The Republic
Plato · Ancient · Philosophy
Subject guide
Politics
Explore 54 works associated with Politics in The Western Canon. This page is generated from reviewed catalog classifications and links directly to each featured work.
Featured works
Gulliver’s Travels
Jonathan Swift · Enlightenment · Satirical fiction
Animal Farm
George Orwell · Modern · Fiction / essays
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin · Contemporary · Speculative fiction
The Clouds
Aristophanes · Ancient · Comedy / satire
The Birds
Aristophanes · Ancient · Comedy / satire
The Frogs
Aristophanes · Ancient · Comedy / satire
Meno
Plato · Ancient · Philosophy / dialogue
Gorgias
Plato · Ancient · Philosophy / dialogue
Phaedrus
Plato · Ancient · Philosophy / dialogue
Phaedo
Plato · Ancient · Philosophy / dialogue
Timaeus
Plato · Ancient · Philosophy / dialogue
Laws
Plato · Ancient · Philosophy / dialogue
Histories
Tacitus · Ancient · History
Annals
Tacitus · Ancient · History
A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation
Thomas More · Renaissance · Theology / controversy
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys · Restoration · Diary
An Essay of Dramatic Poesy
John Dryden · Restoration · Poetry / criticism
Absalom and Achitophel
John Dryden · Restoration · Poetry / criticism
Selected Poems
Andrew Marvell · Early Modern · Poetry
A Tale of a Tub
Jonathan Swift · Enlightenment · Satire / essays
The Battle of the Books
Jonathan Swift · Enlightenment · Satire / essays
A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift · Enlightenment · Satire / essays
Sonnets from the Portuguese
Elizabeth Barrett Browning · Victorian · Poetry
Aurora Leigh
Elizabeth Barrett Browning · Victorian · Poetry
Barchester Towers
Anthony Trollope · Victorian · Novel
The Way We Live Now
Anthony Trollope · Victorian · Novel
The Prime Minister
Anthony Trollope · Victorian · Novel
The Return of the Soldier
Rebecca West · Modern · History / criticism / fiction
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
Pablo Neruda · Modern / Latin American · Poetry
Selected Essays
George Orwell · Modern · Fiction / essays
Residence on Earth
Pablo Neruda · Modern / Latin American · Poetry
The Road to Wigan Pier
George Orwell · Modern · Fiction / essays
Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell · Modern · Fiction / essays
The Power and the Glory
Graham Greene · Modern · Novel
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Rebecca West · Modern · History / criticism / fiction
All the King’s Men
Robert Penn Warren · Modern · Novel / poetry
The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene · Modern · Novel
The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer · Postwar · Novel / reportage
Canto General
Pablo Neruda · Modern / Latin American · Poetry
The Grass Is Singing
Doris Lessing · Contemporary · Novel
The Quiet American
Graham Greene · Modern · Novel
No Longer at Ease
Chinua Achebe · Postcolonial · Novel
The Golden Notebook
Doris Lessing · Contemporary · Novel
Arrow of God
Chinua Achebe · Postcolonial · Novel
A Man of the People
Chinua Achebe · Postcolonial · Novel
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin · Contemporary · Speculative fiction
The Armies of the Night
Norman Mailer · Postwar · Novel / reportage
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin · Contemporary · Speculative fiction
Diving into the Wreck
Adrienne Rich · Contemporary · Poetry / essays
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin · Contemporary · Speculative fiction
The Dream of a Common Language
Adrienne Rich · Contemporary · Poetry / essays
Germania
Tacitus · Ancient · History
Agricola
Tacitus · Ancient · History