Essays 33

In his day, John Ruskin (1819-1900) held the power to make or break artists with his critical reviews. He served as benefactor to many artists, and was a huge supporter of the Pre-Raphaelite movemen……続きを見る

Only yesterday boys and girls spoke of embracing and kissing (necking) as getting to first base. Second base was deep kissing, plus groping and fondling this and that. Third base was oral sex. Home ……続きを見る

Today machines can outplay us at chess, perform surgeries, manage airports, design buildings, act in films. Soon they'll compete with us in nearly every field. Will this cause mass layoffs and riots……続きを見る

This is Supplement 1 (A-Z) of the second edition of the encyclopedia, Naples: Life, Death & Miracles. With the original 4 volumes and this supplement of 78,000 words in 133 entries, the entire set c……続きを見る

“Not often are we given an opportunity to observe a great American writer arrive for the first time in the Old World from the New, there to record first impressions spontaneously, as they came, subj……続きを見る

Mordantly funny, thought-provoking travel essays, from the acclaimed author of Out of Sheer Rage and “one of our most original writers” (New York Magazine). This isn’t a self-help book; it’s a book ……続きを見る

Nelson Algren sought humanity in the urban wilderness of postwar America, where his powerful voice rose from behind the billboards and down tin-can alleys, from among the marginalized and ignored, t……続きを見る

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How can you forget your past when it keeps coming back to haunt you? Judy Westwater, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Street Kid, was determined to turn her back on her cruel and violent child……続きを見る

Extrait : « Dans le sentiment érotique on utilise avec emphase les cinq sens. Ce que l’oreille perçoit est érotisé ; le regard devient un pont ; il existe un code ……続きを見る

The greatly admired essayist, novelist, and philosopher, author of Cartesian Sonata, Finding a Form, and The Tunnel, reflects on the art of translation and on Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies -- a……続きを見る

Rarely has a writer and thinker of the stature of Ayn Rand afforded us access to her most intimate thoughts and feelings. From Journals of Ayn Rand, we gain an invaluable new understanding and appre……続きを見る

One Degree West: Reflections of a Plainsdaughter describes Bair’s struggle for independence and acceptance within the male-dominated farming and ranching culture of her birth. As a portrait of one ……続きを見る

Sir Frank Kermode is acknowledged as one of the greatest critics of our time, renowned for the wit humanity and good sense of his writing. Pleasing Myself brings together the very best of his shorte……続きを見る

Appearing as part of his Table-Talk series, a conversational series written on topics concerning every day issues, William Hazlitt wrote "On the Pleasure of Hating" in 1823 during a bitter period of……続きを見る

Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the We……続きを見る

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in Campden hill, Kensington on May 29th 1874. Originally after attending St Pauls School he went to Slade to learn the illustrators art and literature. In 1896 h……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Now he found out a new thing – namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a ……続きを見る

La Via Francigena, che da Canterbury in Inghilterra porta a Roma, rappresenta un itinerario storico, percorso in passato, ma ancora oggi, da migliaia di pellegrini. All'inizio del secondo millennio ……続きを見る

The first English translation of an Argentinean classic. Argentina, 1839. A young man dies for his political beliefs when attacked by a mob in a slaughteryard used to butcher cattle. The story takes……続きを見る

Here are eighteen short stories from the "pen" of Author Ken Lord. Some are rooted in others' experiences, such as The Angels of Dog Creek and Thanks For Your Time. The same is true of the title sto……続きを見る

Classic collection of essays, including: Of Modern English Poetry, Of Modern English Poetry, Fielding, Longfellow, A Friend of Keats, On Virgil, Aucassin and Nicolette, Plotinus (A.D. 200-262), Lucr……続きを見る

From the acclaimed novelist (Henry and Clara, Two Moons), essayist (A Book of One's Own), and critic (1998 National Book Critics Circle Citation for Excellence in Reviewing)ーan engaging new collect……続きを見る

Night Beat is a look at the disruption of culture as viewed through the history of rock music, its activists, its politics, the lives lived and lives grieved for during an epoch of upheaval. The aut……続きを見る

This classic historic biography of Mary and Philip II of Spain is set in 1554.  Royal marriages have enchanted the world even in current day with William and Katherine.  Expertly formatted with a li……続きを見る

Well crafted and piercingly insightful, this collection of Steve Braunias's 2007 interviews of New Zealand's famous and infamousーboth publicity-seekers and those desperate to hide from the spotligh……続きを見る

Fin da piccolo, quel sempliciotto di Marino credeva che i buoni andassero in cielo. Glielo diceva sua nonna allora e se lo ripeteva ogni giorno una volta adulto. La sera in cui, però era entrato in ……続きを見る

Shylock, the Roman explains Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in light of the Renaissance ethos of ancient Roman honor and the tradition of ancient Rome's festive comedy. This close reading of Th……続きを見る

Based on previously sealed war archives and rare witness records of the survivors, Khatyn is a heart wrenching story of the people who fought for their lives under the Nazi occupation during World W……続きを見る

Charles Bukowski didn't write about high society or the life most people will never live; he wrote about the ordinary man--the ones you are more likely to see living next to you than glamorized on T……続きを見る