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This article examines Candide the book by Voltaire. It is one in a series of literary reviews about literary books. It examines the irony in Candide de Voltaire as well as Candide's philosophy. It examines, specifically, how different characters fates within the book represent Voltaire's attitudes towards different philosophies. It also has links for an ebook of Candide for your electronic book reader or Kindle.

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This article examines America, Americans history and the relationship between it and indigenous tribes and native American peoples like the Lakota, a member of which is John Lame Deer who wrote Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions a novel about American Indian religion and Native American rituals from the point of a genuine Lakota Cowboy. The book looks at religion and beliefs as does this article. It also has pictures, links to academic article on similar topics and to copies of the book, ebooks, and ebook readers for college students like the kindle.

This article examines the implications of Cartesian Dualism on Immanuel Kant, David Hume, and their influential works, including Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. The article examines Hume's enquiry, it's take on the "gap" in Ontology, and Immanuel Kant's revolutionary take on Hume's philosophy that resulted in a shift in modern philosophy. This article contains pictures, links to similar articles, copies of books and ebooks, and even ebook readers.

This article examines Rene Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. It looks at philosophy Descartes used in his first philosophy to develop the concept of the mind that would lead to Cartesian Dualism. The ramification of Descartes meditations and Descartes metaphysics has been significant in the history of philosophy as well as Western Culture in general. This article has pictures, links to other articles on similar topics, and books and ebook readers available as well.

This article examines the American literary tradition, specifically early American writing, to understand the roots of the concept of Manifest Destiny. It examines literature in America as well as literature and nature during colonialism in the Americas and on into the United States as it expanded westward. The article also has links, books, ebooks, and ebook readers as well as other academic resources available.

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In Frensh Les Quatre Another novel Lady Agatha I had in my library but I do not remember reading! 1927,The Four stages a new survey of our favorite detective,Hercule Poirot ... The scene of this novel is set mainly in England. agatha christie, Aud... In Frensh Les Quatre Another novel Lady Agatha I had in my library but I do not remember reading! 1927,The Four stages a new survey of our favorite detective,Hercule Poirot … The scene of this novel is set mainly in England.:http://classicalnovels... The Big Four by Agatha Christie 1927 via Instapaper http://ift.tt/1t0wsBx September 15, 2014 at 10:58PM http://classicalnovels.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-big-four-by-agatha-christie-1927.html The Big Four by Agatha Christie 1927 http://bit.ly/1oRsZjk The Big Four by Agatha Christie 1927 In Frensh Les Quatre Another novel Lady Agatha I had in my library but I do not remember reading! 1927,The Four stages a new survey of our favorite detective,Hercule Poirot … The scene of this novel is set mainly in England. ...

The ten novels on this list all substantiate the belief that books are the most elastic, introspective, human and entertaining form of media that exist. Not movies, not music, not art, not the...

When Kurt Vonnegut published his first novel, "Player Piano," in 1952, he wrote about corporate culture taking over in America. It was the end of WWII and Vonnegut, as a young novelist, wrote about a distant future where the corporate powers that were beginning to dominate the American landscape seized the opportunities presented by the fragile post-war economy. Today, 57 years later, Vonnegut's vision is much closer to reality than anyone browsing the "new fiction" section in 1952 would accept. Vonnegut is a visionary. This article examines the lasting value and effect of Vonnegut's ever-true vision and work.

This article examines the Apology, one of Plato's central dialogues. In it, Socrates is on trial for his life, yet rather than win the trial and defeat his accusers, Socrates takes a curious defense. This article explores Socrates' defense from a philosophical perspective in order to understand what Socrates could have meant by it and why he made it. It includes interesting photos and links to books related to the discussion.

This article discusses the similarities between Gilgamesh and the Biblical Flood account found in the Book of Genesis. Rather than taking one of the traditional positions on the relationship between the two texts, this article attempts to change our attitude about how we react when discussing the Bible in connection with other works in order to foster a healthier and more open environment for discussion of ancient texts and criticism.

Looking for an expert opinion on who constitutes the list of Pittsburgh's best poets, I decided to go to experienced veterans of the Burgh's ever-expanding circle of versesayers, Kris Collins and Scott Silsbe, who manage Caliban Book Shop on South Craig Street by day and satiate their poetic cravings by night, penning their own published (and soon-to-be published work) while running The New Yinzer online literary magazine and hosting poetry readings around town.

According to co-directors of Open Thread, Scott Andrew and Adam Atkinson, the Pittsburgh SPF was created specifically to "give authors, bookmakers, editors, and publishers an opportunity to sell their books-and provide Pittsburghers with a chance to more fully experience the region's small press community. Open Thread's mission is to establish frameworks for artistic discovery in Pittsburgh and the surrounding tri-state area."

When William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949, his works in the United States had been out of print for almost a decade. While writers like Steinbeck and Hemingway dominated the American literary landscape, Faulkner was, at best, an afterthought. This article examines how someone who was out of print in their own country could win a Noble Prize years and years before his American contemporaries.

This article discusses the young British novelist Zadie Smith's second novel, The Autograph Man. It examines the novel for how it deals with the themes of celebrity and obsessions within modern culture. This article also helps to establish a literary precedent for her works as those worthy of critical discussion.

This article discusses William Faulkner's novel, Light in August. It examines specifically the character of Joe Christmas, one of Faulkner's mos enigmatic and tragic characters. The article examines how the real tragedy in the story of Joe Christmas is the racial prejudice of his family and his fellow man. The article presents the discussion within the context of understanding Faulkner's work and it's significance as a whole.

This article examines the works of William Faulkner as a whole and asks questions about why he wrote about what he wrote about and how he was able to transform the materials of a small stretch of land in Mississippi into literary ground fertile enough to allow him to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. The articles contain pictures, reading recommendations, and links to other articles by the author on William Faulkner.

nice collection of e-books of literary classics.