View full lesson- http-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-tolstoy-s-war-and-peace-brendan-pelsue "War and Peace." A tome. A slog. The sort of book you shouldn't read in bed because if you fall asleep it could give you a concussion. Right? Only partly. "War and Peace" is a long book, sure, but it's also a thrilling examination of history populated with some of the deepest, most realistic characters you'll find anywhere. Brendan Pelsue shares everything you need to know to read this classic book. Lesson by Brendan Pelsue, animation by Patrick Smith.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-macbeth-brendan-pelsue There's a play so powerful that an old superstition says its name should never be uttered in a theater. A play that begins with witchcraft and ends with a bloody, severed head. A play filled with riddles, prophecies, nightmare visions, and lots of brutal murder. But is it really all that good? Brendan Pelsue explains why you should read (or revisit) "Macbeth." Lesson by Brendan Pelsue, directed by Silvia Prietov. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible. Delene McCoy, Sammie Goh, Kathryn J Hammond, Ded Rabit, Sid, Jonathan Reshef, Tracey Tobkin, Jack Ta, Megan Whiteleather, Paul Coupe, Grant Albert, David Douglass, Ricardo Paredes, Bill Feaver, Eduardo Briceno, Arturo De Leon, Christophe Dessalles, Jeff Hanevich, Janie Jackson, Dr. Luca Carpinelli, Muhamad Saiful Hakimi bin Daud, Heather Slater, Patrick leaming, Martin Lohmus, Joris Debonnet.

Download a free audiobook version of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission- https-//adbl.co/2LHl4XM Check out our full book recommendation- http-//bit.ly/2PgPKS6 View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-francisco-diez-buzo Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" brought Latin American literature to the forefront of the global imagination and earned Garcia Marquez the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature. What makes the novel so remarkable? Francisco Diez-Buzo investigates. Lesson by Francisco Diez-Buzo, animation by Lucy Animation Studio. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Scheherazade Kelii, Errys, James Bruening, Michael Braun-Boghos, Ricardo Diaz, Kack-Kyun Kim, Artem Minyaylov, Alexandrina Danifeld, Danny Romard, Yujing Jiang, Stina Boberg, Mariana Ortega, Anthony Wiggins, Hoai Nam Tran, Joe Sims, David Petrovic, Chris Adriaensen, Lowell Fleming, Amir Ghandeharioon, Anuj Tomar, Sunny Patel, Vijayalakshmi, Devesh Kumar, Uday Kishore, Aidan Forero, Leen Mshasha, Allan Hayes, Thomas Bahrman, Vaibhav Mirjolkar, Tony, Michelle, Katie and Josh Pedretti, Erik Biemans, Gaurav Mathur, Sameer Halai, Hans Peng, Tekin Gultekin, Hector Quintanilla, Raheem, Penelope Misquitta, Ravi S. Ramphal, and Emma Moyse.

Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission- http-//adbl.co/2y0J0DT Check out James Joyce's "Ulysses"- https-//shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/ulysses View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-james-joyce-s-ulysses-sam-slote James Joyce's "Ulysses" is widely considered to be both a literary masterpiece and one of the hardest works of literature to read. It inspires such devotion that once a year, thousands of people all over the world dress up like the characters, take to the streets, and read the book aloud. So what is it about this novel that inspires so many people? Sam Slote uncovers the allure of this epic tome. Lesson by Sam Slote, directed by Paper Panther. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible. Jayant Sahewal, Marvin Vizuett, Marylise Chauffeton, slTn lkhlyfy, Connor Wytko, Vinicius Lhullier, Sama Aafghani, Hannah Beth, Peter Owen, Mandeep Singh, Abhijit Kiran Valluri, Morgan Williams, Annamaria Szilagyi, Alexander Walls, Kris Siverhus, Hoang Ton, Jason Weinstein, Juliana, Tom Lee, Stephen Michael Alvarez. Check out our Patreon page here- https-//www.patreon.com/teded

Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission- https-//adbl.co/2KGjWUk Check out Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"- http-//bit.ly/2FASwQV View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-the-handmaid-s-tale-naomi-r-mercer Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction masterpiece "A Handmaid's Tale" explores the consequences of complacency and how power can be wielded unfairly. Atwood's chilling vision of a dystopian regime has captured readers' imaginations since its publication in 1985. How does this book maintain such staying power? Naomi R. Mercer investigates. Lesson by Naomi R. Mercer, directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible. Sdiep Sriram, Ivan Todorovic, Antero Semi, Yanuar Ashari, Mrinalini , Anthony Kudolo, Querida Owens, David Lucsanyi, Hazel Lam, Manav parmar, Dwight Tevuk, Stephen A. Wilson, Siamak H, Dominik Kugelmann, Katie Winchester, David Rosario, Samuel Doerle, Be Owusu, Susan Herder, Savannah Scheelings, Prasanth Mathialagan, Yanira Santamaria, Chad Harper, Dawn Jordan, Chris Mathew, Constantin Salagor, Activated Classroom Teaching, Kevin Wong, Umar Farooq, Goh Xiang Ting Diana, Dmitry Neverov, Tushar Sharma, Cristobal Medina Moenne, Silas Schwarz, Fabio Peters, MJ Tan Mingjie, Yansong Li, Henry Li, Kyle Nguyen, Taylor Hunter, Noa Shore, Lex Azevedo, Merit Gamertsfelder, Bev Millar, Jhuval , SookKwan Loong, Daniel Day, Rodrigo Carballo, Marc Veale, Boytsov Ilya, Bozhidar Karaargirov, ilya bondarik, maxi kobi einy, Runarm, and Misaki Sato.

Ray Bradbury's novel imagines a world where books are banned- and possessing, let alone reading them, is forbidden.The protagonist, Montag, is a fireman responsible for destroying what remains. The story raises the question- how can you preserve your mind in a society where free will, self-expression and curiosity are under fire?

Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission- http-//www.audible.com/teded Check out Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own"- https-//shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/a-room-of-ones-own View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-virginia-woolf-iseult-gillespie How best can we understand the internal experience of alienation? In both her essays and her fiction, Virginia Woolf shapes the slippery nature of subjective experience into words, while her characters frequently lead inner lives that are deeply at odds with their external existence. Iseult Gillespie helps make sense of these disparities to prepare you for the next time you read Virgina Woolf. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Sarah Saidan. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible. Grant Albert, David Douglass, Jonathan Reshef, Joshua Downing, Ricardo Paredes, Bill Feaver, Eduardo Briceno, Delene McCoy, Arturo De Leon, Christophe Dessalles, Jeff Hanevich, Janie Jackson, Dr Luca Carpinelli, Muhamad Saiful Hakimi bin Daud, Heather Slater, Ded Rabit, Patrick leaming, Martin Lohmus, Joris Debonnet, Yuh Saito. Check out our Patreon page here- https-//www.patreon.com/teded

View full lesson- ed.ted.com/lessons/everything-you-need-to-know-to-read-homer-s-odyssey-jill-dash An encounter with a man-eating giant. A sorceress who turns men into pigs. A long-lost king taking back his throne. On their own, any of these make great stories. But each is just one episode in the "Odyssey," a 12,000-line poem spanning years of ancient Greek history and legend. So how do we make sense of this massive text? Jill Dash shares everything you need to know to read Homer's "Odyssey." Lesson by Jill Dash, animation by David Price.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-charles-dickens-iseult-gillespie The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered wedding dress. The stone-hearted miser plagued by the ghost of Christmas past. More than a century after his death, these remain recognizable figures from the work of Charles Dickens. But what are the features of Dickens' writing that make it so special? Iseult Gillespie investigates. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Compote Collective. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Hoang Viet, Sarah Yaghi, Peter Liu, Joris Debonnet, Bruno Pinho, Tim Armstrong, Katie Dean, Javier Aldavaz, Sage Curie, Husain Mohammad, Ahmad Hyari, Quinn Shen, Dmitry Neverov, Mrinalini , Fabian Amels, Antony Lee, Faiza Imtiaz, Noa Shore, Dominik Kugelmann, Max Shuai Tang, Alexander Walls, Tyler Yoshizumi, Sharon Chou, Jarrel Cacdac, Chris , Eunsun Kim, Noel Situ, Tushar Sharma, Juliana , Juan , eden sher, Della Palacios, Sarah Burns, Rahul Kamath, Philippe Spoden, Silas Schwarz, Samuel Doerle, Ishaq Al Kooheji, Mihail Radu Pantilimon, sammie goh, Janie Jackson, Hoai Nam Tran, Joe Sims, Lex Azevedo, Kiara Taylor, Jeff Hanevich, Be Owusu, Bryan Blankenburg, Elaine Fitzpatrick, Lorenzo Margiotta, Misaki Sato, Clair Chen, Mehmet Sencer KARADAYI, Yoga Trapeze Wanderlust, Miami Beach Family, Srikote Naewchampa, Louisa Lee, Vignan Velivela, Ophelia Gibson Best, Ezgi Yersu, Claudia Mayfield, Elizabeth Cruz, Ivan Tsenov, David PetroviA, Robson Martinho, Oyuntsengel Tseyen-Oidov, Marc Veale, Ayala Ron, Latora Slydell, Sydney Evans, Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva, Peter Koebel, Manognya Chakrapani, Activated Classroom Teaching, Joy Love Om, Exal Enrique Cisneros Tuch, Bev Millar, Filip Dabrowski, Patrick leaming, nai tzu yang, Victor E Karhel, Simon Holst Ravn, Mattia Veltri, Christophe Dessalles, Manav parmar, Zhexi Shan, Craig Sheldon, Martin LAuhmus, Phyllis Dubrow, Ricardo Diaz, Martin Stephen, QIUJING L BU, Michael James Busa, Begum Tutuncu, Joe Giamartino, Umar Farooq, Travis Wehrman, Rakshit Kothari, Ghassan Alhazzaa, Andreas Voltios, Anthony Kudolo, Peter Owen, Aleksandar Srbinovski, Bernardo Paulo, Brittiny Elman, Znosheni Kedy, Aaron Henson, Joanne Luce, Julie Cummings-Debrot, Cas Jamieson, Boris Langvand, Andrew Sleugh, Dalton Valette, Quentin Le Menez, Fabio Peters, Minh Tran, Ex Foedus, Rodrigo Carballo, Bah Becerra, Ana Maria, Mridul Goswami, Joe Huang, Mayra Urbano, Clement , Dwight Tevuk , Gi Nam Lee, Jamerson Chingapanini, salman bheriyani, Ricki Daniel Marbun, MJ Tan Mingjie, Milad Mostafavi, Jun Cai, Bojana Golubovic, Patch Richy, Megan Douglas, Hugo Legorreta, Marc Bilodeau, Megan Whiteleather, Antonio Bianco, Renhe Ji, Tim Robinson, Sama aafghani, Lyn-z Schulte, Jhuval , Kris Siverhus, Clarence E. Harper Jr., Mauro Pellegrini, Kack-Kyun Kim, Jose Mamattah, Runarm , Kiarash Asar, Bartlomiej Czubak, Carolyn Corwin, Querida Owens, Roz AR, rakesh Katragadda.

View full lesson- http-//ed.ted.com/lessons/everything-you-need-to-know-to-read-mary-shelley-s-frankenstein-iseult-gillespie In 1815, Lord Byron proposed a challenge to a few literary guests he had gathered in his house on Lake Geneva- Who could write the most chilling ghost story? This question sparked an idea in eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley who, over the next few months, crafted the story of "Frankenstein." Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Mary Shelley's classic novel. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, animation by Silvia Prietov.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-edgar-allan-poe-scott-peeples The prisoner strapped under a descending pendulum blade. A raven who refuses to leave the narrator's chamber. A beating heart buried under the floorboards. Poe's macabre and innovative stories of gothic horror have left a timeless mark on literature. But just what is it that makes Edgar Allan Poe one of the greatest American authors? Scott Peeples investigates. Lesson by Scott Peeples, directed by Compote Collective. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Vignan Velivela, Ibel Wong, Ahmad Hyari, Eden Sher, Travis Wehrman, Louisa Lee, Hoang Viet, Nathan A. Wright, Arkadii Skaiuoker, Ashley Maldonado, Clarence E. Harper Jr., Bojana Golubovic, Karthik Cherala, Violeta Cervantes, Elaine Fitzpatrick, Lyn-z Schulte, cnorahs , Henrique Sorin' Cassus, Tim Robinson, Jun Cai, Paul Schneider, Amber Wood, Ophelia Gibson Best, Michelle Stevens-Stanford, Phyllis Dubrow, Andreas Voltios, Eunsun Kim, Philippe Spoden, Samantha Chow, Armando Ello, Ayala Ron, Manognya Chakrapani, Doreen Reynolds-Consolati, Melissa Sorrells, Antony Lee, Husain Mohammad, Come Vincent, Astia Rizki Safitri, Alan Froese, alessandra tasso, Gerald Onyango, Katrina Harding, Ezgi Yersu, Katie Dean, Kin Lon Ma, Carsten Tobehn, Jeremy Fryd, Charlene You and Carolyn Corwin.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-virgil-s-aeneid-mark-robinson In 19 BC, the Roman poet Virgil suffered heatstroke and died on his journey back to Italy. On his deathbed, he thought about the manuscript he had been working on for over ten years, an epic poem called the "Aeneid." Unsatisfied with the final edit, he asked his friends to burn it. But they refused, and soon after Virgil's death, Augustus ordered it to be published. Why? Mark Robinson explains. Lesson by Mark Robinson, directed by TED-Ed. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible. Ricardo Rendon Cepeda, Mauro Pellegrini, Jose Mamattah, Aleksandar Srbinovski, Javier Martinez Lorenzo, Maya Toll, Ka-Hei Law, Zayed Al Maktoum, Julie Cummings-Debrot, Michal Salman, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Peter Liu, Adi V, Tamas Dravai, Mark Morris, Robert Sukosd, Nik Maier, Catherine Sverko, Shooteram, Andrew Bosco.

Download a free audiobook version of "Slaughterhouse Five" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission- https-//adbl.co/2DPI5Ys Check out our full book recommendation- https-//shop.ed.ted.com/products/slaughterhouse-five Kurt Vonnegut found the tidy, satisfying arcs of many stories at odds with reality, and he set out to explore the ambiguity between good and bad fortune in his own novels. He tried to make sense of human behavior by studying the shapes of stories -- ditching straightforward chronologies and clear-cut fortunes. Mia Nacamulli dives into the sometimes dark, yet hopeful works of Vonnegut. Lesson by Mia Nacamulli, directed by TED-Ed. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Devin Harris, Tony Trapuzzano, Jason Weinstein, Kris Siverhus, Alexander Walls, Annamaria Szilagyi, Morgan Williams, Abhijit Kiran Valluri, Mandeep Singh, slTn lkhlyfy, Marylise CHAUFFETON, Marvin Vizuett, Jayant Sahewal, Quinn Shen, Elizabeth Cruz, Elnathan Joshua Bangayan, Mullaiarasu Sundaramurthy, Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva, Dan Paterniti, Jerome Froelich, Tyler Yoshizumi, Martin Stephen, Justin Carpani, Khalifa Alhulail, Tejas Dc, Benjamin & Shannon Pinder, Srikote Naewchampa, Ex Foedus, Exal Enrique Cisneros Tuch, Ana Maria, Vignan Velivela, Ibel Wong, Ahmad Hyari, eden sher, Travis Wehrman, Louisa Lee, Hoang Viet, Nathan A. Wright, Arkadii Skaiuoker, Ashley Maldonado, Clarence E. Harper Jr., Bojana Golubovic, Karthik Cherala, haventfiguredout, Violeta Cervantes, Elaine Fitzpatrick, Lyn-z Schulte, cnorahs, Henrique Sorin' Cassus and Tim Robinson.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded Mounting his skinny steed, Don Quixote charges an army of giants. It is his duty to vanquish these behemoths in the name of his beloved lady, Dulcinea. There's only one problem- the giants are merely windmills. What is it about this tale of the clumsy yet valiant knight that makes it so beloved? Ilan Stavans investigates. Lesson by Ilan Stavans, directed by Avi Ofer. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Boytsov Ilya, maxi kobi einy, Misaki Sato, Andrew Bosco, Nik Maier, Mark Morris, Tamas Dravai, Adi V, Peter Liu, Leora Allen, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Julie Cummings-Debrot, Gilly, Ka-Hei Law, Maya Toll, Aleksandar Srbinovski, Ricardo Rendon Cepeda, Renhe Ji, Andres Melo Gamez, Tim Leistikow, Chris, Megan Douglas, Barbara Smalley, Filip Dabrowski, Clair Chen, Vik Nagjee, Karen Goepen-Wee, Della Palacios, Bah Becerra, Marc Bilodeau, Ruby Solorzano, Ivan Tsenov, Claudia Mayfield, Yankai Liu, Duo Xu, Joy Love Om, Gi Nam Lee, Shawn Quichocho, Anika Westburg, Barun Padhy, Devin Harris, Tony Trapuzzano, Jason Weinstein, Kris Siverhus, Alexander Walls, Annamaria Szilagyi, Morgan Williams, Abhijit Kiran Valluri, Mandeep Singh and slTn lkhlyfy.

English novelist Jane Austen's beloved works, like "Pride and Prejudice," explored the dependence of women on marriage in British high society. -- Whether she's describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen's writing often feels as though it was written just for you. Her dry wit and cheeky playfulness informs her heroines, whose conversational tone welcomes readers with a conspiratorial wink. Iseult Gillespie explores the sly societal satire and unique tongue-in-cheek humor of Jane Austen. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Compote Collective. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-wicked-wit-of-jane-austen-iseult-gillespie Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Milad Mostafavi, Rob Johnson, Clarence E. Harper Jr., Mihail Radu Pantilimon, Karthik Cherala, haventfiguredout , Violeta Cervantes, Elaine Fitzpatrick, Lyn-z Schulte, cnorahs, Henrique 'Sorin' Cassus, Tim Robinson, Jun Cai, Joichiro Yamada, Paul Schneider, Amber Wood, Ophelia Gibson Best, Cas Jamieson, Michelle Stevens-Stanford, Phyllis Dubrow, Andreas Voltios, Eunsun Kim, Philippe Spoden, Samantha Chow, Ayala Ron, Manognya Chakrapani, Simon Holst Ravn, Doreen Reynolds-Consolati, Rakshit Kothari, Melissa Sorrells, Antony Lee, Husain Mohammad, Max Shuai Tang, Come Vincent, Astia Rizki Safitri, Alan Froese, alessandra tasso, Gerald Onyango, Katrina Harding, Ezgi Yersu, Al the Scottish Wildcat, Katie Dean, Kin Lon Ma, Carsten Tobehn, Boris Langvand, Jeremy Fryd, Charlene You, Carolyn Corwin, rakesh Katragadda and Sergi Paez.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/everything-you-need-to-know-to-read-the-canterbury-tales-iseult-gillespie A portly Miller, barely able to sit on his horse, rambles on about the flighty wife of a crotchety old carpenter and the scholar she takes as her lover. This might sound like a bawdy joke, but it's part of one of the most esteemed works of English literature ever created- The Canterbury Tales. Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Geoffrey Chaucer's classic collection. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Anton Bogaty. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Sebastian Regez, Danielle Downs, Clovis Norroy, Liz Candee, Vinh-Thuy Nguyen, Amy Lopez, SANG HAN, Aries SW, Sebastiaan Hols, Grimes Gregory, Joao Henrique Rodrigues, Michael Lucke, Annastasshia Ames, Claudia Hernandez Chavarria, Livia-Alexandra Sarban, Lee , Karthik Balsubramanian, Mathew Samuel, Turine Tran, Ido brown, Jordan Tang, Christopher Jimenez, Juan, Tracey Tobkin, Sid, emily lam, Kathryn J Hammond, Elliot Poulin, Noel Situ, Latora Slydell, Sydney Evans, Victor E Karhel, Eysteinn Gudnason, Andrea Feliz, Natalia Rico, Josh Engel, Barbara Nazare, Zhexi Shan, PnDAA, Sandra Tersluisen, Ellen Spertus, Fabian Amels, sammie goh, Mattia Veltri, Quentin Le Menez, Yuh Saito, Heather Slater, Dr Luca Carpinelli and Christophe Dessalles.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-waiting-for-godot-iseult-gillespie Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named "Godot." So begins a vexing cycle where the two debate when Godot will come, why they're waiting and whether they're even at the right tree. The play offers a simple but stirring question- what should the characters do? Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read the tragicomedy. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Tomas Pichardo-Espaillat. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Martin Lau, Robson Martinho, Cailin Ramsey, Aaron Henson, John Saveland, Nicolle Fieldsend-Roxborough, ReuniteKorea, Venkat Venkatakrishnan, QIUJING L BU, Yoga Trapeze Wanderlust, Jaron Blackburn, Alejandro Cachoua, Thomas Mungavan, Edla Paniguel, Anna-Pitschna Kunz, Tim Armstrong, Erika Blanquez, Ricki Daniel Marbun, zjweele13, Judith Benavides, Ken , James Bruening, Michael Braun-Boghos, Ricardo Diaz, Kack-Kyun Kim, Artem Minyaylov, Danny Romard, Yujing Jiang, Stina Boberg, Anthony Wiggins, Hoai Nam Tran, Joe Sims, David Petrovic, Chris Adriaensen, Lowell Fleming, Sunny Patel, Vijayalakshmi , Uday Kishore, Aidan Forero, Leen Mshasha, Allan Hayes, Vaibhav Mirjolkar, Tony, Michelle, Katie and Josh Pedretti, Erik Biemans, Gaurav Mathur, Hans Peng, Tekin Gultekin, Hector Quintanilla, Penelope Misquitta and Ravi S. Ramphal.

y the light of the moon, a group sneaks into the woods, where they take mind-altering substances, switch it up romantically and brush up against creatures from another dimension. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" sees Shakespeare play with the boundary between illusion and reality - and dramatize the possibility that life is but a dream.

Dive into the stories of horror savant H.P. Lovecraft, whose fantastical tales, such as "The Call of Cthulhu," created a new era of Gothic horror. -- Arcane books of forbidden lore, disturbing secrets in the family bloodline, and terrors so unspeakable the very thought of them might drive you mad. These have become standard elements in modern horror stories. But they were largely popularized by a single author- H.P. Lovecraft, whose name has become synonymous with the terror he inspired. Silvia Moreno-Garcia dissects the "Lovecraftian" legacy. Lesson by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, directed by Globizco Studios. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/titan-of-terror-the-dark-imagination-of-h-p-lovecraft-silvia-moreno-garcia Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Johnnie Graham, Harshita Jagdish Sahijwani, Amber Alexander, Yelena Baykova, John C. Vesey, Karmi Nguyen, Chung Wah Gnapp, Jane White, BRENDAN NEALE, Lawrence Teh Swee Kiang, Alex Pierce, Nick Cozby, Jeffrey Segrest, Anthony Arcis, Ugur Doga Sezgin, Kathryn Vacha, Allyson Martin, Srinivasa C Pasumarthi, Zhang Xiao Yu , Nishant Suneja, Javier Lara Rosado, Jerry Yang, Shubham Arora, Sebastian Regez, Danielle Downs, Clovis Norroy, Liz Candee, Vinh-Thuy Nguyen, Amy Lopez, SANG HAN, Aries SW, Sebastiaan Hols, Joao Henrique Rodrigues, Annastasshia Ames, Livia-Alexandra Sarban, Lee , Karthik Balsubramanian, Mathew Samuel, Turine Tran, Ido brown, Nathaniel Lupus, Anthony Benedict, Helen Lee, Minh Tran, Sami Khan, John Hong, Abeer Rajbeen, Yambu Ganesh Shaw, Aline de Paula Zillig and ml cohen.

Explore the haunting and intimate works of poet Sylvia Plath, who digs into issues of mental health, trauma and sexuality in works like "The Bell Jar." -- Under her shrewd eye and pen, Sylvia Plath turned everyday objects into haunting images- a "new statue in a drafty museum," a shadow in a mirror, a slab of soap. Her breathtaking perspectives and unflinching language made her a touchstone for readers seeking to break the silence around issues of trauma, frustration and sexuality. Iseult Gillespie shares why Plath's writing continues to captivate. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Sarah Saidan. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-sylvia-plath-iseult-gillespie Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! MJ Tan Mingjie, Yansong Li, Jason A Saslow, Joanne Luce, Kyle Nguyen, Taylor Hunter, Noa Shore, Lex Azevedo, Merit Gamertsfelder, Bev Millar, Rishi Pasham, Jhuval, SookKwan Loong, Bruno Pinho, Javier Aldavaz, Rodrigo Carballo, Boytsov Ilya, EdoKun, Misaki Sato, Craig Sheldon, Andrew Bosco, Catherine Sverko, Nik Maier, Mark Morris, Adi V, Peter Liu, Leora Allen, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Michal Salman, Gilly , Ka-Hei Law, Maya Toll, Ricardo Rendon Cepeda, Renhe Ji, Andres Melo Gamez, Tim Leistikow, Shawar Khan, Chris , Megan Douglas, Barbara Smalley, Filip Dabrowski, Joe Giamartino, Clair Chen, Vik Nagjee, Karen Goepen-Wee, Della Palacios, Stephanie Perozo, Marc Bilodeau, Ivan Tsenov and Claudia Mayfield.

Explore William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest", a story of shipwreck, magic and a fight for power. -- Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning illuminate a swelling sea, as a ship buckles beneath the waves. It is no ordinary storm, but a violent and vengeful tempest, and it sets the stage for Shakespeare's most enigmatic play. Why does this play still resonate with modern readers? Iseult Gillespie investigates. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Heloise Dorsan Rachet. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-shakespeare-s-the-tempest-iseult-gillespie Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Eduardo Briceno, Bill Feaver, Ricardo Paredes, David Douglass, Paul Coupe, Jen , Megan Whiteleather, Mayank Kaul, Ryohky Araya, Tan YH, Ph.D., Brittiny Elman, Ruth Fang, Alex Schenkman, Ivan Todorovic, Yanuar Ashari, Mrinalini, Anthony Kudolo, Scott Gass, Querida Owens, Hazel Lam, Manav parmar, Dwight Tevuk, Siamak H, Dominik Kugelmann, Mary Sawyer, David Rosario, Samuel Doerle, Susan Herder, Savannah Scheelings, Prasanth Mathialagan, Yanira Santamaria, Dawn Jordan, Kevin Wong, Goh Xiang Ting Diana, Cristobal Moenne, MJ Tan Mingjie, Yansong Li, Jason A Saslow, Joanne Luce, Kyle Nguyen, Taylor Hunter, Noa Shore, Lex Azevedo, Merit Gamertsfelder, Bev Millar, Rishi Pasham, Jhuval , SookKwan Loong, Bruno Pinho and Javier Aldavaz.

Find out why Flannery O'Connor, an American novelist, is known as a master of the grotesque in Southern Gothic literature. -- Flannery O'Connor scribbled tales of outcasts, intruders and misfits staged in the world she knew best- the American South. She was a master of the grotesque, but her work pushed beyond the purely ridiculous and frightening to reveal the variety and nuance of human character. Iseult Gillespie explores how O'Connor's endlessly surprising fictional worlds continue to draw readers decades later. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Anton Bogaty. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-flannery-o-connor-iseult-gillespie Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Johnnie Graham, Harshita Jagdish Sahijwani, Amber Alexander, Yelena Baykova, John C. Vesey, Karmi Nguyen, Chung Wah Gnapp, Jane White, BRENDAN NEALE, Lawrence Teh Swee Kiang, Alex Pierce, Nick Cozby, Jeffrey Segrest, Anthony Arcis, Ugur Doga Sezgin, Kathryn Vacha, Allyson Martin, Srinivasa C Pasumarthi, Zhang Xiao Yu , Nishant Suneja, Javier Lara Rosado, Jerry Yang, Shubham Arora, Sebastian Regez, Danielle Downs, Clovis Norroy, Liz Candee, Vinh-Thuy Nguyen, Amy Lopez, SANG HAN, Aries SW, Sebastiaan Hols, Joao Henrique Rodrigues, Annastasshia Ames, Livia-Alexandra Sarban, Lee, Karthik Balsubramanian, Mathew Samuel, Turine Tran, Ido brown, Nathaniel Lupus, Anthony Benedict, Helen Lee, Minh Tran, Sami Khan, John Hong, Abeer Rajbeen, Yambu Ganesh Shaw, Aline de Paula Zillig and ml cohen.

James Baldwin was an American novelist and social critic whose essays in "Notes of a Native Son" explored race, sex and class distinctions. -- In the 1960s, the FBI amassed almost 2,000 documents in an investigation into one of America's most celebrated minds. The subject of this inquiry was a writer named James Baldwin, one of the best-selling black authors in the world at the time. What made him loom so large in the imaginations of both the public and the authorities? Christina Greer explores the life and works of James Baldwin. Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Jeremie Balais and Jeffig Le Bars. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/notes-of-a-native-son-the-world-according-to-james-baldwin-christina-greer Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Amber Wood, Ophelia Gibson Best, Cas Jamieson, Michelle Stevens-Stanford, Phyllis Dubrow, Andreas Voltios, Eunsun Kim, Philippe Spoden, Samantha Chow, Ayala Ron, Manognya Chakrapani, Simon Holst Ravn, Doreen Reynolds-Consolati, Rakshit Kothari, Melissa Sorrells, Antony Lee, Husain Mohammad, Max Shuai Tang, Come Vincent, Astia Rizki Safitri, Alan Froese, alessandra tasso, Gerald Onyango, Katrina Harding, Ezgi Yersu, Al the Scottish Wildcat, Katie Dean, Kin Lon Ma, Carsten Tobehn, Boris Langvand, Jeremy Fryd, Charlene You, Carolyn Corwin, rakesh Katragadda, Sergi Paez, Jorgen Osterpart, Karla Brilman, Cindy O., Nicu Boanda, Reagen O'Connor, Sabrina Gonzalez, Dino Biancolini, FAWWAZ GHUWAIDI, Hadi Salahshour, Clement, Sarah Burns, Abdullah Altuwaijri, Jessie McGuire, Divina Grace Dar Santos and Brian Richards.

Explore the works of science fiction visionary Octavia E. Butler, whose novels, such as "Parable of the Sower," influenced the growing popularity of Afrofuturism. -- Much science fiction features white male heroes who blast aliens or become saviors of brown people. Octavia E. Butler knew she could tell a better story. She built stunning worlds rife with diverse characters, and brought nuance and depth to the representation of their experiences. Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey dive into the works of the visionary storyteller who upended science fiction. Lesson by Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey, directed by Tomas Pichardo-Espaillat. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-sci-fi-superstar-octavia-e-butler-ayana-jamieson-and-moya-bailey Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Tirath Singh Pandher, Athena Grace Franco, Terry Minion, Mauricio Basso, Kelvin Lam, jj5252, Karlee Finch, Chumi Ogbonna, Barthelemy Michalon, Lefty McGoo, Lucas Pincerato, Mohamed Elsayed, Amin Shahril, Mihail Radu Pantilimon, Chris Thompson, Derek Drescher, Karisa Caudill, Zhong Ming Zenny Tan, Christina Salvatore, Brady Jones, Todd Gross, Alexis Hevia, Heidi Stolt, Robert Seik, Coenraad Keuning, Charles A Hershberger, Laura Cameron Keith, Abhishek Goel, Marc Bou Zeid, JY Kang, Anastasiia , Madee Lo, Arpita Singh, Karl Laius, Tu-Anh Nguyen, Guy Hardy, Brandy Sarver, Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco, Akinola Emmanuel, igor romanenko, Dian Atamyanov, Abhishek Bansal, Austin Randall, Ryan B Harvey, Jennifer Kurkoski, phkphk123321, Arlene Weston, Mehmet Yusuf Ertekin, Ten Cha and Les Howard.