The City of God
Augustine of Hippo · Late Antiquity · Theology, political thought
Subject guide
Empire
Explore 36 works associated with Empire in The Western Canon. This page is generated from reviewed catalog classifications and links directly to each featured work.
Featured works
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe · Enlightenment · Novel
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon · Enlightenment · History
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad · Modernism · Novel / novella
Orientalism
Edward Said · Postcolonial · Literary and cultural criticism
The Aeneid
Virgil · Ancient · Epic poetry
Histories
Tacitus · Ancient · History
Annals
Tacitus · Ancient · History
Life of Charlemagne
Einhard · Medieval · Biography
The Rover
Aphra Behn · Restoration · Novel / drama
Oroonoko
Aphra Behn · Restoration · Novel / drama
A Hero of Our Time
Mikhail Lermontov · 19th Century · Novel / poetry
Lord Jim
Joseph Conrad · Modernism · Novel / novella
Nostromo
Joseph Conrad · Modernism · Novel / novella
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad · Modernism · Novel / novella
A Room with a View
E. M. Forster · Modern · Novel / essays
Howards End
E. M. Forster · Modern · Novel / essays
A Passage to India
E. M. Forster · Modern · Novel / essays
The Radetzky March
Joseph Roth · Modern · Novel / journalism
Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell · Modern · Novel / memoir
Burmese Days
George Orwell · Modern · Novel / memoir
The Emperor’s Tomb
Joseph Roth · Modern · Novel / journalism
Coming Up for Air
George Orwell · Modern · Novel / memoir
A House for Mr Biswas
V. S. Naipaul · Postcolonial · Novel / travel writing
Dune
Frank Herbert · Postwar · Science fiction
Dream on Monkey Mountain
Derek Walcott · Postcolonial · Poetry / drama
A Bend in the River
V. S. Naipaul · Postcolonial · Novel / travel writing
The Enigma of Arrival
V. S. Naipaul · Postcolonial · Novel / travel writing
Omeros
Derek Walcott · Postcolonial · Poetry / drama
Culture and Imperialism
Edward Said · Postcolonial · Literary and cultural criticism
Germania
Tacitus · Ancient · History
Agricola
Tacitus · Ancient · History
Eclogues
Virgil · Ancient · Poetry
Georgics
Virgil · Ancient · Poetry
The Jewish War
Josephus · Ancient · History
Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus · Ancient · History