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Robert Payne

    4 dicembre 1911 – 3 marzo 1983

    Questo autore esplora le complessità dell'esperienza umana con uno stile distintivo, ambientando spesso le sue narrazioni sullo sfondo globale dei suoi estesi viaggi. Le sue opere approfondiscono temi come la guerra, gli incontri interculturali e le profonde connessioni umane che trascendono i confini geografici e culturali. Attraverso un linguaggio meticoloso e personaggi perspicaci, offre ai lettori riflessioni sulla natura del conflitto e sul potere dell'arte e della poesia. Il suo contributo letterario risiede nella capacità unica di collegare narrazioni personali con indagini storiche e filosofiche più ampie.

    Reimagining the Family
    Reader´s Digest. The Silver Falcon. Alone. The Melodeon. The Gold of Troy
    Leonardo
    The gold of Troy
    Ancient Rome
    The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
    • 2022

      Robert Payne guides readers through the powerfully erotic underworld of L'Homme blesse, giving the cinematic milestone the critical attention it deserves. Combining formal analysis, historical research, and original interviews, this book cements L'Homme blesse in its rightful place within queer cultural history.

      L'Homme blesse
    • 2021

      Reimagining the Family

      Lesbian Mothering in Contemporary French Literature

      • 222pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      Exploring the evolving concept of family, this book delves into diverse structures and relationships that challenge traditional norms. It examines the impact of cultural, social, and economic factors on familial dynamics, highlighting stories and perspectives that redefine what it means to be a family in contemporary society. Through insightful analysis and real-life examples, the text encourages readers to reconsider their own views on love, support, and connection within familial bonds.

      Reimagining the Family
    • 2001

      Ancient Rome

      • 284pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      A spelendid panorama of the Roman world, its history, culture and people. In its sheer scope, the Roman epoch is unsurpassed in history. What has endured to our own time is its great legacy to Western civilization, in law, language, architecture and the art of government, and of course the fascination of its story. Ancient Rome presents the history and heritage of that remarkable era. In this richly illustrated volume, the reader can enjoy an all-round introduction to the politics, people, culture and everyday life of the world ruled by Rome. Unlike most general histories of the subject, it enables the reader to know the Romans not only from reading about them, but by hearing directly from them in their own words, through the works of orators, philosophers, historians, poets, playwrights and satirists.

      Ancient Rome
    • 1991

      The gold of Troy

      • 192pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      The story of Heinrich Schliemann, most unscientific of archaeologists, who claimed to have excavated buried Troy and certainly founded the modern science of archaeology. The author's previous books include "The Splendour of Persia".

      The gold of Troy
    • 1988

      Die Kreuzzüge

      Zweihundert Jahre Kampf um das Heilige Grab

      • 700pagine
      • 25 ore di lettura

      Zweihundert Jahre Kampf um das heilige Grab 1096-1270. 1988 637 S.

      Die Kreuzzüge
    • 1986

      Für die Menschen des mittelalterlichen Abendlandes war Jerusalem die Stadt der Träume. Zu Hunderttausenden verließen sie zwischen 1096 und 1270 n. Chr. Heimat und Familie,um den Muslims das Land zu entreißen, wo ihr Erlöser gelebt hatte. Es war eine Reise in fremde Welten. Unter unsäglichen Mühen kämpften sie sich von Schlachtfeld zu Schlachtfeld bis zum Heiligen Land durch und wüteten dort, im Namen des Kreuzes, oft wie Zerstörer. Der Historiker Robert Payne erzählt die Geschichte dieser Glaubenskriege auf unnachahmliche Weise. Es ist eine dramatische Geschichte, die die Welt verändert hat.

      Die Kreuzzüge
    • 1980
    • 1979