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Sartor resartus
"Sartor Resartus is Thomas Carlyle's most enduring and influential work. Sponsored by Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was first printed as a book in Boston in 1836 and immediately became the inspiration for the Transcendental movement. The first London trade edition was published in 1838." "This edition of Sartor Resartus is the first publication of the work that uses all extant versions to create an…
Gemeinsame Themen: Critique et interprétation, Philosophers, Philosophy
Die Geschichte der Philosophie
Includes chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, and Nietzsche.
Gemeinsame Themen: Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir, History
Memorabilien
A souvenir (French for remembrance or memory), memento, keepsake, or token of remembrance is an object a person acquires for the memories the owner associates with it. A souvenir can be any object that can be collected or purchased and transported home by the traveler as a memento of a visit. The object itself may have intrinsic value, or be a symbol of experience. Without the owners input, the…
Gemeinsame Themen: Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir
Die Autobiografie von Benjamin Franklin
Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.
Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's…
Gemeinsame Themen: Philosophers, Correspondence, Biography & Memoir, History
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac, verse drama in five acts by Edmond Rostand, performed in 1897 and published the following year. It was based only nominally on the 17th-century nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose.
Set in 17th-century Paris, the action revolves around the emotional problems of the noble, swashbuckling Cyrano, who, despite his many gifts, feels that no woman…
Gemeinsame Themen: French Authors, Classic Literature, Biography & Memoir, History
Parallelleben
Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome.
Gemeinsame Themen: Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir, History
John Donne Gedichte
"This new Norton Critical Edition presents a comprehensive collection of Donne's poetry. The texts are divided into sections: "Satires," "Elegies," "Verse Letters to Several Personages," "Songs and Sonnets," and "Divine Poems." They have been scrupulously edited and are from the Westmoreland manuscript where possible - collated against the best exemplars from the most important families of Donne…
Gemeinsame Themen: Critique et interprétation, Correspondence, Biography & Memoir