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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A romance in many dimensions that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theoryA Penguin Classic A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered. Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein s theory of relativity as well as the current string-theory of nature.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The greatest tragic plays of William Shakespeare-including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.What is tragedy The Elizabethans defined it as a 'lofty' play showing 'personages of great state' caught up in a 'lamentable' action that 'beginneth prosperously and endeth unfortunately.' Whether judged by this or any other standard, the plays selected for this collection are considered to be the four central works of Shakespearean tragedy and must be included in any list of the world's finest tragic literature. And to make these plays more accessible for the modern reader, this edition includes the following special features: Reliable texts by noted Shakespeare scholars Texts printed in the clearest, most readable type Names of each speaker given in full Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page keyed to the numbered lines of the text Textual notes Updated bibliography.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 'Northern Crusades', inspired by the Pope's call for a Holy War, are less celebrated than those in the Middle East, but they were also more successful: vast new territories became and remain Christian, such as Finland, Estonia and Prussia. Newly revised in the light of the recent developments in Baltic and Northern medieval research, this authoritative overview provides a balanced and compelling account of a tumultuous era.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and Scripture, Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena. Written with clarity and a dazzling intellectual passion, it is both a seminal work of modern geology and a compelling precursor to Darwinism, exploring the evidence for radical changes in climate and geography across the ages and speculating on the progressive development of life. A profound influence on Darwin, Principles of Geology also captured the imagination of contemporaries such as Melville, Emerson, Tennyson and George Eliot, transforming science with its depiction of the powerful forces that shape the natural world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume presents Frost's first three books, 'A Boy's Will' (1913), 'North of Boston' (1914), and 'Mountain Interval' (1916)--masterful collections which contain some of Frost's best-known poems.