Zbirka: Proza: stvarna literatura
2011 rezultatov
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Poetics(1996) ARISTOTLESuitable for all students of Greek theatre and literature, this book examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Selected Writings on Art and Literature(1992) BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES-PIERREDiscusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors(2009) SONTAG, SUSANReveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, this study shows caVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
What Am I Doing Here?(1998) CHATWIN, BRUCEIn this collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, Chatwin takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is a journeyVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Reflections on Exile: And Other Literary and Cultural Essays(2012) EDWARD SAIDVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Proper Study Of Mankind(2013) BERLIN, ISAIAHIsaiah Berlin was one of the leading thinkers of the century, and one of the finest writers. This title selects some of the best of his essays. It encapsulates the principal movements that characterise the modern age: romanticism, historicism, Fascism, reVezava: Mehka42,06 € -
Rural Rides(2001) COBBETT, WILLIAMWilliam Cobbett provides evocative descriptions of the 19th century southern English countryside, his encounters with labourers, and outbursts at the encroaching cities and sufferings of the poor. Ian Dyck places these accounts in the context of Cobbett'sVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Last Narco(2010) BEITH, MALCOLMMexico, April 2009. The bodies of a pair of undercover military intelligence agents, disguised as campesinos (farmers), are dumped by the side of the road. Beside the corpses is a message on a scrap of paper: 'You'll never get El Chapo.' Such is the fateVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Souls of Black Folk(2008) DU BOIS, W. E. B.The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century. A singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, the book is a searing account of the situation of African Americans in the United StateVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works(2000) SWIFT, JONATHANTreasury of 5 shorter works includes title piece plus The Battle of the Books, A Meditation Upon a Broom-Stick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit and The Abolishing of Christianity in England.Vezava: Mehka4,89 €
