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Ton Hoenselaars Shakespeare forever!
leven en mythe, werk en erfenis
Uitgebreide eigentijdse studie over leven, werk en invloed van de beroemde Engelse toneelschrijver William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 431 pagina's | Wereldbibliotheek, Amsterdam | 2017
Gedrukt boek
Allan Pinkerton The Expressman and the Detective
"All history proves that no one can hug a secret to his breast and live (...) This is especially noticeable in persons who have committed criminal acts." When a trusted employee is suspected of stealing from the Adams Express Company in Alabama, the organization reaches out to the Pinkertons, the world‘s first private detective agency. Recounting true events, `The Expressman and the Detective‘ (1874) tells a fascinating and suspenseful story of an investigation in which all that can prove a person‘s...
Engels | 7 uur 14 minuten (334 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Oscar Wilde De Profundis
"But it is a very unimaginative nature that only cares for people on their pedestals. A pedestal may be a very unreal thing. A pillory is a terrific reality." Thus wrote Oscar Wilde in a farewell letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) in 1897 while serving a two-year sentence for "gross indecency with other male persons". In it, he sorts out his life and his love for Bosie, who, he feels, abandoned him to his fate. It is an intensely personal letter that follows the stages of grief and interlaces...
Engels | 1 uur 49 minuten (81 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
Luisterboek (digitaal)
The early modern cultures of neo-Latin drama
The vitality and power of expression of Neo-Latin Drama. The essays in this collection all illustrate the vitality of Neo-Latin drama in early modern Europe, arising from its productive combination of classical models with deep-rooted vernacular traditions. While the plays were often composed in the context of a school or university setting, the dramatists seldom neglected the need to appeal to a broad audience, including non-Latinists. Yet the use of Latin, and the ambiguity of a plurivocal literary...
Non-fictie
Engels | 232 pagina's (PDF, 2,9 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
E-book
Ton Hoenselaars Shakespeare forever!
leven en mythe, werk en erfenis
Uitgebreide eigentijdse studie over leven, werk en invloed van de beroemde Engelse toneelschrijver William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 423 pagina's (ePub2, 1,4 MB) | Wereldbibliotheek, Amsterdam | 2017
E-book