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Languages : en
Pages : 390
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The Polite Politician: Or, Entertaining Correspondent. Being, a Collection of Original Essays, on the Most Beautiful and Entertaining Subjects, in Prose and Verse, Etc. [By Various Authors.]
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Author: General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Understanding Media
Author: Marshall McLuhanPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537430058
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.
Toleration and Other Essays
Author: VoltaireTrip to Hanoi
Author: Susan SontagPublisher:
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Category : Hanoi (Vietnam)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
"In May of 1968, Susan Sontag visited Hanoi. The report of her trip is neither a political treatise nor a travelogue, but a sensitive observer's response to a world totally foreign to the Western mind. During her trip, Susan Sontag discovered her preconception of North Vietnam and it's people had little relevance to the actual situation. By reassessing her own point of view, Miss Sontag creates a startling picture of life in Hanoi"--Page 4 of cover
The Well and the Shallows
Author: G. K. ChestertonPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473376610
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
One of G. K. Chesterton’s finest collection of essays, The Well and the Shallows, explore more controversial themes than typically seen in the work of the English writer. Written with Chesterton’s biting wit, he touches on various cultural, social and moral issues from birth control to Catholicism. Chesterton’s perceptive analysis of core issues within modern society remains startling relatable nearly 100 years since its publication. Written shortly after his conversion to Catholicism, he writes with tremendous foresight focusing on subjects like Catholicism, Reformation and Protestantism, and other profound writings on political and social issues based around the central theme of religion. Essays in this volume include: My Six Conversions The Return to Religion The Higher Nihilism The Ascetic At Large Babies and Distribution A Century of Emancipation Trade Terms Shocking the Modernists Sex and Property Why Protestants Prohibit Where is the Paradox? The Well and the Shallows is an insightful collection of essays on some of the most important ideas of the modernist era written by one of the greatest English writers of the 20th century. It is a perfect read for those interested in the work of G. K. Chesterton or any with a broader interest in historical, social analysis from a religious perspective.
An Inquiry Into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue
Author: Francis HutchesonPublisher:
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Category : Aesthetics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The New York Times Book Review
Author: On the Pleasure of Hating
Author: William HazlittPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101651172
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
William Hazlitt's tough, combative writings on subjects ranging from slavery to the imagination, boxing matches to the monarchy, established him as one of the greatest radicals of his age and have inspired journalists and political satirists ever since.
Author: William Hazlitt