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  | | La Bête Humaine(Reprint) (Oxford World's Classics) von Émile Zola, Roger Pearson, Mile Zola Paperback, 432 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953866-9, ISBN: 0-19-953866-2 "Did possessing and killing amount to the same thing deep within the dark recesses of the human beast?La Bete humaine (1890), is one of Zola's most violent and explicit works. On one level a tale of murder, passion and possession, it is also a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. Zola considered this his `most finely worked' novel, and in it he powerfully evokes life at the end of the Se ..." |
 | | Candide and Other Stories(1st Edition) (Oxford World's Classics) von Roger Pearson Voltaire, Roger Voltaire/ Pearson, Francois Voltaire Paperback, 352 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953561-3, ISBN: 0-19-953561-2 "Political satire doesn't age well, but occasionally a diatribe contains enough art and universal mirth to survive long after its timeliness has passed. Candide is such a book. Penned by that Renaissance man of the Enlightenment, Voltaire, Candide is steeped in the political and philosophical controversies of the 1750s. But for the general reader, the novel's driving principle is clear enough: the idea (endemic in Voltaire's day) that we ..." |
 | | The Masterpiece(Reprint) (Oxford World's Classics) von Émile Zola, Thomas Walton, Roger Pearson, Mile Zola Paperback, 400 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953691-7, ISBN: 0-19-953691-0 "The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier, an ambitious and talented young artist from the provinces who has come to conquer Paris and is conquered by the flaws in his own genius. While his boyhood friend Pierre Sandoz becomes a successful novelist, Claude's originality is mocked at the Salon and turns gradually into a doomed obsession with one great canvas. Life - in the form of his model and wife Christine and their deform ..." |
 | | The Red and the Black(1st Edition) A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century (Oxford World's Classics) von Roger Pearson, Catherine Slater, Catherine Slater Stendhal Paperback, 592 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953925-3, ISBN: 0-19-953925-1 "In this vigorous and fast-moving novel of post-Napoleonic France, Julien Sorel's plans to reach the higher echelons of society through the priesthood are defelected by his realization that the attainment of happiness is of greater consequence than the pursuit of ambition. Subtitled `A Chronicle of 1830', Stendhal's depiction of a nation of smug hypocrites scandalized contemporary readers, who recognized themselves or their peers and f ..." |
 | | Stéphane Mallarmé (Reaktion Books - Critical Lives) von Roger Pearson Paperback, 224 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Reaktion Books ISBN-13: 978-1-86189-659-9, ISBN: 1-86189-659-X "At the age of fifty Stephane Mallarme (1842-98) spoke of his published work as very precise reference points on my mind's journey. In "Stephane Mallarme", Roger Pearson charts that journey for the first time, blending a biographical account of the poet's life with a detailed analysis of his evolving poetic theory and practice. A poet on this earth must be uniquely a poet', he declared at the age of twenty-two, and he duly lived a poet's ..." |
 | | Unfolding Mallarmé(1st Edition) The Development of a Poetic Art von Roger Pearson Hardcover, 328 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1997 von Clarendon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-815917-9, ISBN: 0-19-815917-X "Unfolding Mallarmé provides a coherent account of Mallarmé's poetic developments from his earliest verse to his final masterpiece, "Un coup de Dés." A series of close readings demonstrate the intricate linguistic and formal play to be found in many of his major poems; and, in a detailed analysis of "Un coup de Dés," Pearson explores the "profound calculation" upon which Mallarmé's final, seemingly chaotic masterpiece is based." |
 | | The Charterhouse of Parma(Updated) (Oxford World's Classics) von Margaret Mauldon, Roger Pearson, Jm Stendhal, Varios Autores Paperback, 560 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Oxford University Press, Usa ISBN-13: 978-0-19-283957-2, ISBN: 0-19-283957-8 "The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring. Set at the beginning of the 19th-century in northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starred amorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo. The novel's great achievement is to conjure up the excitement and romance of youth while never losing sight of the harsh realities which beset the pursuit of happiness. This new translation c ..." |
 | | Voltaire Almighty(Updated) A Life in Pursuit of Freedom von Roger Pearson Paperback, 480 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-7957-1, ISBN: 0-7475-7957-1 "During much of his life Voltaire's plays and verse made him the toast of society, but his barbed wit and commitment to reason also got him into trouble. Jailed twice and eventually banished by the King, he was an outspoken critic of religious intolerance and persecution. His personal life was as colourful as his intellectual one. Voltaire never married, but had long-term affairs with two women: Emilie, who died after giving birth to the ..." |
 | | Voltaire Almighty A Life in Pursuit of Freedom von Roger Pearson Hardcover, 384 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2005 von Bloomsbury Usa ISBN-13: 978-1-58234-630-4, ISBN: 1-58234-630-5 "With its tales of illegitimacy, prison, stardom, exile, love affairs, and tireless battles against his critics, priests and king, Roger Pearsonâs Voltaire Almighty brings the father of Enlightenment to vivid life. Voltaire Almighty provides a lively look at the life and thought of one of the major forces behind European Enlightenment. A rebel from start to finish (1694-1778), Voltaire was an ailing and unwanted bastard child who refu ..." |
 | | The Thread Collected Poems 1980-1991 von Roger Pearson Veröffentlicht 1992 von Soft Pencil Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9517262-1-1, ISBN: 0-9517262-1-8 |
 | | Stendhal's Violin A Novelist and his Reader (Hardback) von Roger Pearson Hardcover, 312 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1992 von Oup Oxford ISBN-13: 978-0-19-815851-6, ISBN: 0-19-815851-3 "This new study of Stendhal's novels takes its title from Stendhal's dictum 'Un roman est comme un archet, la caisse du violon qui rend les sons, c'est l'ame du lecteur.' Its central theme is the relationship between novelist and reader, as orchestrated in Armance, Le Rouge et le Noir, Lucien Leuwen and La Chartreuse de Parme. From the author's analyses of these novels it emerges that Stendhal plays upon the reader's reactions and makes ..." |
 | | Anthropological Glossary(1st Edition) von Roger Pearson Hardcover, 286 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1985 von Krieger Pub Co ISBN-13: 978-0-89874-510-8, ISBN: 0-89874-510-1 "This book provides a concise guide to terms commonly used in the area of anthropology and related disciplines, including many concepts utilized in the study of archaeology, paleontology, anthropological linguistics, mythology, comparative religion, genetics, and evolutionary science. It supplies invaluable supplementary reference material for use in conjunction with standard textbooks as well as more specialized publications." |
 | | The Charterhouse of Parma(1st Edition) (Oxford World's Classics) von Margaret Mauldon, Roger Pearson, Stendhal Stendhal Paperback, 560 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-955534-5, ISBN: 0-19-955534-6 "The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring, of prisons and heroic escape, of political chicanery and sublime personal courage. Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, amidst the golden landscapes of northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starred amorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo, and of his incomparable aunt Gina, her suitor Prime Minister Mosca, and ..." |
 | | A Life(1st Edition) The Humble Truth (Oxford World's Classics) von Guy De Maupassant, Roger Pearson Paperback, 288 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-955551-2, ISBN: 0-19-955551-6 "`every heart imagines itself the first to thrill to a myriad sensations which once stirred the hearts of the earliest creatures and which will again stir the hearts of the last men and women to walk the earth' What is a life? How shall a storyteller conceive a life? What if art means pattern and life has none? How, then, can any story be true to life? These are some of the questions which inform the first of Maupassant's six novels, ..." |
 | | The Masterpiece(Updated) (Oxford World's Classics) von Emile Zola, Roger Pearson, Thomas Walton, Mile Zola Paperback, 464 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-283963-3, ISBN: 0-19-283963-2 "The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier, an ambitious and talented young artist who has come from the provinces to conquer Paris but is conquered instead by the flaws of his own genius. Set in the 1860s and 1870s, it is the most autobiographical of the twenty novels in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. It provides a unique insight into Zola's career as a writer and his relationship with Cezanne, a friend since their schoold ..." |
 | | A Life(Updated) The Humble Truth (Oxford World's Classics) von Roger Pearson, Guy De Maupassant, Varios Autores Paperback, 288 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-283298-6, ISBN: 0-19-283298-0 "`every heart imagines itself the first to thrill to a myriad sensations which once stirred the hearts of the earliest creatures and which will again stir the hearts of the last men and women to walk the earth' What is a life? How shall a storyteller conceive a life? What if art means pattern and life has none? How, then, can any story be true to life? These are some of the questions which inform the first of Maupassant's six novel ..." |
 | | The Red and the Black(Updated) A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century (Oxford World's Classics) von Catherine Slater, Roger Pearson, Catherine Slater Stendhal Paperback, 592 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-283871-1, ISBN: 0-19-283871-7 "In this vigorous and fast-moving novel of post-Napoleonic France, Julien Sorel's plans to reach the higher echelons of society through the priesthood are defelected by his realization that the attainment of happiness is of greater consequence than the pursuit of ambition. Subtitled `A Chronicle of 1830', Stendhal's depiction of a nation of smug hypocrites scandalized contemporary readers, who recognized themselves or their peers and ..." |
 | | Beast in Man - Zola, Emile - Paperback(Updated) von Emile Zola, Roger Pearson, Mile Zola Paperback, 424 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1996 von Oxford Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-19-282261-1, ISBN: 0-19-282261-6 ""La bete humaine" (1890), the 17th novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, is one of Zola's most violent and explicit works. On one level a tale of murder, passion, and possession, it is also a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. This new translation captures Zola's fast-paced yet deliberately dispassionate style, while the introduction and detailed notes place the novel in its social, hist ..." |
 | | Candide and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) von Roger Pearson Voltaire, Roger Pearson, Francois Voltaire Paperback, 352 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-280726-7, ISBN: 0-19-280726-9 "'If this is the best of all possible worlds, then what must the others be like?' Young Candide is tossed on a hilarious tide of misfortune, experiencing the full horror and injustice of this 'best of all possible worlds' - the Old and the New - before finally accepting that his old philosophy tutor Dr Pangloss has got it all wrong. There are no grounds for his daft theory of Optimism. Yet life goes on. We must cultivate our garden, ..." |
 | | Candide and Other Stories(Updated) (Oxford World's Classics) von Roger Pearson Voltaire, Roger Pearson, Francois Voltaire Paperback, 384 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-283426-3, ISBN: 0-19-283426-6 "'If this is the best of all possible worlds, then what must the others be like?' "Candide", published simultaneously in five European capitals in 1759, became an instant bestseller and is now regarded by many as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. A master story-teller, Voltaire found the philosophical tale the perfect vehicle for his preoccupations with evil, human folly, and intolerance. He combined often wildly entertaining ac ..." |
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