Ritchie Robertson Libri

"The Enlightenment is one of the formative periods of Western history, yet more than 300 years after it began, it remains controversial. It is often seen as the fountainhead of modern values such as human rights, religious toleration, freedom of thought, scientific thought as an exemplary form of reasoning, and rationality and evidence-based argument. Others accuse the Enlightenment of putting forward a scientific rationality which ignores the complexity and variety of human beings, propagates shallow atheism, and aims to subjugate nature to so-called technical progress. Answering the question 'what is Enlightenment?' Kant famously urged men and women above all to 'have the courage to use your own understanding'. Robertson shows how the thinkers of the Enlightenment did just that, seeking a rounded understanding of humanity in which reason was balanced with emotion and sensibility. His book goes behind the controversies about the Enlightenment to return to its original texts and to show that above all it sought to increase human happiness in this world by promoting scientific inquiry and reasoned argument. His book overturns many received opinions - for example, that enlightenment necessarily implied hostility to religion (though it did challenge the authority traditionally assumed by the Churches). It is a master-class in 'big picture' history, about one of the foundational epochs of modern times." -- Publisher's description

A short, brilliant analysis of one of Germany's greatest writers.

Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language writer of novels and short stories, regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. Kafka strongly influenced genres such as existentialism. Most of his works, such as "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis"), "Der Prozess" ("The Trial"), and "Das Schloss" ("The Castle"), are filled with the themes and archetypes of alienation, physical and psychological brutality, parent–child conflict, characters on a terrifying quest, labyrinths of bureaucracy, and mystical transformations. Table of Contents: - The Metamorphosis - A Country Doctor - A Hunger Artist - A Report for an Academy - An Imperial Message - Before the Law - In the Penal Colony - Jackals and Arabs - The Great Wall of China - The Hunter Gracchus - The Trial - Up in the Gallery

A concise yet comprehensive critical biography of crucial German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Pubblicata a Vienna nel 1906, quest'opera prima di Musil, ricca di elementi autobiografici, ha tuttavia per grande protagonista l'adolescenza, quella particolare fase di iniziazione alla vita per cui, quali che siano i percorsi individuali, sembra inevitabile per ogni essere umano sorbire "quella piccola quantità di veleno che occorre per liberare l'anima dalla sua salute troppo sicura e compiaciuta e dargliene in cambio una più fine, acuta e comprensiva". Ma, in una dialettica che carica il romanzo di ulteriori suggestioni, la crescita del protagonista si compie in un'atmosfera gravida di vecchiaia, nella roccaforte di un impero in agonia, che corre verso la tragedia del primo conflitto mondiale.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived to the age of 82 and wrote prodigiously in every genre: drama, poetry, fiction, autobiography, travel narrative, translation from French and Italian, and critical essays on art and literature, besides copious letters and diaries. Ritchie Robertson draws out key themes of his work and explains its lasting importance.

Franz Kafka is among the most intriguing and influential writers of the last century. During his lifetime he worked as a civil servant and published only a handful of short stories, the best known being The Transformation . His other three novels, published after his death, helped to found his reputation as a uniquely perceptive interpreter of the twentieth century.Discussing both Kafka's crisis-ridden life and the subtleties of his art, Ritchie Robertson provides an intriguing and accessible look at the life of this fascinating author. Using Metamorphosis as a recurring example, Robertson shows how Kafka's work explores such characteristically modern themes as the place of the body in culture, the power of institutions over people, and the possibility of religion after Nietzsche had proclaimed "the death of God."

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The OCR A Level Chemistry A Revision Guide provides comprehensive, specification-matched content, packed with engaging revision and practice material to keep you focused. It also contains a wealth of exam-style questions to test your knowledge and skills to help you fully prepare for the exams.

The OCR A Level Chemistry A Revision Guide provides comprehensive, specification-matched content, packed with engaging revision and practice material to keep you focused. It also contains a wealth of exam-style questions to test your knowledge and skills to help you fully prepare for the exams.