Download or read book Sons of the Rumour written by David Foster and published by Picador Australia. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sons of the Rumour is nothing short of a dazzling and genre-defying work of genius. Foster retells the tale of the legendary eighth-century King Shahrban of Persia who, furious at his wife's infidelity, has decided to marry and then behead a fresh virgin every day. But then the king meets Scheherazade, a beauty of such wiles and storytelling gifts she manages to entertain the him for 1001 nights, staving off death for both herself and her countrywomen. In the process, she also bears him three sons, wisely educates him in morality and kindness, and eventually convinces him to take her as his lawful wife. Intersecting with the historical tale is the story of Al Morrisey - a middle-aged, Anglo-Irish, former jazz-drumming everyman, on the run from a failed marriage, and cursed with Freudian daydreams of his mother and peculiar nightmares of all things Persian - as he vainly attempts to reconcile the past with the present and reclaim some of his youthful vigour. Ingeniously manipulating the frame tale of the Arabian Nights, and utilising all his narrative gifts of adventurous satire, David Foster has produced a work of fiction like no other. Sprawling, ambitious, explicit but frequently hilarious, Sons of the Rumour is a modern masterpiece, an utterly original novel by one of Australia's greatest living writers, a man who the Sydney Morning Herald critic Andrew Riemer has called Patrick White's worthy successor.
Download or read book Enter Rumour written by Robert Bernard and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The common perception of Britain's Victorian era as one of strict and strait-laced conformity has long been subject to rebuttal, and Robert Bernard Martin's Enter Rumour (1962) was an early and distinguished endeavour in this line. Herein Martin weighs the evidence of four scandalous incidents that aroused great public interest during the first dozen years of Victoria's reign, each of them emanating from 'what the Victorians might have called the higher orders of society.' Martin recounts the sorry tale of Lady Flora Hastings, victim of Court gossip; Lord Eglinton, who tried and failed to revive the medieval tournament; the strange case of the St Cross Hospital Charity; and George Hudson, 'Railway King', whose rise and fall remains a story for our times. Martin examines sources expertly and further explores how three of these scandals were transformed into fiction - by none less than Dickens, Disraeli and Trollope.
Download or read book The Works of Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yale Classics The Greatest Works of Ancient Greece written by Aristotle and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 3411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents the greatest works of ancient Greek literature. The selection of books is based on Yale Department of Classics required reading list. Originally designed for students, this exceptional collection will benefit greatly everyone curious about the history, language, and literary and material culture of ancient Greece. Ancient Greek literature has had a profound impact on western literature at large. In particular, many ancient Roman authors drew inspiration from their Greek predecessors. Ever since the Renaissance, European authors in general, including Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, John Milton, and James Joyce, have all drawn heavily on classical themes and motifs. This collection is a compound of ancient Greek wisdom, presenting all the major works of every genre of Greek literature. Ultimately, it will train you to develop powers of critical analysis by studying the important periods and major authors of Greek literature. By studying the art, history, and cultures of the ancient world you will gain the power to illuminate problems confronting contemporary society. Homer: Introduction Iliad Odyssey Homeric Hymns Hesiod: Introduction Works and Days Theogony Greek Lyric Poetry: Archilochus Alcaeus Sappho Alcman Anacreon Theognis of Megara Simonides of Ceos Bacchylides Pindar The Oresteia (Aeschylus): The Life and Work of Aeschylus Agamemnon The Choephori (The Libation-Bearers) Eumenides The Tragedies of Sophocles: The Life and Work of Sophocles Ajax Antigone Oedipus at Colonus The Tragedies of Euripides: The Life and Work of Euripides Medea Hippolytus Bacchae The Comedies of Aristophanes: The Life and Work of Aristophanes Frogs Birds Lysistrata Herodotus: The Life and Work of Herodotus The Histories Thucydides: The Life and Work of Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War Plato: The Life and Work of Plato Republic The Apology of Socrates (Plato) Symposium (Plato) Phaedo (Plato) Aristotle: The Life and Work of Aristotle Poetics Politics Nicomachean Ethics The Orations of Lysias The Philippics (Demosthenes) Argonautica (Apollonius) Hymns of Callimachus The Idylls of Theocritus The Rise and Fall of Greek Supremasy (Plutarch): The Life and Work of Plutarch Biographies: Theseus Solon Themistocles Aristides Cimon Pericles Nicias Alcibiades Phocion Demosthenes Epictetus: The Enchiridion
Download or read book Yale Required Reading Collected Works Vol 1 written by Aristotle and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 3411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Greek literature has a profound impact on western literature at large. In particular, many ancient Roman authors drew inspiration from their Greek predecessors. Ever since the Renaissance, European authors in general, including Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, John Milton, and James Joyce, have all drawn heavily on classical themes and motifs. Even today authors are fascinated with Greek literature, and still great works of literature are based on ancient myths and plays. The readers can still relate to these works of art and learn from them, even though written two millennials ago. This collection is based on the required reading list of Yale Department of Classics. Originally designed for students, this anthology is meant for everyone wanting to know more about history and literature of this period, interested in poetry, philosophy and drama of Antient Greece.
Download or read book Yale Classics Vol 1 written by Aristotle and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-22 with total page 3412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Greek literature has a profound impact on western literature at large. In particular, many ancient Roman authors drew inspiration from their Greek predecessors. Ever since the Renaissance, European authors in general, including Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, John Milton, and James Joyce, have all drawn heavily on classical themes and motifs. Even today authors are fascinated with Greek literature, and still great works of literature are based on ancient myths and plays. The readers can still relate to these works of art and learn from them, even though written two millennials ago. This collection is based on the required reading list of Yale Department of Classics. Originally designed for students, this anthology is meant for everyone wanting to know more about history and literature of this period, interested in poetry, philosophy and drama of Antient Greece.
Download or read book The Works of William Shakespeare Edited with Revision of the Text by C and M Cowden Clarke The Leicester Square Edition with Portrait and Illustrations from the Boydell Gallery in Permanent Photography written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Works of William Shakspeare Printed from the Text of the Most Renowned Editors with Engravings Accounts Historical and Explanatory of Each Play a Copious and Elaborate Glossary and the Author s Life by C Symmons written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Works written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The dramatic works of William Shakespeare with copious glossarial notes and a biogr notice by R Inglis written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare with Copious Glossarial Notes and a Biographical Notice by R Inglis Six Steel Engravings written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare with Remarks on His Life and Writings by Thomas Campbell A New Edition written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
