The most Romantic Classics about Love
The
most Romantic Classics about Love for all time are mentioned below:
1. Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
It
is the consummate volume of Romantic poetry. Fans may also enjoy The
Brownings, Letters and Poetry,
selected by Christopher
2. Persuasion by
Jane Austen
Not
the most obvious Austen pick, but certainly one of her most romantic works. A woman
and her former fiancé are reunited years after social pressure led her to end their
engagement.
3. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
During
the French Revolution, an Englishman masquerading as a fop moonlights as the heroic
Scarlet Pimpernel, keeping his true identity hidden from his enemies and from his
wife.
4. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
A
haunting tale of lost love set during the Russian Revolution. In the midst of
social upheaval, a poet/physician helps a young woman. Years later, when both
are married, they meet and fall in love.
5. Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
An
Englishwoman flouts tradition to run a rural farm on her own in this delicately
woven tale of unrequited love and regret.
6. Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare
Much
Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare
is the witty, riotous comedy that contrasts two pairs of lovers in a battle of
the sexes.
7. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The
Importance of Being Earnest is the satiric
play about love, friendship, and mistaken identity in Victorian society.
8. Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Cyrano
de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
is a much-mimicked play about a gifted wordsmith with an unappealing
appearance, his handsome but less-than-witty friend, and the woman they both
love.
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