Author: Plutarch
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774761229
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1200
Book Description
Plutarch's Lives is a series of 48 biographies of famous men. The work includes 23 pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman of similar destiny, such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.
Plutarch's Lives, The Complete 48 Biographies (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Author: Plutarch
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774761229
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1200
Book Description
Plutarch's Lives is a series of 48 biographies of famous men. The work includes 23 pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman of similar destiny, such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774761229
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1200
Book Description
Plutarch's Lives is a series of 48 biographies of famous men. The work includes 23 pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman of similar destiny, such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.
The Complete Essays of Plutarch (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Author: Plutarch
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774761366
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The Complete Essays of Plutarch includes 133 chapters on nature, Plutarch's Symposiacs, as well as his collection of literary essays. Plutarch was a Platonist, but was open to the influence of the Peripatetics, and in some details even to Stoicism despite his criticism of their principles. He rejected only Epicureanism absolutely. He attached little importance to theoretical questions and doubted the possibility of ever solving them. He was more interested in moral and religious questions. Plutarch's writings had an enormous influence on English and French literature. Shakespeare paraphrased parts of Thomas North's translation of selected Lives in his plays, and occasionally quoted from them verbatim. Plutarch's influence declined in the 19th and 20th centuries, but it remains embedded in the popular ideas of Greek and Roman history. One of his most famous quotes was one that he included in one of his earliest works. "The world of man is best captured through the lives of the men who created history." This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774761366
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The Complete Essays of Plutarch includes 133 chapters on nature, Plutarch's Symposiacs, as well as his collection of literary essays. Plutarch was a Platonist, but was open to the influence of the Peripatetics, and in some details even to Stoicism despite his criticism of their principles. He rejected only Epicureanism absolutely. He attached little importance to theoretical questions and doubted the possibility of ever solving them. He was more interested in moral and religious questions. Plutarch's writings had an enormous influence on English and French literature. Shakespeare paraphrased parts of Thomas North's translation of selected Lives in his plays, and occasionally quoted from them verbatim. Plutarch's influence declined in the 19th and 20th centuries, but it remains embedded in the popular ideas of Greek and Roman history. One of his most famous quotes was one that he included in one of his earliest works. "The world of man is best captured through the lives of the men who created history." This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.
Paradise Lost (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Author: John Milton
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774378489
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Paradise Lost concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man. The epic poem follows two narrative arcs, one about Satan and the other following Adam and Eve. It begins after Satan and the other rebel angels have been defeated and banished to Hell. The narrative follows the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. After losing the total freedom and power to rule over all creation, Archangel Michael gives Adam a glimpse at Mankind's potential redemption from original sin. Paradise Lost is an epic poem by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. Milton's 17th-century contemporaries by and large criticised his ideas and considered him as a radical, mostly because of his views on politics and religion. Milton also revolted against the idea of a monarch ruling by divine right, viewing the practice as idolatrous. Paradise Lost is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774378489
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Paradise Lost concerns the biblical story of the Fall of Man. The epic poem follows two narrative arcs, one about Satan and the other following Adam and Eve. It begins after Satan and the other rebel angels have been defeated and banished to Hell. The narrative follows the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. After losing the total freedom and power to rule over all creation, Archangel Michael gives Adam a glimpse at Mankind's potential redemption from original sin. Paradise Lost is an epic poem by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. Milton's 17th-century contemporaries by and large criticised his ideas and considered him as a radical, mostly because of his views on politics and religion. Milton also revolted against the idea of a monarch ruling by divine right, viewing the practice as idolatrous. Paradise Lost is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.
The Alexiad (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Author: Anna Comnena
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774760727
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Anna Komnene describes the political and military history of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I. The text documents the Crusades and the conflicting perceptions of East and West in the early 12th century.
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774760727
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Anna Komnene describes the political and military history of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I. The text documents the Crusades and the conflicting perceptions of East and West in the early 12th century.
The Rule of Women in Early Modern Europe
Author: Anne J. Cruz
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252076168
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A transnational comparison of women rulers and women's sovereignty throughout Europe
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252076168
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A transnational comparison of women rulers and women's sovereignty throughout Europe
Leviathan (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Author: Thomas Hobbes
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774378649
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Leviathan ranks as a classic work on statecraft comparable to Machiavelli's The Prince. It concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is one of the most influential examples of social contract theory.
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774378649
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Leviathan ranks as a classic work on statecraft comparable to Machiavelli's The Prince. It concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is one of the most influential examples of social contract theory.
The Brothers Karamazov (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774761243
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Fyodor three son's, the youthful Alyosha, the impetuous Dmitri, and the logical Ivan, are involved in several triangular love affairs. Throughout their encounters, the family is confronted with love, murder, and an exhilarating trial.
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774761243
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Fyodor three son's, the youthful Alyosha, the impetuous Dmitri, and the logical Ivan, are involved in several triangular love affairs. Throughout their encounters, the family is confronted with love, murder, and an exhilarating trial.
Alice in Wonderland (Royal Collector's Edition) (Illustrated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774378540
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Journey with Alice into a world of wonder where oddities rule supreme. Encounter characters like the Cheshire Cat who can vanish into thin air, and the Mad Hatter who speaks in riddles. Amidst these absurdities, Alice must find her own way home.
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774378540
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Journey with Alice into a world of wonder where oddities rule supreme. Encounter characters like the Cheshire Cat who can vanish into thin air, and the Mad Hatter who speaks in riddles. Amidst these absurdities, Alice must find her own way home.
The Corpus Hermeticum (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Author: Hermes Trismegistus
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774378458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of 2nd century Egyptian-Greek texts. The texts form the basis of Hermeticism, a religious, philosophical, and esoteric tradition that covers the divine, the cosmos, the mind, alchemy, astrology, and nature.
Publisher: Royal Classics
ISBN: 9781774378458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of 2nd century Egyptian-Greek texts. The texts form the basis of Hermeticism, a religious, philosophical, and esoteric tradition that covers the divine, the cosmos, the mind, alchemy, astrology, and nature.
Meditations (100 Copy Limited Edition)
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Publisher: SF Classic
ISBN: 9781774377376
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, record his private notes as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. They are a significant source of the modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy, and have been praised by fellow writers, philosophers, monarchs, and politicians centuries after his death.
Publisher: SF Classic
ISBN: 9781774377376
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, record his private notes as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. They are a significant source of the modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy, and have been praised by fellow writers, philosophers, monarchs, and politicians centuries after his death.