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Ziaristul si scriitorul american Frank L. Baum (1856-1919) este autorul fru-moasei povesti a aventurilor micutei Dorothy in Tara lui Oz. Impartita in patru tinuturi diferit colorate, cu capitala in Orasul Smaraldelor, tara marelui vrajitor este plina de lucruri minunate, dar si de primejdii, pe care le infrunta, impre¬una, eroii cartii. Dorothy, Sperie-Ciori, Omul de Tinichea, Leul cel Fricos si, nu in ultimul rând, catelusul Toto trec prin tot felul de incercari pentru a ajunge la Vrajitorul din Oz — cel care le poate, cred ei, indeplini dorintele. In cele din urma, dovedindu-si istetimea, marinimia si curajul, fiecare dintre ei isi transforma dorintele in realitate.

„Émile Zola mi-a aparut intotdeauna drept unul dintre reprezentatii cel mai puternic marcati, cel mai exemplar, din secolul al XIX-lea. (...) Caci cum sa nu recunosti in epopeea lui Zola simbolismul si inclinatia spre mit, care, in pofida intregii sale forte drastice si a unei brutalitati odinioara scandaloase puse in serviciul adevarului, ii ridica universul pana la supranatural?” (Thomas Mann)

„Unul dintre cele mai populare romane americane ale tuturor timpurilor, Ben-Hur readuce in atentie opresiva ocupatie romana a vechii Palestine si aparitia crestinismului. Saga calatoriei spirituale a lui Ben-Hur de la sclavie la razbunare si pana la izbavire este o aventura istorica, dar si o poveste plina de forta a trezirii religioase a unui om. [...] Dupa cum scria Blake Allmendinger, criticul care a prefatat cea mai recenta editie a acestui roman, «Ben-Hur rezista de mai bine de o suta de ani pentru ca ofera fiecaruia cate ceva. Povestea evreului Ben-Hur, conflictul sau cu razboinicul roman Messala si convertirea lui la crestinism la piciorul crucii combina aventura, sentimentalismul, spectacolul atletic si devotiunea religioasa.»“ (Lidia Gradinar)

Ce faci cand esti un om singur in marele Paris si simti nevoia sa fii alintat cu drag? Domnul Cousin a gasit solutia: adopta un piton, botezandu‑l chiar asa, Alint. De aici o sumedenie de incurcaturi, intr‑o fabula moderna care amesteca umorul cu tristetea fara margini a unei existente. Prima carte publicata de Gary sub pseudonimul Émile Ajar (si aparuta abia in 2007 in versiunea integrala) este o poveste care, precum afectuoasa reptila, se rasuceste si face nenumarate noduri, constand in situatii absurde, jocuri de cuvinte si, mai ales, in modul cu totul original de a gandi si a se exprima al eroului.

Divina comedie este impartita in trei cantice: Infernul, Purgatoriul si Paradisul iar fiecare cantica este impartita in treizeci si trei de canturi. Purgatoriul este o alta ipostaza a personalitatii umane care se indreapta spre zorile iradiate ale Renasterii. Lumea lui este strabatuta de filonul melancoliei, nou sentiment in poezia lumii. 
Prezenta omului Dante, viu in lumea stelelor, a dus la reprezentarea umana a divinitatii.

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