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 is vintage literature? Some experts restrict this definition to literature created during Ancient Greece and Rome. Others see it as a book that really stands out or representative of an entire period or style. Classical books tend to evoke strong emotions. Examples of this genre of literature include "Oliver Twist, " "Gone With the Wind" and "Robinson Crusoe." Neo-classical literature would include titles such as "1984, " "Lord of the Flies" or "A Clockwork Orange."
"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.
"Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is a whimsical parody of a literary genre known as "travellers' tales." It is in the first volume, "A Voyage to Lilliput, " that the reader learns of the heated dispute on whether boiled eggs should be eaten pointy side up or wide side up. It was one of Swift's most popular novels.
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.
Also entitled, "The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, " "Slaughterhouse-Five" is a satire about World War II experiences. While the book is an easy read, the underlying story is anything but. It was written by Kurt Vonnegut in 1969, Slaughterhouse-Five was made into a film in 1972 starring Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche and Valerie Perrine.
"The Lovely Bones, " by Alice Sebold, is an extremely new example of neoclassic literature. It tells the tale of a teenage girl who is raped and murdered. The story is written from her own point of view from Heaven, as she watches her loved ones deal with their bereavement. Written in 2002, it was made into a film that was released in 2010. Both the novel and the film were instant hits.
What is vintage literature? Some experts restrict this definition to literature created during Ancient Greece and Rome. Others see it as a book that really stands out or representative of an entire period or style. Classical books tend to evoke strong emotions. Examples of this genre of literature include "Oliver Twist, " "Gone With the Wind" and "Robinson Crusoe." Neo-classical literature would include titles such as "1984, " "Lord of the Flies" or "A Clockwork Orange."
"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.
"Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is a whimsical parody of a literary genre known as "travellers' tales." It is in the first volume, "A Voyage to Lilliput, " that the reader learns of the heated dispute on whether boiled eggs should be eaten pointy side up or wide side up. It was one of Swift's most popular novels.
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.
Also entitled, "The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, " "Slaughterhouse-Five" is a satire about World War II experiences. While the book is an easy read, the underlying story is anything but. It was written by Kurt Vonnegut in 1969, Slaughterhouse-Five was made into a film in 1972 starring Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche and Valerie Perrine.
"The Lovely Bones, " by Alice Sebold, is an extremely new example of neoclassic literature. It tells the tale of a teenage girl who is raped and murdered. The story is written from her own point of view from Heaven, as she watches her loved ones deal with their bereavement. Written in 2002, it was made into a film that was released in 2010. Both the novel and the film were instant hits.
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