The book called ';The Consolation of Philosophy' was throughout the Middle Ages, and down to the beginnings of the modern epoch in the sixteenth century, the scholar's familiar companion.
Flora Jane Thompson (5 December 1876 21 May 1947) was an English novelist and poet famous for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford.
Virgil, also spelled Vergil, Latin in full Publius Vergilius Maro, (born October 15, 70 bce, Andes, near Mantua [Italy]died September 21, 19 bce, Brundisium), Roman poet, best known for his national epic, the Aeneid (from c.
Sir Philip Sidney, (born November 30, 1554, Penshurst, Kent, Englanddied October 17, 1586, Arnhem, Netherlands), Elizabethan courtier, statesman, soldier, poet, and patron of scholars and poets, considered the ideal gentleman of his day.
Author Oscar Wilde was known for his acclaimed works including The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest, as well as his brilliant wit, flamboyant style and infamous imprisonment for homosexuality.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous, sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Dante is guided by the Roman poet Virgil, who represents the epitome of human knowledge, from the dark wood through the descending circles of the pit of Hell (Inferno).
Ovid, Latin in full Publius Ovidius Naso, (born March 20, 43 bce, Sulmo, Roman Empire [now Sulmona, Italy]died 17 ce, Tomis, Moesia [now Constanta, Romania]), Roman poet noted especially for his Ars amatoria and Metamorphoses.
George Orwell was the pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair, born in Motihari, Bengal, India, in 1903, to a family which he described in The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) as ';lower-upper middle class': ';upper-middle class without money'.
Arthur Conan Doyle, in full Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, (born May 22, 1859, Edinburgh, Scotlanddied July 7, 1930, Crowborough, Sussex, England), Scottish writer best known for his creation of the detective Sherlock Holmesone of the most vivid and enduring characters in English fiction.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in full Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky, Dostoyevsky also spelled Dostoevsky, (born November 11 [October 30, Old Style], 1821, Moscow, Russiadied February 9 [January 28, Old Style], 1881, St.
Man wird nur einmal im Leben 100 Jahre alt, dachte sich das Team des Societäts-Verlags – und forderte kurzerhand erstmals deutschlandweit alle Journalistinnen und Journalisten aus den Redaktionen der Ippen Mediengruppe zu einem Kurzgeschichtenwettbewerb auf.
Con el propósito de destacar la importancia de las aportaciones de José Díaz Fernández a la literatura de los años veinte del siglo pasado, Nigel Dennis — catedrático de Literatura Contemporánea Española en la Universidad de St.
Este volumen reúne una muestra de la amplia producción literaria del novelista y dramaturgo Ramón de la Serna y Espina: el drama Boves; el cuento futurista Puente Rojo; la novela psicológica Chao, y catorce artículos, casi todos publicados en el diario chileno El Mercurio, aunque cinco de ellos aún permanecían inéditos.
Mizuko: los niños del agua es una obra con una voz que se sostiene hasta el final; la voz siempre tiene algo interesante que decir y lo dice con trazos poéticos y desgarrados, tristes y severos a un mismo tiempo.
Este libro está dirigido estudiantes o profesionales de las áreas de la nutrición, la actividad física y la salud, a deportistas que buscan una estrategia de alimentación para asegurar una adecuada recuperación muscular y un máximo rendimiento y a personas físicamente activas, interesadas en promover su salud y mejorar su composición corporal.
An ever-surprising and stylistically diverse anthology that will surely stand as the touchstone collection of Korean literature for decades to come Literary ReviewThis eclectic, moving and wonderfully enjoyable collection is the essential introduction to Korean literature.
Redesigning the Unremarkable is a timely and necessary reminder that the often neglected elements and spaces of our built environment - from trash bins, seats, stairways, and fences to streets, bikeways, underpasses, parking lots, and shopping centres - must be thoughtfully redesigned to enhance human and planetary health.
Redesigning the Unremarkable is a timely and necessary reminder that the often neglected elements and spaces of our built environment - from trash bins, seats, stairways, and fences to streets, bikeways, underpasses, parking lots, and shopping centres - must be thoughtfully redesigned to enhance human and planetary health.
This anthology of six selected plays, written between 2000 and 2020 by Bratya Basu, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021, is the first collection of Bengali plays that blends avant-garde, pop and traditional cultures with contemporary dramatic themes.
This anthology of six selected plays, written between 2000 and 2020 by Bratya Basu, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021, is the first collection of Bengali plays that blends avant-garde, pop and traditional cultures with contemporary dramatic themes.
Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain - this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and 'More Than This'.
Sumérgete en el universo intelectual del gran filósofo griego con "Obras Completas de Platón", una colección exhaustiva y cuidadosamente curada que reúne todos los diálogos y escritos atribuidos a este emblemático pensador.
"Das große Cholesterin Kochbuch" von Hermine Krämer ist Ihr Schlüssel zur natürlichen Senkung des Cholesterinspiegels und zur Verbesserung Ihrer Blutwerte.
