", "The Lover's Gift", etc. These most popular chapters can be regarded as a collection of Rabindranath Tagore's lyric poems. The translator of this book is Mr. Wu Yan, a famous translator and essayist in my country. His translation of Rabindranath Tagore's works, with his profound understanding of the content of the original work and the text that is comparable to the original work, is deeply loved by readers. As the saying goes, "famous translations complement each other."

"The Complete Poems of Pasternak (Part 2)": Pasternak was a giant of Russian poetry in the 20th century. He experienced the Silver Age, the October Revolution and the "thaw" of the Soviet Union. In his early years, he had the courage to renew his fame in the poetry world, and finally won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his great achievements in the traditional fields of modern lyric poetry and great Russian novels." This book brings together more than 400 of Pasternak's poems from various periods. It is the most complete collection of Pasternak's poems published in China so far and is an important achievement in Russian literary translation.

This book is one of Rabindranath Tagore's masterpieces, containing a total of 325 untitled and beautiful poems. Its content seems to be all-encompassing and covers a wide range of areas. Day and night, streams and oceans, freedom and betrayal are all merged into one in Tagore's writings. However, it is in this expression of thoughts about nature and life that the poet wrote down his philosophical thinking about nature, the universe and life with lyrical brushes, leading the world to explore the source of truth and wisdom. His poems shine with profound philosophical light like pearls, not only arousing love for nature, human beings, and all beautiful things in the world, but also enlightening people on how to persist in the ideal pursuit of real life, making the whole life full of joy and light.

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Nalan Xingde, a famous poet in the early Qing Dynasty, is known as one of the "three great poets of Qing Dynasty" together with Zhu Yizun and Chen Weisong. The complete collection is divided into four volumes. The fourth volume contains fuss, essays and other contents: in addition to the twenty-one essays in "Tongzhitang Collection", two additional essays are added, namely "Excerpts from Ji Zhongsan\u003C and Shan Juyuan's Book of Severance of Relations\u003E After the Incorporation" and "Cao Si's Empty Hand Planting Neem Tree". In addition to the five pieces in the "Tongzhitang Collection", the slips include an additional 36 pieces. In addition to the sixty-five chapters in "Tongzhitang Collection", the explanatory texts include two additional chapters.

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"The Prophet" uses the farewell words of a wise man to discuss a series of life and social issues such as love and beauty, life and death, marriage and family, work and happiness, law and freedom, and is full of oriental metaphors and philosophies. "The Prophet" is the pinnacle of Gibran's entry into the world literary world. It has been translated into more than 20 languages ​​​​and published around the world. "Sand and Foam" includes "Sand and Foam", "The Wanderer" and "The Prophet's Garden", representing Gibran's different styles in different periods. "Sand and Foam" is one of Gibran's most famous works. This collection of poems is rich in philosophical content and is a book of aphorisms about life, art, love and human nature.

Homer's epic is the greatest work in the history of ancient Greece and even Western literature. Among them, "The Iliad" takes the Trojan War as its theme. The war was caused by the robbery of the beauty Helen caused by the Trojan prince Paris in the "Legend of the Golden Apple". It lasted for ten years. The epic mainly narrates the story that happened around the fifty days of the tenth year. The arrogance and greed of the Greek army commander Agamemnon aroused the anger of the army commander Achilles, which triggered a series of battles and killings.

"Homer's Epic" is said to have been written by the blind poet Homer of ancient Greece. It is an immortal heroic epic of ancient Greece and the cornerstone of Western classical culture. The entire poem "Iliad" is divided into 24 volumes and 15,693 lines. It mainly tells the story of the Greek coalition's siege of Troy, a city in Asia Minor. It centers on the quarrel between the Greek coalition commander Agamemnon and the Greek hero Achilles, and focuses on what happened fifty days before the end of the war. The Greek hero Achilles refused to fight in anger because he had a female prisoner taken by his commander Agamemnon, and the Greek coalition suffered a setback. After his friend Patroclus died in battle, Achilles went into battle again and finally killed the Trojan general Hector, turning defeat into victory for the Greek coalition. The Odyssey consists of 24 volumes and 12,110 lines. It tells the story of Odysseus, the hero of the Greek coalition and King of Ithaca, who drifted on the sea for ten years after the Trojan War. After going through hardships and dangers, he finally returned to his homeland and reunited with his wife. Odysseus was brave and resourceful, and used the Trojan horse trick in the Trojan War, and the Greek coalition finally won. He went through many hardships and dangers on his way back home, and subdued the Cyclops and witches. He was also allowed to stay on the island for 7 years by the fairy Calypso. Finally, he asked the prophet Teiresias for directions before he could return to his hometown. At that time, his wife Penelope was suffering from the entanglement of suitors from all over the world, so he disguised himself as a beggar, shot all the suitors to death, and finally reunited his family.

Homer's epic is the greatest work in the history of ancient Greece and even Western literature. Among them, "The Odyssey" is the only "returning epic" handed down from the "series of epics" based on the legend of the Trojan War. After the resourceful Odysseus captured the city of Troy with the Trojan horse trick, he led his army across the sea and returned home. Encountering various difficulties and obstacles on the way, after ten years of wandering, all his companions died. Only with the help of the goddess Athena, he persevered and returned to his long-lost hometown alone.

"The Odyssey" is the most glorious and magnificent life journey story in the history of human literature. It is also known as an eternal story that has been told for thousands of years. Now it is officially published in the seventh volume of "The Most Classic English Library". Therefore, it is facing Chinese readers in the most complete form and the most authoritative English translation. "The Odyssey" is the work that Homer felt most proud of writing. It mainly tells the story of Odysseus who experienced many hardships and dangers on his way home after the Trojan War. The journey back home actually took him ten years. When he finally overcomes all difficulties and reaches his hometown, he finds that his home is no longer his home, but has been occupied by his wife's suitors. The Trojan War lasted ten years, and the journey home took him another ten. There was no news from him for twenty years. His wife mistakenly believed he was dead. Therefore, she must deal with many suitors together with her son. Homer also has another great epic work that is as famous as "The Odyssey": "The Iliad". Both works are Homer's great works.

The first line of "The Iliad" is "The wrath of Achilles is my theme." Achilles, the general of the Greek coalition, was fiery and he showed his anger twice. The epic poem writes that the war has been going on for nine years and ten months, and the outcome is still uncertain. At this time, internal strife broke out among the Greek coalition forces due to the plague. The plague was caused by Agamemnon, the commander of the coalition forces, who refused to return a female prisoner because she was the daughter of the priest Apollo, the sun god. Apollo's priest asked Agamemnon to return his daughter when he was refused, so he prayed to Apollo to punish the Greek coalition forces. If the plague continues to spread, it will make the Greek coalition unstoppable, so Achilles asks Agamemnon to return the female prisoner to prevent the plague from spreading further. Agamemnon reluctantly returned the female prisoner, but unfairly took away another female prisoner originally assigned to Achilles. As compensation for his own loss, Achilles refused to participate in the battle in anger.

Rabindranath Tagore (1), a famous modern Indian writer, poet, and philosopher, began literary creation when he was a boy. In his creative career of more than half a century, he dabbled in poetry, novels, dramas and other fields, and achieved outstanding achievements in all of them. Among them, his poetry is the one that embodies his style characteristics. In India and in many countries around the world, Tagore is revered as the "Saint of Poetry".

"The Complete Poems of Pasternak (Part 1)": Pasternak was a giant of Russian poetry in the 20th century. He experienced the Silver Age, the October Revolution and the "thaw" of the Soviet Union. In his early years, he had the courage to renew his fame in the poetry world, and finally won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his great achievements in the traditional fields of modern lyric poetry and great Russian novels." This book brings together more than 400 of Pasternak's poems from various periods. It is the most complete collection of Pasternak's poems published in China so far and is an important achievement in Russian literary translation.

Pushkin's works are of lofty ideological nature and perfect artistry. Expressing his love for freedom and life, and his firm belief that light will defeat darkness, he "uses words to light up people's hearts." His poems such as "Queen of Spades" and "Gypsy" were adapted into important opera scripts; his lyric poems were composed into songs, which became more popular; in addition, some of them became immortal ballets on the stage. This book contains novels written by him.

A complete presentation of Pushkin's literary world! For the Russian nation, Pushkin will always be an irreplaceable spiritual symbol. The emergence of Pushkin marked the official introduction of Russian literature to the world. This book is based on the complete works of Pushkin compiled by the Soviet Union in the last century, and has been continuously added and revised in the past 30 years. Not only is the collection more complete, but the translation is also constantly improving. "Pushkin's Collected Works" consists of twelve volumes, namely: Lyric Poems I, Lyric Poems II, Lyric Poems III, Lyric Poems IV, Lyric Poems V, Narrative Poems I, Narrative Poems and Fairy Tales, Verse Novel "Eugene Onegin", Novel I, Novel II and Prose, Drama, and Literary Essays. It includes almost all the literary works created by Pushkin throughout his life. This book is based on the Soviet Union's ten-volume "The Complete Works of Pushkin", and on this basis, it adds some lyric poems that are not included in the Russian version of the collection, as well as some unfinished works that have profound significance and influence in Pushkin's creative career and the history of Russian literature. This book specially contains a complete set of more than 60 silhouette paintings made by Vasily Vasilyevich Gamesen for "Eugene Onegin".

Translated classics of Russian and Soviet literature (38 volumes in total), this series also includes "The Insulted and Injured", "The Night Before", "Red Love", "How Steel Was Tempered", "The Insulted and Injured", etc. "Eugene Onegin" is Pushkin's masterpiece. This poetic novel broadly reflects the social life of Russia in the 1820s, truly expresses the anguish, exploration and awakening of Russian youth of that era, and raises many important social issues. Therefore, Belinsky called it "an encyclopedia of Russian life and the most popular work." The central protagonist of the work is the aristocratic young man Onegin. Onegin had a luxurious life similar to that of ordinary aristocratic youths, but the atmosphere of the times and progressive Enlightenment ideas, Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" and Rousseau's "Social Contract", and Byron's poems praising freedom and individual liberation all had an impact on him, causing his attitude towards reality to change. He began to be tired of the empty and boring life in the upper class, and came to the countryside with a desire for a new life, and tried to engage in agricultural reform. However, the flashy aristocratic education did not give him any practical ability to work, and the bad habits of leisure and indolence left a deep mark on him. Coupled with the criticism and opposition from the surrounding landowners, Onegin was still in a state of idleness, depression and hesitation in the end, and contracted the typical disease of the times-melancholy.

"Birds" is Tagore's most outstanding representative poem. The short sentences express the profound philosophy of life and lead the world to explore the source of truth and wisdom. "The Gardener's Collection" is a "song of life". It integrates more of the poet's youth experience and delicately depicts the happiness, troubles and sadness of love. It can be regarded as a love song of youth. This book combines these two poems into one volume, containing more than 400 short prose poems. These poems are short and beautiful, but have far-reaching meanings. A fallen leaf, a flying bird, and a clear dew are all full of poetry and spirituality in the poet's writing, arousing readers' love for all beautiful things.

Borges's collection of poems "Night Stories", created in 1977, contains thirty-one poems. The author has deep knowledge of the aesthetic theory and creative practice of poetry. He proposed that "anything - a comment, a farewell, an encounter, an interesting Arabic pattern on a playing card - can arouse beauty. The poet's mission is to reflect this kind of affectionate emotion with allegory or rhyme." In this collection of poems, Borges strives to discover the unique beauty of things and the overlooked value of words, giving poetry richer connotations.