The Classics of Literature In Plain and Simple English - Volume 1

by William Shakespeare, Confucius, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Franz Kafka, BookCaps (Translator)

Overview

We've all had moments where we've sat down and said, "I'm finally going to read that great work of literature!" And then we crack it open--it's not a pleasure read...you have to struggle to make sense of every single line! If you just want to enjoy the story of the book, then let BookCaps help!

Presented in this anthology is six classic works you've always wanted to read, but never had the time to devote to figuring out what the author is saying! Each book is translated into plain and simple English (while still preserving the integrity and intent of the author)

The following works are included in this anthology:
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Analects of Confucius
Faust By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka’s
Oedipus the King by Sophocles
Poetics By Aristotle

This anthology does not present a line-by-line comparison of the original book; if that is what you are looking for, each of the books in this collection may be purchased separately for just $2.99.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014442398
Publisher:	BookCaps Study Guides
Publication date:	05/16/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	503 KB

About the Author

No writer will ever equal William Shakespeare's influence on the English language. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, "The Bard" was an actor and playwright who had staged his own shows in London by 1592. Though little is known about his early life, he forsooth proved himself a virtuoso for the ages. Expanding the boundaries of the English language, Shakespeare penned dozens of plays -- from enduring tragedies like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Othello, to bawdy comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream -- plus more than 150 sonnets during his towering career. He shuffled off this mortal coil in 1616, but more than half a millennium later, his works are still read and produced around the world, including at a modern thatched-roof reconstruction of his troupe's Globe Theatre in London.