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Rex Warner

    Rex Warner è stato un classicista, scrittore e traduttore inglese, oggi forse meglio ricordato per il suo romanzo allegorico. In quest'opera, un giovane eroe affronta la disgregazione delle sue certezze sui propri cari e la scelta tra la vita terrena e animalesca del suo villaggio natale e la vita pura, efficiente ed emotivamente distaccata di un aviatore. La scrittura di Warner esplora il conflitto tra la vita istintiva e il distacco razionale.

    The Cult of Power
    Athens
    The Professor
    The Aerodrome
    Encyclopedia of World Mythology
    History of the Peloponnesian War
    • The Aerodrome

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      COVER DESIGNS THAT COME TO LIFE! ANIMATE THE COVER WITH THE FREE INSERTED SHEET A model of efficiency and order, the aerodrome stands on the hill looking down on the village below. Roy, coming of age in the messy, violent and adulterous world of the villagers, is simultaneously attracted and repelled by this strange place and by the powerful figure of the Air Vice-Marshal. Soon he is led to leave his family, his friends and his love in order to join the aerodrome and confront the secrets of this mysterious and sinister place... WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK

      The Aerodrome2016
      3,2
    • El joven César

      • 290pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Para los romanos de su tiempo, pocos hombres parecían menos destinados a gobernar los asuntos de Roma que el joven Julio César. Barajando historia, memorias, biografía y novela, Rex Warner nos ofrece la más brillante reconstrucción del período menos conocido de la biografía de Julio César, el de su formación. En un extenso monólogo, el propio César expone sus primeros pasos en el turbulento mundo de la política romana. Mientras otros ciudadanos luchaban entre sí por el dominio de Roma, este joven y ambiciosos sobrino del dictador Mario, se preparaba para gobernar el mundo.

      El joven César1998
    • History of the Peloponnesian War

      • 300pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian general who served in the war. It is widely considered a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history.

      History of the Peloponnesian War1972
      4,6
    • Encyclopedia of World Mythology

      • 252pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Illustrated compendium of information on gods, heroes, plants, Animals, etc. of cultures of North and Central Europe, the Americas and Asia.

      Encyclopedia of World Mythology1970
      3,5
    • Na frontě padl voják a na všech frontách jich padly miliony. To je úděl války. Leží tu na bitevním poli se jmény i beze jmen, známí i neznámí padlí. A tu jeden z těch beze jména klade krutou otázku: proč jsem byl zabit? Ptá se a lidé mu odpovídají. ...... dramatický dialog.

      Proč jsem byl zabit?1947