Catálogo de libros: Textos clásicos

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  • Classical Samaritan Poetry
    Laura Lieber
    This book introduces the evocative but largely unknown tradition of Samaritan religious poetry from late antiquity to a new audience. These verses provide a unique window into the Samaritan religious world during a formative period.Prepared by Laura Suzanne Lieber, this anthology presents annotated English translations of fifty-five Classical Samaritan poems. Lieber introduces ...
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    31,08 €

  • The Romance of the Violet and Other Wager Tales from Medieval France
    Nancy Vine Durling
    A high-stakes wager placed on a woman’s virtue; men who spy on bathing women; tell-tale birthmarks; cross-dressing; dragons; tournaments; and aristocrats bursting into song--these features and more appear in the three stories translated here, all versions of the folktale known as 'the wager tale.' Such stories were especially popular in thirteenth-century France, when noblem...
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    71,88 €

  • Apología de Sócrates
    Platón / Patricio de Azcárate
    La 'Apología de Sócrates' es una obra de Platón que narra la defensa de Sócrates durante su juicio en Atenas. Sócrates fue acusado de corromper a la juventud y de no creer en los dioses de la ciudad. En la obra, Platón presenta el discurso de Sócrates ante el tribunal ateniense, donde defiende su vida filosófica y su búsqueda de la verdad.A este texto le sigue en esta edición '...
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    11,35 €

  • Historia Calamitatum and the Letters of Abelard and Heloise
    Peter Abelard / Henry Adams Bellows / John Hughes
    'The story of this philosophical soldier of fortune is a romance from beginning to end, a poignant human drama shot through with passion, adventure, pathos and tragedy. In a sense it is an epitome of the earlier Middle Ages and through it shines the bright light of an era of fervid living, of exciting adventure, of phenomenal intellectual force and of large and comprehensive li...
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    21,32 €

  • Antigone
    Sophocles
    Dans la tragédie intemporelle Antigone de Sophocle, l’histoire se déroule au lendemain d’une guerre civile brutale à Thèbes. Antigone, la fille d’Œdipe, est confrontée à une décision déchirante : obéir à l’édit du roi Créon, qui interdit l’enterrement de son frère Polynice, ou honorer son devoir familial et les lois non écrites des dieux en lui offrant une sépulture décente. ...
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    5,73 €

  • Antigone
    Sophocles
    Dans la tragédie intemporelle Antigone de Sophocle, l’histoire se déroule au lendemain d’une guerre civile brutale à Thèbes. Antigone, la fille d’Œdipe, est confrontée à une décision déchirante : obéir à l’édit du roi Créon, qui interdit l’enterrement de son frère Polynice, ou honorer son devoir familial et les lois non écrites des dieux en lui offrant une sépulture décente. ...
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    12,72 €

  • La WU LYF
    André Ducrós
    Vestidos de una forma muy particular, chaqueta azul y pañuelo blanco, buscan alcanzar su propósito mediante actos sorprendentes, sencillos y poco comunes. Unas actuaciones muy distintas a las reivindicaciones de movimientos sociales y partidos políticos contemporáneos. Este relato es la crónica que el periodista realiza del seguimiento que ha hecho de las acciones de la World U...
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    13,00 €

  • Febrero Negro
    Vautrin Morales
    Leitha Morán lleva una vida lujosa y estable hasta que una madrugada nebulosas sombras se apoderan de su casa. Padres e hijos amanecen acuchillados, degollados en sus habitaciones. Leitha Morán es el principal sospechoso y acaba en prisión. Pero las cosas no son tan simples y evidentes como parecen, y eso es lo que intentará demostrar el detective Nicolás Baldayo. Novela trepid...
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    17,16 €

  • Mitologia Nórdica - Os Mitos e Lendas do Mundo Nórdico
    LARS JENSEN
    'Mitologia Nórdica: Os Mitos e Lendas do Mundo Nórdico' é uma exploração aprofundada dos contos encantadores e formidáveis que formam a base da mitologia nórdica. Este livro oferece aos leitores uma visão abrangente do panteão de deuses e deusas nórdicos, desde o todo-poderoso Odin até o travesso Loki, e o valente Thor.Através de seus capítulos detalhados, o livro revela as ori...
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    16,78 €

  • Jung and the Epic of Transformation - Volume 1
    Paul Bishop
    What have the Middle Ages got to do with us? For Jung, it seems, quite a lot; after all, he tells us: 'I must catch up with a piece of the Middle Ages - within myself,' adding: 'We have only finished the Middle Ages - of others.' In Wolfram von Eschenbach’s 'Parzival' and the Grail as Transformation, Paul Bishop considers the significance for Jung of a masterpiece of medieval G...
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    37,63 €

  • Jung and the Epic of Transformation - Volume 1
    Paul Bishop
    What have the Middle Ages got to do with us? For Jung, it seems, quite a lot; after all, he tells us: 'I must catch up with a piece of the Middle Ages - within myself,' adding: 'We have only finished the Middle Ages - of others.' In Wolfram von Eschenbach’s 'Parzival' and the Grail as Transformation, Paul Bishop considers the significance for Jung of a masterpiece of medieval G...
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    48,87 €

  • Crime and Punishment
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
    Crime and Punishment is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written. From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder. From that moment on, we share his conflicting feelings of self-loathing and pride, of contempt for and need of others, and of te...
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    26,28 €

  • The Invisible Man
    Herbert George Wells
    On a bitter evening in the depths of winter, a mysterious stranger arrives to the remote English village of Iping, his face swaddled in bandages.The Invisible Man tells the tale of Griffin, a scientist who has found a way to make himself invisible. To his anger and dismay, however, the experiment appears irreversible. Freed from the constraints of the law and rejected by a soci...
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    12,50 €

  • Seneca and the Self
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    35,43 €

  • The Call of the Wild
    Jack London
    First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London’s masterpiece. Based on London’s experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike. ...
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    8,52 €

  • Life of Aesop the Philosopher
    Grammatiki A. Karla / David Konstan
    The Life of Aesop the Philosopher, an anonymous Greek literary work, presents one version of the novelistic biography of Aesop, which dates to the fourth to fifth century CE. In this volume, Grammatiki A. Karla offers an extended introduction to the Life of Aesop in general, the history of the textual tradition, and a new edition of the late antique version alongside David Kons...
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    43,99 €

  • Thus Spake Zarathustra
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    In this masterpiece of philosophical literature Friedrich Nietzsche utters the famous phrase 'God is dead!' This powerful book spells out Nietzsche’s belief in the will to power and serves as an introduction to his doctrine of eternal return. One of the most influential books of philosophy ever written. Nietzsche writes with style power and conviction. ...
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    15,60 €

  • Aeschylus’ Oresteia
    Michael Ewans
    This is a fully revised new edition of Michael Ewans’ 1995 English translation of the Oresteia, taking into account the extensive work published on the trilogy in recent years. ...
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    44,87 €

  • Aeschylus’ Oresteia
    Michael Ewans
    This is a fully revised new edition of Michael Ewans’ 1995 English translation of the Oresteia, taking into account the extensive work published on the trilogy in recent years. ...
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    241,00 €

  • Oedipus, King of Thebes
    Sophocles / Gilbert Murray
    'Oedipus, King of Thebes,' a timeless tragedy penned by Sophocles, unravels the gripping tale of a man destined to fulfill a tragic prophecy. Oedipus, propelled by a relentless quest for truth, unwittingly embarks on a journey that leads him to confront the darkest secrets of his past. As he unravels the enigma of his own identity, Oedipus grapples with fate, hubris, and the in...
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    6,12 €

  • The Greatest English Classic A Study Of The King James Version Of The Bible And Its Influence On Life And Literature
    Cleland Boyd McAfee
    'The Greatest English Classic' by Cleland Boyd McAfee is a seminal work of literary criticism that delves into the depths of English literature classics with scholarly precision and insightful analysis. As one of McAfee’s notable contributions to the field of literary criticism, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of canonical literature, serving as a guide for readers...
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    13,00 €

  • The Firm of Nucingen
    Honore de Balzac
    'The Firm of Nucingen' by Honore de Balzac is a quintessential French realist novel that delves deep into the intricacies of Parisian society. Balzac’s literary classic offers a captivating exploration of financial intrigue, business ethics, and the capitalist culture of the banking industry. Set against the backdrop of wealth accumulation and economic power, the novel provides...
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    10,88 €

  • Lady Guest’s Mabinogion
    Charlotte Guest
    A cornerstone of Welsh folklore, this new edition of the Mabinogion features Lady Charlotte Guest’s original English translation of the medieval collection of Arthurian legends and Celtic myths. Sourced from Lady Guest’s 1877 English translation, this new edition of the Mabinogion features twelve tales of heroes, gods, and magical creatures in an exciting odyssey of early medi...
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    42,65 €

  • History Of Famous Orators
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Cicero is considered to be Rome’s greatest orator and prose writer. His writing is some of the best classical Latin still in existence. Cicero introduced Rome to Greek philosophy and created the Latin philosophical vocabulary. This book contains two selections. Cicero’s Brutus or History of Famous Orators was written during the end of the civil war in Africa. It discusses all t...
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    17,10 €

  • Baagh O Bahaar - Mir Amman Dehlvi ki kitaab ka tajzia
    Syed Hyderabadi
    Urdu literature is mainly consists of poetry than prose. The prose in Urdu languge is mainly related to ancient form of long stories called dastan. These long stories have complicated plots that deal with magical and supernatural creatures and ancidents. Dastan mainly focuses on folklore, myth and classical literary subjects.This was specifically common in Urdu literature. Typo...
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    19,23 €

  • L’umorismo
    Luigi Pirandello
    In questo saggio, pubblicato del 1908 e significativamente dedicato alla memoria di Mattia Pascal, Pirandello elabora i fondamenti della sua desolata visione del mondo, nonché della sua poetica. Dopo aver illustrato le varie definizioni di umorismo, Pirandello polemizza apertamente con Croce sostenendo la necessità della riflessione nell’arte. La sua presenza ha funzione critic...
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    14,89 €

  • The Code of Hammurabi
    Leonard William King / Robert Francis Harper
    This singular edition uniquely combines translations by both Leonard William King and Robert Francis Harper, offering readers a comprehensive perspective and enriched interpretation of the ancient text. The Code of Hammurabi stands as one of the earliest and most comprehensive legal codes in human history. Engraved on a stele, it dates back to around 1750 BCE during the reign o...
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    17,90 €

  • The Code of Hammurabi
    Leonard William King / Robert Francis Harper
    This singular edition uniquely combines translations by both Leonard William King and Robert Francis Harper, offering readers a comprehensive perspective and enriched interpretation of the ancient text. The Code of Hammurabi stands as one of the earliest and most comprehensive legal codes in human history. Engraved on a stele, it dates back to around 1750 BCE during the reign o...
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    12,52 €

  • The Homeric Hymn to Hermes
    Oliver Thomas
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    77,39 €

  • The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales
    Mrs. Alfred Gatty
    'The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales' is an ancient children’s literature story book written by Mrs. Alfred Gatty. This wellknown book falls to the category of classic children’s literature, supplying children of every age with an attractive break out right into a universe of creativity and magic. Mrs. Alfred Gatty, sometimes referred to as Margaret Gatty, turned into a prolif...
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    12,03 €