Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we learn at school. The most fundamental differences are philosophical, and readers of this book will emerge with a clearer understanding of paradoxical-sounding concepts such as infinity, curved space, and imaginary numbers. The first few…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Britain was within the orbit of Graeco-Roman civilization for at least half a millennium, and for over 350 years part of the political union created by the Roman Empire that encompassed most of Europe and all the countries of the Mediterranean. First published as part of the best-selling Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Peter Salway's Very Short Introduction to Roman Britain weaves together…
Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is probably the most divisive philosopher of the twentieth century. Considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of philosopher, by some as an apologist for Nazism, he was also an acknowledged leader and central figure to many philosophers. Michael Inwood's lucid introduction to Heidegger's thought focuses on his most important work, Being…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Sidney's poetry and prose — all the major writing, complemented by letters and elegies — to give the essence of his work and thinking. Born in 1554, Sir Philip Sidney was hailed as the perfect Renaissance patron,…
Скачать книгу (размер 677 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 134) Аннотация: Daphnis is 15 years old, Chloe 13. The two peasants are drawn to each other and long to make love. But no one has told them what love is, nor do they know how to accomplish the physical act. Longus weaves a fantasy around their predicament in this well-known Greek romance.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 717 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 338) Аннотация: When Scenes of Clerical Life, George Eliot's first novel, was published anonymously in 1857, it was immediately recognized, in the words of Saturday Review, as the production of a peculiar and remarkable writer. The three stories that make up the Scenes, The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton, Mr Gilfil's Love Story, and Janet's Repentance, intriguingly foreshadow George Eliot's later work.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 758 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 346) Аннотация: An Outcast of the Islands (1896), Conrad`s second novel, is a tale of intrigue in an eastern setting. Love and death are the major players in this parable of human frailty — the story of a man unable to understand others and fated never to possess his own soul.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: The fourth of Trollope's Palliser novels, this text tells the story of Phineas Redux, who returns to politics only to find that a series of quarrels hamper his progress. The beautiful and enigmatic Madame Max Goesler, familiar from earlier political novels, plays her part in this tale.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Menander was the founding father of European comedy. From Ralph Roister Doister to What the Butler Saw, from Henry Fielding to P. G. Wodehouse, the stock motifs and characters can be traced back to him. The greatest writer of Greek New Comedy, Menander (c.341-290 BC) wrote over one hundred plays but until the twentieth century he was known to us only by short quotations in ancient authors. Since…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The fragility of human life and art dominate this story of American expatriates in Italy in the mid-19th century. Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the Marble Faun, Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 044 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 206) Аннотация: Anthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. Rassendyll bears a striking resemblance to Rudolf Elphberg who is about to be crowned King of Ruritania. When the rival to throne, Black Michael of Strelsau, attempts to seize power…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 645 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 520) Аннотация: Roderick is combative, often violent, but capable of great affection and generosity. His father had been disinherited and has left Scotland leaving his son penniless. After a brief apprenticeship to a surgeon, the innocent Roderick travels to London where he encounters various rogues.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humour, vivid characterization, and social criticism.Love in a Wood, a lively comedy of intrigue, established him as a brilliant new dramatist. The Gentleman Dancing-Master, in contrast, disappointed contemporary audiences, but the central relationship between Hippolyta and Gerrard features an original and sympathetic study…
Скачать книгу (размер 692 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 137) Аннотация: This work deals with the study of style in language, how styles can be recognized, and their features. It examines how style is used in literary and non-literary texts, and how familiarity with style is a matter of socialization. The author also discusses the relationship between text and discourse, the production and reception of meaning as a dynamic contextualized interaction, the question of…
Скачать книгу (размер 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 136) Аннотация: This volume provides a wide variety of immediately accessible ideas for projects inside and outside the classroom. Fully updated and revised, the text offers projects which have been designed and tested by teachers from all over the world. Activities can be used with a wide range of levels and age groups and need a minimum of preparation. Each is explained in full — the aims, resources,…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Kez is a traveller girl, living with her mum in an old Bedford bus, enjoying life on the open road. Then one day disaster strikes — Kez's mum goes missing, the police raid the site, and before she knows it, Kez has been whisked away into a foster home. Her new foster mother has been taking in children for many years, and in fact Kez is the 99th — and so becomes known as Number 99. With the help…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Ailsa doesn't trust MCC Berkshire, the mysterious man helping out in her mother's antique shop. He tells wonderful stories about all the antiques, and his stories persuade the customers to buy the items he talks about, but everything he says is a pack of lies, isn't it? The story of Ailsa and MCC is interwoven with the stories MCC tells the customers, which range from romances to adventure…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: A topic-based course that allows learners to extend their language skills while learning about the world around them.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: A topic-based course that allows learners to extend their language skills while learning about the world around them.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Ideal for all those who wish to perform more successfully in the workplace or in study, this book will tell you all you need to know about words and develop or improve your word building and vocabulary. In two parts, the first part gives advice on using active rather than passive vocabulary, how to use dictionaries and word reference books effectively as well as electronic and online reference…