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Men moet verklaren dat de lezende wereld, als zij niet ontvankelijk was voor de 'Lijnen van geleidelijkheid', al heel ondankbaar zou moeten zijn. Men verslindt Ouidà, waardeert Bourget, prijst Zola; welnu, het boek is kleurig, artistiek, Italiaansch als Ouidà; psychologisch tot in het weeke als Bourget, en de 'bête humaine' doet er zich gelden als bij den brutaalsten verist; terwijl Couperus zich de moeite geeft over dat alles enkele malen, - niet vaak genoeg, - het tooverkleed van zijn mooi modern Hollandsch te spreiden. En dat alles in weloverwogen verhouding, in pikante afwisseling en ook zich aansluitend bij tal van andere stromingen; wanneer wij langzamerhand bijna genoeg gaan krijge...

Phineas Redux is the fourth in Trollope’s series of six Palliser novels. At the end of Phineas Finn, the second novel in the series, Phineas had to return to Ireland to marry his childhood sweetheart, who was expecting their child. As Phineas Redux opens, Phineas is working as a Poorhouse Inspector in Ireland. His wife having died in childbirth, he finds his existence dull and unsatisfying. Phineas’ returns to England; his career advances and his romantic adventures continue, while we encounter many familiar characters including Glencora and Plantagenet Palliser, Madame Goesler, and Lizzie Eustace and her husband the Reverand Mr. Aemelius.

Barrili, in questo romanzo pubblicato nel 1905, prendendo spunto da un episodio narrato da Giorgio Vasari, ci narra la vicenda del pittore Spinello Spinelli (detto Spinello Aretino). Non spaventi né l'ambientazione trecentesca né l'aria da romanzo storico (essendo alcuni personaggi esistiti realmente, sebbene, poi, ciò che viene messo in scena sia in gran parte frutto della fantasia dell'autore) e non spaventino neppure i discorsi sull'arte messi in bocca ai personaggi o allo stesso narratore: l'intreccio è condotto brillantemente con ben dosati colpi di scena che danno slancio al romanzo, con uno stile agile, senza paludamenti. Il narratore poi, sebbene sia del tipo "onniscente", con ...

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a wide-ranging comparative study of mythology and religion, written by Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941). It offered a modernist approach, discussing religion dispassionately as a cultural phenomenon, rather than from a theological perspective. Although most of its theories have subsequently been exploded (the most famous one being that of the relationship between magic, religion and science), its impact on contemporaneous European literature was substantial.

The Golden Bough attempts to define the shared elements of religious belief, ranging from ancient belief systems to relatively modern religions...

THIS tells how once the King of Glory came from heaven to visit us here on earth and live amongst us; how He was born in Bethlehem and brought up in Nazareth; how He went about telling people of the Heavenly Kingdom, and doing good, ministering to the sick and the poor; how He was misunderstood, and disliked, and even hated, till at last they took Him in Jerusalem and nailed Him to a cross so that He died; and how, after that, He came to life again, and went back into heaven, promising to return.

The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition. Although drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly, largely of the Church of England, it became and remains the 'subordinate standard' of doctrine in the Church of Scotland, and has been influential within Presbyterian churches worldwide.

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, aparte de su importante obra lírica, escribió narraciones del género leyenda, muchas de ellas pertenecientes al género del relato gótico o de terror, otras, auténticos esbozos de poesía en prosa, y otras, narraciones de aventuras. Se pueden distinguir en ellas siete temas principales: oriental y exótico; la muerte y la vida de ultratumba; el embrujamiento y la hechicería; el tema religioso; las inspiradas en el Romancero; las de tendencia animista. (Resumen de Wikipedia)

This book is set in 1980 in the Republic of Britannula, which is a fictional island near New Zealand. It deals with euthanasia as a radical solution to the problem of the aged. The novel is in the form of a personal account written by the President of Britannula about the island's recent history. It has often been said that when the book came out Trollope had reached the age of 67. Interesting is the fact that this is the exact age at which all Britannulans are required by law to retire from their worldly affairs and begin a year of preparation for death.

The Prime Minister is the fifth in Trollope's series of six Palliser novels. With Phineas' difficulties resolved, Trollope introduces new characters. A respectable young girl forsakes the man her family had always intended her to marry when she falls in love with a man of foreign extraction and an unknown family. He has a gentleman's education and manners, but his family background and financial means are mysterious. Is he really a gentleman? Meanwhile, Plantagenet Palliser becomes Prime Minister of a shaky coalition government, and Glencora and Madame Goessler are busy with the ensuing social obligations.

Leandro Gomes de Barros é considerado por alguns como o primeiro escritor brasileiro de literatura de cordel, tendo escrito mais de 230 obras. No seu tempo, era cognominado O Primeiro sem Segundo, e ainda é considerado o maior poeta popular do Brasil em todos os tempos, autor de vários clássicos e campeão absoluto de vendas, com muitos folhetos que ultrapassam a casa dos milhões de exemplares vendidos. Compôs obras-primas que eram utilizadas em obras de outros grandes autores: Ariano Suassuna, por exemplo, utilizou a história do cavalo que estercava dinheiro no seu Auto da Compadecida. Depois de fundar uma pequena gráfica, em 1906, seus folhetos se espalham pelo Nordeste, sendo conside...