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In ‘Wat nooit eerder gebeurd is’ brengt schrijver Maarten Asscher Kousbroeks mooiste essays over kunst en techniek bijeen. Wie een gedicht maakt, laat iets gebeuren wat niet eerder gebeurd is. Hetzelfde geldt wanneer iemand een auto ontwerpt. Voor Rudy Kousbroek liggen kunst en techniek dicht...

Writers are always talking to each other over coffee or lunch about what they do, how they do it, what concerns them, and how they manage their working lives. The eight essays in this short book cover some of the topics discussed, such as what gets us started, how we balance professional and practical...

Julian Barnes' Lieblingsbücher In seinem neuen Buch beschäftigt sich Julian Barnes mit dem Schreiben. Diesmal jedoch nicht in erster Linie mit dem eigenen, sondern mit dem anderer: In siebzehn Essays und einer Short Story erzählt er uns von Lieblingsbüchern und Autoren, die es zu entdecken gilt...

Warum erzählen? Thomas Hettches Essays sind ebenso genaue Diagnosen unserer krisengeschüttelten, entzauberten Moderne wie mutige Bestandsaufnahmen seines eigenen Bewusstseins und Denkens. Eine Frage bestimmt das Schreiben dieses Autors: Welche Tröstung kann Literatur für unsere leeren Herzen heute...

According to the Introduction: "Defoe's "Essay on Projects" was the first volume he published, and no great writer ever published a first book more characteristic inexpression of his tone of thought. It is practical in the highest degree, while running over with fresh speculation that...

In this engaging collection of essays from George Gissing, the narrator of the fictional frame story describes himself as having been charged with the difficult task of editing a recently deceased friend's papers. The essays, sketches and observations are arranged according to a seasonal theme, and each of the four sections offers keen insights about the cycles of nature and of life.

Though he struggled with crippling mental illness for much of his adult life, English poet and essayist Arthur Christopher Benson still managed to produce a vast body of work spanning a number of genres. This collection of critical articles, observations and vignettes touches on a variety of topics, many of which address the question of the role of art and literature in our lives.

From the Preface: "Plutarch, who was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia, probably about A.D. 50, and was a contemporary of Tacitus and Pliny, has written two works still extant, the well-known _Lives_, and the less-known _Moralia_. The _Lives_ have often been translated, and have always been a popular work....

This collection includes: The Rise of Historical Criticism, The English Renaissance of Art, House Decoration, Art and the Handicraftsman, Lecture to Art Students, London Models, and Poems in Prose. According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish playwright,...

This carefully crafted ebook: “Sir Walter Scott: Diary, Letters & Articles - Complete Collection of Autobiographical Writings including Extended Biographies” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish historical...

"Wer den Mund aufmacht, macht sich angreifbar." In Eva Menasses Essays und Reden lassen sich das Temperament und die unbändige Formulierlust dieser Autorin noch einmal neu entdecken: in liebevoll-boshaften Langzeitbeobachtungen über Deutsche und Österreicher, in engagierten politischen...

In vier glanzvollen Diskursen erweckt der Meister des literarischen Essays Mythenfiguren von Odysseus bis Hamlet zu neuem Leben, indem er ihre Wandlungen, die sie durch die Feder zahlreicher Dichter erfuhren, sichtbar werden läßt. Die Beleuchtung der Figuren aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln heraus...

Canadian writer Norman MacDonald’s complete literary oeuvre in one electronic edition! The “Collected Works” contains four full-length novels, many short stories and essays, plus personal writing. The novel “Lost Magnificence” carries the reader to logging camps, where the...

A greater part of writing assignments in post secondary education deal with analysis. In the college or university English course, this usually means analyzing a piece of literature: mostly poetry, short stories, and the occasional novel. Academic Writings on Literature: a Collection is a must have...