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Tragedies (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor's megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the author of verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists

Tragedies (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor's megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the author of verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists

Tragédie II - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Druhý ze tří svazků tragédií nesmrtelného Římana.Svazek obsahuje tři tragédie: Foiničanky aneb thebais, Faidra a Šílený Herkules

Four Tragedies - Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Sophocles)(Pevná vazba)

Britain's Aircraft Industry: Triumphs and Tragedies Since 1909 (Ellis Ken)(Pevná vazba)

Epistles (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) ca. 4 BCE, of a prominent and wealthy family, spent an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care. He became famous in rhetoric, philosophy, money-making, and imperial service. After some disgrace during Claudius' reign he became tutor and

Tragedies Volume 2 (Shakespeare William)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 1 of the new Everyman Shakespeare, published in 1992, included the four major tragedies: HAMLET, KING LEAR, OTHELLO and

Moral Essays (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) ca. 4 BCE, of a prominent and wealthy family, spent an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care. He became famous in rhetoric, philosophy, money-making, and imperial service. After some disgrace during Claudius' reign he became tutor and

Natural Questions (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) ca. 4 BCE, of a prominent and wealthy family, spent an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care. He became famous in rhetoric, philosophy, money-making, and imperial service. After some disgrace during Claudius' reign he became tutor and

Anger, Mercy, Revenge (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Pevná vazba)

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and adviser to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in

Hardship and Happiness (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Pevná vazba)

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE 65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in

Tragedies Volume 1 - Contains Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear (Shakespeare William)(Pevná vazba)

In this volume, Tony Tanner introduces Shakespeare's four greatest tragedies - 'Hamlet', 'Othello', 'Macbeth' and 'King

Four Tragedies and Octavia (Seneca)(Paperback)

Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are foretold and then pursued to their tragic and often bloodthirsty ends. Thyestes depicts the menace of an ancestral curse hanging over two feuding brothers, while

How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca 'It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die,' wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counseled readers to 'study death always,' and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and

Six Tragedies (Seneca)(Paperback)

Here is a lively, readable, and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers--the only tragic playwright from ancient Rome whose work survives. Tutor to the emperor Nero, Seneca lived through uncertain, oppressive, and violent times,

Beautiful Things: A Memoir (Biden Hunter)(Pevná vazba)

'I come from a family forged by tragedies and bound by a remarkable, unbreakable love,' Hunter Biden writes in this deeply moving memoir of addiction, loss, and survival. When he was two years old, Hunter Biden was badly injured in a car accident that killed his mother and baby sister. In 2015, he

Declamations (Seneca the Elder)(Pevná vazba)

Roman secondary education aimed principally at training future lawyers and politicians. Under the late Republic and the Empire, the main instrument was an import from Greece: declamation, the making of practice speeches on imaginary subjects. There were two types of such speeches: controversiae on

Letters from a Stoic - The Ancient Classic (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

DISCOVER THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ANCIENT STOICISM Since Roman antiquity, Lucius Annaeus Seneca's Letters have been one of the greatest expressions of Stoic philosophy. In a highly accessible and timeless way, Seneca reveals the importance of cultivating virtue and the fleeting nature of time, and

Shakespearean Arrivals: The Birth of Character (Luke Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

In this distinctive study, Nicholas Luke explores the abiding power of Shakespeare's tragedies by suggesting an innovative new model of his character creation. Rather than treating characters as presupposed beings, Luke shows how they arrive as something more than functional dramatis personae - how

How to Give: An Ancient Guide to Giving and Receiving (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher SenecaTo give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do--but it is also the closest you can come to divinity. So argues the great Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BCE-65 CE) in his longest and most searching

The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter (Bird Kai)(Pevná vazba)

An essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter's presidential legacy--from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus 'This is superior history, superbly researched and marvelously written.'--Douglas Brinkley, New York Times

Macbeth (Shakespeare William)(Pevná vazba)

Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions are realized. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must

On The Shortness of Life (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Life is long if you know how to use it. From the author of Letters From A Stoic (Epistulae Moralis), comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well. Written as a moral essay to his friend Paulinus, Seneca's biting words still pack a powerful punch two thousand years later. With its brash

Unbeaten - The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano (Stanton Mike)(Pevná vazba)

The biography of Rocky Marciano, the only undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, and inspiration behind Sylvester Stallone's Rocky