The New Life, La Vita Nuova, is an exquisite medley of lyrical verse and poetic prose. Its allegorical view of the soul's crisis and growth combines a narrative with meditations, dreams, songs, and prayers. Dante assembles a selection of his love poems within a prose framework that situates them chronologically and autobiographically. The result is a history of his love for Beatrice, the muse he encountered in childhood who continued to influence him long after her marriage and early death.

The New Life ( La Vita Nuova)

Literature & Fiction

ALIGHIERI, DANTE

Classics

Classics Press

The unwritten literature of the Hopi

By a brief survey of present day Hopi culture and an examination into the myths and traditions constituting the unwritten literature of this people, this bulletin proposes to show that an intimate connection exists between their ritual acts, their moral standards, their social organization, even their practical activities of today, and their myths and tales-the still unwritten legendary lore. The myths and legends of primitive peoples have always interested the painter, the poet, the thinker; and we are coming to realize more and more that they constitute a treasure-trove for the archaeologist, and especially the anthropologist, for these sources tell us of the struggles, the triumphs, the wanderings of a people, of their aspirations, their ideals and beliefs; in short, they give us a twilight history of the race.

The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi

Politics & Social Sciences

Lockett, Hattie Greene

Social Sciences

Several years ago a series of articles on "Farm Blacksmithing" appeared in Farm, Stock and Home. There was then, and has since been, some inquiry for a book embodying those articles and covering the subject of iron and steel work, or so much of it as the farm mechanic would need to know. Such a book has now been prepared, and the author has added to it such knowledge as he has gained by an experience of seven years in teaching blacksmithing to the farmer boys in the Minnesota School of Agriculture. If the expert blacksmith complains that he finds nothing to interest him in the book, let him remember that it is not intended that he should. It was written for beginners.

Farm Blacksmithing

Children's Books

Drew, J. M.

Arts, Music & Photography

Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: New Modern Edition (Classics on War and Politics)

History

AURELIUS, MARCUS

Ancient Civilizations

<p>Max Weber declared that compared to the "Arthashastra", Machiavelli's "The Prince" is harmless. The Arthashastra (The science of politics and political economy) is an extended treatise on how to found and rule an empire. The author Chanyaka (also known as Kautilya) was the masterful advisor to ruler Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan empire, one of the greatest our world has ever seen.</p>

The Arthashastra by Chanakya (Kautilya): New Modern Edition (Classics on War and Politics)

Chanakya

Kautilya

Asia

The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi: New Modern Edition

MUSASHI, MIYAMOTO

Military

<p>This is a collection of seven classics works of war and politics and include: "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu; "The Analects" by Confucius; "The Arthashastra" by Chanakya (Kautilya); "The Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius; "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli; "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi; and "The Hagakure" by Yamamoto Tsunetomo.This is an international collection, with two books from China, one from India, two from Europe, and two from Japan. The books also span over 2,000 years of history. Some of these books are focused mainly on war and military science (Art of War, Book of Five Rings, Hagakure), others are more self-reflective and develop an ethical philosophy (Analects, Meditations), and others still are focused more on politics and ruling (Arthashastra, The Prince). All have transcended their times and are seen as classics that are worth of study and fully relevant for today.Each of these works provides a unique and historical perspective regarding these topics, and they complement each other in tracing deep insight into the nature of leadership, war, and politics.The editing process reduces the repetition and unnecessary commentary and cruft, and clarifies what is essential and insightful in the works using modern English prose. This process is an abridgement: "condensing or reduction of a book or other creative work into a shorter form while maintaining the unity of the source."The goal of this project is to produce a collection of works with clear and modern English that showcases the timeless insights which these classics have within them.</p>

Seven Classics on War and Politics: New Modern Edition

Tzŭ, Sun

CONFUCIUS

Machiavelli,Niccolo

Tsunetomo, Yamamoto

Mcneill, Jeff

Hagakure (Bushido) The Way of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo: New Modern Edition

Philosophy

Méditations: Une Nouvelle Perspective Les Méditations de Marc Aurèle, Ouvrage de Stoïcisme (French Edition)

Aurèle, Marc

Cartaxo, Samuel

Le MEDITAZIONI di Marco Aurelio: Una Nuova Prospettiva | Serenità Stoica Per Una Vita Cosciente Nello Stoicismo Pratico (Italian Edition)

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