Voltaire: A Very Short Introduction, Cronk Nicholas

Автор: Voltaire
Название: Letters concerning the English Nation
ISBN: 019955532X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199555321
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Описание: Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightment. Exactly contemporary with Gulliver's Travels and The Beggar's Opera, Voltaire's controversial pronouncements on politics, philosophy, religion, and literature have place the Letters among the great Augustan satires. Voltaire wrote most of the book in English, in which he was fluent and witty, and it fast became a bestseller in Britain.

He re-wrote it in French as the Lettres philosophiques, and current editions in English translate his French. This edition restores for the modern reader Voltaire's own English text, allowing us to appreciate him as a stylist at first hand. It is the only critical edition of the original text and, as well as providing an introduction and notes, it includes intriguing accounts of Voltaire by contemporary English ovservers.

Автор: Voltaire
Название: Candide and Other Stories
ISBN: 0199535612 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199535613
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Описание: Candide is the most famous of Voltaire`s `philosophical tales`, in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. This edition includes four other prose tales - Micromegas, Zadig, The Ingenu, and The White Bull - and a verse tale based on Chaucer`s The Wife of Bath`s Tale,: What Pleases the Ladies.

Автор: Treharne Elaine
Название: Medieval Literature: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 0199668493 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199668496
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Описание: Looking at literature from Medieval Britain and Ireland, including Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman poetry, prose and drama, this Very Short Introduction covers the earliest beginnings of print culture, and considers major themes of these works, such as sin and salvation, kingship and authority, myth and the monstrous.

Автор: Marenbon John
Название: Medieval Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 019966322X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199663224
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Описание: In this book John Marenbon discusses the extraordinary breadth of medieval philosophy as written by Christians in Greek and Latin, Muslims in Arabic and by Jews in Hebrew, from c. 500 to c. 1550. He considers important factors such as where and when it took place, its social setting and its links with religion.

Автор: Robertson John
Название: Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 0199591784 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199591787
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Описание: This Very Short Introduction explores the history of the 18th-century Enlightenment movement. Considering its intellectual commitments, Robertson then turns to their impact on society, and the ways in which Enlightenment thinkers sought to further the goal of human betterment, by promoting economic improvement and civil and political justice.

Автор: Wells Stanley
Название: William Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 0198718624 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198718628
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Описание: In this new offering from Stanley Wells comes an exploration of one of the world`s greatest dramatists: William Shakespeare. Written with enthusiasm and flair, Wells looks at both the world Shakespeare lived in and all of his major works, to show how and why he continues to be so influential and important to society today.

Автор: Ayer
Название: Hume: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 0192854062 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780192854063
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Описание: Hume is one of the greatest of all British philosophers. Hume`s `naturalist` approach to a variety of philosophical topics resulted in theories about perception, self-identity, causation, morality, politics, and religion, which are discussed in this introduction. This book gives an account of Hume`s life and character.

Автор: Glendinning, Simon
Название: Derrida: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 019280345X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780192803450
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Описание: Simon Glendinning explores Jacque Derrida`s work, from his engagement with the history of metaphysics to his views on law and justice and ethics and politics. Confronting and refuting claims that Derrida was an irresponsible `postmodernist` or `nihilist` he instead reveals Derrida`s significant contributions to philosophy.

Автор: Bradford, Richard
Название: Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 0199658781 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199658787
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Описание: Since the mid-19th century crime fiction has been one of the most popular sub-genres of the novel. In this Very Short Introduction, Richard Bradford explores its origins and the features that define its varied style. He considers its role in popular culture around the world and considers why its classification as `literature` is still ambiguous.

Автор: Cartledge Paul
Название: Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 0199601348 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199601349
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Описание: A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in about 1400 BCE, through the glories of the Classical and Hellenistic periods, to the foundation of the Byzantine empire in about CE 330.

Автор: Sterritt David
Название: Beats: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 0199796777 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199796779
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Описание: This book offers a concise overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beat Generation, explaining how their drastic visions and radical styles challenged postwar America`s dominant values in ways that can still be felt in literature, cinema, music, theatre, and the visual arts.

Автор: Voltaire
Название: A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary
ISBN: 0199553637 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199553631
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Описание: Voltaire`s Pocket Philosophical Dictionary is a major work of the European Enlightenment. It consists of a series of short essays, arranged alphabetically, whose unifying thread is an attack on religious and political intolerance. Highly entertaining, its concern with intolerance and its consequences is still relevant today.