This book by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes is another example of his attempt at fusing political commentary into fiction. This book is basically his own version of Machiavelli's The Art of War because of it consisting of a sort of dialogue between two people. He showcases fusing political science with fiction in his most famous work Leviathan, showcasing his skills not only as a great writer but a political commentator. His work was based around reflections from the English Civil War, and his argument still holds some credibility today because many people still in these colonies with monarchs and have a huge religious class. His works still hold its own to this day, and even though the language that he uses is a tad archaic, his findings hold their own because our society is still structured as it was when he was writing in 16th and 17th century England.
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Richard Flanagan - Toxic / Christos Tsiolkas - Damascus
Massive figures in Australian literature.
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