Study guides: books, letter j

“Jane Eyre” is a British novel written by Charlotte Bronte, also known under the pen name Currer Bell. It was published in 1847 and has provoked a storm of feelings and thoughts among its readers ever since. The high intensity of the Christian religion in the morals of the text goes in line with the concepts of class subordination, feminism, and sexuality. The story follows the young...

Joseph Andrews is called an epic poem and is often compared to Don Quixote by Cervantes. But, unlike Cervantes’ work, the humor in this poem is much more kind and light, though still portraying the people from their best and worst sides simultaneously. This poem was a satire, a sincere comedy and a protest against the moral and technical limitations of literature of Fielding’s time...

“Jude the Obscure” was published as a complete book 1895, being broken down into magazine series before that. It has brought its author, Thomas Hardy, both fame and critical persecution. Some of the copies of the book were even withdrawn from libraries.  The novel is about Jude Fawley, who is a young bricklayer in a provincial town. He has a big and sincere wish – to...

The tragedy by William Shakespeare isn’t his most famous work, but definitely worth discovering. Only after having read “Julius Caesar” can the reader truly ponder upon author’s words of wisdom. This work had given source to many quotes and notions that live till our days. The plot begins with a pompous celebration of another one of Caesar’s victory. The great...