Broadview press ltd sep 2018 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Invisible Man stands out as possessing one of the most complicated heroes, or perhaps anti-heroes, in literature. A thoroughly unlikeable character, the Invisible Man is defined by his arrogance, impulsiveness, rudeness, and, at times, violence. He is, however, a man of great genius; but, his genius is selfish-no one profits from his experiments, not even himself. The Invisible Man is not only a commentary on imagination and the great spirit of invention that elevated the nineteenth century but also a warning against the eugenic and self-interested policies that threatened the twentieth.This edition includes a valuable collection of the nineteenth-century narratives of invisibility that inspired Wells's novel, as well as excerpts of Wells's nonfiction writings on education and class. Additional appendices situate the novel in its late-Victorian scientific and technological contexts, including material on radio waves and x-rays. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -All of Gwerful Mechain's known work is included here-as are several poems of uncertain authorship, and a selection of other works that help to fill in the historical and literary context.Each medieval Welsh poem is provided in the original language and in two different translations-a literal translation and a second, freer translation, with rhyme patterns approximating those of the original.Emma Stude, Easy Access System Europe, 160 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -All of Gwerful Mechain's known work is included here-as are several poems of uncertain authorship, and a selection of other works that help to fill in the historical and literary context.Each medieval Welsh poem is provided in the original language and in two different translations-a literal translation and a second, freer translation, with rhyme patterns approximating those of the original. 160 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Philosophers of the Warring States is an anthology of new translations of essential readings from the classic texts of early Chinese philosophy, informed by the latest scholarship. It includes the Analects of Confucius, Meng Zi (Mencius), Xun Zi, Mo Zi, Lao Zi (Dao De Jing), Zhuang Zi, and Han Fei Zi, as well as short chapters on the Da Xue and the Zhong Yong. Pedagogically organized, this book offers philosophically sophisticated annotations and commentaries as well as an extensive glossary explaining key philosophical concepts in detail. The translations aim to be true to the originals yet accessible, with the goal of opening up these rich and subtle philosophical texts to modern readers without prior training in Chinese thought.…