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"New Life is Dante's account of his lifelong muse Beatrice, an unobtainable woman who predeceased him by many years, but inspired the most beautiful poetry of his youth." "From his first meeting with her, dressed modestly but strikingly in crimson, Dante sensed that his life would never be quite the same again. The story of his attachment follows: his helpless emotional and physical reactions to her, his strange visions, and his desperate subterfuges, together with all the moving sonnets and canzoni that 'his gracious lady' inspired. At once a subtle spiritual allegory and a moving portrait of the youthful love that can afflict us all, New Life is the acknowledged masterpiece of Dante's early life, prefiguring in many ways both the poetic fruition of The Divine Comedy and the modern novel form."--Jacket.

"M. Folantin is a young governmental employee who is overwhelmed by the pettiness of life. M. Bougran is a government clerk - who has just been prematurely retired. Together, Huysman's two studies of institiutionalised boredom brilliantly evoke the social fetters that force us to go 'with the flow.'" "Intelligent though he is, Folantin's poverty and puny physique have doomed him to a humdrum existence of unvarying office work by day, evenings of insipid restaurant food, and a lonely bed at night. But once in a while, Folantin is inspired to break this cycle of misery and search for happiness: in a new menu, a visit to the theatre, in the arms of a prostitute. Ultimately, however, he discovers that nothing can shake from him his disgust at the business of living. Complimenting With the Flow is Huysmans' study of the mental confusion experienced by M. Bougran, a clerk facing retirement - and the end of his lifelong routine."--BOOK JACKET.

Paul d'Aspremont meets his fiancée, a young English girl named Alicia Ward. What begins as a courtly affair decends into a Gothic nightmare as Paul is reported, by a rival for Alicia, to possess the 'evil eye', a jinx that kills all those he befriends.

"Orphaned at a young age, the beautiful Lady Emily has been raised by her doting uncle, the Marquis of Charlesworth. In a resolute and grand gesture, the Marquis vows to fulfil his duties by finding her the perfect suitor. He elects for Colonel the Honourable Alexander Augustus Percy. Her choice: a struggling artist named Leslie." "As the two suitors do battle for their chosen bride, the political climate heightens around them, and they find themselves called upon to defend Verdopolis - Bronte's imaginary state - from the advancing threat of the feared Ashantee tribe. But even when brothers-in-arms, their enmity remains, and is soon brought to crisis point with the mysterious disappearance of Lady Emily."--Jacket.

Contains: Love and Friendship Three Sisters Collection of Letters

xvi, 84 pages ; 20 cm

Der Taugenichts ist Sohn eines Müllers und durch und durch Romantiker. Mit den elenden Philistern und der engen Welt, in der sie leben, will er um keinen Preis etwas zu tun haben. Als sein Vater ihn aus dem Haus wirft, damit er endlich lernt, für sich selbst zu sorgen, zieht er mit seiner Geige zu Fuss durchs Land bis nach Italien und lebt seine Freiheit. Auf einem Schloss hatte er sich in eine vornehme Dame verliebt, die er für unerreichbar hielt. Er sucht sie in Rom. Aber es zeigt sich, dass jemand ein Spiel mit ihm trieb. Er findet die Angebetete nördlich der Alpen und mit ihr sein Glück.

xx, 106 p. ; 20 cm