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Cyropaedia Xenophon · 1527 · ★ 3.9 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Demanding Xenophon of Athens (circa 430 – 354 B.C.) was a Greek poet, historian, soldier and philosopher who lived at a time of momentous events in Ancient Greek history. Although he was recognized as a great writer and poet in his lifetime, Xenophon’s involvement with Spartan politics and fighting led to his exile from Athens, and his association with Socrates probably did not help. His short treatise on… Shares: Greek language, Greek literature, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Die Geburt der Tragödie Friedrich Nietzsche · 1872 · ★ 3.9 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the philosophy of Schopenhauer and for the music of Wagner, to whom this work was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between its two central forces: the Apolline, representing beauty and order, and the Dionysiac, a primal or ecstatic reaction to the… Shares: Philosophy and aesthetics, Aesthetics, Philosophy

Enten-eller Søren Kierkegaard · 1843 · ★ 4.2 · 379p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Con questo volume si completa la nostra edizione di «Enten-Eller», a cura di Alessandro Cortese, la prima integrale che sia apparsa in Italia. In questa parte, che contiene «L’equilibrio fra l’estetico e l’etico nell’elaborazione della personalità», si vedranno tutti i temi dell’opera, e innanzitutto quello del contrasto fra estetico ed etico, riorchestrati e rielaborati in una nuova prospettiva,… Shares: Philosophy and aesthetics, Aesthetics, Philosophy

Ars poetica Horace · 1536 · ★ 3.6 · 82p · ≈ 2h · Demanding Horace was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, now celebrated for being one of the greatest poets the world has ever known. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Horace in English and Latin, with… Shares: Poetics, Aesthetics, Early works to 1800, Poetry

Ἀνάβασις Xenophon · 1623 · ★ 3.7 · 187p · ≈ 6h · Demanding The Anabasis by Xenophon (c. 430-c. 354 BCE) is an eyewitness account of Greek mercenaries' challenging "March Up-Country" from Babylon back to the coast of Asia Minor under Xenophon's guidance in 401 BCE, after their leader Cyrus the Younger fell in a failed campaign against his brother. Shares: Greek language, Greek literature, Early works to 1800, History

Cognitive Poetics Peter Stockwell · 2002 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A pioneering text in its first edition, this revised publication of Cognitive Poetics offers a rigorous and principled approach to literary reading and analysis.The second edition of this seminal text features:• updated theory, frameworks, and examples throughout, including new explanations of literary meaning, the power of reading, literary force, and emotion; • extended examples of literary… Shares: Poetics, Poetry

An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue Francis Hutcheson · 1725 · ★ 5.0 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Demanding "The Inquiry was written as a critical response to the work of Bernard Mandeville and as a defense of the ideas of Anthony Ashley Cooper, Lord Shaftesbury. It consists of two treatises exploring our aesthetic and our moral abilities. The first treatise argues that human beings possess a natural internal sense of beauty, whereas the second focuses on the "moral sense" that enables us to… Shares: Aesthetics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

The Toy-Shop; a Dramatick Satire Robert Dodsley · 1700 · 41p · ≈ 1h · Demanding The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Early works to 1800, Drama

Herders sämmtliche Werke Johann Gottfried Herder · 1877 · ★ 5.0 · 414p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares: Aesthetics, Philosophy

Συμπόσιον Plato · 1559 · ★ 4.1 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Demanding One of the most famous works of literature in the Western world, Plato's Symposium is also one of the most entertaining. The scene is a dinner party in Athens in 416 B.C. at which the guests - including the comic poet Aristophanes and Plato's mentor, Socrates - playfully discuss the nature of eros, or love. By turns earthly and sublime, the dialogue culminates with Socrates's famous account of… Shares: Ancient Rhetoric, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Imagines Philostratus the Athenian · 1637 · 429p · ≈ 14h · Demanding An imago (plural: imagines or imagoes) is the last (or adult) stage of development of an insect. Shares: Greek literature, Early works to 1800

Ἴων Plato · 1759 · ★ 3.5 · 41p · ≈ 1h · Demanding "Im Ion stellt der jugendliche Platon eine Seite des historischen Sokrates dar, die in den Dialogen, die nach dessen Verurteilung und Hinrichtung verfasst sind, nicht mehr zentrales Thema ist. Platon, wie auch andere aus der jugendlichen Intelligenz Athens waren fasziniert von jenem Mann, der in Wortgefechten mit wechselnden Partnern ständig triumphiert. Ion, ein Rhapsode, glaubt in diesem Dialog… Shares: Poetics, Philosophy, History

Εὐθύφρων Plato · 1880 · ★ 4.5 · 76p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Με τη λογοτεχνία αιώνων, είναι αναπόφευκτο ότι κάποιοι θα πέσουν στα σκαλιά. Κυνηγάμε έργα δημόσιου τομέα και τα αποκαθιστούμε για να μην χαθούν στον κόσμο. Ποιοι είμαστε; Είμαστε η Cairn Press. Το υπόβαθρό μας είναι στο σχέδιο, τις εκδόσεις, την τυπογραφία και την τεχνολογία. Αυτές οι δεξιότητες τροφοδοτούν την αποστολή μας να δημιουργήσουμε τα υψηλότερης ποιότητας ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία δημόσιου… Shares: Greek language, Philosophy

Moralia Plutarch · 1500 · ★ 4.0 · 15p · ≈ 30m · Demanding The Moralia of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an eclectic collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but often are also timeless observations in their own right. Shares: Greek literature, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Poetry

Cicero Cicero · 1881 · ★ 3.9 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Challenging De Officiis (On Duties) was Cicero's last philosophical work. In it he made use of Greek thought to formulate the political and ethical values of Roman Republican society as he saw them, revealing incidentally a great deal about actual practice. Writing at a time of political crisis after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC, when it was not clear how much of the old Republican order would… Shares: Ancient Rhetoric, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, History

Theophrasti Characteres Theophrastus · 1628 · ★ 3.0 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Demanding "This volume collects important examples of Greek literary portraiture.". "The Characters of Theophrastus consists of thirty fictional sketches of men who are each dominated by a single fault, such as arrogance, boorishness, or superstition. Unassuming in style, his character sketches nonetheless bear resemblance to the vivid figures of the period's New Comedy. The Hellenistic poet Herodas wrote… Shares: Greek literature, Early works to 1800, Poetry, Drama

Πολιτικά (Politiká) Aristotle · 1492 · ★ 3.7 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Demanding "This new translation of one of the fundamental texts of Western political thought combines strict fidelity to Aristotle's Greek with a contemporary English prose style. Lord's intention throughout is to retain Aristotle's distinctive style. The accompanying notes provide literary and historical references, call attention to textual problems, and supply other essential information and… Shares: Aesthetics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Poetry

Marmion Sir Walter Scott · 1800 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Challenging It is a poetry book. Sir Walter Scott’s love of the country induced him, after his marriage in 1797, to settle in a cottage at the pretty village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh. Four years after leaving this district he took Mr. Morritt of Rokeby to see the little dwelling, telling him that, though not worth looking at, ‘it was our first house when newly married, and many a contrivance it had to… Shares: Poetry, History

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