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Free Download Domenico Lovascio, "Roman Women in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries "
English | ISBN: 1501518569 | 2020 | 245 pages | PDF | 1250 KB
Roman Women in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries explores the crucial role of Roman female characters in the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. While much has been written on male characters in the Roman plays as well as on non-Roman women in early modern English drama, very little attention has been paid to the issues of what makes Roman women ‘Roman’ and what their role in those plays is beyond their supposed function as supporting characters for the male protagonists. Through the exploration of a broad array of works produced by such diverse playwrights as Samuel Brandon, William Shakespeare, Matthew Gwynne, Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, Thomas May, and Nathaniel Richards under three such different monarchs as Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I, Roman Women in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries

Free Download James J. Holmberg, "By His Own Hand?: The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis"
English | 2006 | pages: 201 | ISBN: 0806137800 | PDF | 2,4 mb
The murder-versus-suicide debate over the 1809 death of Meriwether Lewis, then governor of Upper Louisiana, is examined in a volume that analyzes the evidence and considers the strengths and weaknesses of each argument within the full historical context.

Free Download Andrey Rublev: The Artist and His World (Medieval Lives) by Robin Milner-Gulland
English | April 28, 2023 | ISBN: 1789146801 | 152 pages | MOBI | 3.42 Mb
A critical biography of the most celebrated religious icon painter in medieval Russia.

Free Download R. Kevin Hill, "Nietzsche’s Critiques: The Kantian Foundations of His Thought"
English | 2003 | pages: 259 | ISBN: 0199255830, 0199285527 | PDF | 0,7 mb
Kevin Hill presents a highly original study of Nietzsche’s thought, the first book to examine in detail his debt to the work of Kant. Hill argues that Nietzsche is a systematic philosopher who knew Kant far better than is commonly thought, and that he can only be properly understood in relation to him. Nietzsche’s Critiques will be of great value to scholars and students with interests in either of these philosophical giants, or in the history of ideas generally.

Free Download David Marr, "His Master’s Voice: The Corruption of Public Debate Under Howard; Quarterly Essay 26"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 1863954058 | EPUB | pages: 108 | 0.2 mb
John Howard has the loudest voice in Australia. He has cowed his critics, muffled the press, intimidated the ABC, gagged scientists, silenced NGOs, censored the arts, prosecuted leakers, criminalised protest and curtailed parliamentary scrutiny.

Free Download Cicero as Philosopher: New Perspectives on His Philosophy and Its Legacy edited by Andree Hahmann, Michael Vazquez
English | December 2, 2024 | ISBN: 3111591174 | True EPUB | 418 pages | 2.3 MB
Few philosophers present themselves with as much complexity as Marcus Tullius Cicero. At once a philosopher, statesman, orator, and lawyer, Cicero consciously fashioned his own image for posterity and wrote philosophical texts as invitations for his readers to think for themselves. His philosophy has continued to unfold over the centuries, repeatedly inspiring new and independent philosophical positions. Since J.G.F. Powell’s pivotal contribution in 1995, we have witnessed countless translations and scholarly treatments of Cicero’s philosophy that emphasize his creativity and influence. In this tradition, the present volume offers fresh and incisive contributions that advance the ongoing renaissance in Cicero scholarship.

Free Download W. H. Bruford, "Chekhov & His Russia"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0415868726 | EPUB | pages: 244 | 0.5 mb
This is Volume I of eight in a series on the Sociology of the Soviet Union. Originally published in 1948, the aim from the outset was to throw light both on Chekhov and on Russia, by trying to see Russia through Chekhov’s eyes and to see Chekhov as the product of a particular age and country.

Free Download Peter J Forshaw, "The Mage’s Images: Heinrich Khunrath in His Oratory and Laboratory, Volume 1: Prologue: Bio-Bibliography & Introduction "
English | ISBN: 900468168X | 2024 | 496 pages | PDF | 114 MB
This is the 1st volume in a 4-volume work entitled The Mage’s Images. The work provides the first in-depth examination of the life and works of Heinrich Khunrath (1560-1605), ‘one of the great Hermetic philosophers’, whose Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom (1595/1609) has been described as ‘one of the most important books in the whole literature of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences’. Khunrath is best known for his novel combination of ‘scripture and picture’ in the complex engravings in his Amphitheatre. In this richly illustrated monograph, Forshaw analyses occult symbolism, with previously unpublished material, offering insight into Khunrath’s insistence on the necessary combination of alchemy, magic, and cabala in ‘Oratory and Laboratory’.

Free Download Stephanie Dickey, "Rembrandt and his Circle: Insights and Discoveries "
English | ISBN: 946298400X | 2017 | 420 pages | PDF | 10 MB
This collection brings together art historians, museum professionals, conservators, and conservation scientists whose work involves Rembrandt van Rijn and associated artists such as Gerrit Dou, Jan Lievens, and Ferdinand Bol. The range of subjects considered is wide: from the presentation of convincing evidence that Rembrandt and his contemporary Frans Hals rubbed elbows in the Amsterdam workshop of Hendrick Uylenburgh to critical reassessments of the role of printmaking in Rembrandt’s studio, his competition with Lievens as a landscape painter, his reputation as a collector, and much more. Developed from a series of international conferences devoted to charting new directions in Rembrandt research, these essays illuminate the current state of Rembrandt studies and suggest avenues for future inquiry.

Free Download Fulgencio Batista : The Controversial Legacy and His Impact on Cuban Society by Chronicle Press
English | June 6, 2023 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0C7CB2D7P | 47 pages | EPUB | 0.55 Mb
A tale of treachery, power, and revolution: Unravel the mysteries surrounding the life and turbulent rule of Fulgencio Batista, the mysterious Cuban leader who was responsible for shaping an entire era. Explore the riveting story of a young military sergeant who ascended through the ranks to become the fearsome dictator of Cuba, promising prosperity but delivering corruption instead. Investigate the riveting reports of his dubious connections, luxurious lifestyle, and iron-fisted reign, all of which are placed against the backdrop of a nation that is on the verge of revolt. Learn the unseen truths that lie behind Batista’s economic policies, his convoluted relationship with the United States of America, and the increasing dissent that ultimately led to his collapse. Witness the rise and fall of a man whose legacy is written in the annals of Cuban history, indelibly bound to the forces of change that would remake the Caribbean island forever, as told in this fascinating biography.