seven gothic tales isak dinesen

Romantics, adventurers, sensualists, melancholics and dreamers inhabit the bizarre and exotic world conjured up in these seven intricately interwoven tales, whose settings range from Tuscany and Elsinore, to a dhow on its way from Lamu to Zanzibar.Proclaimed a masterpiece on its publication in 1934, this collection is shot through with themes of love and desire - from the maiden lady who now believes herself to have been the grand courtesan of her time, to the Count whose wife is so jealous that she cannot bear him to admire her jewels, and Lincoln Forsner, an Englishman whose search for a woman he met in a brothel leads him into many strange adventures.

Objev podobné jako Seven Gothic Tales - Isak Dinesen

These five rich, witty and magical stories from the author of Out of Africa include one of her most well known tales, ‘Babette’s Feast’, which was made into the classic film. It tells the story of a French cook working in a puritanical Norwegian community, who treats her employers to the decadent feast of a lifetime. There is also a real-life Prospero and his Ariel in ‘Tempests’, a mysterious pearl-fisher in ‘The Diver’ and a brief, tragic encounter in ‘The Ring’. All the stories have a mystic, fairy-tale quality, linked by themes of angels, the sea, dreams and fate. They were among the last to be written by Isak Dinesen, and show her as a master of short fiction.

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Isak Dinesen takes up the absorbing story of her life in Kenya begun in the unforgettable Out of Africa, which she published under the name of Karen Blixen. With warmth and humanity these four stories illuminate her love both for the African people, their dignity and traditions, and for the beauty and wildness of the landscape. The first three were written in the 1950s and the last, ''Echoes from the Hills'', was written especially for this volume in the summer of 1960 when the author was in her seventies. In all they provide a moving final chapter to her African reminiscences.

Objev podobné jako Shadows on the Grass - Karen Blixenová, Isak Dinesen

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Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world''s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Karen Blixen, author of the acclaimed memoir Out of Africa, was also a master of the short story form: her tales offer luminous meditations on rebirth and redemption, on the mystery and unexpectedness of human behaviour. Alongside ''Babette''s Feast'', this selection also includes ''Sorrow-Acre'', often thought to be one of her finest stories.''Tales as delicate as Venetian glass'', The New York Times

Objev podobné jako Babette's Feast - Isak Dinesen

‘As for me I have one ambition only: to invent stories, very beautiful stories’ Gothic, expansive and truly spellbinding, Karen Blixen’s short stories offer incisive psychological portraits and imaginative visions of war, longing and tender love. Here, an orphan boy creates an elaborate fantasy of a life of grandeur, a feudal lord sets a peasant woman a deadly task, and a young woman resists against her captors, in the midst of conflict.

Objev podobné jako Dreaming Child - Isak Dinesen

Černá stolní LED lampa Isak s bílým stínítkem nabízí výkon 9 W a svítivost 570 lumenů se stínítkem. Ovládá se dotykově včetně nastavení teploty světla a obsahuje USB port pro nabíjení. Rozměry jsou 380 mm na výšku, 340 mm na šířku s kabelem dlouhým 1500 mm.

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''There was a rumour, too, that he was a devil-worshipper, or something of that sort, and also that he had the evil eye...'' Arthur Conan Doyle was the greatest genre writer Britain has ever produced. Throughout a long writing career, he drew on his own medical background, his travels, and his increasing interest in spiritualism and the occult to produce a spectacular array of Gothic Tales. Many of Doyle''s writings are recognised as the very greatest tales of terror. They range from hauntings in the polar wasteland to evil surgeons and malevolent jungle landscapes. This collection brings together over thirty of Conan Doyle''s best Gothic Tales. Darryl Jones''s introduction discusses the contradictions in Conan Doyle''s very public life - as a medical doctor who became obsessed with the spirit world, or a British imperialist drawn to support Irish Home Rule - and shows the ways in which these found articulation in that most anxious of all literary forms, the Gothic.

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H. P. Lovecraft is best known for his tales of cosmic horror, in which unnameable nightmares torment the limits of human consciousness. This mastery of weird and unspeakable terror is underpinned by the writer''s sizeable contribution to Gothic fiction. This new collection of Lovecraft''s stories is the first to concentrate on his Gothic writing and includes tales from the beginning to the very end of the author''s career. The writer''s weird vision mixes brilliantly with the trappings of earlier Gothic horror to form innovative mosaics of frightful fiction that will long haunt the reader''s subconscious.

Objev podobné jako The Gothic Tales of H. P. Lovecraft - Howard P. Lovecraft

''He was a man of fairly firm fibre, but there was something in this sudden, uncontrollable shriek of horror which chilled his blood and pringled in his skin. Coming in such a place and at such an hour, it brought a thousand fantastic possibilities into his head...''The Victorian fin de siècle: the era of Decadence, The Yellow Book, the New Woman, the scandalous Oscar Wilde, the Empire on which the sun never set. This heady brew was caught nowhere better than in the revival of the Gothic tale in the late Victorian age, where the undead walked and evil curses, foul murder, doomed inheritance and sexual menace played on the stretched nerves of the new mass readerships. This anthology collects together some of the most famous examples of the Gothic tale in the 1890s, with stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, Vernon Lee, Henry James and Arthur Machen, as well as some lesser known yet superbly chilling tales from the era. The introduction explores the many reasons for the Gothic revival, and how it spoke to the anxieties of the moment. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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8 chilling short stories that straddle the line between horror and erotica, full of passion and intrigue, from legendary 18th century Parisian aristocrat, the Marquis de Sade“Ghouls and fiends, hapless femmes and dastardly villains; de Sade could weave a good gothic tale” — The Herald (Glasgow)Notorious for erotic novels that use satire and social critique to challenge the aristocracy in Pre-revolutionary France, his sexual transgressive work made his name unmentionable in civilized circles. Writing about Enlightenment philosophy as much as he does about incest and adultery, de Sade’s fiction delves deep into the darkest recesses of the human psyche and remains as relevant to our society as it was to his own.Thrumming with devious fantasies and dangerous liaisons, these gothic stories lay bare the transgressive desires of his unforgettable characters. As good behaviour gives way to wicked impulse, each finely crafted tale reveals an uncomfortable truth about human nature, from a pitch-black social comedy exposing the hypocrisies of the church to a drama-laden deep dive into adultery.Infamous for spending decades in prison and condemned by Parisian society, de Sade’s writing provocatively challenges the morality of day, introducing through these stories a lawless locale of vice and freedom.With a provocative introduction ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Elizabeth Gaskell''s chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. ''Disappearances'', inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; ''Lois the Witch'', a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire and jealousy lead to hysteria; while in ''The Old Nurse''s Story'' a mysterious child roams the freezing Northumberland moors. Whether darkly surreal, such as ''The Poor Clare'', where an evil doppelgänger is formed by a woman''s bitter curse, or mischievous like ''Curious, if True'', a playful reworking of fairy tales, all the stories in this volume form a stark contrast to the social realism of Gaskell''s novels, revealing a darker and more unsettling style of writing.

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Sheridan Le Fanu was lauded by contemporaries such as M. R. James for his innovations in the ghost story and mystery genres, and his mastery of conjuring atmosphere and driving stories to thrilling narrative crescendos. And yet, aside from some regularly anthologized short stories and novellas, much of the writer''s fiction remains unknown despite its quality. Aiming to firmly position Sheridan Le Fanu alongside other canonical horror writers published by the British Library, this anthology focuses on some of his lesser-known stories, exploring eight thoroughly Gothic tales of murderous families, dark castles, and ghosts whose business with the living remains unfinished.

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Řasenka Jeffree Star Cosmetics Gothic Beach BeachProof Mascara poskytuje řasám objem, délku a dokonalé natočení díky zakřivenému kartáčku. Voděodolná formule s karnaubským voskem a bambuckým máslem se nedrolí a umožňuje vrstvení. Výsledkem jsou oddělené, zahnuté řasy s dlouhotrvajícím efektem.

• Voděodolná formule bez drolení a odlupování
• Speciální zakřivený kartáček pro dokonalé pokrytí a natočení každé řasy
• Vrstvením dosáhnete vyššího objemu bez nepřirozeného vzhledu
• Veganské složení s vyživujícím bambuckým máslem

Objev podobné jako Jeffree Star Cosmetics Gothic Beach BeachProof Mascara řasenka pro objem, natočení a oddělení řas voděodolná Black 8 ml

A collection of 25 classic stories shaped by Gothic's mood of menace and the macabre.

Objev podobné jako The Phantom of the Opera and Other Gothic Tales - kolektiv autorů

Model motocyklu Maisto HD v měřítku 1:18 představuje věrnou kopii Harley Davidson XL 1200V Seventy-Two z roku 2013. Model obsahuje otočná řídítka a odpružené zadní kolo pro zvýšení autentičnosti. Je vhodný pro děti od 6 let a sběratele jednostopých vozidel.

• Věrná kopie skutečné motorky Harley Davidson
• Otočná řídítka a odpružené zadní kolo pro realistický dojem
• Vhodné pro děti od 6 let jako bezpečná hračka
• Kvalitní zpracování v měřítku 1:18 pro sběratele

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‘It’s impossible to come away from this magical story unchanged’ Sally Piper‘Richly immersive. A mysterious and magical journey through loss and grief’ Fiona ValpyThe last time Esther Wilding’s beloved older sister Aura was seen, she was walking along the shore towards the sea. In the wake of Aura’s disappearance, Esther’s family struggles to live with their loss.To seek the truth about her sister’s death, Esther reluctantly travels from Tasmania to Copenhagen, and then to the Faroe Islands. On her journey, Esther is guided by the stories Aura left behind in her treasured journal; seven fairy tales about selkies, swans and women, alongside cryptic verses Aura wrote and had secretly tattooed on her body.The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding is about the far-reaches of sisterly love, the power of wearing your heart on your skin and the way life can transform when we find the courage to feel the fullness of both grief and joy.‘I was swept away by this triumphant and luminous story’ Myfanwy Jones‘Astonishing in its scope, detail and sensitivity... tender, magical, epic, funny and devastating’ Kate Leaver‘Holly Ringland creates expansive, magical worlds in her novels and packs them full of love’ Victoria Hannan‘Ringland is a virtuoso of fairytale ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Tento omnibus obsahuje svazky 34-36 mangy The Seven Deadly Sins od Nakaby Suzuki. Příběh se soustředí na konfrontaci mezi Králem a Banem, zatímco Svatý rytíř Gila přináší zkázu. Kniha je vydána ve speciálním velkém formátu.

• Speciální velký formát pro lepší čtení
• Obsahuje tři svazky (34-36) v jednom
• Poutavý příběh s dramatickou konfrontací
• Kvalitní zpracování a překlad

Objev podobné jako The Seven Deadly Sins Omnibus 12 (Vol. 34-36) - Nakaba Suzuki

I entered the church...It struck me suddenly that all this crowd of men and women standing all round, these priests chanting and moving about the altar, were dead...Vernon Lee was a polymath whose copious writings include deeply learned studies of art, music, literature, and history, but also a small but exquisitely crafted group of Gothic tales, most of which first appeared in fin de siècle periodicals including the iconic Yellow Book. In these stories of obsession and possession, transgressive desire reaches out from the past -- through a haunting portrait, a murdered poet''s lock of hair, the uncanny voice of a diabolical castrato -- dragging Lee''s protagonists to their doom. Among those haunted by Lee''s ''spurious ghosts'' was Henry James, who praised her ''gruesome, graceful...ingenious tales, full of imagination''.This new edition includes Lee''s landmark 1890 collection Hauntings complete, along with six additional tales and the 1880 essay ''Faustus and Helena'', in which Lee probes the elusive nature of the supernatural as a ''vital...fluctuating...potent'' force that resists definite representation. Aaron Worth''s contextual introduction, drawing upon Lee''s newly published letters, reassesses her place in the pantheon of the fantastic.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Virgin of the Seven Daggers - Vernon Lee

Dvoudílná sada obdélníkových táců Mäser Pintar White o rozměrech 30 x 20 x 2 cm kombinuje porcelánovou kvalitu s designem zdobeným hnědými tečkami a krémovou glazurou. Tácy jsou vhodné do mikrovlnné trouby a myčky na nádobí, ideální pro servírování různých pokrmů. Balení obsahuje dva kusy s moderním vintage vzhledem.

• Elegantní obdélníkový design s krémovou glazurou a hnědými tečkami
• Vyrobeno z kvalitního porcelánu, odolné a snadno udržovatelné
• Vhodné do mikrovlnné trouby a myčky na nádobí
• Moderní vintage styl vhodný pro každodenní i slavnostní příležitosti

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Artemide TALO 120 LED je nástěnné svítidlo ve stříbrném provedení s rozměry 120x10x4 cm. Disponuje stmívatelným LED osvětlením o příkonu 44W, světelném toku 6049 lm a teplotě barvy světla 3000K. Svítidlo je určeno pro vnitřní použití v hotelových a restauračních prostorech.

• Elegantní stříbrný design od Neila Poultona
• Stmívatelné LED osvětlení s výkonem 6049 lm
• Vysoká odolnost vůči teplotám až 750°C
• Ideální pro hotelové a restaurační interiéry

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Tary Jedlý papír o hmotnosti 8 g obsahuje křehké oplatkové listy, které se rozplynou na jazyku. Součástí balení je originální tetovačka s motivem Taryho. Jedná se o kombinaci sladkého pamlsku a zábavy vhodnou pro různé věkové skupiny.

• Křehké oplatkové listy, které se rozplynou na jazyku
• Obsahuje originální tetovačku s motivem Taryho
• Kombinace sladkého pamlsku a hravé zábavy
• Vhodné pro malé i velké fanoušky

Objev podobné jako Tary Jedlý papír 8g + tetovačka

Gumoví Ňufíci od značky Tary Sweets jsou žvýkací bonbóny v balení 100g. Každé balení obsahuje výherní kód pro interaktivní zážitek. Produkt je součástí portfolia Alltoys.

• Gumoví bonbóni s atraktivním výherním kódem pro zábavu
• Vyráběno pod oblíbenou značkou Tary Sweets
• Balení 100g ideální pro svačinu nebo sdílení
• Veselé tvary a chutě vhodné pro děti

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Tary Sweets oplatky s vanilkovou náplní jsou sladkostí určenou pro děti. Výrobek obsahuje pšeničnou mouku, rostlinné oleje a vanilkové aroma. Je vhodný pro konzumaci dětmi od tří let věku.

• Vhodné pro děti od 3 let
• Příjemná vanilková příchuť
• Křupavá textura oplatku
• Obsahuje sušené odstředěné mléko

Objev podobné jako Tary Sweets - Oplatek s vanilkovou náplní

Tary Sweets Cukrová vata Bubble Gum je sladká pochutina pro děti s příchutí žvýkačky. Výrobek obsahuje cukr, aromata a potravinářské barvivo brilantní modř FCF. Je určen pro děti od 3 let věku.

• Příchuť bubble gum pro atraktivní chuťový zážitek
• Vhodné pro děti již od 3 let věku
• Veselé modré zabarvení díky potravinářskému barvivu
• Známá značka Tary Sweets pro dětské sladkosti

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Herní set Mattel Hot Wheels Skate Taco Truck kombinuje fingerboard s funkčním skateparkem. Produkt vznikl ve spolupráci se skateboardovou legendou Tony Hawkem a obsahuje různé překážky pro nácvik triků. Set je vhodný pro děti od 5 let a rozměry balení jsou 40,5 x 33 cm.

• Autentický skatepark vytvořený ve spolupráci s Tony Hawkem
• Obsahuje odnímatelné boty pro realistický trénink
• Vhodné pro rozšíření stávající sbírky fingerboardů
• Bezpečné a vhodné pro děti již od 5 let

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Tary Sweets Cukrová vata Jablko je sladká pochutina s ovocnou příchutí určená především dětem. Výrobek je vhodný pro konzumaci od tří let věku. Složení tvoří cukr, aromata a přírodní barviva.

• Příchuť čerstvého jablíčka
• Vhodné pro děti již od 3 let
• Veselé balení s oblíbeným youtuberem
• Klasická cukrová vata v novém provedení

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Albi Taco, kočka k vodě je postřehová karetní hra, kde hráči opakují slova a reagují na shodu. Obsahuje voděodolné karty a stahovací sáček, vhodná je pro 2 a více hráčů od 8 let. Hra rozvíjí koncentraci a rychlost reakce.

• Voděodolné karty pro hraní u bazénu nebo na pláži
• Podporuje postřeh, reflexy a rychlé myšlení
• Praktický stahovací sáček pro snadné přenášení
• Rychlá a bláznivá zábava pro celou rodinu

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FanZóna TIKI-TAKA je elektronická fotbalová kvízová hra od Asmodee určená pro děti. Hra je vhodná pro školáky od 7 let a nabízí zábavný způsob testování fotbalových znalostí. Jednoduché ovládání ji činí přístupnou pro mladší hráče.

• Speciální fotbalová edice s kvízovými otázkami
• Jednoduché ovládání vhodné pro děti od 7 let
• Rozvíjí fotbalové znalosti zábavnou formou
• Ideální pro hraní s kamarády

Objev podobné jako Asmodee FanZóna TIKI-TAKA - fotbalový kvíz

Tary Drink Ice Tea Broskev je broskvová limonáda v plechovce určená pro děti od 6 let. Nápoj obsahuje extrakt černého čaje, broskvovou šťávu z koncentrátu a je obohacen o vitaminy. Vhodný jako osvěžující nápoj pro volnočasové aktivity.

• Vhodné pro děti od 6 let
• Obsahuje broskvovou šťávu z koncentrátu
• Obohaceno o vitaminy
• Praktická plechovka pro volnočasové aktivity

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Tary Žveeejka s příchutí Tutti Frutti je ovocná žvýkačka pro děti od 3 let. Balení o hmotnosti 18g obsahuje bonusovou tetovačku. Produkt je vhodný jako odměna nebo doplněk dětských svačin.

• Výrazná ovocná příchuť Tutti Frutti
• Zábavný bonus v podobě tetovačky
• Praktické balení 18g vhodné na cesty
• Vhodné pro děti již od 3 let

Objev podobné jako Tary Žveeejka - Tutti Frutti - 18g + tetovačka

Tary Drink je perlivá voda s příchutí lesního ovoce v plechovce o objemu 0,25 litru. Nápoj neobsahuje cukr a je obohacený o vitamíny. Je vhodný jako lehká alternativa sladkých nápojů pro každodenní pitný režim.

• Bez cukru a obohacený o komplex vitamínů (C, B1, B2, B3, B4, B6, E)
• Praktická plechovka 0,25 l, ideální na cesty, do školy nebo na sport
• Svěží chuť lesního ovoce s jemnými bublinkami pro lehký pitný režim
• Vhodné pro děti od 3 let

Objev podobné jako Tary Drink perlivá voda s příchutí lesní ovoce - 0,25l

Tary Žveeejka s příchutí tropického ovoce je žvýkačka pro děti od 3 let v balení 18g. Součástí balení je zábavná tetovačka. Produkt je vhodný jako svačina, odměna nebo na cesty.

• Příchuť tropického ovoce pro děti
• Balení obsahuje zábavnou tetovačku
• Kompaktní balení vhodné na cesty
• Vhodné pro děti již od 3 let

Objev podobné jako Tary Žveeejka - Tropické ovoce - 18g + tetovačka

Tary Drink je perlivá voda s příchutí třešně bez cukru, obohacená o vitamíny. Prodává se v praktické plechovce o objemu 0,25 litru. Nápoj je vhodný pro děti od 3 let a představuje lehkou alternativu sladkých limonád.

• Bez cukru – vhodná pro zdravější životní styl
• Obohaceno o vitamíny C, B1, B2, B3, B4, B6 a E
• Praktická plechovka 0,25 l – ideální na cesty a sport
• Vhodné pro děti již od 3 let

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This large deluxe hardback edition presents the classic short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring striking sprayed edges, gold-embossed cover design and acclaimed illustrations by art nouveau artist Harry Clarke.Edgar Allan Poe was a master of horror literature. While underappreciated in his time, Poe is now recognized as a literary genius whose gothic tales continue to intrigue and entrance. Tales of Mystery and the Imagination brings together his most haunting and celebrated short stories, including ''The Fall of the House of Usher'', ''The Murders in the Rue Morgue'' and ''The Cask of Amontillado''. Prefaced by Poe specialist Dr Brook Haley, these tales of murder, madness and suspense are testament to Poe''s talent.This beautiful gift edition features sprayed page edges, gold embossing, ivory paper, beautiful endpapers and 27 full-page illustrations by celebrated Irish art nouveau artist Harry Clarke, whose striking and fantastical images perfectly capture the spirit of Poe''s uncanny tales. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Epic Classics brings together stunning hardback gift editions of classic works, presented with striking illustrated page edges and illustrated throughout by such greats as Gustave Doré and Harry Clarke.

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Cvičebnice s barevnými ilustracemi je určena pro děti od 3 let k nácviku prvních tahů a čar. Obsahuje instrukce k držení tužky a vedení křivek spolu s radami pro rodiče. Brožura má 10 stran a rozměry 26 x 22 cm.

• Rozvíjí logické myšlení a jemnou motoriku.
• Usnadňuje předškolní vzdělávání zábavnou formou.
• Obsahuje srozumitelné instrukce a rady pro rodiče.
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Tary Sweets Oplatek s jahodovou náplní je sladká pochutina určená dětem. Obsahuje pšeničnou mouku, rostlinné oleje, cukr a přírodní aromata. Výrobek je vhodný pro děti od tří let.

• Vhodné pro děti již od 3 let věku
• Obsahuje přírodní aroma vanilky a jahod
• Obsahuje barvivo z červené řepy
• Křupavá textura s jahodovou náplní

Objev podobné jako Tary Sweets - Oplatek s jahodovou náplní

Lavice Talu Beige má rozměry 90x45x45 cm a je vyrobena z bukového dřeva a sametové tkaniny. Vybavena je pěnou 32 DNS pro pohodlné sezení a snadno se čistí. Díky neutrální béžové barvě a dřevěným nohám se hodí do různých interiérů.

• Měkká sametová tkanina snadno udržovatelná
• Robustní rám z bukového dřeva pro dlouhou životnost
• Pohodlné sezení díky pěně 32 DNS
• Univerzální béžová barva a moderní design

Objev podobné jako Lavice Talu Beige

Jídelní sada TAJO od značky Mäser obsahuje 30 kusů porcelánového nádobí pro 6 osob. Sada je vyrobena z kvalitního porcelánu odolného vůči opotřebení a je vhodná do myčky i mikrovlnné trouby. Jednotný bílý design s jemným dekorem se hodí pro každodenní i slavnostní příležitosti.

• Kompletní sada pro 6 osob – ideální pro rodinné stolování
• Kvalitní porcelán odolný proti opotřebení s hladkým povrchem
• Vhodná do myčky nádobí a mikrovlnné trouby – snadná údržba
• Nadčasový bílý design s decentním dekorem pro různé interiéry

Objev podobné jako Mäser Jídelní sada nádobí 30 ks TAJO

It is the unlikely heroes in stories that are sometimes the most inspiring of all. Stories about someone small, and seemingly unimportant or overlooked, who ends up being the one to stand tall. This collection of seven fairy tales, once much loved, now forgotten, breathes new life into old tales: a farm girl outwits an ogre, an old man wins fame for his kindness, while a girl discovers that what makes her different is also what makes her so special. This magical collection will bring inspiration to a new generation of readers and act as a reminder that anyone, no matter how small, can make a difference. Chapters in this book include:-East of the Sun, West of the Moon (based on a Norwegian fairy tale, first collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe)-The Enchanted Forest (based on an Estonian tale, collected by Andrew and Nora Lang and included in "The Violet Fairy Tale Book", as "A Tale of the Tontlawald")-Tatterhood (based on a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe)-The Bag of Dreams (from a book called "The House with the Twisting Passage" by Marion St. John Webb, first published in 1922)-Eagleboy (adapted from "The ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Forgotten Fairy Tales of Unlikely Heroes - Sebag-Montefiore Mary

Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the leading illustrators from the golden age of British book illustration. Fairy-tale and fantasy were his forte and in later life he responded to the dark stimulus of Poe's gothic tales with gleeful appreciation of their macabre and otherworldly qualities, claiming afterwards that he had quite succeeded in frightening himself! For lovers of the thrilling and chilling, young and old, Poe's sensational stories cannot fail to hit the spot. This collection contains the best of his prose works, including of course the well-known masterpieces 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (the ultimate haunted house story), 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' (the very first detective story in fiction).First published in 1935 it has been redesigned, re-typeset and republished in a handsome edition which features all Rackham's original colour and black and white illustrations. A perfect gift - though not for the faint-hearted!

Objev podobné jako Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe

The Gothic is haunted by the ghost of William Blake. Scholars of the Gothic have long recognised Blake’s affinity with the genre, often invoking his name, characters, and images in passing. Yet, before now, there has been no major scholarly study focused on Blake’s intersection with the Gothic. William Blake’s Gothic imagination seeks to redress this disconnect and, in the words of another ghost, ‘lend a serious hearing’ to a dimension of Blake’s work we all somehow know to be vital and yet which remains understudied. The essays in this book do not simply identify Blake’s Gothic conventions but, thanks to recent scholarship on affect, psychology, and embodiment in Gothic studies, reach deeper into the tissue of anxieties that take confused form through this notoriously nebulous historical, aesthetic, and narrative mode. The collection opens with chapters touching on literary form, history, lineation, and narrative in Blake’s work, establishing contact with major topics in Gothic studies. The volume, however, eventually narrows its focus to Blake’s bloody, nervous bodies, through which he explores various kinds of Gothic horror related to reproduction, anatomy, sexuality, affect, and materiality.Rather than his transcendent images, this collection attends to Blake’s ‘dark visions of torment’. Drawing on the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako William Blake's Gothic Imagination

The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home décor and contemporary fashion. Nick Groom shows how the Gothic has come to encompass so many meanings by telling the story of the Gothic from the ancient tribe who sacked Rome to the alternative subculture of the present day.This unique Very Short Introduction reveals that the Gothic has predominantly been a way of understanding and responding to the past. Time after time, the Gothic has been invoked in order to reveal what lies behind conventional history. It is a way of disclosing secrets, whether in the constitutional politics of seventeenth-century England or the racial politics of the United States. While contexts change, the Gothic perpetually regards the past with fascination, both yearning and horrified. It reminds us that neither societies nor individuals can escape the consequences of their actions.The anatomy of the Gothic is richly complex and perversely contradictory, and so the thirteen chapters here range deliberately widely. This is the first time that the entire story of the Gothic has been written as ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Gothic - Nick Groom

Gothic Modern illuminates the pivotal discovery of medieval Gothic art for Edvard Munch, Käthe Kollwitz and their artist contemporaries. It explores their deep attraction to the Gothic art of Europe’s north and German lands via paintings, prints and in other artistic media to imagine a new ‘Gothic modernity’, unlocking a different energy of modern art and creative experiment beyond nation-centric stories. The book sheds light on the profound importance of medieval Gothic art for Edvard Munch, Käthe Kollwitz and their contemporaries. It explores their re-imagining of Gothic art between the 1870s and 1920s to create new visions of the artist, ‘belonging’, modern society, sexuality, spirituality and identity. In these ways, a distant Gothic age is recreated as tantalisingly close to ‘modernity’, in short, to making modern art. Dark or radiant, enchanted or uncanny, these sites of ‘Gothic modernity’ inspired Munch’s and Kollwitz’s generation with urgent imaginaries for creating worlds. Artists include: Hans Baldung Grien, Ernst Barlach, Max Beckmann, Dirk Bouts, Arnold Böcklin, Gustav Carus, Lovis Corinth, Lucas Cranach The Elder, Otto Dix, Albrecht Dürer, James Ensor, Lyonel Feininger, Akseli Gallen-kallela, Matthias Grünewald, Ernst Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Klinger, Käthe Kollwitz, Lowis Korinth, George Minne, Paula Modersohn-becker, Edvard Munch, Emil ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Gothic Modern (Norwegian Edition)

Gothic Modern illuminates the pivotal discovery of medieval Gothic art for Edvard Munch, Käthe Kollwitz and their artist contemporaries. It explores their deep attraction to the Gothic art of Europe’s north and German lands via paintings, prints and. in other artistic media to imagine a new ‘Gothic modernity’, unlocking a different energy of modern art and creative experiment beyond nation-centric stories.    The book sheds light on the profound importance. of medieval Gothic art for Edvard Munch, Käthe. Kollwitz and their contemporaries. It explores their reimagining of Gothic art between the 1870s and 1920s to create new visions of the artist, ‘belonging’, modern society, sexuality, spirituality and identity. In these ways, a distant Gothic age is recreated as tantalisingly close to ‘modernity’, in short, to making modern art. Dark or radiant, enchanted or uncanny, these sites of ‘Gothic modernity’ inspired Munch’s and Kollwitz’s generation with urgent imaginaries for creating worlds. Artists: Albrecht Altdorfer, Hans Baldung Grien, Ernst Barlach, Max Beckmann, Arnold Böcklin, Edward Burne-Jones, Lovis Corinth, Otto Dix, Albrecht Dürer, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Vincent van Gogh, Matthias Grünewald, Jacoba van Heemskerck, Hans Holbein d. J., Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Theodor Kittelsen, Paul Klee, Gustav Klimt, Max Klinger, Oskar Kokoschka, Käthe ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Gothic Modern

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector''s Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector''s Library are books to love and treasure. My Gothic Heart is selected and introduced by editor and writer Charlie Castelletti.The word gothic conjures up crumbling castles, passion and unnerving supernatural events. It''s a powerful genre and a mood that has influenced writers, artists and designers ever since. This is a gorgeous anthology of extracts from extravagant and dark gothic stories and verse.My Gothic Heart features tantalising extracts from the famous names of gothic writing such as Ann Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, the Brontë sisters and John Keats. It then travels forward to the early twentieth century, finding gothic resonance in the writing of Virginia Woolf, Oscar Wilde and Wilfred Owen. Altogether, it’s a powerful mix that cannot fail to stir the emotions.

Objev podobné jako My Gothic Heart - Charlie Castelletti

Give your baking a wicked, whimsigoth twist with TheLittle Gothic Bakeshop, featuring sweet and savory treats with a gothic flair.The Little Gothic Bakeshop showcases over 50 spooky and inventive recipes from The Great British Baking Show star, Helena Garcia, who impressed the judges and audiences alike with her creepy creations. Brewing with mystique, this cookbook is your go-to guide to easily transform ordinary recipes into macabre masterpieces, including devilishly delicious cakes, cookies, pastries, breads, desserts, and drinks. Covering Bewitching Beverages, Spooky Cookies and Candies, Ghoulish Breads and Pastries, To-Die-For Desserts, and Macabre Cakes and Bakes, unleash your inner goth with recipes like: Black Cat Mini Swiss RollsSpiderweb Sand-witch CookiesVampire''s Bloody Valentine LollipopsFlying Broomstick Focaccia MuffinsSkull Boba Bubble TeaScary Berry Lemon Tarts Gothic Arch Peanut Butter CheesecakeBat FougasseCemetery Traybake slicesAnd more!A combination of tactile illustration and darkened photography throughout the book is a homage to the old Victorian aesthetic of gothic elegance. Step into the dark side of baking and discover recipes that are easy to make, fun and spooky to design, and delicious when devoured. Whether you’re an everyday goth or Halloween-obsessed, TheLittle Gothic Bakeshop is filled with tricks and treats designed to bring some ghoulish fun to your baking ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Little Gothic Bakeshop - Helena Garcia

From the ancient barbarians responsible for the fall of Rome, to the black-lipped teenager updating their Instagram from a graveyard, Goths have been with us for a long time. Ideas about what is Gothic have changed and mutated, but a fascination with the dark and dramatic has remained a constant. The History of Gothic Fashion charts Gothic dress from its ancient and medieval origins to its various revivals and romanticised rebirths, examining its cultural inspirations including folk lore, 19th-century novels, the silver screen and rock music. For a subculture associated with literature and historical fashion, there are surprisingly few books that focus solely on Gothic fashion. The History of Gothic Fashion provides an in-depth overview of the evolution of the darker side of style.

Objev podobné jako Gothic Fashion The History - Katie Godman

''One of the very few necessary and inevitable utterances of the century.'' William Morris, in the Preface. The Nature of Gothic started life as a chapter in Ruskin''s masterwork, The Stones of Venice. Ruskin came to lament the ''Frankenstein monsters'' of Victorian buildings with added Gothic which ''The Stones'' inspired; but despite his misgivings the original moral purpose of his writing had not fallen on stony ground. The Nature of Gothic, the last chapter of the second volume, had marked his progression from art critic to social critic; in it he found the true seam of his thought, and it was quickly recognised for the revolutionary writing it was. As Morris himself put it, The Nature of Gothic ''pointed out a new road on which the world should travel''; and in its indictment of meaningless modern labour and its celebration of medieval architecture it could be called the foundation stone of Morris''s aesthetic and purpose in life. 40 years after he first read it, Morris chose Ruskin''s text for one of the first books to be published at his Kelmscott Press, using his own Golden type. It is one of the summits of his career, and one of the most ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Nature of Gothic - John Ruskin

The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings.This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: The Castle of Otranto, published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three. Vathek (1786), an oriental tale by an eccentric millionaire, exotically combines Gothic romanticism with the vivacity of The Arabian Nights and is a narrative tour de force. The story of Frankenstein (1818) and the monster he created is as spine-chilling today as it ever was; as in all Gothic novels, horror is the keynote.

Objev podobné jako Three Gothic Novels - Mary W. Shelley, Horace Walpole, William Beckford

An exploration of Gothic literature from its origins in Horace Walpole’s 1764 classic The Castle of Otranto, through Romantic and Victorian Gothic to modernist and postmodernist takes on the form. The volume surveys key debates such as Female Gothic, the Gothic narrator and nation and empire, and focuses on a wide range of texts including The Mysteries of Udolpho, Frankenstein,Jane Eyre, Dracula,The Magic Toyshop and The Shining.

Objev podobné jako York Notes Companions Gothic Literature - Susan Chaplin