Excerpt from English Literature and the ClassicsThis book is a collection of nine lectures delivered in Oxford at the invitation of the Board of English Studies in the winter of 1911 - 12. They were addressed primarily to members of the English School, but in effect to all students of modern literature in the University who cared to hear, from students of ancient literature, something of what the Classics mean in the history of letters. The st...
A Midsummer Night's Dream is William Shakespeare's most popular comedy, delighting readers for centuries. As this edition aptly reveals, the play is a lighthearted and absurd romp centering on universal themes like love and all of its complications. This edition begins with notes on staging the play, including ideas about set design and costuming.The plot of A Midsummer Night's Dream focuses on three parallel stories: the trials and experience...
Siamo capaci, noi italiani, di elaborare, metabolizzare e comprendere l'Olocausto che ci ha colpiti? Siamo in grado di tramandarne la memoria? Che uso abbiamo fatto, noi, pubblicamente, nella nostra dimensione culturale condivisa, dell'immane sterminio che ha coinvolto gli ebrei e i non ebrei del nostro paese, non certo meno che altrove? Quali ricadute nelle nostre vite, quali insegnamenti, quali comportamenti ci deve imporre la storia di quel...
-> Liebling, ich habe die Kinder geschrumpft (USA 1989, 89 Min., FSK 6):
Rick Moranis, spielt hier den zerstreuten Erfinder, der versehentlich seine Kinder auf die Größe einer Bleistiftspitze, schrumpfen lässt. Durch einen unglücklichen Zufall landen diese im Papierkorb und gelangen mit dem Müll in den Garten, ... für die Winzlinge ein Dschungel der Gefahren. Sie
müssen gegen riesenhafte Insekten kämpfen, waghalsige Verfolgungsjagden auf den...
Excerpt from English Literature and the Classics
This book is a collection of nine lectures delivered in Oxford at the invitation of the Board of English Studies in the winter of 1911-12. They were addressed primarily to members of the English School, but in effect to all students of modern literature in the University who cared to hear, from students of ancient literature, something of what the Classics mean in the history of letters. The st...
A Midsummer Night's Dream is William Shakespeare's most popular comedy, delighting readers for centuries. As this edition aptly reveals, the play is a lighthearted and absurd romp centering on universal themes like love and all of its complications. This edition begins with notes on staging the play, including ideas about set design and costuming.
The plot of A Midsummer Night's Dream focuses on three parallel stories: the trials and experien...