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This is a book of insight and imagination. It is a literary tour de force, where 28 Irish plays are examined and their rich cultural context exposed in a way that educates and excites. To read Anne O'Reilly's analysis leaves one longing to return to theatre and to play. While the text is utterly readable, the ideas shared are profound. The theme 'journey' is common in every play but it is explored from different angles; we glimpse understandings of the journey in search of...
| Автор | Anne F. O'Reilly |
Published in 1922, Siddhartha is the most famous and influential novel by Nobel prize-winning author Hermann Hesse. The book was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style and became influential during the 1960s. Set in India, Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's search for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, through the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the...
| Автор | Герман Гессе |
Society as I Have Found It is a book of memoirs written by the author Ward McAllister. In this book McAllister reflects on life of influential people in Gilded Age in New York. This work is a mixture of memoirs, advices and details of New York's history at the turn of 20th century.
| Автор | Ward McAllister |
"Es ist eine allgemein anerkannte Wahrheit, dass ein Junggeselle im Besitz eines schönen Vermögens nichts dringender braucht als eine Frau." – Dieser berühmte Satz steht am Anfang eines Romans, der zu den erfolgreichsten Liebesgeschichten der Weltliteratur gehört. Eine gehörige Portion «Stolz» muss abgelegt und so manches «Vorurteil» aus dem Weg geräumt werden, bis Elizabeth und Mr. Darcy endlich ein Paar werden.
| Автор | Джейн Остин |
"Immer müssen Millionen müßige Weltstunden verrinnen, ehe eine wahrhaft historische, eine Sternstunde der Menschheit, in Erscheinung tritt." Vierzehn solcher «schicksalsträchtiger Stunden» beschreibt Zweig. Er schildert und kommentiert die Eroberung von Byzanz, die Entdeckung Eldorados und die Schlacht bei Waterloo. Eindrücklich schreibt er über Kapitän Scotts Expedition zum Südpol, die Verlegung des ersten Transatlantikkabels, die Entstehung von Händels «Messias» und die Komposition der...
| Автор | Stefan Zweig |
Sternstunden der Menschheit präsentiert vierzehn novellenartig aufgebaute historische Begebenheiten, deren Auswirkungen die Geschichte der Menschheit verändert haben. Zweig schreibt im Vorwort: "Solche dramatisch geballten, solche schicksalsträchtigen Stunden, in denen eine zeitüberdauernde Entscheidung auf ein einziges Datum, eine einzige Stunde und oft nur eine Minute zusammengedrängt ist, sind selten im Leben eines Einzelnen und selten im Laufe der Geschichte. […] Ich habe sie so...
| Автор | Stefan Zweig |
"Summer" by Edith Wharton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a...
| Автор | Edith Wharton |
In this excellent English translation of The Analects, or Sayings, of Confucius, readers will find a rich distillation of the timeless precepts of one of history's most influential teachers and social theorists. A Chinese philosopher who lived c. 551 to c. 479 B.C., Confucius originated and taught an ethical, socially oriented philosophy that stressed proper behavior and a sympathetic, mutually supportive attitude among individuals, their families and society. From his teachings came a...
| Автор | Confucius |
The Analects, also known as the Analects of Confucius, is the collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' followers. It is believed to have been written during the Warring States period (475 BC–221 BC), and it achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). By the early Han dynasty the Analects was considered merely a «commentary» on the Five Classics,...
| Автор | Confucius |
While not as well known as «The Christmas Carol», «The Chimes» or «The Cricket on the Hearth»; «The Battle of Life» is a charming addition to Dickens' series of five Christmas books, of which this is the fourth and is concluded by «The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain». In this short novel fans of Dickens will find an entertaining and cheerfully uplifting love story, perfect reading for the holiday season.
| Автор | Charles Dickens, Чарльз Диккенс |
