Classics

The study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of ancient Greece and Rome.

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Classics also refers to literature written in Western Europe prized by and extensivly studied by European and American intellectuals. Some examples are Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Don Quixote.

Starting in the 1980s, classic books were attacked by various groups as being from 'dead, white, western authors' and not representing works from the groups 'pet' authors. These groups hypocritically advocated inclusion/study of all literature but excluded authors from areas outside of their 'pet' area. For example, feninists wanted feninist women authors and excluded male authors from AsiaChina. Fortunately, this trend ended in the middle/late 1990s.

Most of the Classic works are freely available online and are

public domain.