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Syed Ameer Ali wrote "The Spirit of Islam," first published in 1891. The book details the life of the Prophet Muhammad and traces the historical evolution of Islam, aiming to bridge East and West.
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The Phoenix is a mythological bird from Greek and other mythologies. It is said to live for hundreds of years before burning itself on a pyre and being reborn from its own ashes.
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Alfred North Whitehead wrote "The Aims of Education and Other Essays" (1929). It is a collection of lectures addressing the intellectual development of students and the purpose of education.
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Virginia Woolf wrote the novel "To the Lighthouse" in 1927. It is a landmark modernist work that uses stream-of-consciousness to explore the thoughts of the Ramsay family on the Isle of Skye.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote "Crime and Punishment," published in 1866. It is a psychological novel about Rodion Raskolnikov, a student who commits murder and struggles with guilt and redemption.
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Francis Fukuyama wrote "The End of History and the Last Man" in 1992. The book argues that the global spread of liberal democracy might signal the endpoint of humanity's sociocultural evolution.
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Michael Madhusudan Dutt wrote "The Captive Ladie" (1849). It is a narrative poem written in English during his time in Madras, demonstrating his skill in English literature before focusing on Bengali.
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In Homer's Iliad, King Priam (Priom) of Troy treats Helen with kindness. Unlike many others who blame her for the war, Priam views her as a daughter and attributes the war to the will of the gods.
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D.H. Lawrence's characters are often noted for being autobiographical. He frequently used his novels to explore his own psychological states, relationships, and personal background.
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T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" contains significant allusions to Hindu philosophy, notably in the final section 'What the Thunder Said,' which ends with Sanskrit words from the Upanishads.