Sadly, I didn't read a lot of the classics while in school. So now I'm trying to catch up and read as many as I can. So my question to all of you is what your favorite classics are and why?
Like many have said before me, classics is a wide genre/generalization (by era? by style? by literary standards?) but just as easily, it also depends on the reader's interpretation of what a classic is. As for me, my take on classics is any title listed under Penguin Classics, because I'm such a simpleton awesome like that. :P Anyway, my favourite classics are probably very pop!lit, mainstream classics, and potentially cliche even, such as:
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens. I like the story admittedly (perhaps my favourite of Dickens) and the subtle wit/wisdom that is very Dickensian.
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen. I think this marked my "maturity" in reading as it's probably one of the firsts of the genre I dared to explore, so it's sort of held in a soft spot. It was hard to get at first (especially since English isn't my native tongue) but I found later on that it was truly a good read.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde. Constantly a delightful read and not one too heavy, imo. I love anything Wilde, so it's hard to say I'm not biased by including him on every lists possible. And also, The Importance of Being Earnest lights me up everytime.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll. My fantasy fix of the classics which never fails to inspire.
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such a simpletonawesome like that. :P Anyway, my favourite classics are probably very pop!lit, mainstream classics, and potentially cliche even, such as:A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens. I like the story admittedly (perhaps my favourite of Dickens) and the subtle wit/wisdom that is very Dickensian.
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen. I think this marked my "maturity" in reading as it's probably one of the firsts of the genre I dared to explore, so it's sort of held in a soft spot. It was hard to get at first (especially since English isn't my native tongue) but I found later on that it was truly a good read.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde. Constantly a delightful read and not one too heavy, imo. I love anything Wilde, so it's hard to say I'm not biased by including him on every lists possible. And also, The Importance of Being Earnest lights me up everytime.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll. My fantasy fix of the classics which never fails to inspire.