Zu all den herausragenden Merkmalen, die Patrick Süskinds Klassiker mit den Jahren auf sich vereint hat, kommt nun ein neues hinzu: Hans Korte lässt die Geschichte des Pariser Massenmörders Jean- Baptiste Grenouille in akustischer Brillanz aufleben. Markant spricht er, lässt mit seiner eindrucks- und ausdrucksvollen Stimme schnell Atmosphäre u...more
Dante's "Vita Nuova", written in 1292, is heavily influenced by the courtly love tradition. In it, Dante records the story of his lifelong Platonic passion for Beatrice Portinari, whom he met when she was 9 and he was 10.
In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a young cocktail waitress named Debra Sue Carter was savagely murdered. The investigation led nowhere. ...more
A guide to reading "Jane Eyre" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.
A classic tale of British middle-class love, this novel displays Forster's skill in contrasting British sensibilities with those of foreign cultures, as he portrays the love of a British woman for an expatriate living in Italy. One of Forster's earliest and most celebrated works.