Shakespeare’s timeless tale of ill-fated love is the most well-known love story ever told. After a chance meeting at a ball, young Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall desperately in love. But their families are locked in a bitter rivalry, their love... Zobraziť viac
This edition of Macbeth is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials... Zobraziť viac
Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Ronald McCail`he sat down and wept, to think that even the rams knew more about the deeds of love than he did`Daphnis is fifteen years old, Chloe thirteen. They are drawn to each other and long to make love... Zobraziť viac
This excellent and accessible work includes many major texts in translation: Aristotle`s Poetics, Longinus` On Sublimity, Horace`s Art of Poetry, Tacitus` Dialogues, and extracts from Plato and Plutarch. Based on the highly praised Ancient Literary... Zobraziť viac
The New Oxford Progressive English Readers offer a great selection of classic novels and plays at six levels from renowned authors that have been abridged in the form of easy-to-read stories for children to enjoy... Zobraziť viac
`Gaius Pliny sends greetings to his friend Septicius Clarus...` In these letters to his friends and relations, Pliny provides a fascinating insight into Roman life in the period 97 to 112 AD. Part autobiography, part social history, they document the... Zobraziť viac
An intelligent, witty, and refreshingly approachable guide to the ultimate question... Zobraziť viac
Focuses on texts that concern protagonists whose... Zobraziť viac
Modernist movements radically transformed the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literary establishment, and their effects are still felt today. Modernism introduces and analyzes what amounted to nothing less than a literary and ... Zobraziť viac
Reception introduces students and academics alike to the study of the way in which texts are received by readers, viewers, and audiences. Organized conceptually and thematically, this book provides a much-needed overview of the field, ... Zobraziť viac
When Polyanna Whittier goes to live with her sour-tempered aunt after her father's death, things seem bad enough, but then a dreadful accident ensues. However, Pollyanna's sunny nature and good humour prove to have an astonishing effect on... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth... Zobraziť viac
The most trusted anthology for complete works and helpful editorial apparatus. The Tenth Edition supports survey and period courses with NEW complete major works, NEW contemporary writers... Zobraziť viac
Tato anglicky psaná publikace je určena především budoucím maturantům, ale jistě zaujme každého, kdo se zajímá o literaturu. Najdete zde 38 portrétů nejvýznamnějších autorů Velké Británie, Spojených států a dalších anglicky mluvících zemí... Zobraziť viac
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has ... Zobraziť viac
The most trusted anthology for complete works and helpful editorial apparatus. The Tenth Edition supports survey and period courses with NEW complete major works, NEW contemporary writers... Zobraziť viac
Jane Eyre recounts the story of a governess who, having suffered during childhood both at her aunt's house and then at school, finds herself falling for her new employer, Mr Rochester... Zobraziť viac
A joyful celebration of books – the perfect gift for bibliophiles, word lovers and anyone who’s ever wondered, should you judge a book by its cover? ... Zobraziť viac
Heidi is the heart-warming tale of a small girl's power for good, and it has remained a firm favourite since it was published over 100 years ago. It tells of the orphan Heidi and her idyllic existence with her gruff grandfather in the mountains... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Woolf's great masterpiece with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon... Zobraziť viac
