La morte di Ivan Il'ič, pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1886, è una delle opere più celebrate di Tolstoj, influenzata dalla crisi spirituale dell'autore, che lo porterà a convertirsi al Cristianesimo.
A traves de un personaje ficticio (el viejo marinero "Marlow"), Conrad describe una travesia por el rio Congo en busca del senor "Kurtz" que es el jefe de una explotacion de marfil.
Un uomo perso fra sogno e realta si invischia in un mondo fatto di percezioni ambigue e fantasiose, allontanandosi sempre di piu dalla vita di ogni giorno.
La autora se aleja de las premisas Naturalismo centrándose en el estudio psicológico de los personajes, empleando para ello una inusitada y compleja técnica narrativa.
Novela basada en dos leyendas arturicas: "Tristan eIsolda" y "Merlín y Viviana", entreteje textos conocidos con versiones nuevas con el objetivo de moralizar a un público lector, presumiblemente de fe única, poseedor de prejuicios religiosos arraigados en la cultura de la época.
Il romanzo prende le mosse dal progetto di don Marcantonio Ravì di dare in moglie la giovane figlia Stellina a Don Diego Alcozer, che è vecchio, ma assai ricco e veterano di ben quattro matrimoni e altrettante vedovanze.
Ocho anos antes de su muerte un profeta abandona el pueblo donde ha vivido y antes de irse la gente le pide que hable de ciertos temas, cada uno de los cuales forma un capitulo del libro.
La figura dello iettatore appare figlia dell'Illuminismo napoletano ed emerge per la prima volta nel 1787 in un libello del giurista Nicola Valletta, intitolato Cicalata sul fascino volgarmente detto jettatura, che rappresenta il primo saggio sull'argomento.
This ebook compiles Edgar Allan Poe's greatest writings, including novels, short stories and poems such as "e;The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket"e;, "e;The Fall of the House of Usher"e;, "e;The Tell-Tale Heart"e;, "e;The Raven"e; and "e;The Cask of Amontillado"e;.
Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form.
Contents:Pyramus And ThisbeStill WatersA Change of HeartDaisy MillerTenantsDisengagedThe AlbumThe ReprobateGuy DomvilleSummersoftThe High BidThe Outcry
Diese Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Jens Peter Jacobsen, zu dessen Kennenlernen ich gerne die kleine einfühlsame Biographie von Hans Bethge empfehle, enthält das vollständige erzählerische Werk des Dichters sowie die lyrischen Werke (einschließlich der später von Arnold Schönberg vertonten "Gurre-Lieder") und Entwürfe.
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy
ChildhoodBoyhoodYouthThe CossacksWar and PeaceFather SergiusAnna KareninaIvan the FoolEvil allures, but good enduresWhere Love is, There God is AlsoThe Death of Ivan IlychThe Imp and the CrustAn Old AcquaintanceThe Young TsarMaster and ManEsarhaddon, King of AssyriaWork, Death, and SicknessThere are No Guilty PeopleLittle Girls Wiser Than Men
Contents:Lady SusanSense and SensibilityPride and PrejudiceMansfield ParkEmmaPersuasionNorthanger AbbeyJuvenilia Volume IJuvenilia Volume IIJuvenilia Volume III
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE THREE MUSKETEERS - Complete Collection: The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte of Bragelonne, Ten Years Later, Louise da la Valliere & The Man in the Iron Mask"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Contenu de la collection:À LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDUDu côté de chez Swann (1913)À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs (1919)Le côté de Guermantes (1920–21)Sodome et Gomorrhe (1921–22)La prisonnière (1923)Albertine disparue (La fugitive) (1925)Le temps retrouvé (1927)Les plaisirs et les jours (1896)John Ruskin: La bible d'Amiens, translated by Proust (1904)John Ruskin: Sésame et les lys, translated by Proust (1906)Pastiches et mélanges (1919)Chroniques (1927)Jean Santeuil (1952, 1971) (see update v.
THE COMPLETE LEATHERSTOCKING TALES features the five novels of James Fenimore Cooper's beloved Leatherstocking series, which follow the adventures of Natty Bumppo.
Major General Sir Richard Hannay is the fictional secret agent created by writer and diplomat John Buchan, who was himself an Intelligence officer during the First World War.
CONTENTS:The Satires and NovelsA POLITICAL ROMANCETHE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDYA SENTIMENTAL JOURNEYThe SermonsTHE SERMONS OF LAURENCE STERNEThe LettersLETTERS FROM YORICK TO ELIZAORIGINAL LETTERS OF THE LATE REVEREND MR.
