George Corbett Libri

Exploring a variety of intriguing scenarios, this collection delves into identity theft, the harrowing experience of a missing child near a serial killer, survival on a deserted island, the chaos following a nuclear explosion, and encounters with a ghost seeking her lost teddy bear. Each story presents unique challenges and emotional depths, inviting readers to ponder the complexities of human experience and the unexpected twists of fate.

Featuring the clever and resourceful detective Dora Bell, this collection of thrilling tales immerses readers in a world of suspense and intricate investigations. Mrs. George Corbett skillfully presents Dora's sharp intellect and determination as she navigates a series of challenging mysteries. The stories showcase her quick wit and creativity, leading to entertaining escapades filled with unique challenges. Ideal for fans of mystery and detective fiction, this book promises engaging narratives and delightful adventures.

Exploring themes of beauty and self-worth, the narrative follows Dora, a woman deemed unattractive by societal standards. Despite her family's disdain and the pain of her circumstances, she embraces her identity as an "ugly lady." The story highlights her resilience as she challenges societal norms, emphasizing that true value lies in inner beauty and self-acceptance. Through Dora's journey, the book critiques society's obsession with physical appearance and champions the strength found in loyalty and self-appreciation amidst adversity.

This book provides fresh, scholarly, but accessible analyses of key areas of Dante's thought and poetry, including his ethics, politics, eschatology, conception of Purgatory, and moral autobiography. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Dante.

Dante and Epicurus seem poles apart. Dante, a committed Christian, depicted in the Commedia a vision of the afterlife and God's divine justice. Epicurus, a pagan philosopher, taught that the soul is mortal and that all religion is vain superstition. And yet Epicurus is, for Dante, not only the quintessential heretic but an ethical ally. The key to this apparent paradox lies in the heterodox dualism - between man's two goals of secular felicity and spiritual beatitude - at the heart of Dante's ethical, political and theological thought. Corbett's full-length treatment of Dante's reception and polemical representation of Epicurus addresses a major gap in the scholarship. Furthermore the study's focus on fault hues in Dante's vision of the afterlife - where the theological tensions implicit in his dualism surface - opens a new way to read the Commedia as a whole in dualistic terms. Book jacket.