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    Teaching and

    Assessment of
    Literature and
    Studies
    9
    9
     Nationality: Greek
     Known for: Iliad, Odyssey
     Homer is considered to be
    the greatest of the ancient
    9

    Greek poets as he wrote two


    epic poems that still live on
    today – the Iliad and the
    Odyssey.
    9
     Nationality: Chinese
     Known for: The Art of War
     Sun Tzu was a military
    strategist in ancient China.
    9

    His book – The Art of War –


    was written as a strategy for
    the Chinese military.
    9
    “If you know the enemy and know
    yourself, you need not fear the result of
    a hundred battles. If you know yourself
    but not the enemy, for every victory
    9
    gained you will also suffer a defeat. If
    you know neither the enemy nor
    yourself, you will succumb in every
    battle.”
    1. Only enter battles you know you can
    win.
    2. Deceive your competition to make
    9

    them do what you want.


    3. Lead your team as if you were leading
    a single man by the hand.
     Nationality: Roman
     Known for: Eclogues,
    Georgics, Aeneid
     Widely known as one 9of
    Rome’s greatest poets, Virgil
    had a major influence on
    Western literature.
    9
     Nationality: Italian
     Known for: Divine Comedy
     He is often referred to as the
    “Father of the Italian 9
    language” and he is one-third
    of “the three crowns,” along
    with Petrarch and Boccaccio.
    9
    Three Volumes: 33 Cantos/Chapters each
     Inferno
     Purgatorio Trilogy
     Paradiso

    2 Guides:
    1. Virgil
    2. Beatrice
    Limbo
    Lust
    Gluttony
    Greed
    9

    Anger
    Heresy
    Violence
    Fraud
    Treachery
    Lust
    Gluttony
    Greed
    Slothful
    Wrath
    Envy
    Pride
    9
     Nationality: English
     Known for: Romeo and Juliet,
    Hamlet, Othello
     Shakespeare, known as9 the “Bard
    of Avon,” is one of the best known
    English writers in history. He is
    credited with writing nearly 40
    plays, more than 150 sonnets,
    and several poems.
    9
    9
    9
     Nationality: English
     Known for: Sense and
    Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice,
    Mansfield Park 9

     Much of Austen’s work focused


    on the woman’s social standing in
    the 18th century and how it
    depended greatly on the man that
    they marry.
    9
    9
     Nationality: French
     Known for: The Count of Monte
    Cristo, The Three Musketeers
     Dumas is one of the most 9

    prominent French writers with his


    historical novels that tell of
    adventurous tales. Since the early
    20th century, his works have
    been made into about 200 movies
    9
    9
     Nationality: American
     Known for: The Raven, The Pit
    and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale
    Heart 9

     Poe was one of the premier writers


    during the Romantic Movement.
    He is credited with being the father
    of detective fiction as well as one
    of the early science fiction writers.
    9
    9
     Nationality: French-Algerian
     Known for: Journey to the Center of
    the Earth, Around the World in 80
    Days 9
     Verne was one of the leaders in the
    science fiction genre of literature.
    In fact, he is often referred to as
    “The Father of Science Fiction,”
    along with H.G. Wells.
    9

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