Zbirka: Proza: stvarna literatura
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Aeneid(2003) VIRGILInspired by Homer and inspiration for Dante and Milton, the Aeneid is an immortal poem at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took Aeneas as his hero and in telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in alVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Discourse on Voluntary Servitude(2012) LA BOETIE, ETIENNE DEDrawn from James B. Atkinson and David Sices' Montaigne: Selected EssaysVezava: Mehka16,62 € -
Guide to Greece(1979) PAUSANIASOffering a study of buildings, traditions and myth, this title describes the glory of Greece shortly before its ultimate decline in the third century.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Utilitarianism and Other Essays(1987) BENTHAM, JEREMY,MILL, JOHN STUARTUtilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. This book shows the creation and development of a sysVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Ongoing Moment(2012) DYER, GEOFF'One of the most graceful ruminations on photography ever . . . Dyer's tour de force is as inspirational as it is accessible.' Sunday TelegraphVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Selected Letters(2008) WOOLF, VIRGINIAEDITED BY JOANNE TRAUTMANN BANKS, WITH A PREFACE BY HERMIONE LEEThe finest and most enjoyable of Virginia Woolf's letters are brought together in a single volume.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Year With C. S. Lewis(2013) LEWIS, C. S.To mark the fiftieth anniversary of C. S. Lewis’ death, this attractive book offers daily inspirational readings from this much-loved writer, making this a most thoughtful gift.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Stranger Shores(2002) COETZEE, J.M.A collection of 29 pieces on books, writing, photography, and the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. With literary subjects ranging from Defoe through Rilke and Kafka to the giants of the 20th century, those who admire Coetzee as a novelist can also reVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Campo Santo(2006) SEBALD, W. G.A collection of essays by W G Sebald, which provide insight into the themes that came to dominate his life. It also includes four pieces that pay tribute to Corsica, weaving elegiacally between past and present.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Greek Mathematical Works, Volume II: Aristarchus to Pappus(1941)Greek mathematics from the sixth century BC to the fourth century AD is represented by works of Pythagoras, Proclus, Thales, Democritus, Hippocrates of Chios, Theaetetus, Plato, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Aristotle, Euclid, Eratosthenes, Apollonius, Ptolemy, HeroVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Book of the Courtier(1976) CASTIGLIONE, BALDESARDefines the essential virtues for those at Court. This title includes a series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, in which his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion and gracefulneVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Dante's Inferno, the Indiana Critical Edition(1995) DANTE ALIGHIERIA classic translation with critical essays by leading scholars.Vezava: Mehka31,59 € -
Metamorphoses(2002) OVIDIn "The Metamorphoses", Ovid draws on Greek mythology, Latin folklore, and tales from Babylon and the East to create a series of narrative poems, linked by the common theme of transformation. This is Arthur Golding's 16th-century translation of the versesVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works(1992) BEHN, APHRAWhen Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors,Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
