Continental European category: 7816 books

Translated, edited and with an Introduction by Wyatt Mason “The definitive translation for our time.” –Edward Hirsch From Dante’s Inferno to Sartre’s No Exit, writers have been fascinated by visions of damnation. Within that rich literature of suffering, Arthur Rimbaud’s...

Fragmens d’Iphis Jean-Jacques Rousseau, écrivain, philosophe et musicien genevois francophone (1712-1778) Ce livre numérique présente «Fragmens d’Iphis», de Jean-Jacques Rousseau, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières...

La découverte du Nouveau Monde Jean-Jacques Rousseau, écrivain, philosophe et musicien genevois francophone (1712-1778) Ce livre numérique présente «La découverte du Nouveau Monde», de Jean-Jacques Rousseau, édité en texte intégral....

In Ellen Kaufman’s House Music, which was a finalist for the 2012 Able Muse Book Award, the everyday is remade into a luminous tapestry of intricate wordplay, delightful sound effects, and transcendent moments. Her observational skill about the commonplace is revelatory, with fresh insights...

(POINT DE VUE : D’une galerie du premier étage — du haut d’un grand escalier — d’où l’on domine l’ensemble du hall gigantesque et son peuple de machines. Un trottoir roulant monte par l’escalier, dont il occupe la partie médiane, et débouche sur la galerie. Ce trottoir, comme...

Il s’est produit un fait remarquable depuis dix ans. L’art français, le plus aristocratique de tous les arts, s’est aperçu que le Peuple existait. — Il le connaissait bien comme matière à discours, à roman, à drame, ou à tableau,… « Admirable sujet à mettre en vers...

Extrait : "Ici-bas, au cinquième étage ! Une seule chambre pour nous deux et pas un sou pour payer le terme ! Si Éveline ne rapporte pas d'argent, je ne sais pas de quoi nous déjeunerons. Quelle heure est-il à ma pendule ? (Elle ouvre la fenêtre.) Neuf heures et demie ! Elle devrait être entrée....

The first comprehensive English translation of poetry from the renowned Portuguese author of The Book of Disquiet: “An arresting . . . body of work” (Newsday). Born in 1888, Fernando Pessoa is widely considered Portugal’s greatest modern poet and author. With an introduction that illuminates...

Meditations in Verse – The Sonnets of Marcus Aurelius presents thirty-one key passages of Meditations in prose and parallel verse. Poet James Blake has set the philosophy classic to music, bringing the deeply spiritual text to life in a moving and dynamic way. The poetry illuminates, commentates and ultimately celebrates Meditations. *Includes Marcus Aurelius image gallery.

This is the third and final part of the Wallenstein trilogy by German playwright and mastermind Friedrich Schiller. The work as a whole produced a profound impression, and it is certainly Schiller's masterpiece in dramatic literature. He brings out with extraordinary vividness the ascendency of Wallenstein...

This is the second part of the Wallenstein trilogy by German playwright and mastermind Friedrich Schiller. The work as a whole produced a profound impression, and it is certainly Schiller's masterpiece in dramatic literature. He brings out with extraordinary vividness the ascendency of Wallenstein...

In this clear and detailed reading guide, we’ve done all the hard work for you!The Maids is a play by Jean Genet and describes the daily ritual of two sisters employed as maids, who re-enact the death of their mistress, until the day when the role play becomes a reality. This unsettling play confronts...

I write for pleasure and when I feel strongly about something I find it much easier to be articulate writing my feelings down than trying to explain myself vocally. Some of the poems I wrote when my marriage broke down after twenty years are quite dark and depressing, but there is always the golden...