Originally published in 1766, the Laocoön has been called the first extended attempt in modern times to define the distinctive spheres of art and poetry; its author, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, has been…
Shelve Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry
Artist, architect, poet and philosopher, Leon Battista Alberti revolutionized the history of art with his theories of perspective in On Painting (1435). Inspired by the order and beauty inherent in na…
Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in 1820s Russia, Pushkin's verse novel follows the fates of three men and three women. En…
The Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. The stories are told in a country villa outside the city of Florence by ten young noble …
In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to p…
Hume's excellent account of human nature and mental functioning is published here complete and inclusive of original notes. Often referred to as simply 'The Enquiry', this work is notable for setting…
“A magnificent achievement. In its power to touch the heart, to awaken consciousness, [The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying] is an inestimable gift.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Läänemeresoome elutunne on otsekui kauge ja salapärane saar tänapäeva maailmas, omamoodi vastupanuliikumine kõigele sellele, mille poole nügib inimest kaasaegne elu. On üks suur küsimus, millele otsim…
Plotinus is the last great philosopher of antiquity, although in more than one respect, a precursor of modern times. The Enneads bring together Neoplatonism--mystic passion and ideas from Greek philos…
Arguably the greatest Italian poet after Dante, Torquato Tasso was born in Sorrento in 1544 and died in Rome in 1595, having served as the court poet in Ferrara, been confined for years in a madhouse …
Noras Ikstenas romāns “Mātes piens” aptver laika posmu no Otrā pasaules kara beigām un vēsta par triju paaudžu sieviešu likteņiem, bet vēstījuma centrā ir 20. gadsimta 70. un 80. gadi. Visu romāna tek…
A collection of unique portraits by British born, New York based, fashion photographer Platon, which includes over 120 photographs constituting a unique and dynamic cross-section through the cult of f…
"Jaan Kaplinski sügav ja sume mõttemaailm ei mahu ühegi raamatu kaante vahele. Võibolla kõige avaram uks sellesse maailmasse on tema Ööülikooli loengute põhjal loodud teos „Vaimu paik“.
Mende Nazer lost her childhood at age twelve, when she was sold into slavery. It all began one horrific night in 1993, when Arab raiders swept through her Nuba village, murdering the adults and roundi…
This book answers one of the most puzzling questions in contemporary art: how did performance artists of the '60s and '70s, famous for their opposition both to lasting art and the political establishm…
Shelve Performative Monuments: The Rematerialisation of Public Art
August Gailiti (1891–1960) "Ekke Moor" ilmus esmakordselt 1941. aasta lõpul, olles esimene romaan, mis ilmus pärast 1940.–1941. aasta vapustusi. Helge õhustiku ja üldinimlike teemade tõttu äratas see …
The first book in Louise Erdrich's highly acclaimed "Native American" trilogy that includes "The Beet Queen," "Tracks," and "The Bingo Palace," re-sequenced and expanded to include never-before-publis…
Forensic science, magic, mystery, and romance mix in this edgy steampunk fantasy—a retelling of the horror classic, in which Dr. Eliza Jekyll, daughter of the infamous Dr. Henry Jekyll—pursues a dange…
Shelve The Diabolical Miss Hyde (Electric Empire, #1)
Deftly interweaving humor and pathos, Saul Bellow evokes in the climactic events of one day the full drama of one man's search to affirm his own worth and humanity.
"Kristeva is one of the leading voices in contemporary French criticism, on a par with such names as Genette, Foucault, Greimas and others. . . Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspe…
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are pr…
For the last two centuries, Western philosophy has developed in the shadow of Hegel, an influence each new thinker struggles to escape. As a consequence, Hegel’s absolute idealism has become the bogey…
Shelve Less Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism
What is needed for something new to appear? According to Gilles Deleuze, one of the most brilliant of contemporary philosophers, this question of “novelty” is the major problem posed by Bergson’s work…
Ajaloo Instituudi vanemteaduri Ants Heina esialgsel kujul juba 1980. aastate lõpul valminud ja hiljem täiendatud mahukas uurimus. Illustreeritud fotodega Eesti ja saksa keeles
Shelve Eesti mõisaarhitektuur. Gutsarchitektur in Estland. Historitsismist juugendini. Vom Historismus bis zum Jugendstil
