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THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV
Fyodor Karamazov is found dead one night. An epicurean and a compulsory liar, he was not a good father either. Therefore, his death raises the question of parricide. It could be any of his sons, as all seem to have their own reasons to get rid of him. It could be anybody else too. But who? The Brothers Karamazov is a superb murder mystery. This is, however, just one of its qualities and merely the opening of an impassable labyrinth. Not only does Dostoyevsky skilfully initiate in it profound philosophical and theological debates, exploring themes such as the existence of God, free will, and the nature of evil but he also deeply examines the conflict between human freedom and divine authority.
One of the best novels in history, The Brothers Karamazov is a rich and thought-provoking exploration of faith, doubt, and the human condition, leaving readers with profound questions about the essence of life and morality. Serialized in The Russian Messenger in 1879 and 1880, it was published in the book form a few months before Dostoyevsky s death in February 1881.
ISBN: 9786275100560
Publisher: READINGS
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Author: FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY -
WAR AND PEACE
A book that you don t just read, you live Simon Schama
Tolstoy s magnificent epic novel of love, conflict, fate and human life in all its imperfection and grandeur
War and Peace begins at a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, where conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon s army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants to soldiers and Napoleon himself.
Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Anthony Briggs with an Afterword by Orlando Figes
ISBN: 9780140447934
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS
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Author: LEO TOLSTOY -
SHERLOCK HOLMES
ISBN: 9780553212419
Publisher: BANTAM CLASSICS
Subtitle: THE COMPLETE NOVELS AND STORIES – 2 VOL SET
Author: SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE -
ARMS AND THE MAN
One of Shaw’s aims in this play is to debunk the romantic heroics of war; he wanted to present a realistic account of war and to remove all pretensions of nobility from war. It is not, however, an anti-war play; instead, it is a satire on those attitudes which would glorify war. To create this satire, Shaw chose as his title the opening lines of Virgil’s Aeneid, the Roman epic which glorifies war and the heroic feats of man in war, and which begins, “Of arms and the man I sing. . . .”
When the play opens, we hear about the glorious exploits which were performed by Major Sergius Saranoff during his daring and magnificent cavalry raid, an event that turned the war against the Serbs toward victory for the Bulgarians. He thus becomes Raina Petkoff’s ideal hero; yet the more that we learn about this raid, the more we realize that it was a futile, ridiculous gesture, one that bordered on an utter suicidal escapade.
In contrast, Captain Bluntschli’s actions in Raina’s bedroom strike us, at first, as being the actions of a coward. (Bluntschli is a Swiss, a professional soldier fighting for the Serbs.) He climbs up a water pipe and onto a balcony to escape capture, he threatens a defenseless woman with his gun, he allows her to hide him behind the curtains, and then he reveals that he carries chocolates rather than cartridges in his cartridge box because chocolates are more practical on the battlefield. Yet, as the play progresses, Bluntschli’s unheroic actions become reasonable when we see that he survives, whereas had the war continued, Sergius’ absurd heroic exploits would soon have left him dead.
ISBN: 9788125041740
Publisher: LONGMAN
Subtitle: AN ANTI-ROMANTIC COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
Author: BERNARD SHAW -
MEDEA AND OTHER PLAYS
ISBN: 9780192824424
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Author: JAMES MORWOOD -
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THE NEW CAMBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE: KING HENRY V
ISBN: 8185618925
Publisher: FOUNDATION BOOKS
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Author: ANDREW GURR -
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THE NEW CAMBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE:TITUS ANDRONICUS
ISBN: 8185618798
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Author: ALAN HUGHES -
THE CLASSICS
It’s no myth: this lively refresher course fills in all you need to know about ancient studies-from Zeus’s throne to the fall of Rome-in pithy little quips. It covers the impressive advances made by Greek and Roman societies, from language to medicine, from art to architecture. You’ll learn: The Greek alphabet, from alpha to omega The history and characteristics that define Greek and Roman architecture and its influence on modern building Greek and Latin words, which make up more than 30 percent of the words in the English language, and how you can build your vocabulary by learning the roots The Greek and Roman gods, the mythology surrounding them, and the part these figures play in our culture Almost 1,000 years of Greek and Roman history, from the birth of democracy to Caesar’s empire The philosophies taught by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and what their ideas have contributed to the world we live in today How modern cultural staples such as the Olympics were formed by classical literature written by authors such as Homer and Cicero.
ISBN: 9781606521328
AUTHOR: CAROLINE TAGGART
ISBN: 9781606521328
Publisher: READER’S DIGEST
Subtitle: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW, FROM ZEUS’S THRONE TO THE FALL OF ROME
Author: CAROLINE TAGGART -