11 Bücher ähnlich wie Pharsalia
Ab urbe condita
"Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the bridge, the saga of Coriolanus, Cincinnatus called from his farm to save the state - these and many more stories immortalized by Livy in his history of Rome have become part of our cultural heritage." "The historian's huge work consisted of 142 books which trace Rome's history from its foundation in 753 BC to events in Livy's own lifetime…
Gemeinsame Themen: Campaigns, Latin language, Early works to 1800, History
Das rote Abzeichen der Tapferkeit
The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage," to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as…
Gemeinsame Themen: Literature and the War, Facsimiles, Criticism and interpretation, History
Der Gallische Krieg und der Bürgerkrieg
Gaius Julius Caesar schreef zijn kijk op Gallië in zijn bekende oorlog’s verslagen Commentarii de bello Gallico. Een werk waarin het hoofdzakelijk gaat over de veldtochten en intriges die plaats vonden in de negen jaar dat hij in Gallië oorlog voerde. In feite is het een boek vol zelf verheerlijking en propaganda maar ook een zeer belangenrijke historische bron. Het boek bevat 7 delen, één deel…
Gemeinsame Themen: Rome Civil War, Latin language, History
Werke
Macbeth at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna, Finland, in 2007]]
Gemeinsame Themen: Latin Epic poetry, Latin language, Early works to 1800, Poetry
Erzählungen aus Troja und Griechenland
A magnificent collection of the most stirring myths from the ancient world, Andrew Lang's Tales of Troy and Greece presents five major narrative cycles that have shaped the literary imagination for centuries. Illustrated by H.J. Ford, this classic work brings together the greatest heroes and adventures of Greek legend in vivid, accessible prose. The collection opens with "Ulysses the Sacker of…
Gemeinsame Themen: Literature and the War, History
Aeneis
"Virgil's masterpiece of Latin poetry, a lively, dramatic poem of daring and adventure, of love and loss, of devotion and death. "
Gemeinsame Themen: Latin Epic poetry, Poetry, History
Gitanjali (Liedopfer)
Verse rendering in Sanskrit with English translation.
Gemeinsame Themen: Criticism and interpretation, Philosophy, Poetry
Augenblicke der Vision
ix, 443 p. ; 23 cm
Gemeinsame Themen: Facsimiles, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry
Werke des P. Vergilius Maro
4to. ff. [2] (blank), [1] (plates), [14] (prelims), pp. 246, 588, [192], ff. [2] (blank). Signatures: â4, ê4, î4, ô2, A-Z4, Aa-Gg4, Hh3, 2A-Z4, 2Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, AAaa-DDdd4, EEee2, a-z4, aa4. Contemporary French calf. Gilt filet on boards’ edges. Gilded spine on 5 bars, red panel. Red edges. Signature “A.G.” on first blank. Manuscript note on second blank in French, stating this is a first…
Gemeinsame Themen: Latin Epic poetry, Early works to 1800, Poetry
Satyricon
An incomplete Roman novel believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius Arbiter. What remains of the novel is a picaresque story concerning the narrator’s battle to keep his lover, a handsome sixteen year old boy, away from his many rivals.
Gemeinsame Themen: Latin language, Criticism and interpretation, History
Gedichte von John Keats
Twenty-five poems by one of the English Romantic poets of the early nineteenth century.
Gemeinsame Themen: Facsimiles, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry