The Theory Or System of Several New Inhabited Worlds Lately Discover'd, and Pleasantly Describ'd, ... ... Written in French, ... Made English by Mrs Behn

The Theory Or System of Several New Inhabited Worlds Lately Discover'd, and Pleasantly Describ'd, ... ... Written in French, ... Made English by Mrs Behn PDF Author: M. de Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier)
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Languages : en
Pages : 156

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The Theory Or System of Several New Inhabited Worlds Lately Discover'd, and Pleasantly Describ'd, ... ... Written in French, ... Made English by Mrs Behn

The Theory Or System of Several New Inhabited Worlds Lately Discover'd, and Pleasantly Describ'd, ... ... Written in French, ... Made English by Mrs Behn PDF Author: M. de Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier)
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Languages : en
Pages : 156

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The Review of English Studies

The Review of English Studies PDF Author:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 556

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Includes a section: Summary of periodical literature.

Early English Books, 1641-1700

Early English Books, 1641-1700 PDF Author: University Microfilms International
Publisher: Ann Arbor, Mich. : U.M.I.
ISBN: 9780835721011
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 896

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Early English Books, 1641-1700: Subject index

Early English Books, 1641-1700: Subject index PDF Author:
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Category : Books on microfilm
Languages : en
Pages : 984

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Utopia

Utopia PDF Author: Thomas More
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.

Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds

Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds PDF Author: M. de Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier)
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Category : Plurality of worlds
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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A Room of One's Own

A Room of One's Own PDF Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9356843384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123

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A Room of One’s Own is an essay written by Virginia Woolf. It was published in 1929 and is based on two lectures given by the author in 1928 at two colleges for women at Cambridge. In this famous essay, Woolf addressed the status of women, and women artists in particular. In this essay, the author also asserts that a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write. According to Woolf, women’s creativity has been curtailed due to centuries of prejudice and financial and educational disadvantages. To emphasize her view, she offers the example of an imaginary gifted but uneducated sister of William Shakespeare, who, discouraged from all eventually kills herself. Woolf celebrates the work of women who have overcome that tradition and become writers, including Jane Austen, George Eliot, and the Brontë sisters, Anne, Charlotte, and Emily. In the final section Woolf suggests that great minds are neutral and argues that intellectual freedom requires financial freedom. The author entreats her audience to write not only fiction but poetry, criticism, and scholarly works as well.

A Discovery of New Worlds

A Discovery of New Worlds PDF Author: Bernard de Fontenelle
Publisher: Hesperus Press
ISBN: 9781843913665
Category : Plurality of worlds
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In this charming and witty dialogue translated by the first professional woman writer in English, a 17th century astronomer staying at the chateau of a beautiful Marchioness accompanies her into her garden at night and introduces her to the new discoveries of astronomy Although more than 300 years old, Fontenelle's dialogues in a garden over five nights are still a surprisingly painless way to learn about the sun, the moon, the planets, and the stars, even though new planets were later discovered and modern science has filled out many details Fontenelle could not have known. Only the confidence with which he discusses inhabitants of the planets, the moon, and even the sun is now seen as misplaced. This is no lecture, but a conversation with the cut and thrust of intelligent argument as the Marchioness challenges each of the astronomer's assertions and requires him to explain the evidence. Fontenelle's work has been through the hands of many different translators, but Aphra Behn's translation, one of the earliest, adds the feminine wit of a leading dramatist to the work, in the first modern edition of this translation.

The Routledge History of Literature in English

The Routledge History of Literature in English PDF Author: Ronald Carter
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415243179
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 598

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This is a guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, charting some of the main features of literary language development and highlighting key language topics.

The Rover

The Rover PDF Author: Aphra Behn
Publisher: Joe Books Ltd
ISBN: 1987955684
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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The magic of Naples during Carnival inspires love between a disparate group of local citizens and visiting Englishmen.