International Reading Association
Reading Online: Teaching the Faust Theme Through Music, Literature, and Film
Research and ideas about using music, literature, and film to teach the theme of Faust selling his soul for knowledge and power.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "After the Race" by James Joyce
"After the Race" is a short story by the Irish author James Joyce. In it, we see the themes of money, status, class, politics, and paralysis.
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Classic Reader: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
This is the full text of the novel Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, his first major literary success. Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold...
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Classic Reader: Authors: Andrew Lang
This site features the author Andrew Lang including the full text of 12 children's novels with a fairy theme.
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Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Signet Classic: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
Sixteen-page teacher guide for Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" contains enlightening introductory, overview, and language information. Also included are excellent writing activites and list of...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Euripides' Helen
The literary drama "Helen," written by Euripides in 412 BC, is translated here by E. P. Coleridge.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Blending Multiple Genres in Theme Baskets
The theme-basket concept of literature instruction combines several approaches known to work with marginalized readers, students with learning disabilities, and ELLs: 1) a thematic approach to teaching literature, 2) the use of...
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Classic Reader: "My Debut as a Literary Person" by Mark Twain
Text of the short story "My Debut as a Literary Person" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Classic Reader: "When God Laughs" by Jack London
Jack London often writes on the theme of human nature. In "When God Laughs" he explores this theme through a couple trying to uphold an idealistic romance. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Read the full text of philosophical novel "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Set against a modernizing Russia, this masterpiece delves into themes regarding God, free will, and morality.
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Classic Reader: The Printer of Udell's by Harold Bell Wright
Read the full text of "The Printer of Udell's" by Harold Bell Wright. Wright was a minister before an author and this work contains strong Christian themes. Ronald Reagan was said to be inspired by this novel.
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Classic Reader: The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James
Read the full text of "The Beast in the Jungle" considered to be one of the best narratives by Henry James. This novel centers around the universal themes of loneliness, fate, love, and death.
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Classic Reader: Beyond by John Galsworthy
Read the full text of "Beyond" by John Galsworthy which centers around the theme of love.
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Classic Reader: A Happy Ending by Anton Chekhov
Read the full text of the short story "A Happy Ending" by Anton Chekhov which explores the theme of marriage.
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Classic Reader: Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov
Read the full text of the short story "Gooseberries" by Anton Chekhov that revolves around the theme of social injustice and the suffering of those less fortunate.
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Classic Reader: Clay by James Joyce
Read the short story "Clay" by James Joyce which encompasses the themes of poverty, conflict, disconnection, escape, and paralysis.
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Classic Reader: "The Understudy" by Robert Barr
"The Understudy" is part of a collection of short stories revolving around the theme of revenge. Read the full text of this short story by Robert Barr.
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Classic Reader: "War" by Sherwood Anderson
"War" by Sherwood Anderson explores the themes of conflict, change, and determination. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "When the Bayou Overflows" by Alice Dunbar
"When the Bayou Overflows" explores the theme of love lost. Read the full text of this short story on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Woman Who Tried to Be Good" by Edna Ferber
The themes of hypocrisy and intolerance characterize the short story "The Woman Who Tried to Be Good" by Edna Ferber. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "Xingu" by Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton's "Xingu" satirizes high society women in her witty short story that revolves around an exclusive literary lunch club meeting. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: The Chorus Girl by Anton Chekhov
Read the short story "The Chorus Girl" by Anton Chekhov that revolves around the themes of adultery, trust, guilt, and loneliness.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Analyzing the Author
A slideshow with ten slides that discusses the difference between a subject and a theme and gives several examples of each found within a variety of popular classical and modern texts.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature
Multimedia course focuses on thirteen literary classics from many different times and many different cultures. Each lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on a particular work. Read excerpts from each work and...