Tag: Idea

January 26, 2024

The Idea of Beauty in Italian Literature and Language

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Free Download Claudio Di Felice, "The Idea of Beauty in Italian Literature and Language"
English | ISBN: 900438894X | 2019 | 392 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Beauty is a central concept in the Italian cultural imagination throughout its history and in virtually all its manifestations. It particularly permeates the domains that have governed the construction of Italian identity: literature and language. The Idea of Beauty in Italian Literature and Language assesses this long tradition in a series of essays covering a wide chronological and thematic range, while crossing from historical linguistics to literary and cultural studies. It offers elements for reflection on cross-disciplinary approaches in the humanities, and demonstrates the power of beauty as a fundamental category beyond aesthetics.

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January 23, 2024

Infectious Generosity The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading [Audiobook]

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Free Download Chris Anderson (Author, Narrator), "Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading"
English | ASIN: B0CCYW9D1C | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~06:59:00 | 198 MB
The bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED explores one of humankind’s defining but overlooked impulses, and how we can super-charge its potential to build a hopeful future-"an essential read to kick off the new year" (Forbes, "16 Must Have Books and Podcasts for Leaders in 2024")
"I flew through these pages with an increasing sense of joy. I hope that millions read this book."-Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
Let’s face it: Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media. Is there a way back?

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January 22, 2024

The Russian Idea [Audiobook]

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Free Download The Russian Idea (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9789520458041 | 2023 | 8 hours and 47 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 252 MB
Author: Mauno Koivisto
Narrator: Andrew Smith
This book examines Russia from a geographical neighbour’s perspective. In The Russian Idea, Finland’s ex-President sets out to understand Russian thinking through the lens of historical events and to anticipate its influence on Russia’s future choices. Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022, the book is today more topical than ever. While outlining the key episodes in Russian history, Koivisto explores the essence of what Russia and Russianness stand for. What was the significance of Moscow’s self-proclamation as the Third Rome, and how did Russia become an empire? What impact did the existence of that empire have on Finland’s independence? In The Russian Idea, Koivisto combines a review of Russian political history with an introduction to the Russian history of ideas. He describes the Russian intellectual heritage as a combination of Orthodox religion, Pan-Slavism and Socialism.

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January 15, 2024

Canons of Style in the Antonine Age Idea-Theory and Its Literary Context

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Free Download Canons of Style in the Antonine Age: Idea-Theory and Its Literary Context by Ian Rutherford
English | 1999 | ISBN: 0198147295 | 176 Pages | PDF | 4.1 MB
This is a study of the relationship between Greek prose literature of the Antonine Age in the second century AD (the Second Sophistic) and idea-theory, a type of literary stylistics best known from the Peri Ideon of Hermogenes of Tarsus.

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