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Penser les idées qui condamnent la traite négrière en termes de pure philanthropie restreint considérablement l'analyse que l'on peut tirer de l'avènement de celles-ci. Mésestimer l'influence d'un réseau de facteurs politiques (qu'ils soient nationaux ou internationaux), économiques, sociaux, moraux, pour comprendre le progressisme apparent et les non-dits sur lequel il repose, mais aussi les freins et replis auquel il a dû faire face, consisterait à oblitérer, naïvement et dangereusement, des pans d'analyse indispensables à la pleine compréhension de ces mouvements, de leur essor à leur impossibilité. Un confinement auquel se soustrait la présente thèse de Karim Ghorbal, p...
Vols. 17-18 cover 1775-1914.
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Don Juan Manuel, nephew of King Alfonso X, The Wise, knew well the appeal of exempla (moralized tales), which he believed should entertain if they were to provide ways and means for solving life's problems. His fourteenth-century book, known as El Conde lucanor, is considered by many to be the purest Spanish prose before the immortal Don Quixote of Cervantes written two centuries later. He found inspiration for his tales in classical and eastern literatures, Spanish history, and folklore. His stories are not translations, but are his retelling of some of the best stories in existence. The translation succeeds in making the author speak as clearly to the modern reader as to readers of his own time.
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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's finesse to Oscar Wilde's wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim's Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.