What are the classics?

1, The Old Man and the Sea: The Old Man and the Sea is a novella written by American writer Hemingway in Cuba on 195 1 and published in 1952. This work revolves around the story of an old Cuban fisherman fighting a huge marlin in the Gulf Stream off the coast. It established Hemingway's prominent position in world literature, and this novel won the Pulitzer Prize in the United States and the Nobel Prize in Literature of 1954.

2. Zeng Guofan's Letters: Zeng Guofan's Letters is a collection of Zeng Guofan's letters, which was written in the middle of Qing Dynasty19th century. This collection of letters records Zeng Guofan's Hanyuan career and military career from 30 years of Qing Daoguang to 30 years of Tongzhi 10, with nearly 500 letters. The content involved is extremely extensive, which is a vivid reflection of Zeng Guofan's main activities and the way of governing politics, family and learning. Zeng Jiashu's writing is calm, free in form, free in thought and writing, full of true knowledge and kind words in plain daily life, and has strong persuasiveness and appeal.

3. Sun Tzu's Art of War: Sun Tzu's Art of War is a brilliant treasure in China's ancient military cultural heritage and an important part of excellent traditional culture. Its content is profound, profound and logical, which is the concentrated embodiment of the essence of ancient military thought. The author is Sun Wu, whose ancestral home is Le 'an, Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and a general of Wu.

4. Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the historical situation of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty. Focusing on the war, it tells the story of the warlord melee in the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the political and military struggle between Wei, Shu and Wu, and finally Sima Yan unified the three countries and established the Jin Dynasty. It reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions during the Three Kingdoms period, summarizes the historical changes of this era, and shapes a group of heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

5. The Origin of Species: The Origin of Species is a biological work that British biologist Darwin systematically expounded the theoretical basis of biological evolution. The full name is "Preserving the Origin of Dominant Race in struggle for existence by Natural Selection". 1859165438+1published in London on October 24th.

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