Johannes von Guenther Books

At the end of a dinner party, the remaining guests drink wine and tell stories of their first love. For one of them, it will be a dark journey into his past, reawakening unbearable memories of his obsession with the beautiful Zinaida; and the cruelty and betrayal that followed . . . United by the theme of love, the writings in the Great Loves series span over two thousand years and vastly different worlds. Readers will be introduced to love's endlessly fascinating possibilities and extremities- romantic love, platonic love, erotic love, gay love, virginal love, adulterous love, parental love, filial love, nostalgic love, unrequited love, illicit love, not to mention lost love, twisted and obsessional love . . ..

Die kulturelle Bedeutung dieses Werkes wird von Wissenschaftlern hervorgehoben, da es einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Wissen der Zivilisation leistet. Es wurde aus dem Originaldokument reproduziert, wobei der Fokus auf der Wahrung der Authentizität liegt. Leser finden originale Urheberrechtsvermerke, Bibliotheksstempel und weitere Notizen, die das historische Erbe und die Relevanz des Textes unterstreichen.

In the summer of 1348, the plague ravages Florence, and ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside, where they entertain themselves with tales of love, death and corruption, featuring a host of colourful characters, from lascivious clergymen and mad kings to devious lovers and false miracle-makers. Named after the Greek for ten days, Boccaccio's book of stories draws on ancient mythology, contemporary events and everyday life, leaving an indelible mark on the works of future writers such as Chaucer and Shakespeare. J.G. Nichols's new translation stays as faithful to the original as possible while being written in a clear and eminently modern English, capturing the timeless humour of one of the great classics of world literature.

"The Kreutzer Sonata" portrays an intense conflict between sexual desire and moral constraint. "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" is a simple, moving tale of peasant life with a moral lesson; the hero of "The Death of Ivan Ilych," after a lifetime of struggle, finds faith and love only as he faces death. Explanatory footnotes.

Částečný výběr současných dokumentů a názorů včetně eseje o soudní zkoušce s diamantovým šokem Carlyle a Goetheho vyšetřování v Die Italienische reise. Hrabě Alessandro Cagliostro (2.2.1743, Palermo, Itálie - 26.8.1795, Fortress of San Leo, Cà Merlucci, Itálie) byl italský okultista,alchymista a dobrodruh. Jako talentovaný podvodník, šarlatán a hochštapler stále znovu dokázal získávat a využívat důvěru vlivných současníků.