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Containing footnotes and an extensive bibliography, this edition of
Franz Mehring's classic biography is designed to assist the
English-speaking reader towards a better understanding of Marx, his
work and a history of Marxism. The book is divided into parts as
follows: Early Years; A Pupil of Hegel; Exile in Paris; Friedrich
Engels; Exile in Brussels; Revolution and Counter-Revolution; Exile
in London; Marx and Engels; The Crimean War and the Crisis;
Dynastic Changes; The Early Years of the International; 'Das
Kapital'; The Zenith and Decline of the International; The Last
Decade.
This book, first published in 1961, examines the old Tibetan Bon
religion, the development of Buddhism in India and Tibet, and
covers the religious struggles of the eighth and ninth centuries.
It also describes the rise of the Lamaist sects and the priest
state of the Dalai Lamas, and taken as a whole is a study of the
development of the character of Tibet itself.
This book, first published in 1961, examines the old Tibetan Bon
religion, the development of Buddhism in India and Tibet, and
covers the religious struggles of the eighth and ninth centuries.
It also describes the rise of the Lamaist sects and the priest
state of the Dalai Lamas, and taken as a whole is a study of the
development of the character of Tibet itself.
Containing footnotes and an extensive bibliography, this edition of
Franz Mehring's classic biography is designed to assist the
English-speaking reader towards a better understanding of Marx, his
work and a history of Marxism. The book is divided into parts as
follows: Early Years; A Pupil of Hegel; Exile in Paris; Friedrich
Engels; Exile in Brussels; Revolution and Counter-Revolution; Exile
in London; Marx and Engels; The Crimean War and the Crisis;
Dynastic Changes; The Early Years of the International; 'Das
Kapital'; The Zenith and Decline of the International; The Last
Decade.
'A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of
Bread - and Thou ...' When Edward Fitzgerald first published his
translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam in 1859 it had little
impact on the literary world. But a chance find in a bookshop by a
friend of the Pre-Raphaelites led to it being taken up by William
Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, and from then on its popularity
grew. Since then, it has become one of the most popular poems. In
turn, it has influenced writers such as Matthew Arnold and Thomas
Hardy, not to mention many musicians and film-makers in the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) was
a Persian poet and philosopher who lived at the court of Malik
Shah. He was also an astronomer and a mathematician. A manuscript
of some of his rubaiyat (four-line verses) survives in the Bodleian
Library and a copy of this manuscript is thought to have inspired
Fitzgerald to begin the translation. Fitzgerald's mystical and
sensual version of Omar Khayyam's quatrains is freely translated
and restructured to follow the course of a day. The epigrammatic
stanzas, infused with a melancholy yet consoling philosophy that
urges readers to seize the day and 'make the most of what we yet
may spend', have proved to be enduringly intriguing and popular.
Through brilliant imagery they celebrate the sensuous pleasures of
life - wine, food, love - while also mourning the painful truth of
its brevity. This decorative edition features gorgeous colour
illustrations with an oriental theme by Rene Bull, first published
in 1913, which provide a perfect counterpoint to the lines of this
extraordinarily influential poem.
Farid ud-Din Attar (1145/46 - 1221) was a Persian poet, druggist,
and social theorist of Sufism, who wrote much of his poetry while
treating hundreds of patients a day with his herbal remedies. As a
young man he made a pilgrimage to Mecca, and sought wisdom during
his travels in Egypt, Damascus and India. His masterpiece, "The
Conference of the Birds," has survived centuries because of its
captivating poetic style and its symbolic exploration on the true
nature of God. This 4500-line poem follows the birds of the world,
each of which hold special significance, as they seek out the
Simorgh - a mythical Persian bird much like the phoenix - in hopes
that he might be their king. The birds must cross seven valleys on
their quest, each of which represents various trials that the
individual must pass through to realize the true nature of God.
Within the overlying allegory, Attar captivates readers with short,
charming stories in beautiful and clever language.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
'The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ Moves on: nor all thy
Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy
tears wash out a word of it.' In the 'rubaiyat' (short epigrammatic
poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher
Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald saw an unflinching challenge to the
illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of
Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of
divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing
moment, its 'Orientalism' offers FitzGerald a powerful and
distinctive voice, in whose accents a whole Victorian generation
comes to life. Although the poem's vision is bleak, it is conveyed
in some of the most beautiful and haunting images in English poetry
- and some of the sharpest- edged. The poem sold no copies at all
on its first appearance in 1859, yet when it was 'discovered' two
years later its first admirers included Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
Swinburne, and Ruskin. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition
does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical
meditation on 'human death and fate'. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over
100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest
range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume
reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most
accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including
expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to
clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and
much more.
Omar Khayyam was a Persian astronomer and mathematician born in the
later part of the 11th century. His poetry, which received very
little notoriety in its day, achieved classic status when it was
discovered and rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald
over seven hundred years later. Presented here are the
traditionally collected first and fifth editions with the original
notes and introduction by Edward Fitzgerald.
Bringing together more than a thousand unpublished letters as
well as all the widely scattered published ones, these four volumes
represent the first attempt at a complete edition of the letters of
Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883).
Originally published in 1980.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
Bringing together more than a thousand unpublished letters as well
as all the widely scattered published ones, these four volumes
represent the first attempt at a complete edition of the letters of
Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883). Originally published in 1980. The
Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology
to again make available previously out-of-print books from the
distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These
editions preserve the original texts of these important books while
presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The
goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access
to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books
published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Bringing together more than a thousand unpublished letters as well
as all the widely scattered published ones, these four volumes
represent the first attempt at a complete edition of the letters of
Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883). Originally published in 1980. The
Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology
to again make available previously out-of-print books from the
distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These
editions preserve the original texts of these important books while
presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The
goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access
to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books
published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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