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  • Thinking Through Shakespeare

    de David Womersley ...
    How Shakespeare’s exploration of central human questions—about identity, politics, religion and right and wrong—explains his lasting power, popularity and relevanceIn the eighteenth century, Samuel Johnson famously argued that Shakespeare is enduringly popular because he “is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful ... Leer más

    $25.19 USD

  • The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

    de David Womersley, Edward Gibbon ...
    Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement. ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Life of Samuel Johnson

    de James Boswell ...
    In Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality. While Johnson’s Dictionary remains a monument of scholarship, and his essays and criticism command continuing respect, we owe our knowledge of the man himself to this biography. Through a series of wonderfully detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

  • Complete Essays: Volume 1

    de David Hume ...
    A superb new edition of the essays of one of the greatest prose writers in EnglishDavid Hume reshaped, redirected, and re-energised the English essay. His sceptical, rational, self-questioning persona created what amounted to a new intellectual arena, in which it was possible to think afresh about the world and the self. When he famously wrote that ‘the life of man is of no greater importance to ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • Complete Essays: Volume 2

    de David Hume ...
    A superb new edition of the essays of one of the greatest prose writers in EnglishDavid Hume reshaped, redirected, and re-energised the English essay. His sceptical, rational, self-questioning persona created what amounted to a new intellectual arena, in which it was possible to think afresh about the world and the self. When he famously wrote that ‘the life of man is of no greater importance to ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful

    de Edmund Burke, David Womersley ...
    Edmund Burke was one of the foremost philosophers of the eighteenth century and wrote widely on aesthetics, politics and society. In this landmark work, he propounds his theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as distinct and wholly separate states - the first, an experience inspired by fear and awe, the second an expression of pleasure and serenity. Eloquent and profound, A ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Writings on Standing Armies

    Edición de David Womersley ...
    Series series Thomas Hollis Library
    The questions of where to locate, in whose hands to place, and how to exercise the state’s powers of deadly military force inform a perennial topic in political theory and coalesce into a recurrent problem in political practice. Liberty Fund presents Writings on Standing Armies, a newly collected, authoritative edition of the most important pamphlets on the “standing armies” controversy of 1697–98 ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • James II (Penguin Monarchs)

    The Last Catholic King

    de David Womersley ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    'James was a king tragically trapped by principle. Yet was it wise to attempt to change the national religion?'The short reign of James II is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history, ending in his exile after he unsuccessfully tried to convert England to Catholicism, a crisis that would haunt the monarchy for generations. Ultimately, David Womersley's biography shows, ... Leer más

    $6.09 USD

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  • Charles II (Penguin Monarchs)

    The Star King

    de Clare Jackson ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulersCharles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury. His father's execution and his own many years of exile made him a ... Leer más

    $6.09 USD

  • William IV (Penguin Monarchs)

    A King at Sea

    de Roger Knight ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    William IV, the 'Sailor King', reigned for just seven years. Rash and impetuous as a young man, he was sent to join the navy by his father, George III, to bring him to order, but he was overpromoted at an early age and saw his years of active service marked by a series of calamities. He was also notorious for his mounting debts and his long relationship with the actress Mrs Jordan, with whom he ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • William III & Mary II (Penguin Monarchs)

    Partners in Revolution

    de Jonathan Keates ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the course of the entire country's history, coming to power through a coup (which involved Mary betraying her own father), reestablishing parliament on a new footing and, through commiting Britain to fighting France, initiating an immensely long period of warfare and colonial expansion. Jonathan Keates' ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • Charles I (Penguin Monarchs)

    An Abbreviated Life

    de Mark Kishlansky ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    The tragedy of Charles I dominates one of the most strange and painful periods in British history as the whole island tore itself apart over a deadly, entangled series of religious and political disputes. In Mark Kishlansky's brilliant account it is never in doubt that Charles created his own catastrophe, but he was nonetheless opposed by men with far fewer scruples and less consistency who for ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

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