In order to understand the genre of neo-classic literature, it is first necessary to be able to identify classic, or vintage, literature. Vintage and new classic books are generally applied to fiction, which is made-up literature, as opposed to non-fiction, which is factually true literature. Examples of fiction books include "Little Women", "Catcher in the Rye" and the Harry Potter series of seven novels. Non-fiction books include the "Holy Bible, " "Gray's Anatomy" and the "History of Classical Music."
What, then, is vintage literature? It depends on whom you ask. Some people interpret this strictly as writings from ancient Rome and Greece, while others view it more liberally, as vocative of a particular style or time period. All of these works provoke strong emotion in some way. "Wuthering Heights, " "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Neo-classical works are more modern. "The Hobbit, " "Lord of the Flies, " and "The Road, " all stand out as new classics.
"Wuthering Heights" was first published in 1847. Written by Emily Bronte, it was initially published under the pseudonym of Ellis Bell. The author died the following year. Set in the Yorkshire moors in England, the theme of the book is how jealousy and vengefulness are destructive emotions, both to the individuals concerned and the people around them.
"Pride and Prejudice" was published in 1813 and written by Jane Austen. It has been described as a novel of manners, a literary genre that deals with acceptable behavior within the context of a specific group of people in a certain time and place. Although written two centuries ago, the novel is a perennial favorite even now.
"Robinson Crusoe, " authored by Daniel Defoe, is by far the oldest of our three classical tales. Published in the United Kingdom in 1719, it relays the biography of a fictional character, Robinson Crusoe, who was cast away on a remote island near the island of Trinidad. This is an example of historical fiction.
Jacqueline Susann's "Valley of the Dolls" represented the sex and drugs world to which young women escaped from the manipulative men in their lives. The term "dolls" in this context refers both to the women in the story and to the pills that they took to cope with life. The reference to pills as dolls was coined by the author herself.
"The Great Gatsby, " by F. Scott Fitzgerald, follows an assortment of fictional characters in the summer of 1922. It is widely regarded as a literary masterpiece and a contender for the elusive prize of the Great American Novel. In terms of which sub-genre it would fall into, it is considered a cautionary tale about the American Dream.
"The Road, " by Cormac McCarthy, is a work of post-apocalyptic literature, a genre which deals with the aftermath of the end of civilization. In fact, in "The Road, " the cause of the cataclysm is of no importance. The story instead revolves around the survival of the destruction of human society and, ultimately, all life on Earth.
What, then, is vintage literature? It depends on whom you ask. Some people interpret this strictly as writings from ancient Rome and Greece, while others view it more liberally, as vocative of a particular style or time period. All of these works provoke strong emotion in some way. "Wuthering Heights, " "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Neo-classical works are more modern. "The Hobbit, " "Lord of the Flies, " and "The Road, " all stand out as new classics.
"Wuthering Heights" was first published in 1847. Written by Emily Bronte, it was initially published under the pseudonym of Ellis Bell. The author died the following year. Set in the Yorkshire moors in England, the theme of the book is how jealousy and vengefulness are destructive emotions, both to the individuals concerned and the people around them.
"Pride and Prejudice" was published in 1813 and written by Jane Austen. It has been described as a novel of manners, a literary genre that deals with acceptable behavior within the context of a specific group of people in a certain time and place. Although written two centuries ago, the novel is a perennial favorite even now.
"Robinson Crusoe, " authored by Daniel Defoe, is by far the oldest of our three classical tales. Published in the United Kingdom in 1719, it relays the biography of a fictional character, Robinson Crusoe, who was cast away on a remote island near the island of Trinidad. This is an example of historical fiction.
Jacqueline Susann's "Valley of the Dolls" represented the sex and drugs world to which young women escaped from the manipulative men in their lives. The term "dolls" in this context refers both to the women in the story and to the pills that they took to cope with life. The reference to pills as dolls was coined by the author herself.
"The Great Gatsby, " by F. Scott Fitzgerald, follows an assortment of fictional characters in the summer of 1922. It is widely regarded as a literary masterpiece and a contender for the elusive prize of the Great American Novel. In terms of which sub-genre it would fall into, it is considered a cautionary tale about the American Dream.
"The Road, " by Cormac McCarthy, is a work of post-apocalyptic literature, a genre which deals with the aftermath of the end of civilization. In fact, in "The Road, " the cause of the cataclysm is of no importance. The story instead revolves around the survival of the destruction of human society and, ultimately, all life on Earth.
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