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I Malavoglia è il titolo del romanzo più conosciuto dello scrittore siciliano Giovanni Verga, pubblicato a Milano dall’editore Treves nel 1881. Il romanzo narra la storia di una famiglia di pescatori che vive e lavora ad Aci (More) Trezza, un piccolo paese siciliano nei pressi di Catania. Il romanzo ha un’impostazione corale, e rappresenta personaggi uniti dalla stessa cultura ma divisi dalle loro diverse scelte di vita, soverchiate comunque da un destino ineluttabile. Lo scrittore adotta la tecnica dell’impersonalità, riproducendo alcune caratteristiche del dialetto e adattandosi quanto più possibile al punto di vista dei differenti personaggi, rinunciando così all’abituale mediazione del narratore. L’opera va inserita nel Ciclo dei vinti, insieme a Mastro-don Gesualdo e a La Duchessa de Leyra, opere che affrontano il tema del progresso, visto dal punto di vista degli “sconfitti” di ogni strato sociale. La Duchessa de Leyra rimase solo abbozzato, mentre altri due romanzi previsti nel Ciclo (L’Onorevole Scipioni e L’uomo di lusso) non vennero neppure iniziati.

El protagonista de Las inquietudes de Shanti Andía (1911) va recopilando, en su vejez desengañada, los fragmentos de un diario escrito en diferentes épocas de su vida. Por él conocemos su infancia en el pueblecito vasco de Lúzaro, (More) su juventud soñadora en tierras gaditanas, sus venturas y desventuras como capitán de fragata, y sobre todo la fascinación por su tío Juan de Aguirre, trasunto de antiguos marinos vascos y verdadero héroe de la novela, cuya vida aventurera está plagada de pintorescas peripecias. Desde la conciencia de una vida malgastada, Shanti Andía muestra una nostalgia inmensa por el mar de antaño, que recorrían hombres llenos de impulso viril y de anhelo de aventura, siempre en conflicto con la sociedad convencional.

Zalacaín el aventurero es la última novela de la trilogía Tierras vascas, junto con La casa de Aitzgorri (1900) y El mayorazgo de Labraz (1903), del escritor donostiarra Pío Baroja. La primera edición fue impresa en 1908, y hoy (More) ocupa un lugar de honor en la biblioteca de los clásicos españoles. Esta novela fue incluida en la lista de las 100 mejores novelas en español del siglo XX del periódico español «El Mundo».

Ética nicomáquea o Ética a Nicómaco (griego Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, transliterado Ethika Nikomacheia; gen.: Ἠθικῶν Νικομαχείων, Ethikōn Nikomacheiōn; latín Ethica Nicomachea) es una obra de Aristóteles escrita en el siglo IV a. C. Se (More) trata de uno de los primeros tratados conservados sobre ética y moral de la filosofía occidental, y sin duda el más completo de la ética aristotélica. Está compuesto por diez libros que se consideran basados en notas sobre sus ponencias magistrales en el Liceo. La obra abarca un análisis de la relación del carácter y la inteligencia con la felicidad. Junto con el mensaje bíblico judeocristiano, constituye uno de los pilares fundamentales sobre los que posteriormente se erigió la ética occidental.

Existen tres grandes obras sobre ética atribuidas a Aristóteles: la Ética nicomáquea, que consta de diez libros; la Ética eudemia, que consta de siete libros (tres de los cuales, los libros IV-VI, coinciden con otros tres libros (More) de la Ética nicomáquea, los libros V-VII); y la Magna Moralia (Gran ética), de la cual todavía se duda si fue escrita por él o por un recopilador posterior.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the (More) author’s observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.
The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator’s father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel’s impact by writing, “In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism.”

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851), the sixth book by American writer Herman Melville, is a sea story of Captain Ahab’s voyage in vengeful pursuit of a white whale, Moby Dick. Published in London in October and in New York the (More) following month, the book was a commercial failure, out of print at the time of the author’s death in 1891, but its reputation rose during the twentieth century. D.H. Lawrence called it “the greatest book of the sea ever written.” Today it is considered one of the Great American Novels and a leading work of American Romanticism and the opening words, “Call me Ishmael,” form one of the most recognizable opening lines in Western literature.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published on November 12, 1880 by Harper & Brothers. Considered “the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century”, it was the best-selling American novel (More) from the time of its publication, superseding Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852). It remained at the top until the publication of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind (1936). Following release of the 1959 MGM film adaptation of Ben-Hur, which was seen by tens of millions and won 11 Academy Awards in 1960, book sales surpassed Gone with the Wind. Blessed by Pope Leo XIII, the novel was the first work of fiction to be so honored.

Dale Carnegie (spelled Carnagey until c. 1922) (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, (More) and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books. In 1915 wrote The Art of Public Speaking.

Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë, written between October 1845 and June 1846, and published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It was her first and only published novel: she died the following year, aged 30. The (More) decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte’s novel, Jane Eyre. After Emily’s death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of Wuthering Heights, and arranged for the edited version to be published as a posthumous second edition in 1850.
Wuthering Heights is the name of the farmhouse where the story unfolds. The book’s core theme is the destructive effect of jealousy and vengefulness both on the jealous or vengeful individuals and on their communities.

The Swiss Family Robinson has delighted generations of readers with its exciting tale of a family which, though shipwrecked, displays “the right stuff” and builds a charming colony that later, they do not want to leave. Cut off (More) from the comforts and companionship of other humans, they use a familiarity with natural history and biology to find the resources and build the tools to construct a canoe, weave cloth, irrigate a garden, and turn an immense hollow tree into a lofty house with a spiral staircase. They domesticate buffaloes, wild asses, and monkeys. They establish farms and plantations. And finally, they have a terrifying encounter with natives from a nearby island.

The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of (More) battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a “red badge of courage,” to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer.

Jacob & Wilhelm GRIMM (1785 – 1863)
A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of fairy tales includes many of the world’s best known (More) stories. In these dark foreboding woods, you will find: Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, Lily and the Lion (better known as Beauty and the Beast), and Snow White and Rose Red, among other timeless works. These tales were later heavily revised and sanitised, but here are presented closer to their grim and beloved originals.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince (More) Hamlet is instructed to enact on his uncle Claudius. Claudius had murdered his own brother, Hamlet’s father King Hamlet, and subsequently seized the throne, marrying his deceased brother’s widow, Hamlet’s mother Gertrude.

After the turmoil and uncertainty of Henry IV a new era appears to dawn for England with the accession of the eponymous Henry V. In this sunny pageant Chorus guides us along Henry’s glittering carpet ride of success as the new (More) king completes his transformation from rebellious wastrel to a truly regal potentate. Of course, there is an underlying feeling that the good times won’t last, and this is all the more reason to enjoy the Indian summer before the protracted and bitter fall of the house of Lancaster.

Adeline Virginia Woolf (Stephen de soltera); (Londres, 25 de enero de 1882 – Lewes, Sussex, 28 de marzo de 1941) fue una novelista, ensayista, escritora de cartas, editora, feminista y escritora de cuentos británica, considerada (More) como una de las más destacadas figuras del modernismo literario del siglo XX.
Durante el período de entreguerras, Woolf fue una figura significativa en la sociedad literaria de Londres y un miembro del grupo de Bloomsbury. Sus obras más famosas incluyen las novelas La señora Dalloway (1925), Al faro (1927), Orlando: una biografía (1928), Las olas (1931), y su largo ensayo Una habitación propia (1929), con su famosa sentencia «Una mujer debe tener dinero y una habitación propia si va a escribir ficción». Fue redescubierta durante la década de 1970, gracias a este ensayo, uno de los textos más citados del movimiento feminista, que expone las dificultades de las mujeres para consagrarse a la escritura en un mundo dominado por los hombres.

Metafísica (Tα Μετα Tα φυσικά) es una de las obras más controvertidas de Aristóteles. El nombre es post-aristotélico, generado por Andrónico de Rodas para denominar un conjunto de tratados dispersos y en cierta manera también (More) disímiles. El objeto principal de la metafísica es errático, comprendiéndose tanto un aspecto ontológico como teológico que generará diversas interpretaciones acerca de la predominancia e importancia de uno u otro aspecto. También analiza los distintos tipos de causa, forma y materia, la existencia de objetos matemáticos, cuestiones tratadas en otras obras. Finalmente, incluye la temática de la de Dios como principio y causa. Los libros donde se hacen patentes las dificultades de esta nueva ciencia, son los IV y VI, donde aparecen algunas contradicciones no resueltas tampoco a lo largo del resto de la obra.

Manoscritto trovato in una bottiglia (in lingua inglese MS. Found in a Bottle) è un racconto breve scritto da Edgar Allan Poe e pubblicato per la prima volta il 19 ottobre 1833 sul Baltimore Saturday Visiter, vincendo un premio di (More) 50 dollari indetto dallo stesso periodico. La storia segue il narratore senza nome lungo un suo viaggio in mare, questi viene presto a trovarsi immerso in una serie di circostante strane e terribili ad un tempo: mentre si sta avvicinando a morte sicura, con la nave che rapidamente si dirige verso sud, comincia a scrivere un manoscritto per raccontare quello che gli sta accadendo.

Nonostante Poe sia universalmente conosciuto come scrittore di storie di mistero, di introspezione – spesso dolorosa – e di morte, fu anche autore di racconti satirici e spesso comici molti dei quali tesi a una feroce critica di (More) certa letteratura popolare del suo tempo.
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IL RITRATTO OVALE
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DOPPIO ASSASSINIO NELLA VIA MORGUE
UNA DISCESA NEL MAELSTROM
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Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino è un romanzo scritto da Carlo Collodi (pseudonimo dello scrittore Carlo Lorenzini) a Firenze nel 1881 Si tratta di un classico della cosiddetta letteratura per ragazzi, benché (More) grazie al giudizio favorevole di Benedetto Croce, che ne scrisse nel 1903, sia rientrato a pieno titolo nella letteratura. Il romanzo ha come protagonista un notissimo personaggio di finzione, appunto Pinocchio, che l’autore chiama impropriamente burattino, pur essendo morfologicamente più simile a una marionetta (corpo di legno, presenza di articolazioni) al centro di celeberrime avventure.