Georg Brandes: 4 books

This is the work which first made known the genius of Friedrich Nietzsche to not only the Scandinavian culture but, indirectly, to the whole world. It is difficult to say how long it would have had taken for Nietzsche’s writings to find their place in philosophy had it not been for Georg Brandes’...

“It is childish to suppose that a hundred books can be named as those which are the best for each and every one. The simplest experience of the world proves that a work of great excellence may deeply move one person, while it leaves another untouched; and that a book which has influenced one strongly...

The true author is recognisable by the existence on every page of his works of at least one sentence or one phrase which none but he could have written. Take the following sentence: "If we may believe this amiable shepherd of souls, it is impossible for us to elude divine mercy, and we shall all enter...

William Shakespeare, English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist, is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays,...