Résultats pour "A" dans Classiques

Troia giace in rovine fumanti, mentre i Greci vittoriosi riempiono le navi con il loro bottino. Accanto ai tesori saccheggiati ci sono le numerose troiane fatte prigioniere, tra cui la leggendaria profetessa Cassandra, preda e concubina del re Agamennone, e la sua vigile ancella Ritsa, la guaritrice che ha perso tutto ed è ormai solo una schiava. Ad attendere il rientro della flotta c'è la regina Clitennestra, moglie di Agamennone.

La guerre de Troie s'éternise. Pâris le Troyen a ravi Hélène à son époux Ménélas et les Grecs s'acharnent à venger l'honneur de ce dernier. En abandonnant le combat, Achille, furieux après le rapt de sa captive bien-aimée Briséis par le roi Agamemnon, compromet la victoire de son camp. Rien ne saurait apaiser sa colère, hormis la mort héroïque de son ami Patrocle qui le ramène à la raison. Les hommes s'épuisent en vaines querelles, guerres, trahisons et massacres.

The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs.

When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes the oceans, Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant Conseil, and the harpooner Ned Land embark on an expedition to hunt it down. However, they soon discover that the “monster” is the Nautilus—an astonishing submarine commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. On board, they will experience a fascinating journey beneath the waves, exploring submarine forests, sunken treasures, and marvelous creatures, while facing secrets, dangers, and Nemo’s relentless obsession.

A Little Princess is a celebration of the invincible human spirit. Sara Crewe, a wealthy and imaginative child, is the envy of Miss Minchin's Select Seminary. But when her father dies suddenly, she is left penniless and alone in a harsh world.

Diese Hörbuchfassung erzählt die Geschichte straff, verständlich und spannend neu und bringt den Kern des Dramas in nur 25 Minuten auf den Punkt. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die unversöhnlichen Brüder Karl und Franz Moor: Idealismus und Machtgier, Freiheit und Intrige, Schuld und Gewissen prallen unaufhaltsam aufeinander. Die Nacherzählung folgt dem dramatischen Verlauf des Originals, bewahrt dessen emotionale Wucht und macht die Handlung auch ohne Vorkenntnisse leicht zugänglich.

Why did the discipline of the ancients triumph where modern armies failed? In The Art of War, Niccolò Machiavelli challenges the reliance on mercenaries and advocates for a return to the civic virtues of Rome. Written as a spirited dialogue between a renowned commander and Florentine nobles, this masterpiece is a philosophical treatise on the bond between a society and its defenders.

Though Vance puts himself in tradition of popular fantasy writers, one might assume that he had also grown up with Ovid and Herodotus, Homer’s Odyssey, Don Quixote, and Candide. The Cugel tales lack some of the scope and pathos of the great adventure yarns, but, in the 21st century, they may be as close as one gets to the celebration of epic human perseverance.

Obra mais famosa de Alexandre Dumas e um clássico da literatura mundial, "Os três mosqueteiros" é um dos livros mais arrebatadores de todos os tempos! Nessa luxuosa edição de bolso, com capa dura e preço acessível, o leitor encontra o texto integral, cuidadosamente trabalhado pela mesma dupla de tradutores de "O Conde de Monte Cristo", Prêmio Jabuti de tradução literária. Na história, o jovem d'Artagnan chega praticamente sem posses a Paris, mas, depois de alguns percalços, consegue se aproximar da guarda de elite do rei Luis XIII: os mosqueteiros.

What if reality is only a fragile surface… and with one curious step, everything you trust begins to slip away? Enter a world where clocks argue, riddles whisper secrets, and logic unravels into beautiful, bewildering wonder. In this spellbinding 2-in-1 audiobook, wander through the strange, dreamlike landscapes of "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland", then pass beyond the mirror into the eerie, enchanting chessboard realm of "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There".

Completed in the early 11th century, The Tale of Genji is considered the supreme masterpiece of Japanese prose literature, and one of the world's earliest novels. A work of great length, it comprises six parts, the first part of which (also called The Tale of Genji) is reprinted here. The exact origins of this remarkable saga of the nobility of Heian Japan remain somewhat obscured by time, although its author, Lady Shikibu Murasaki, presumably derived many of her insights into court life from her years of service with the royal family.

Written by Irish master of the macabre Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla is a chilling tale of mystery, seduction, and supernatural dread. When a mysterious young woman named Carmilla enters the secluded life of Laura and her father, strange illnesses and unsettling events begin to unfold. What follows is a slow-burning descent into fear, obsession, and dark revelation.

¿Por qué las revoluciones que prometen libertad terminan instaurando tiranías? Rebelión en la granja es una autopsia brutal de la corrupción política. George Orwell utiliza una fábula aparente para demostrar cómo los ideales revolucionarios son secuestrados por nuevas élites para justificar la opresión.

"The Monkey's Paw" is the best-known work of writer W.W. Jacobs. Generally acknowledged as one of the most disturbing and brilliant works of short horror fiction ever created, the story was first published in a larger collection of scary stories released in 1902 called "The Lady of the Barge." When the story begins, we meet the White family — an older couple and their adult son — who are given a strange and mysterious talisman: the eponymous dried monkey's paw that is said to grant the owner three wishes.

The plot centers on a locked-room murder and Holmes's reunion with Watson, revealing Holmes's survival and continued pursuit of justice. It was first published in Collier's in the US on September 26, 1903, and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in October 1903.

When Mordaunt Reeves and a group of friends playing a round discover the battered body of a man, clearly fallen from the viaduct, Reeves—a man a little too fond of reminding everyone that he was in Military Intelligence during the war—suspects that the police are not taking the death seriously, and persuades his friends to help him to investigate. Soon, theories of the crime begin to emerge.

Inglaterra, siglo XII. Desterrado por querer casarse contra los deseos de su padre, el joven y valiente Wilfred de Ivanhoe se pone al servicio de Ricardo Corazón de León y parte como cruzado junto a sus tropas para reconquistar Tierra Santa. A su regreso, decidido a recuperar su honor y a reunirse con su amada pero prohibida Lady Rowena, rápidamente se verá en medio de una lucha por el poderentre el noble rey Ricardo y su hermano, Juan Sin Tierra, un traidor despreciable y sin escrúpulos.

Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the villainous (or perhaps just misunderstood) 'killer plant' in fiction, film and video games. Step within to marvel at Charlotte Perkins Gilman's giant wisteria and H.G. Wells' hungry orchid; hear the calls of the ethereal women of the wood and the frightful drone of the moaning lily; and do tread carefully around E. Nesbit's wandering creepers. Every strain of vegetable threat can be found within this new collection.

Em O Califa De Bagdá, O aclamado autor Carlos Heitor Cony conta a sua versão de uma das histórias mais amadas e conhecidas do Clássico As Mil E Uma Noites.

Mary and George love each other in early childhood, but George's father tears them apart, not believing that Mary, a bailiff's daughter, will be a fit match for his son. The family travel to America to pursue the father's dream of wealth. During George's absence, Mary moves to Scotland and, in order to survive, is forced into a marriage of convenience. George returns after 10 years to search for his promised bride and becomes obsessed and infatuated with a Mrs Van Brandt. Is the pursuit beginning to affect his sanity?