検索キーワード： 作品集

Obra cuyo argumento se crea mediante los desvíos rutinarios y las travesuras mentales del narrador. Es el recuento de una larga y tortuosa serie de sucesos que pasaron al narrador mientras hacía un mandado un día normal en Madrid. Su orginalidad en desarrolar el trama, la cual incorpora muchísimos detalles frente a la compleja naturaleza de la acción capta al lector hasta el final.

Este ebook presenta "El retrato de Dorian Gray", con un índice dinámico y detallado. Se trata de una novela que escribió Oscar Wilde, publicada en 1890. Se considera una de las últimas obras clásicas de la novela de terror gótica con una fuerte temática faustiana. La novela cuenta la historia de un joven llamado Dorian Gray, retratado por el artista Basilio Hallward, quien queda enormemente impresionado por la belleza física de Dorian y comienza a encapricharse con él, creyendo que esta belleza es la responsable de la nueva forma de su arte.

The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was an Anglican priest, antiquarian, folklorist, and novelist. He is remembered best as the composer of the hymns "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day Is Over". This work was the first academic study of lycanthropy in English, and draws upon a vast body of lore and myth.

The ancient Greek poet Hesiod lived around the same time as Homer. He is considered to be an economist and also wrote works on mythology, ancient time-keeping, and farming techniques. The Hesiod Collection includes The Shield of Heracles, Theogony (the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods), and Works and Days (a farmer’s almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the art of agriculture).

Oedipus Rex & Antigone: two of the most famous plays by Sophocles. Both are a part of the same trilogy, and they are arguably the most important parts of the trilogy. To truly complete your journey with Sophocles, you will need to also check out Oedipus at Colonus.

Un proprietario che non vuole cedere alle lusinghe del profitto e resiste, a oltranza, convinto che l'integrità naturale della terra costituisca il valore assoluto. Ma la dinamica delle trasformazioni sociali ed economiche, insieme al gioco delle rivalità, arriva a piegare la determinazione dell'individuo.

Aeschylus’ historical tragedy Persians, with its dire warnings against the hubris of imperialist overreach, is as relevant today as it was when first presented to an Athenian audience in 472 BC. This new edition of the classic drama features a literal translation by Mark Will (translator of Fernando Pessoa’s Message) which reconstructs in contemporary English verse the epic cadences of the original Greek.

Antigone, daughter of Jocasta and Oedipus, faces great challenges when she must arrange a formal burial for her brother, Polynices. This rendition of Antigone by Sophocles is of the highest-caliber audio. It's completely unabridged. Enjoy the classic story of Antigone narrated to perfection. 

Eine der berühmtesten Erzählungen Kafkas. Wieder einmal ein Konflikt mit dem Vater, der dem Sohn gegenüber ein Urteil verhängt, das dieser widerspruchslos hinnimmt - und selbst ausführt.

Tensions on Earth are reaching crisis point, with opposed super powers on the very brink of full scale nuclear war, when a scout ship exploring space discovers an inhabitable third planet in a remote star system. FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of this classic tale from the golden age of science fiction.

Bret Harte (1836 - 1902) was an American writer and poet, most famous for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. The Idyll of Red Gulch portrays an incident in a town in California involving the town drunk, a prostitute, and the schoolmistress.

What is the purpose and essence of things? How does society work? What is the form of society? Are social ranks, laws, and orders dictated by law or by nature? In these fundamental questions, ancient Greek philosophers have first tried to give their answers.

"In der Strafkolonie": Eine jener meisterhaften Erzählungen Franz Kafkas, die die Interpretationslust der Hörer herausfordert. Ein Forschungsreisender will das Strafsystem einer Insel untersuchen. Hierzu soll er einer geradezu grotesken Exekution beiwohnen, bei der der Häftling erst nach Stunden der Folter zu Tode kommen wird - dadurch, dass ihm der Richterspruch immer tiefer und tiefer in die Haut geritzt wird...

The Theogony (composed c. 700 BC) is a poem by Hesiod (8th-7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods. A theogony is a part of Greek mythology which attempts to articulate reality as a whole. Hesiod's work is a synthesis of various local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells of their origin and how they established control over the Cosmos.

In his essay On Anger, the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca argues that anger is the most destructive passion. This splendid new translation of essential selections from On Anger, presented with an enlightening introduction, offers listeners a timeless guide to avoiding and managing anger. Drawing on his great arsenal of rhetoric, including historical examples, anecdotes, quips, and soaring flights of eloquence, Seneca builds his case against anger with mounting intensity.

Balancing a lighthearted approach with profound psychological insight, Ovid tells a thrilling tale of male and female and of divinity and humanity.

Xenophon was an ancient Greek philosopher, historian, soldier, and student of Socrates. In the dialogue between the poet Simonides and Hiero, tyrant of Syracuse, Xenophon discusses the burdens of being an absolute dictator and the superior happiness of the private individual.

American novelist, Dark Romantic, and master of the short story Nathaniel Hawthorne ponders the mystic power and spirituality of fire. In his signature brooding and moving style, Hawthorne writes of the almost religious significance and vast allegorical possibilities of this force of nature.

Ad Aci Trezza, nel catanese, vive la laboriosa famiglia Toscano, soprannominata Malavoglia. "I Malavoglia" è il primo romanzo dell'Italia unita, che con le sue nuove prospettive di vita preme sulle società tradizionali, determinando tensioni e disfacimento. Così nel finale del romanzo, nelle colpe di un progresso che travolge e di una modernità che sradica, non va letta una saga popolare, ma una tragedia contemporanea.

This simplistic and ingenious allegory from one of the fathers of Western philosophy casts light on society’s naiveté and ignorance.