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In this study, Thompson explores the links between the two most popular collections of medieval narrative. Looking at the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales in their entirety, Thompson reveals many surprising similarities--ranging from the way they discuss fiction to their treatment of it--which have, until now, remained unnoticed.

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Excerpt from Essays on MiltonHE essays contained in this volume have been prepared in the belief that some such help is needed either for a first study or a serious reading of Milton's poetry and prose. No one of the essays professes to be a minute study of the subject under discussion. In consequence, footnotes have been given only Where they have seemed absolutely essen tial, and no formal bibliography is included, since the author hopes to ...

Excerpt from John Milton, Topical BibliographyDuring the preparation on the Essay: on Milton, published by the Yale University Press in 1914, the author gathered for his own use most of the material embraced in this bibliography. The compilation proved of assistance to him, and it may be serviceable to others Who Wish to study Milton's works in con nection With the literary traditions or the contro versies that colored or even directly evoked ...

Excerpt from The Controversy Between the Puritans and the Stage, Vol. 20Chapter 1. Plato and the Fathers, Chapter 2. English Sentiment against the Stage, previous to the Establishment of Regular Theaters, (a) Early Church Sentiment, (6) Early English Hostility of Native Growth, (6) Causes of the Growth of this English Feeling, (d) Evidence of early Elizabethan Objection to the Stage, in Legislation and in Literature, (e) This Sentiment was mat...

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Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Excerpt from The Controversy Between the Puritans and the Stage, Vol. 20Chapter 1. Plato and the Fathers, Chapter 2. English Sentiment against the Stage, previous to the Establishment of Regular Theaters, (a) Early Church Sentiment, (6) Early English Hostility of Native Growth, (6) Causes of the Growth of this English Feeling, (d) Evidence of early Elizabethan Objection to the Stage, in Legislation and in Literature, (e) This Sentiment was mat...

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Er ist ein einmaliges Phänomen: Ikone der amerikanischen Gegenkultur, König des Gonzo- Journalismus und wegweisender Kultautor. Hunter S. Thompson ist nach wie vor in aller Munde, seine Meisterschaft bleibt unerreicht. Die Rolling-Stone-Jahre setzen ihm ein Denkmal: Aus bislang unveröffentlichten Briefen und Thompsons wohl größten Arbeiten für den legendären Rolling Stone entsteht das Bild eines einzigartigen Künstlers, den man so nah und inte...

Dieser Band zeigt den großen Briefschreiber Hunter S. Thompson in der Zeitspanne von den Fünfzigerjahren bis zum US-Wahlkampf 1976. Trotz ausgedehnter Reisen und des Konsums von Drogen und Alkohol pflegte Thompson eine ausführliche Korrespondenz mit den Größen seiner Zeit. Ergänzt durch bislang unveröffentlichtes Material entsteht so das faszinierende Bild eines unnachgiebigen, rückhaltlosen Freigeistes.

Die legendären Gonzo-Reportagen erstmals auf DeutschMit seinen Gonzo Papers wurde Hunter S. Thompson zu einem der bedeutendsten Schriftsteller Amerikas. Dieser einmalige Band versammelt jetzt erstmals die besten Reportagen und Artikel aus vier Jahrzehnten schonungslosem Journalismus. Ein absolutes Muss für alle Thompson-Fans!Mit dem Tod von Hunter S. Thompson verlor die Welt nicht nur ihren wohl unbestechlichsten, schonungslosesten und scharfz...

Excerpt from John Milton, Topical BibliographyDuring the preparation of the Essay: on Milton, published by the Yale University Press in 1914, the author gathered for his own use most of the material embraced in this bibliography. The compilation proved of assistance to him, and it may be serviceable to others who wish to study Milton's works in con nection with the literary traditions or the contro versies that colored or even directly evoked ...

Andrew Thompson, Norman J. Temple We humans are an extraordinary species. One of our finest achievements is the development of morality, of a sense of right and wrong. We articulate and then impose this sensitivity upon ourselves in the form of ethical guidelines, rules, regulations, and laws. We have, regrettably, also developed marvelously clever ways of justifying our behavior whenever it runs afoul of these prescriptions. We have, for exam...

Excerpt from Essays on Milton HE essays contained in this volume have been prepared in the belief that some such help is needed either for a first study or a serious reading of Milton's poetry and prose. No one of the essays professes to be a minute study of the subject under discussion. In consequence, footnotes have been given only Where they have seemed absolutely essen tial, and no formal bibliography is included, since the author hopes t...

Andrew Thompson, Norman J. Temple We humans are an extraordinary species. One of our finest achievements is the development of morality, of a sense of right and wrong. We articulate and then impose this sensitivity upon ourselves in the form of ethical guidelines, rules, regulations, and laws. We have, regrettably, also developed marvelously clever ways of justifying our behavior whenever it runs afoul of these prescriptions. We have, for exam...

A book rich and various in ideas and substance...It belongs on the shelf of anyone wanting to keep up with what is happening in ethology.'-Bioscience, from a review of an earlier volume Beginning with Volume 11, Nicholas S. Thompson takes over the editorship of this remarkable series. For this volume, contributors bring fresh perspectives to the subject of natural design.

Wenn einer wirklich über die Hells Angels schreiben darf, dann Hunter S. Thompson»Der harte Kern, die Outlaw-Elite, das waren die Hells Angels.« Für seinen brisanten Insiderbericht über den Aufstieg der Hells Angels zur größten und berüchtigtsten Motorradgang der Welt nahm Thompson Mitte der sechziger Jahre über ein Jahr lang am exzessiven, gewalttätigen und freiheitsliebenden Leben der Angels teil. Das Kultbuch, das Hunter S. Thompson bekannt...