Títulos em Literatura e Ficção

Any lover of Shakespeare or the Romantic poets can concede that poetry is pleasurable. But is it good for you? Can it teach you anything? These are questions that have beguiled and engaged eminent critics for millennia, and now you can develop your own answers and options with these 24 lectures.

Virtually all of the major building blocks of our culture (law, government, religion, science, medicine, drama, architecture, and more) derived ultimately from the ancient Greeks. In these 12 lectures, you'll explore the continuing influence of the classical Greek achievement on contemporary life. The point is not the often tedious claim that there is nothing new under the sun. Rather, it is to underscore the remarkable continuity of the Greek perspective and ethos preserved over several millennia.

Discover why intellectuals and historians alike consider Voltaire to be one of the most intriguing, influential, and elusive thinkers of the modern world. Focusing on the deepest, most enduring aspects of Voltaire's work and thought, but never losing sight of the colorful, fascinating man himself, these 12 lectures sketch for you a vibrant, thought-provoking vision of Voltaire as "the father of the Enlightenment" and one of the great literary personalities of all time.

Great mystery and suspense writers have created some of the most unforgettable stories in all of literature. Even those who don't consider themselves fans of this intriguing genre are familiar with names such as Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade, Hannibal Lecter, and Robert Langdon, and understand the deep and lasting impact this writing has had on literature as a whole.

The major texts of Western culture are a gateway to wisdom that can widen your views on self and society in enduring ways. And now you can examine its most important works - whether drama, poetry, or narrative - in this series of 64 penetrating lectures that reveal astonishing common ground.

Geoffrey Chaucer is one of our grandest and most enduring poets; an architect of our vocabulary and our literary style. By examining the English writer's texts, from his short love lyrics to the copious profusion of character and incident that is The Canterbury Tales, these 12 lectures will prepare you for the challenges of Chaucer's oeuvre, and will provide an understanding of what makes him the true "father" of English poetry.

Study more than three dozen works that span the timelines of Western history, from ancient Greece and Rome to the modern age. Whether written 2,000, 200, or 20 years ago, the enduring works of literature still speak to us and place our unique experiences into a larger perspective, offering invaluable lessons for every important moment in life. Every Great Book you explore over these 36 insightful lectures - from the Odyssey and the Gospel of John to Hamlet and Animal Farm.

For thousands of years, Homer's ancient epic poem the

Iliad has enchanted readers from around the world. When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people. Her compelling 12-lecture look at this literary masterpiece -whether it's the work of many authors or the "vision" of a single blind poet - makes it vividly clear why, after almost 3,000 years, the

Iliad remains not only among the greatest adventure stories ever told but also one of the most compelling meditations on the human condition ever written.

Shakespeare's contributions to stage and language are unequaled, audiences left breathless for the past four centuries, his artistry as evident in moments of insensate rage as it is in moments of heartbreaking tenderness.

Shakespeare's works are among the greatest of humanity's cultural expressions and, as such, demand to be experienced and understood. But, simply put, Shakespeare is difficult. His language and culture - those of Elizabethan England - are greatly different from our own, and his poetry, thick with metaphorical imagery and double meanings, can be hard to penetrate.

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Thinking through Paul: Audio Lectures includes high-quality live recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important...

Bardugo is best known for creating the Grishaverse, a world in which several of her book series are set, the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the duology, Six of Crows among others. Bardugo has also written short stories, and her first adult fiction title was The Ninth House, which tells of the secret societies in Yale, the university Bardugo herself attended to gain her English degree. Bardugo's novel Hell Bent is the second book based at Yale university, and again follows protagonist Alex Stern, who gained her place at Yale with the help of a mysterious benefactor.

Pour la première fois, des enregistrements historiques de Léopold Sédar Senghor sont remis à la disposition du public sous la direction de Philippe Sainteny dans le cadre des émissions radiophoniques de RFI. Les archives sonores, ici réunies, de l'Institut National de l'Audiovisuel et de Radio France Internationale, nous permettent de redécouvrir l'une des figures marquantes de l'Afrique contemporaine.

Der Gedichtband "dresden dilemma" ist Stefan Seyfarths erste Solo-Veröffentlichung. Ob es Rechtsradikalismus, glückliche und gescheiterte Beziehungen oder das Nachtleben in der Dresdner Neustadt sind - immer gelingt es ihm, das Lebensgefühl eines seine Umwelt wachen Geistes betrachtenden aber auch lebensfrohen jungen Mannes einzufangen und lyrisch zu verarbeiten. Dabei trifft am Hip-Hop geschultes Versmaß auf fantasievolle Wort-Collagen.

Ce coffret, éditorialisé par Colette Dumur, nous fait découvrir une autre facette de son frère, celle d'un formidable tribun qui tour à tour nous projette dans l'aventure palpitante du renouveau du théâtre mis en œuvre par Jean Vilar puis dans l'explication/admiration du génie de Shakespeare. Au-delà du jugement, de la perception historique, Guy Dumur reste un promoteur du théâtre, l'un des rares intellectuels qui savent démocratiser l'amour de l'art.

Frémeaux et Associés, avec l'aide de l'INA et de l'IAS, présente une anthologie des grands discours du Général de Gaulle. Cet ouvrage nous permet de réentendre la voix de celui qui incarna le salut de la France au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, de celui qui fut le fondateur de la 5ème République et qui expérimenta la constitution tout en étant le véritable précurseur des idées modernes de notre société.

Cet enregistrement comprend deux conférences enregistrées en 1957 et 1958: "Pirandello, septième personnage de son œuvre" et "André Gide et le théâtre".

Fünf AutorInnen - zehnfacher Nachwuchs. Da gibt es einiges zu erzählen: Aus dem Gebärsaal, über Kita und Kindsgi, über Zoo und Co., über den Spagat zwischen Familienalltag und Beruf, über Ferien mit und von den Kindern, über Yogamütter, Drogenmüsli und Schulreisen.

Plus de cinquante ans après sa mort, Camus fait toujours l'objet de nombreuses controverses. Auteur qui ne laisse pas indifférent, la pluralité de ses combats et la force de ses convictions ont parfois souffert de détournements et de simplifications qui posent sujet à débat. Eric Fottorino, directeur du Monde, propose une table ronde autour d'Albert Camus avec Jean Daniel, Bernard-Henri Lévy et Michel Onfray et nous offre ainsi une occasion unique de nous attarder, au-delà de l'œuvre littéraire, sur l'identité de Camus pour en comprendre l'héritage philosophique.

Réalisés en 1951, ces entretiens de Paul Claudel avec Jean Amrouche sont précieux. Car, mieux qu'un livre, ils sont la vie même. Claudel revoit toute sa destinée : son enfance, sa famille, sa sœur Camille au génie si déroutant, son éducation imprégnée du "matérialisme du scientisme de l'époque", la révélation de la Foi chrétienne, un soir de Noël 1886 à Notre Dame... C'est non seulement un destin qui se déroule sous nos yeux, mais c'est aussi une pensée active.