Translated by Walter Shewring with an Introduction by G. S. Kirk This prose translation of the Odyssey is so successful that it has taken its place as one of the few really outstanding versions of Homer`s famous epic poem. Walter Shewring has with rare... Zobraziť viac
A Son at the Front offers a vivid portrait of American expatriate life in Paris during World War I. Wharton's only full-length novel dealing with the war, it portrays the relationship between an American expatriate artist father and his soldier son. Zobraziť viac
This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than fifty years ago, was the outcome of Graves`s vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. Erudite and impassioned, it is a... Zobraziť viac
Mad – Foolish – Ridiculous – I’ve been called many things. On an uneventful Wednesday in a drab Borough of East London, an ordinary man has a startling revelation: life is an unhappy accident in a meaningless universe. He gets himself a gun. But... Zobraziť viac
An eye for an eye. It’s very simple. You choose your homeland like a hyena picking and choosing where he steals his next meal from. Scavenger. Yes you grovel to the feet of Mengistu and when his people spit at you and kick you from the bowl you scuttle... Zobraziť viac
Tato téměř před padesáti lety obhájená dizertace známého germanisty poprvé vychází tiskem. Název publikace je výstižný: nejedná se totiž zdaleka jen o Winderovu zevrubnou biografii a analýzu jeho díla, ale i o nesčetné exkurzy do dějin celé pražské... Zobraziť viac
Poetika je prvním filosofickým dílem, v němž se básnické umění stalo předmětem teoretické reflexe. Aristotelés se v něm zabývá mj. problematikou tragédie a epiky, které... Zobraziť viac
Reprezentatívny štvorjazyčný katalóg je venovaný súčasnej slovenskej dráme a ponúka slovenskému, ale predovšetkým zahraničnému čitateľovi možnosť oboznámiť sa s predstaviteľmi súčasnej slovenskej drámy... Zobraziť viac
This title comes with an introduction by Andrew Motion. The Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers and Austen fans ... Zobraziť viac
There is no sun this morning. It is not here. It is sad for Juliet and her Romeo.Romeo loves Juliet and Juliet loves Romeo. But their families are enemies and they cannot marry. Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, ... Zobraziť viac
Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich... Zobraziť viac
Shipwrecked on an unknown island, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself surrounded by its six-inch-tall natives, the Lilliputians. But this is only the first in a long line of wonderful discoveries, as his adventures take him to other... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: Othello is a popular soldier who is in love with his beautiful new wife. He also has good friends like Iago, another soldier. So when Iago tells him terrible stories about his wife, Desdemona, who should Othello believe... Zobraziť viac
The misadventures of Lemuel Gulliver certainly are extraordinary. First he is shipwrecked in a strange land, and finds himself a prisoner of the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Macbeth, a brave soldier, is trusted by the Scottish king. Then a strange meeting with three witches makes him greedy for power. Macbeth wants to be king. He and his evil wife make murderous plans... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. David Copperfield's happy life suddenly changes when his mother marries again. Her new husband is cruel to him and sends him away to school. When David's mother dies, he is sent to work in London... Zobraziť viac
When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall... Zobraziť viac
