Key Literary Works and Their Authors

Tartuffe

A play written by Molière.

Genre of Tartuffe

Comedy / Satire / Play

Nationality of Molière

French

Time period of Tartuffe

17th century (1664)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

An autobiography written by Frederick Douglass.

Genre of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Autobiography / Slave Narrative

Nationality of Frederick Douglass

American

Time period of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

19th century (1845)

The Lamb and The Tyger

Poems written by William Blake.

Genre of The Lamb and The Tyger

Poetry (Songs of Innocence and Experience)

Nationality of William Blake

British

Time period of The Lamb and The Tyger

18th century (1789-1794)

Because I Could Not Stop for Death

A lyric poem written by Emily Dickinson.

Genre of Because I Could Not Stop for Death

Lyric Poetry

Nationality of Emily Dickinson

American

Time period of Because I Could Not Stop for Death

19th century (~1863)

A Doll's House

A play written by Henrik Ibsen.

Genre of A Doll's House

Realist Drama / Play

Nationality of Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian

Time period of A Doll's House

19th century (1879)

A Simple Heart

A short story written by Gustave Flaubert.

Genre of A Simple Heart

Short Story / Realism

Nationality of Gustave Flaubert

French

Time period of A Simple Heart

19th century (1877)

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

A novella written by Leo Tolstoy.

Genre of The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Novella / Realism

Nationality of Leo Tolstoy

Russian

Time period of The Death of Ivan Ilyich

19th century (1886)

The Dead

A short story written by James Joyce.

Genre of The Dead

Short Story / Modernist

Nationality of James Joyce

Irish

Time period of The Dead

20th century (1914)

The Metamorphosis

A novella written by Franz Kafka.

Genre of The Metamorphosis

Novella / Absurdist / Modernist

Nationality of Franz Kafka

Austrian (Czech-German)

Time period of The Metamorphosis

20th century (1915)

The Garden of Forking Paths

A short story written by Jorge Luis Borges.

Genre of The Garden of Forking Paths

Short Story / Magical Realism

Nationality of Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine

Time period of The Garden of Forking Paths

20th century (1941)

Heart of Darkness

A novella written by Joseph Conrad.

Genre of Heart of Darkness

Novella / Modernist

Nationality of Joseph Conrad

Polish-British

Time period of Heart of Darkness

20th century (1899-1902)

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

A modernist poem written by T.S. Eliot.

Genre of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Modernist Poetry

Nationality of T.S. Eliot

American-British

Time period of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

20th century (1915)

Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines

A lyric poem written by Pablo Neruda.

Genre of Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines

Lyric Poetry

Nationality of Pablo Neruda

Chilean

Time period of Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines

20th century (1924)

Death Constant Beyond Love

A short story written by Gabriel García Márquez.

Genre of Death Constant Beyond Love

Short Story / Magical Realism

Nationality of Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian

Time period of Death Constant Beyond Love

20th century (1970)

Yellow Woman

A short story written by Leslie Marmon Silko.

Genre of Yellow Woman

Short Story / Postmodern / Native American Fiction

Nationality of Leslie Marmon Silko

Native American (Laguna Pueblo)

Time period of Yellow Woman

20th century (1974)

Girl

A prose poem written by Jamaica Kincaid.

Genre of Girl

Prose Poem / Flash Fiction

Nationality of Jamaica Kincaid

Antiguan-American

Time period of Girl

20th century (1978)

The Second Coming

A modernist poem written by W.B. Yeats.

Genre of The Second Coming

Modernist Poetry

Nationality of W.B. Yeats

Irish

Time period of The Second Coming

20th century (1919)