The authentic history with which now present the public is an instance of the great good that book is likely to do, and of the prevalence of example which have just observed; since it will appear that it was by keeping the excellent pattern of his sister's virtues before his eyes, that Mr Joseph Andrews was chiefly enabled to preserve his purity in the midst of such great temptations. I shall o…
This masterpiece was presumably written almost entirely toward the end of his first imprisonment, laid aside at his release, and finished during his second term in jail. Although it is basically autobiographical, through the grace of Bunyan's narrative art it transcends its own time and place. Set forth as the author's dream, the book relates the journey of the lonely pilgrim Cristian from the …
Miguel, the writer of this novel, was born in Alcala de Henares, a town near Madrid. He was baptized on October 9, 1547, and although the exact day of his birth is not known, it is believed that he was born on September 29, the day of San Miguel, whose name he bears. He died in Madrid on April 23,1616.rnHis unique skill in creating people of flesh and blood extends to the minor characters, whos…
James produced novels, stories, and literary criticism which have won ever-increasing critical acclaim. While his fiction deals almost exclusively with the wealthy and well born in English and expatriate American society, and has been further criticized for the labyrinthine complexity of its style, his superb craftsmanship sustains his reputation as a novelist's novelist.
This book begun in 1873 and worked on until 1883, appeared the year after his death. It is a bitter indictment of the Butler family in particular and of the hypocrisy and subtle sadism of the Victorian middle-class family in general. To control young Ernest Pontifex, his clergyman father uses fanatical harshness, his mother guileful sentimentality. They rationalize their lies and betrayals as …
Even today many American critics seem unable to make up their minds about Poe. He is difficult to place or to judge by either conventional nineteenth-century standards or by those of the highly intellectualized tradition of contemporary English and American Poetry. He is almost completely sui generis and most original as the first great exploiter-the discoverer almost- of those dark corners of…
Drama 3 babk ini berlatar kerajaan Singasari pada masa pemerintahan Raja Kertanegara. Konflik batin antara tokohnya dilukiskan dengan menarik oleh Sanoesi Pane dan diterjemahkan dengan berhasil. Sehingga buku ini bukan saja akan dapat menambah perbendaharaan repertoar drama yang ada, tapi juga menjadi bacaan yang memikat.
Puisi/sajak yang terkumpul dalam buku ini berasal dari berbagai latar belakang penyair. Bisa saja disimak pandangan dan kesan penyair yang kenal pada Bung Karno dan Penyair yang tak punya pengalaman dengan Bung Karno. Tidaklah mungkin disini diulas perpuisi/persajak, apakah punya nilai sastra atau tidak? Kehadiran buku ini diharapkan mampu mengasah rasa perasaan teman-teman dalam mengikis yang …
NARNIA... where talking Beasts walk... where a witch waits... where a new world is about to be born. On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But then the lion Aslan's song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will be known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all things are possible...
Tragis, Lucu, dan humanis, Max Havelaar, salah satu karya klasik yang mendunia. Kemunculannya menggemparkan dan mengusik nurani. Buku ini diterjemahkan dalam bebagai bahasa dan diadaptasi dalam film dan drama, gaung kisah Max Havelaar masih menyentuh pembaca sejak terbit tahun 1860 hingga kini. Adapun Multatuli adalah Dokter Eduard Douwes Dekker yang setelah 18 tahun mengabdi sebagai pegawai pe…