classics

NOUN

canon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

oeuvre

STRONG

ana analects anthology chrestomathy library miscellanea works

WEAK

collected works delectus

NOUN

literature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article biography brochure composition drama essay history information leaflet lore novel pamphlet poetry prose research story

STRONG

abstract belles-lettres books comment critique discourse discussion disquisition dissertation exposition findings humanities letters lit observation paper report summary theme thesis tract treatise treatment writings

WEAK

literary works précis written work

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

STRONG

quiet silence

WEAK

speech

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AI is an able writer because it’s trained on vast troves of human writing, from literary classics to contemporary op-eds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Platitudes are for popsicle sticks and fortune cookies, not feature-length adaptations of literary classics intended to warn readers about how easily power can bleed into corruption.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

“Are any of the classics fun?” asks Harriet Eilber.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Realizing he’d be unable to direct his fictionalized childhood remembrance, he entrusted it to his mentee Akin, the firebrand behind modern German classics such as “Head-On” and “In the Fade.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The classics were the books supposedly written by Confucius and the ancients, about the correct way to live.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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