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Une vie par Guy de Maupassant. Texte original. ” Jeanne, ayant fini ses malles, s’approcha de la fenetre, mais la pluie ne cessait pas. L’averse, toute la nuit, avait sonne contre les carreaux et les toits. Le ciel, bas et charge d’eau, semblait creve, se vidant sur la terre, la delayant en bouillie, la fondant…
The Wheels of Chance is an early comic novel by H. G. Wells about an August 1895 cycling holiday, somewhat in the style of Three Men in a Boat.
Lo scrittore cerca in questo romanzo di trovare un trait d’union tra una vita reale e il sogno di una vita parallela alla realtà . Lo raggiunge con un misterioso antidoto violetto: la protagonista Cristina (di cui il diario ci restituisce una puntuale e sincera fotografia dai 13 anni fino alla vecchiaia) si ritrova catapultata in…
Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, né le 2 juin 1740 et mort le 2 décembre 1814, est un homme de lettres français, romancier et philosophe, longtemps voué à l’anathème en raison de la part accordée dans son oeuvre à l’érotisme, associé à des actes impunis de violence et de cruauté (fustigations, tortures, meurtres, incestes, viols,…
Carlo sta lavorando ad un software pirata. Il suo progetto è rendere reale quanto raccontato nella trilogia “Millenium”, la sua serie di libri preferita. Ma presto scoprirà che le analogie con gli scritti di Larsson non sono finite ed i pericoli sono proprio lì, oltre la PORTA VIRTUALE.
Chris Murray reveals the largely unknown and rather surprising history of the British superhero. It is often thought that Britain did not have its own superheroes, yet Murray demonstrates that there were a great many in Britain and that they were often used as a way to comment on the relationship between Britain and America….
Explores the close relationship between comics and urbanism in one of Europe’s most notable global cities. Barcelona, City of Comics introduces readers of English to a range of Spanish- and Catalan-language comics published after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. During this time of palpable social change, the Catalonian capital regained its reputation…
This book provides both students and scholars with a critical and historical introduction to the graphic novel. Jan Baetens and Hugo Frey explore this exciting form of visual and literary communication, showing readers how to situate and analyze graphic novels since their rise to prominence half a century ago. Several key questions are addressed: What…
Within the limits of the French-speaking world, this book pieces together a literary history of comics through their novels, from the 19th to 21th centuries. It provides an overview of a poorly catalogued and understudied corpus, while also affording first original insights into them
In a spirit of community and collective action, this volume offers insights into the complexity of the political imagination and its cultural scope within Spanish graphic narrative through the lens of global political and social movements.
Thomas Carlyle was one of the most influential thinkers of the Victorian era, and this collection of his works reflects the breadth and depth of his ideas. Culled from a lifetime of writing, it includes treatises on philosophy, history, and literature, as well as his famous Sartor Resartus. This work has been selected by scholars…
Thomas Carlyle was one of the most influential thinkers of the Victorian era, and this collection of his works reflects the breadth and depth of his ideas. Culled from a lifetime of writing, it includes treatises on philosophy, history, and literature, as well as his famous Sartor Resartus. This work has been selected by scholars…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the “public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the “public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the “public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the “public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no…
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