Rappresentata per la prima volta il 18 giugno 1917 al Teatro Olimpia di Milano, "Cosi e (se vi pare)" e una commedia in tre atti derivata dalla novella "La signora Frola ed il signor Ponza, suo genero".
Unamuno se presento como poeta cuando ya era conocido en otros campos, ya que su dedicacion a la poesia brota en el tardiamente, pero pronto se convirtio en una practica habitual, ya que, entre su primer poemario, Poesias (1907), y el Romancero del destierro (1928), publica siete libros.
EL CISNE DE VILAMORTA : Leocadia, la maestra de Vilamorta, ama apasionadamente al joven y apuesto Segundo ( el cisne ) al que recibe en su casa y de vez en cuando hace algun obsequio, ya que Segundo aunque estudio derecho , no trabaja.
La presencia del espacio urbano de Madrid es un aspecto fundamental de esta novela; dicho espcaio acompana a los personajes en su pugna contra los estereotipos, el debate interior en torno a los valores eticos y morales transmitidos y el rechazo social a la mujer independiente.
Una investigación sobre la naturaleza y causas de la riqueza de las naciones (título original en inglés: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations), o sencillamente La riqueza de las naciones, es la obra más célebre de Adam Smith.
Escrita en la "decada prodigiosa" de la narrativa espanola del XIX esta novela supuso una primera aproximacion a los dominios del realismo-naturalismo.
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.
The Sphinx is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe about a man who decides to visit a relative living near the Hudson River north of New York City for two weeks during a cholera epidemic that occurred during the summer of 1832.
"The Island of the Fay," is classified as an example of Poe's "plate articles"--brief essays that were written specifically to satisfy the taste of his diverse readers.
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.
Thrust into a hostile world, and unable to comprehend the language, Heike, an immigrant and 'enemy' child, struggles to understand the English islanders as she adjusts to the new identity demanded of her.
Wounds that cannot be seen are the most of severe pain, compared to those of an eye witness, as it is not easy for one to realise that they need medical treatment to cure.
Haunted by memories of a Tanzanian childhood abruptly ended when her parents were deported, Jane Bryce returns in search of the past only to be ambushed by the present.
Eine investigative Recherche im Machtzentrum des FuballsEs ist ein fesselndes und aufschlussreiches Werk, das zeigt, wie eine kleine Gruppe machtiger Manner den modernen Fu ball korrumpiert und damit zu einem Werkzeug fur die Weltelite gemacht hat.
A multi-award-winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of a major Australian newspaper searingly explores his Jewish identity at a time when a substantial - and growing - part of the left is opposed to the very existence of Israel as a Jewish state.
An exploration of an essential but often overlooked figure in English literature In this innovative biography, Andrew Keanie explores one of the most enigmatic figures in English Romanticism.
An exploration of an essential but often overlooked figure in English literature In this innovative biography, Andrew Keanie explores one of the most enigmatic figures in English Romanticism.
The life and work of two photographers who captured the rise of Tropical Modern architecture in Miami and the surrounding regionIn this first critical biography of the life and work of Annette and Rudi Rada, two photographers working in South Florida and the Caribbean from approximately 1946 to 1975, architectural historian Victor Deupi explores the lasting significance of the Radas in documenting the cities, buildings, landscapes, and people of the region during major social and economic transformations of the twentieth century.
Brigitte Werner schildert 25 Episoden, die sie dem Leben abgelauscht hat: besondere Begegnungen, Erinnerungen, "Zufälle", Ängste, Erlebnisse mit bezaubernden Kindern und tröstenden Tieren … Die Texte laden ein zum Mitfühlen und Mitlachen, zum Staunen und Nachdenken.
Ein Thema, das uns alle angeht, ein Buch, das Hoffnung macht: Ece Temelkuran schreibt so schonungslos wie personlich uber Exil und die Notwendigkeit, eine neue Heimat zu finden.
