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Ciappelletto es una de las novelas cortas de El Decamerón de Giovanni Boccaccio. Cuenta la historia de Ciappelletto, un hombre engañoso e inmoral. En su lecho de muerte, convence a un fraile para que le dé un relato falso de su virtuosa vida. Esta narrativa explora el tema de la hipocresía y la corrupción dentro del clero. La naturaleza engañosa de Ciappelletto desafía las nociones tradicionales de piedad, y Boccaccio utiliza la sátira para criticar las normas sociales. El cuento es un comentario sobre las ambigüedades morales y éticas de la época.

King William has the crown of the Confessor but he has many enemies both at home and abroad. He has to subdue a land that does not want a Norman yoke upon its shoulders. When Richard fitz Malet is given the manor north of York he finds that it is a poisoned chalice and when the north rises against the Conqueror's rule, he finds himself alone and isolated. He has to mould his manor into a fighting force or face death.

El cuento del Párroco no es una historia, sino un largo sermón acerca del tema de la penitencia. En un principio, define las tres etapas de "una penitencia verdadera y perfecta": "La contrición de corazón, la confesión oral y la reparación (o satisfacción)". Estas tienen el objetivo de purgar a las personas de sus "pecados de pensamiento", "palabras ofensivas" y "acciones pecaminosas". El tema del "cuento" (o mejor dicho, tratado) del párroco es la penitencia.

Fresh from his defeat of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy has returned home in triumph, accompanied by the English nobles he cannot trust to leave behind. For Waltheof of Huntington, however, rebellion is not at the forefront of his thoughts. From the moment he catches sight of Judith, daughter of the King's formidable sister, he knows he has found his future wife. When Waltheof saves Judith's life, it is clear that the attraction is mutual. But marriage has little to do with love in medieval Europe.

In this second installment of the 'Book of Whispers' series, Tasha resumes her search for the Raven, wanting nothing more than to be rid of the book that until now, has brought only misery. She and her faithful companions, Gid and Dom, find themselves travelling to a distant world where she is surrounded by strange new people, customs and -- creatures. To make matters worse, Tasha begins to realize that the answers she is looking for may be held by the very creature that is hunting them.

El cuento del Mercader, de Geoffrey Chaucer, parte de The Canterbury Tales, es una narrativa centrada en el tema del matrimonio y sus desafíos. La historia gira en torno al personaje January, un viejo caballero, que se casa con la joven y bella May. La historia explora las consecuencias de un matrimonio con diferencias de edad, los celos y las complejidades del deseo humano. Chaucer combina hábilmente humor, ironía y reflexión moral en este vívido retrato de las relaciones, añadiendo una capa de comentario social a las diversas historias de los peregrinos.

El cuento del molinero de Geoffrey Chaucer, parte de Los cuentos de Canterbury, es un fabliau, una narración cómica y a menudo obscena. La historia gira en torno al personaje de Nicholas, un estudiante de Oxford, y las complicaciones que surgen de su relación amorosa con Alison, la joven esposa del carpintero John. La historia está llena de ingeniosos engaños, humor y elementos de farsa. Chaucer teje hábilmente una exploración satírica de la locura humana, el deseo y las consecuencias del engaño.

The Battle of Evesham has been fought and lost. The King is triumphant, Simon de Montfort is dead, and Adam de Norton is a prisoner, stripped of everything he once honoured and prized. Escaping from captivity in the grim castle of Beeston, Adam becomes a fugitive in a country in turmoil. Branded...

Abandoned by his people and destined for Valhalla, do not stand in the way of his fury. Ribe is lost, its hall burnt, and Charles is still missing. Sven must once more sail into dangerous waters to rescue his grandson. King Louis of East Francia, the man who took Sven’s son from him almost twenty years ago, has Charles captive and uses him to force Sven to do his bidding and create chaos raiding his brothers Kingdom of West Frankia.

Political alliances are beginning to rupture, and no state is immune: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan Genoa, Venice, Constantinople . . . Every mercenary knight must sharpen his sword and prepare for battle. But Sir William Gold has other problems. Just to reach Europe, he must capture its most unassailable fortress. He must also protect his liege lord, the Green Count, from assassins hell-bent on his death.

William Marshal’s prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals’ sons hostage and seizes their lands.

Die ehemalige Wanderhure Marie Adler erlebt ihr 10. Abenteuer: Im 10. historischen Roman der Bestseller-Reihe von Iny Lorentz begleitet Marie ihre Enkelinnen zur Brautschau nach Rom – wo der Papst mit allen Mitteln seine Macht sichern will... Burg Kibitzstein in Franken: Die Enkelinnen der ehemaligen Wanderhure Marie sind zu bezaubernden jungen Frauen herangewachsen. Als in Rom ein Edelmann aus der einflussreichen Familie Orsini eine Braut sucht, sollen ihm die Mädchen vorgestellt werden. Marie beschließt, die beiden auf der gefahrvollen Reise zu begleiten – auch, um ihr Geheimnis zu schützen.

On Gotland Sidroc wakes from a disturbing dream; one of his sons, Hrald or Yrling–perhaps both–are in trouble. Both are in far-off Angle-land, and beyond his reach. Eskil the Svear sails to the island, offering Sidroc a rare opportunity to gain untold riches, with equal risk to life for those joining the venture. Edwin, Lord of Kilton, returns empty-handed from his search for a bride, while his brother Ceric knows true delight with his young wife Dwynwen, the Princess of Ceredigion.

Desperate to keep his children and clan from starving, Laird Alasdair MacLachlan joins the ranks of mercenaries searching for the missing lass of a powerful clan. The mission seems simple—find the lass, return her to her family, and claim the hefty reward. But when fate throws Sorcha MacGregor in his path, he discovers just how complicated one mule-headed, beguiling beauty can make things.

Gifted linguist Zahra flees to France following a traumatic incident, leaving her baby sister to fend for herself in Marbella. Years later, when a young girl arrives on her doorstep, so begins a divine adventure toward redemption. Gruff and ill-tempered Englishman Stephen Kempe is on the hunt for his abducted niece, until corrupt church officials accuse him of sorcery and throw him in prison.

Año 1496. Tras conseguir la unión de Castilla y Aragón, conquistar Granada y las Islas Canarias, Isabel la Católica se encuentra en los años finales de su vida, pero también en los que ostenta más poder. Un poder y un legado que no está dispuesta a perder, ni siquiera después su muerte.

Als K. in das tief verschneite Dorf kommt, weiß er noch nicht, dass er weder seine Arbeit als Landvermesser wird aufnehmen, noch je Kontakt zu jemand Zuständigem im Schloss wird knüpfen können. Das Schloss mit seinen Unterkastellanen, Kastellanen, Dienern, Beamten und Boten bleibt ein für jedermann ein willkürlich agierendes, undurchdringliches bürokratisches Dickicht, in dem nicht nur K. und seine Liebe zu Frieda, sondern auch alle Dorfbewohner zu ersticken drohen. Während die irrwitzige zwingende innere Logik der Figuren ein präzises und sehr vertrautes Abbild unseres Alltags spiegelt - und damit unentwegt verblüfft.

Смоленский князь Владимир, сплотив под своею дланью кривичские земли, на фоне продолжающихся реформ и поступательного промышленного развития начинает готовить крупномасштабное вторжение в земли Черной Руси, что с недавних пор попали под власть литовского кунигаса. Миндовга, и при благоприятном ходе кампании планирует нанести удар в самое сердце литовских земель, устранив в зародыше набирающего силы хищника, что в недалеком будущем превратится в Великое княжество Литовское, вобравшее в себя в момент своего расцвета большую часть древнерусских земель.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a “masterful reimagining” (Publishers Weekly) of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her. “Lady...

J.R.R. Tolkiens Übertragung des altenglischen Gedichts in die heutige Zeit und seine Inspiration zum eigenen Versdrama Die Heimkehr von Beorhtnoth. England im 10. Jahrhundert. Bei der Stadt Maldon trifft ein Wikingerheer auf die Verteidiger von Essex. Zwei Männer stolpern nachts über das Schlachtfeld. Der eine ein junger Bursche mit dem Kopf voller Träume. Der andere ein alter Bauer, der schon viele Kämpfe gesehen hat.