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Classics
A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.
A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.
Although the ...more
A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.
Although the ...more
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Extraordinary Voyages of the Panchatantra
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Oct 11, 2011
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IN ALL THE STORYTELLING COLLECTIONS FROM INDIA, it is the secular animal fables found in the THE PANCHATANTRA and its Buddhist insp ...more
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IN ALL THE STORYTELLING COLLECTIONS FROM INDIA, it is the secular animal fables found in the THE PANCHATANTRA and its Buddhist insp ...more
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Fables of Conflict and Intrigue (Kalila and Dimna, #2)
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Michael Wood , Gillian Whitworth
by Ramsay Wood (Goodreads Author), Michael Wood , Gillian Whitworth
Release
date: Nov 01, 2013
*AUTOGRAPHED COPY* with Intro by historian and BBC broadcaster, Michael Wood.
This 2013 Medina •KALILA AND DIMNA #2 (Fables of Conflict and Intrigue) • ...more
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This 2013 Medina •KALILA AND DIMNA #2 (Fables of Conflict and Intrigue) • ...more
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Availability: 1 copy available, 754 people requesting
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THE FIRST DEATH (Poena Damni #3)
by Dimitris Lyacos
by Dimitris Lyacos
Release
date: Oct 26, 2017
"While "The First Death" is dominated by imagery of the infernal, it is (in its way) as skillfully articulated a vision of its theme as was Hieronymus
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Availability: 1 copy available, 286 people requesting
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