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Cowley's Essays

Autor Abraham Cowley
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 apr 2009
Abraham Cowley was an English poet born in 1618. When he was ten he wrote Tragicall History of Piramus and Thisbe. This was an epic romance written in a six-line stanza form. This work is that of a prodigy. The maturity level is amazing for a boy so young. By 15 he was famous through England. Cowley's essays on life are simple and pure and written by a man who loves liberty. Topics include liberty, solitude, obscurity, agriculture, greatness, avarice, the shortness of life, the danger of procrastination, and myself.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781438516868
ISBN-10: 143851686X
Pagini: 136
Dimensiuni: 191 x 235 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Book Jungle
Locul publicării:United States

Cuprins

Introduction; 1. Of liberty; 2. Of solitude; 3. Of obscurity; 4. Of agriculture; 5. The garden; 6. Of greatness; 7. Of avarice; 8. The dangers of an honest man in much company; 9. The shortness of life and uncertainty of riches; 10. The danger of procrastination; 11. Of my self; Notes; Index to the notes.

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First published in 1923, as the second edition of an 1887 original, this book presents a selection of Cowley's essays.