George Gissing est un auteur anglais estimé, dont les livres ont cependant été peu traduits et, souvent, relativement peu vendus, y compris dans sa contrée d'origine. Son ?uvre, comme sa biographie, est restée marginale, comme la plupart des écrivains, dont il a régulièrement décrit l'existence dans ses romans. Pourtant, il entretenait et dans une certaine mesure, en tant que sujet d'études, de recherche, entretient toujours des liens privilégiés avec la France, où il a passé les dernières années de sa vie. Revitrans fait revivre par la traduction en langue fran?aise des auteurs oubliés ou en marge, dont l'oeuvre ne trouve pas sa place dans l'édition classique. Cette brève nouvelle de Gissing, qu'on peut interpréter comme une forme de danse macabre, est sa première expérience, dont les suites dépendront des capacités du traducteur et des éventuelles réactions des lecteurs.

ncercarea de a ptrunde n magmele clocotirilor artistice este o ispitire mai veche a mea. Adncimile au n ele murmur de siren. Sigur a fost semea ncercarea mea i, probabil, neinspirat. Germinarea crii de fa mi pare acum un experiment al bucuriei. Doi preoi i doi slujitori ai literei, totodat doi duhovnici fiecare cu ucenicul su, au vrut s cltoreasc pentru o clip n inefabilul chenozelor, al deertrilor de sine. Nu tiu dac are armonie, mi este greu acum s precizez. Atunci prea c rezonm. Depun doar mrturie i gnd mulumitor c a fost o sear unic. (Preot Niculae Constantin)

O radiografie hermeneutic? a unor c?r?i-eveniment ce au v?zut lumina tiparului ?n perioada postdecembrist?, accentul fiind pus pe autorii interzi?i sub dictatur?, precum ?i pe c?r?ile poe?ilor ce devin, f?r? voia lor, o rara avis ?n societatea de tranzi?ie. Cartea se adreseaz? elevilor, studen?ilor, precum ?i publicului larg de cititori.

Prin u?ile l?sate vrai?teDe cei ce nu se mai ?ntorcPrin pere?ii pe care i?i zg?riar?ViseleD? buzna glasul mul?imiiCare se zbateDeja prins? ?ntre fireleIscusitei urzeli a paianjenilorPoliticiThrough the wide-open doorsBy those who never returnThrough the walls on which they’d scratchedTheir dreamsThe voice barges through from a crowdWhich is strugglingAlreadz trappedIn the skillfullz/woven webOf the spiders of politics

Sonetul contondentCelor doi / poe?i de mare soi...(Istrate ?i Murgeanu)Visam c? Marea-?i p?r?sea ghioculCu-al s?u tumult de valuri euxine?i, h?t-departe-n zonele alpine,Ca-n Cretaceu, ??i reg?sise locul...Priveam de-acuma fascinat la joculDe valuri ?n?esate de jivineDin vremuri disp?rute, care-n fine,??i ?ncercau, o dat?-n plus, norocul.Sim?eam o dulce binecuv?ntareC?-n groapa euxinic? ad?nc?O Mare Neagr? nu exist? ?nc?,Nici Casa Scriitorilor la mare;Nici doi poe?i cu barb?, bur?i ?i plete,S?-n?ire contondentele sonete.

Ninge ?n martieNinge ?ntr-un hornDin care iese fumNinge tot mai densCople?itor?i ?ntoarce fumul din drum?l preseaz? ?n horn ca-ntr-un teasc?l ?ndeas? la loc ?n c?rbuniAstup? flac?raRea?az? focul ?nMiezul ?nsu?i al P?m?ntului.

Ca orice construc?ie solid?, ?i un sistem de g?ndire se pl?smuie?te pe structura unor con?cepte fundamentale cu func?ii vitaminizante pentru ?ntreaga desf??urare a g?ndului ?i pen?tru ?nchegarea lui ?ntr?o viziune articulat? ?i complex?, marcat? de cele dou? condi?ii indis?pensabile unui sistem: completitudinea ?i non?contradic?ia. ?i mai preciz?m, chiar cu riscul suspiciunii de banal, c? un sistem de g?ndire articulat nu las? ?i nu trebuie s? lase r?m??i?e sau componente necuprinse ?n ansamblu. C?ci un sistem incomplet, cu resturi sau componen?te r?mase ?n afara ?ntregului ??i pierde carac?teristica de sistem. S? preciz?m totu?i c? vorbim despre sis?tem ?ntr?un loc unde, nu doar c? lipse?te, dar a ?i fost repudiat cu o insisten?? repetat? ?i ?n?d?rjit?. Nu spun c? furia lui Cioran ?mpotriva ideii de sistem filosofic nu??i are ra?iunile ei, spun doar c? chiar acolo unde este t?g?duit?, o anumit? viziune de ansamblu asupra lumii este totu?i implicit?. Nu se poate vorbi despre parte, despre fragment f?r? s? se aib? ?n vede?re imaginea totului ?i felul cum o diviziune este a?ezat? ?n p?ntecul exist?rii. Ionel Necula

La ora la care scriu aceste r?nduri, revista Contemporanul se apropie de aniversarea a 130 de ani de la fondare, si ne ?ntreb?m, cu to?ii, iar??i ?i iar??i, ce schimb?ri s-au produs ?n peisajul cultural, literar, social ?n ultimii 20 de ani? Ce viitor vor avea cultura, literatura rom?n? vie ?n contextul acestor schimb?ri? Cum ??i va reveni din criza actuala, mai grav?, mai dramatic? dec?t criza economic? propriu-zisa fiind, f?r? ?ndoiala, profunda criz? moral? de care este cuprins? societatea rom?neasc?? R?spunsurile formulate de participan?ii la anchet? – precum ?i celelalte articole, eseuri, reportaje etc. – cuprinse ?n acest supliment aniversar vizeaz? ?i aceste aspecte, greu de neglijat, din v?rtejul evenimentelor istorice, din acest dramatic prezent, rezist?nd, spre gloria na?iunii rom?ne, Excelen?a Sa, cultura, literatur? rom?n? vie. (Aura Christi)

John Donne Complete Works World's Best Collection This is the world’s best John Donne collection, including the most complete set of Donne’s works available plus many free bonus materials. John Donne John Donne was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets, his works noted for their strong, sensual style. Vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons The ‘Must-Have’ Complete Collection In this irresistible collection you get Donne’s work, with more than 400 works - All his poems, All his poetry, All his Letters, All his Sermons, All his Devotions, All his Satires and Elegies, with notes and annotation, plus several full length biographies so you can experience the life of the man behind the words. With extra Bonus Material. Works Included: Holy Sonnets -?Full set of Donne’s sonnets, including among others: Holy Sonnet I: Thou Hast Made Me Holy Sonnet Iv: Oh my black soul! Holy Sonnet V: I Am A Little World Made Cunningly Elegies -?Full set of Donne’s elegies, including among others: Elegy Xii - Come Fates ; I fear you not ! All whom I owe Elegy Xvi. The Expostulation Elegy Xx (Alternate) Love’s War An Anatomy Of The World -?Including: The First Anniversary The Second Anniversary Satires -?Full Set of Donne’s satires Epicedes And Obsequies Upon The Death Of Sundry Personages Juvenilia: Or Certain Paradoxes And Problems Letters To Several Personages -?Known as other poems, these are letter Donne wrote to historical figures of the time.? Other Poetical Works -?Full set of Donne’s Poems in alphabetical order, including among many others: Death Be Not Proud The Canonization Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions -?Full set of Donne’s Devotions, Meditations and Expostulations Notes To Poems Sermons Of John Donne - Comlpete set of Donne’s 148 Sermons, including Donne’s famous final sermon: Death’s Duel Your Free Special BonusesBiographies Historical and Literary Context Notes on Metaphysical Poetry -?written specially for this collection Life Of John Donne By Izaak Walton Life Of John Donne By Augustus Jessopp Life Of Dr. Donne By Henry Alford Three biographies from different perspectives, the first being the famous Walton bio, Walton being closely connected with Donne and being one of those Donne wrote to often. Letters Of John Donne And Notes -?Rare additional letters Donne wrote. Doubtful Poems And Notes -?A set of poems attributed to Donne, but not always collected or known with certainty to have come from him, including: On a Flea on his Mistress’s Bosom Dr. Donne’s Farewell to the World Get This Collection Right Now This is the best John Donne collection you can get, so get it now and start enjoying and being inspired by his world like never before!

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ONE of the best things to be said of the stories in this volume is that, although they are not biographical, they are about real persons who actually lived and performed their parts in the great drama of the world's history. Some of these persons were more famous than others, yet all have left enduring "footprints on the sands of time" and their names will not cease to be remembered. ??In each of the stories there is a basis of truth and an ethical lesson which cannot fail to have a wholesome influence; and each possesses elements of interest which, it is believed, will go far towards proving the fallibility of the doctrine that children find delight only in tales of the imaginative and unreal. The fact that there are a few more than fifty famous people mentioned in the volume may be credited to the author's wish to give good measure.??SAVING THE BIRDS?ONE day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court.?There had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet.?The four lawyers rode along, one behind another; for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very jolly.?As they were passing through a grove of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their heads and a feeble chirping in the grass by the roadside.? "Stith! stith! stith!" came from the leafy branches above them.?"Cheep! cheep! cheep!" came from the wet grass.?"What is the matter here?" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed.?"Oh, it's only some old robins!" said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. "The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is making a great fuss about it."?"What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass," said the third lawyer, whose name I forget.?"Oh, well! They're nothing but birds," said Mr. Hardin. "Why should we bother?"? "Yes, why should we?" said Mr. Speed.?The three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate.?Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds.?But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands.

When George Washington was a boy there was no United States. The land was here, just as it is now, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; but nearly all of it was wild and unknown.??Between the Atlantic Ocean and the Allegheny Mo-untains there were thirteen colonies, or great settlements. The most of the people who lived in these colonies were English people, or the children of English people; and so the King of England made their laws and appointed their governors.??The newest of the colonies was Georgia, which was settled the year after George Washington was born.?The oldest colony was Virginia, which had been settled one hundred and twenty-five years. It was also the richest colony, and more people were living in it than in any other.??There were only two or three towns in Virginia at that time, and they were quite small.?Most of the people lived on farms or on big plantations, where they raised whatever they needed to eat. They also raised tobacco, which they sent to England to be sold.??The farms, or plantations, were often far apart, with stretches of thick woods between them. Nearly every one was close to a river, or some other large body of water; for there are many rivers in Virginia..

Biografia sugereaz?, ?n chip aproape inevitabil, prin relatarea cronologic? a faptelor vie?ii acelui individ, ?ncep?nd de la na?tere ?i continu?nd cu experien?ele tr?ite pe parcursul anilor, c? evenimentele respective au avut o importan?? mai larg?, mai cuprinz?toare dec?t cele ale unui om oarecare, c? au contribuit, ?ntr-un fel sau altul, la scrierea istoriei acelor vremuri. ?n cazul lui Napoleon Bonaparte, merit? s? ne aplec?m ?i asupra mitologiei, ad?ug?nd-o impresiei generale, create de-a lungul deceniilor de nenum?ra?i istorici ?i biografi, conform c?reia ceea ce a contat ?n principal a fost omul ?nsu?i, viziunile ?i ambi?iile sale, ?i nu vremurile ?n care a tr?it ori circumstan?ele ?nt?lnite ?n cale. Pu?ine personaje istorice s-au bucurat de at?ta notorietate ?i de at?tea scrieri dedicate ?i pu?ine au fost descrise ?ntr-o manier? at?t de subiectiv?, prezent?nd ?ntrega istorie a epocii de parc? ar fi fost o reflectare a voin?ei ?i a dorin?ei de putere ?i de glorie a unui singur om. Din acest motiv poate c? ar fi mai ?n?elept ca, ?nainte de orice, s? ne oprim un pic ?i s? ?ncepem aceast? carte cu un soi de avertisment.

Al Doilea R?zboi Mondial nu va ajunge niciodat? s?-?i dezv?luie ?ntreaga groz?vie. ?n spatele faptelor de arme, al atrocit??ilor ?i al crimelor monstruoase comise ?mpotriva civililor se ascunde o alt? realitate. Aceea a miilor de femei sovietice trimise pe front ?mpotriva inamicului nazist. Svetlana Aleksievici ?i-a dedicat ?apte ani din via?? colect?rii m?rturiilor unor femei care, multe dintre ele, la momentul acela erau abia ie?ite din copil?rie. Dup? primele sentimente de euforie, asist?m la o schimbare radical? de ton, pe m?sur? ce ajungem la ?ncercarea fatal? a luptei, ?nso?it? de partea sa de ?ntreb?ri ?i de suferin??. Abandon?nd t?cerea ?n care ?i-au g?sit refugiul, aceste femei ?ndr?znesc, ?n sf?r?it, s? prezinte r?zboiul a?a cum l-au tr?it. ?Svetlana Aleksievici este unul dintre cei mai valoro?i scriitori ai vremurilor noastre. Proza ei nu este feminin?, ci aspr? precum r?zboiul […], dar, prin expresivitatea ei, devine artistic?, palpabil?, profund emo?ionant?.” – Vladimir Voinovici

Che cos'è che lo rende un uomo di super successo? Che cosa gli ha permesso di trasformare un'idea in una mega-compagnia che ha cambiato il mondo?? Che cosa, in lui, puoi rivedere in te, e cosa ti manca? Che cosa potresti imparare da lui?Leggi, e scoprilo. Il bisogno di capire coloro che ci circondano e ce l'hanno fatta in modi che superano la nostra immaginazione è insito in tutti noi. Questo desiderio innato è guidato dal nostro bisogno profondo e fondamentale di trovare modi migliori che ci permettano di raggiungere i nostri obiettivi, comprendere i nostri sogni e superare le sfide che ci si presentano. Questo libro parla degli eventi di fondo nella vita di Jeff Bezos e dei modi in cui hanno influenzato la sua vita, del modo in cui ha reagito ad essi e li ha usati a suo vantaggio. Il libro non pretende di conoscere le fibre di cui è composto il suo cuore - nessun uomo può conoscerle. Ma quello che fa è mettere insieme eventi e vedere le ombre che proiettano. Tutto ciò affinché tu possa trovare dentro di te gli elementi che potrebbero essere il seme del tuo successo, della tua realizzazione e grandezza. La storia di Bezos traccia un percorso attraverso la sua vita da giovane e osserva le sue azioni e conquiste, decifrando l'esistenza del suo più grande successo - Amazon - in un modo che riflette il suo carattere, il suo intelletto e la sua educazione. La sua storia è diversa da quella di altre persone di successo nella storia. Il suo marchio di etica del lavoro è familiare ma differente. Non aspettare un altro minuto! Scorri verso l'alto e clicca il pulsante

Titlul se refer? la ceea ce autorul c?r?ii consider? esen?a mitului faustic: surmontarea limitelor cunoa?terii ?i tenta?ia spre ceea ce exist? dincolo, necunoscutul sau imposibilul ?n ordinea normal? a lumii. Tenta?ia limitei ?i limita tenta?iei este o investigare critic? a ideilor ?i motivelor din perspectiva unui comparatism orientat spre filosofie ?i estetic?, pe care profesorul universitar clujean, Vasile Voia, l-a practicat consecvent ?n cariera sa.

Drept cadru general al discu?iei noastre propun o poetic? a traducerii. Dup? p?rerea mea, aceast? disciplin? – al c?rei teritoriu ?nc?lca (ba chiar ??nc?leca“) domeniile lingvisticii teoretice ?i aplicate, teoriei literaturii ?i crea?iei literare – se pliaz? pe modelul actului comunic?rii. Dup? cum se ?tie, actul respectiv implic? un produc?tor de mesaje, mesajul sau textul produs ?i un receptor sau lector (care arareori e unul cu totul pasiv; cel mai adesea el exercit? func?ia de interpret al mesajului ori textului).S? observ?m acum c? procesul traducerii este compus de fapt din dou? acte de comunicare ?nl?n?uite, dintre care primul se desf??oara ?n spa?iul limbii ?i culturii de plecare, adica al Limbii sursa, iar cel?lalt ?n sfera limbii ?i culturii de destina?ie, altfel spus a Limbii ?int?. Traduc?torul reprezint? veriga de leg?tura dintre cele dou? segmente, c?ci lui ?i incumb? at?t lectura ?i interpretarea textului surs?, c?t ?i producerea textului ?int?.

Om politic liberal mai pu?in cunoscut, Gheorghe D. Pallade a l?sat un jurnal care, de?i cuprinde o perioad? destul de scurt? ?n timp, 1 martie 1897 - 8 ianuarie 1898, ne va introduce ?n atmosfera extrem de fr?m?ntat? din interiorul Partidului Na?ional Liberal.S-a n?scut ?n anul 1858 la B?rlad, dintr-o familie ?nst?rit?. ?i-a f?cut studiile secundare ?i universitare ?n ?ar?, lu?ndu-?i licen?a ?n drept la Facultatea de drept a Universit??ii din Bucure?ti ?n anul 1880. Intr? ?n magistratur? p?n? ?n 1884 c?nd, particip?nd la alegeri este ales deputat pe listele Partidului Na?ional Liberal. Din acest moment via?a lui devine public? ?i intr? ?n v?ltoarea luptelor politice. ?n acela?i an, al?turi de C.A. Rosetti a sus?inut colegiul unic ?i libertatea absolut? a presei. De fapt a ?i fost colaborator al ziarului Rom?nul.Paginile de jurnal, de?i nu acoper? nici un an de zile, prezint? una din cele mai zbuciumate perioade al Partidului Na?ional Liberal. Subiective sau nu, paginile r?mase de la Gh.D. Pallade vin s? completeze istoria politic? a Rom?niei de la sf?r?itul secolului al XIX-lea.L?s?m pe seama cititorului s? analizeze jurnalul lui Gh.D. Pallade. Nou? nu ne r?m?ne dec?t s? ar?t?m c? am considerat ca notele s? fie c?t se poate de complete, persoanele ?i locurile fiind foarte numeroase, f?r? de care, chiar un cititor avizat nu s-ar descurca. Iat? de ce am recurs la solu?ia de a desp?r?i notele de indicele de nume. Trebuie, de asemenea, s? atragem aten?ia c? notele sunt a?ezate alfabetic, deoarece tot volumul ar fi fost prea ?nc?rcat de numere ?i cifre. Sper?m c? modesta noastr? contribu?ie prin editarea acestui jurnal s? ?mplineasc? un scurt moment din fr?m?ntata noastr? istorie politic? a Rom?niei de la sf?r?itul secolului al XIX-lea.

Cartea de Poezii a poetei confirm? un stil, o atitudine estetic? ?i o capacitate de a dep??i ?ngr?dirile presupuse de reactualizare a vechilor formule poetice. Claudia Voiculescu ??i asum? riscul de a p?rea demodat?, abord?nd ceea ce majoritatea poe?ilor din diverse genera?ii ori promo?ii, a respins, cel mai adesea din neputin??.Cred c? poezia Claudiei Voiculescu merit? aten?ia criticii ?i o mediatizare corespunz?toare. (Liviu Gr?soiu)Claudia Voiculescu ridic? forma fix? a rondelului la ?n?l?imi demne de orice competi?ie.... Este o poet? ?n al c?rei talent cred. (C.D. Zeletin)Poet? de ?nalt? for?? r?scolitoare, talent viguros cu cizel?ri de art? adev?rat? ?n ad?ncul substrat al cuv?ntului, vers pasional ?i cotropitor... (Pan. M. Vizirescu)Claudia Ilie, preoteas? ?ntru poezie... (Tudor George)Delicata poet? Claudia Ilie Voiculescu este o voce liric? de mare sensibilitate... (Dumitru Radu Popa)

Am mplinit, la 3 martie anul acesta, 81 de ani. O via de om, cu bune i mai puin bune. Am fost martor i actor al multor evenimente, dintre care unele au schimbat cursul istoriei. n cteva dintre aceste schimbri se poate gsi i contribuia mea.[…] Trecerea n revist a istoriei celor 21 de ani de la Revoluia din Decembrie 1989, cu reuite i nereuite, cu experiene pozitive i negative, cu bune i cu rele, trebuie s fie prilej de nvminte pentru toi, s ne inspire pentru a gsi cile cele mai potrivite de redresare i de cuplare a Romniei la procesul n curs de construcie european, n condiiile adncirii procesului amplu de globalizare a economiei i a vieii sociale, n beneficiul tuturor cetenilor rii.“Sunt un om de stnga, nu neg i nu-mi reneg trecutul. Mi-l asum, cu toate ale lui. Dar nimeni nu-mi poate reproa lipsa bunei-credine n ceea ce am fcut. i nici faptul c nu a fi evoluat, c nu a fi nvat din leciile pe care viaa i oamenii mi le-au dat.[…] Nu m-a interesat puterea n sine i nu am folosit puterea pe care am avut-o pentru a face ru sau n interes personal. Puterea devine interesant doar n momentul n care ai un proiect, i ea devine un instrument pentru materializarea lui.Nimic nu corupe mai mult dect puterea. i trebuie s fii, moral vorbind, extrem de puternic pentru a nu te lsa corupt de putere. mi place s cred c pe mine puterea nu m-a corupt. Muli au fost uimii de modul firesc n care s-a fcut transferul de putere n 1996, dup ce domnul Emil Constantinescu a ctigat alegerile prezideniale. Cei care se ateptau la altceva nu m cunosc. Nu mi-am dorit puterea, n 1989, ci mi-am asumat o responsabilitate. Era normal s fiu primul care s respecte regulile la structurarea crora lucrase.[…] Formal, suntem o ar cu toate instituiile i mecanismele unei ri europene, membr a Uniunii Europene. n realitate, lucrurile sunt departe de a fi normale. Am fost i sunt contient de faptul c acestea sunt marile noastre slbiciuni, cele care ne mpiedic s progresm. Nu tiu s existe o soluie miraculoas care s ne vindece de aceste pcate. Cred doar c libertatea de circulaie i dreptul romnilor de a munci n Europa vor permite, n timp, schimbarea profund a Romniei.“