Résultats pour "A" dans Arts et littérature

Das England des 16. Jahrhunderts war eine brutale Welt, geprägt von politischen Intrigen, religiösen Kämpfen und grassierenden Seuchen. Und dennoch wurde das elisabethanische Zeitalter zu einer überragenden Blütezeit der englischen Literatur. Ihr Wegbereiter war Christopher Marlowe: Im gleichen Jahr wie William Shakespeare wurde er als Sohn eines Schusters geboren. Allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz erkämpfte er sich ein Stipendium in Cambridge, ließ sich in den Spionagedienst der Königin verwickeln und schuf einige der spektakulärsten Meisterwerke der englischen Literatur.

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) is one of the most influential literary figures of the twentieth century. His short stories, poems, essays, and translations explore Argentine mythology, mysticism, philosophical ideas, and myriad other topics. This Very Short Introduction gives an engaging overview of Borges's life and the major themes of his oeuvre.

Jan a dix-neuf ans lorsqu'à l'automne 1976, il fuit la maison paternelle en Allemagne et cherche refuge en Belgique. Il entame des études de philologie à l'Université de Bruxelles tout en s'adonnant à sa passion pour la musique. En 1987, la rencontre avec la chanteuse transexuelle Lydie va tout bouleverser : elle lui fait comprendre que les bonnes décisions ne dépendent pas de l'opinion d'autrui. Grâce à cette amitié, Jan se sent enfin libre d'aimer qui il veut.

A fascinating journalistic exploration into the impact of intergenerational trauma on the descendants of both survivors and perpetrators When Joshua Nelken-Zitser sought treatment for panic attacks and an eating disorder, his therapist suggested a cause he’d never considered: intergenerational...

Borja Méndez, periodista experto en sucesos y reconocido por su rigor por la Policía Nacional, usa este y otros episodios candentes de los antidisturbios para vertebrar un libro, mezcla de investigación e historia oral, sobre la vida privada y pública de quienes son la primera barrera contra la violencia. Esta es la historia de sus éxitos, sus fracasos y también sus confidencias. Una radiografía de la presión política, mediática y social que sufren a diario unos agentes tan necesarios como difamados.

One spring day in 1683, a notary's clerk in Delft entered the home of the late Magdalena Pieters van Ruijven and stumbled upon one of the wonders of the seventeenth-century world: twenty paintings by Johannes Vermeer. Rather than dispel the mysteries of Vermeer's life, this discovery merely gave rise to more questions: How had this one Dutchwoman come to possess the majority of the master's work? And why have these images defied explanation for so long?

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 to September 2, 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings precipitated an avalanche of new books and authors in the genre.

Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde is a timeless collection of the sharpest observations, paradoxes, and epigrams from one of literature’s most brilliant minds. Oscar Wilde’s wit is elegant, mischievous, and relentlessly insightful. With effortless precision, he skewers social conventions, exposes hypocrisy, and reveals enduring truths about love, ambition, beauty, morality, and human folly. Each quotation stands alone yet contributes to a larger portrait of Wilde’s worldview—one that prizes individuality, intellectual courage, and the art of living well.

Toni Morrison has touched an enormous swath of our national and global society through her writing. She has attained the highest heights in literature—including the Nobel Prize—and has earned her place in the literary canon, ranking among the most important American writers of all time. In Reading Toni Morrison, Professor A.J. Verdelle of Morgan State University will bring new insight and context to the work of an American literary master, one whose project was ultimately to write about Black people and their experiences through their own eyes.

Как рождаются книги? От авторской задумки до публикации книгу ведет за собой редактор — важнейшая фигура в книгоиздании. Однако добиться успеха в книжном бизнесе не так просто, особенно если вы — женщина, живущая в ХХ веке. Такой женщиной была Джудит Джонс, которая за 50 лет работы с книгами из-за кулис изменила облик литературы от Нью-Йорка до Парижа. Обладая тонким литературным чутьем, она построила успешную карьеру в то время, когда книжным миром заправляли мужчины.

Steven L Herman, chief national correspondent for the nonpartisan, government-funded Voice of America (VOA), weaves together memoir and history to pull back the curtain on the inner workings of the White House press corps, giving listeners a rare glimpse into the historic and current relationship between the president and the press.

You will never forget 9 Hours Later which is the fifth volume in my Daily Autobiography series. It’s a daily diary written in the aftermath of divorce, while living alone again, dating as a sober man, and rebuilding momentum one ordinary day at a time. I didn’t write this to fit a genre or deliver a clean arc. I wrote it to document what actually happens when the structure of marriage disappears and you’re left alone with time, desire, discipline, and your own thoughts. Sobriety runs through everything here.

Mit ihrem beispiellosen Trauer-, Gedächtnis- und Liebesbuch nähert sie sich dem unmöglichen Wunsch, Paul zu neuem Leben zu erwecken. Und Paul selbst kommt zu Wort, mit Briefen, die er für den Monate vor seinem Tod geborenen Enkel Miles hinterlassen hat. In diesem großen Werk der Erinnerung werden Fragen aufgeworfen, die alle Menschen angehen; es lässt eine einzigartige Liebes- und Lebensgemeinschaft wiedererstehen, die des legendär gewordenen Autorenpaars aus Brooklyn.

Jorge Ibargüengoitia relata, a su inconfundible manera, sus impresiones sobre la Revolución cubana y la Guerra Fría cultural en este libro que reúne textos inéditos, versiones originales de crónicas y correspondencia que ofrecen una perspectiva única y crítica de un momento histórico determinante. La obra rescata la versión íntegra de «Revolución en el jardín», donde el autor narra con ironía su estancia en Cuba tras ganar dos veces el Premio Casa de las Américas (1963 y 1964) y sus desencuentros con las expectativas políticas de la isla.

Embark on a journey through the life behind the mother of cozy mysteries like Murder on The Orient Express and And Then There Were None with this captivating literary biography and stunning celebration of Agatha Christie. 100 short entries take you through moments from Agatha Christie’s...

На этот раз Денис Драгунский переносит нас в атмосферу конца 60-х и начала 70-х, на легендарный филфак МГУ — в мир шумных коридоров и высоких академических амбиций. Здесь кипит жизнь и рождается крепкая дружба, вспыхивают научные соперничества и, конечно, первые серьёзные влюблённости. Новая часть автобиографии рассказывает обо всём, что делает период студенчества таким незабываемым. Строгие, но невероятно обаятельные преподаватели. Языки, которые вроде бы «мёртвые», а на деле — полны жизни.

The richly illustrated story of a woman who, late in life, copes with the buried trauma of her childhood as a Holocaust survivor by becoming a master needlework artist like her mother, who saved both their lives in the camps with her seamstress skills.

À partir de la correspondance adressée à Louise entre 1851 et 1855 (près de 250 lettres), André Versaille a bâti une longue lettre, sorte de thèse emblématique de la correspondance du Flaubert des années Bovary. Ce texte n'est pas seulement un témoignage exceptionnel sur la genèse au quotidien d'une grande œuvre, il constitue également un très personnel « Qu'est-ce que la littérature ? » À ses idées sur l'art, le roman et la critique, Flaubert mêle des attaques vengeresses contre la bêtise et le grotesque de la vie, décochées d'une plume jubilatoire.

Organist og forfatter Karl Bjarnhof (1898-1980) fortæller her i første bind af serien Stjernerne blegner selvbiografisk om sine barndomsår og om sin opvækst. Bogen beskriver følelsen af at miste synet og pludselig være nødt til at forholde sig til verden og til sig selv på en ny måde.

A fascinating and intimate inquiry into the shadowy life and horrifyingly compelling work of Edgar Allan Poe, and why we are drawn to darkness in art Since Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849, his stories and poems have captivated millions of readers around the world. One hundred...