American Saga

Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg - der einzige jemals auf dem Boden der USA ausgetragene Krieg - hat im 19. Jahrhundert die Existenz der Vereinigten Staaten in Frage gestellt und wird allgemein als das zentrale Ereignis in der Entwicklung des Landes auf dem Weg zur heutigen Weltmacht betrachtet. Die Loslösung der elf Südstaaten von der amerikanischen Union endete nach vier Jahren erbitterter Kämpfe mit der Niederlage der Konföderierten und dem wirt-schaftlichen Ruin des Südens, während der Norden durch den Krieg einen ungeheuren kon-junkturellen Aufschwung erfahren hatte. Neueste militärische Erfindungen und Techniken wie Schützengräben, Minen, Schnellfeuergewehre und Kriegsschiffe hatten diesen Krieg zum ersten "modernen" Krieg in der Geschichte gemacht.

"In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money. In this comparatively new field there are so many avenues of success open, so many vocations which are not crowded, that any person of either sex who is willing, at least for the time being, to engage in any respectable occupation that offers, may find lucrative employment."

Jie’s superior senses have made her the perfect lookout. Now, as the adopted daughter of the Black Lotus Clanmaster, she wants to prove her pointed ears aren’t a liability when she’s tasked to infiltrate a rebel lord’s castle. In this prequel novelette to Songs of Insurrection, Jie must decide between her duty to the emperor and her sense of compassion toward the downtrodden. No matter her choice, it will have explosive consequences for her, the realm, and the upcoming war.

"The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in 8 Fits" is usually thought of as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) in 1874, when he was 42 years old. It describes with infinite humour the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creature. The poem borrows occasionally from Carroll's short poem "Jabberwocky" in "Through the Looking Glass" (especially the poem's creatures and portmanteau words), but it is a stand-alone work, first published in 1876 by Macmillan.

Oscar Wilde est un écrivain irlandais. Il se construit un personnage d'esthète et de dandy. À l'issue de ses études, Wilde s'installe à Londres, où il parvient à s'insérer dans la bonne société et les cercles cultivés, s'illustrant dans plusieurs genres littéraires. Au tournant des années 1890, il précise sa théorie esthétique dans une série de dialogues et d'essais, et explore dans son roman "Le portrait de Dorian Gray" (1890) les liens entretenus par la beauté, la décadence et la duplicité.

William Shakespeare est considéré comme l'un des plus grands poètes, dramaturges et écrivains de la culture anglaise. Il est réputé pour sa maîtrise des formes poétiques et littéraires, ainsi que sa capacité à représenter les aspects de la nature humaine. Figure éminente de la culture occidentale, Shakespeare continue d'influencer les artistes d'aujourd’hui. Ses pièces sont régulièrement jouées partout dans le monde. Shakespeare est l'un des rares dramaturges à avoir pratiqué aussi bien la comédie que la tragédie.

Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's best dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major language, and are the most performed ever. His work contains stunningly modern insight, witty jokes and soaring passion; it is an endless source of amazement and inspiration.

Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's best dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major language, and are the most performed ever. His work contains stunningly modern insight, witty jokes and soaring passion; it is an endless source of amazement and inspiration. Romeo and Juliet is perhaps his most famous and beloved; this heartbreaking tale of impossible love has marked every generation since its publication, and it is an essential part of Western culture.

Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's best dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major language, and are the most performed ever. His work contains stunningly modern insight, witty jokes and soaring passion; it is an endless source of amazement and inspiration.

L'idea centrale è un ménage a trois, lui, lei e il di lui migliore amico. Ma è un ménage à trois ben diverso da quelli cui siamo abituati. Il migliore amico ha sofferto in silenzio, vivendosi un amore platonico che perdiana, non vale mai quanto un amore epicureo, visto che Madonna Fiammetta si mangia in insalata qualunque Beatrice o Laura. Poi "lui" muore, e rimangono "lei" e l'amico. Ad amarsi, chiaro.