barber antonia hidden tales from eastern europe
Barber Antonia Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe
The walls of Eastern Europe have recently crumbled to reveal fascinating hidden cultures. To reflect this more open perspective, here is a collection of little-known folk tales from Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Romania. The seven elegantly told and beautifully illustrated tales create a timely collection to stimulate children's interest in their European neighbours.
643 Руб.Singer Isaak Bashevis Collected Stories
Isaac Bashevis Singer's work explores humanity in all of its guises. This collection of forty-seven short stories, selected by Singer himself from across the whole of his career, brings together the best of his writing. From the supernatural 'Taibele and Her Demon' to the poignant 'The Unseen', and from gentle humour in 'Gimpel the Fool' to tragedy with 'Yentl the Yeshiva Boy', these tales explore good and evil, passion and restraint, religious fervour and personal failings, within the traditional shtetls of pre-war Eastern Europe and post-war America.
3631 Руб.English Fairy Tales
Jacobs published his English Foiiy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairytales in 1894 but also went on after and in between both books to publish fairy tales collected from continental Europe as well as Jewish, Celtic and Indian Fairytales.
583 Руб.English Fairy Tales
Jacobs published his English Foiiy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairytales in 1894 but also went on after and in between both books to publish fairy tales collected from continental Europe as well as Jewish, Celtic and Indian Fairytales.
99 Руб.Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Sometimes known as the Arabian Nights, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights includes some of the world's best-loved tales, including such classics as Aladdin and 'Sindbad the Sailor' The tales told by Scheherazade over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahryar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. From the epic adventures of 'Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp' to the farcical 'Young Woman and her Five Lovers' and the social criticism of 'The Tale of the Hunchback', the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are also anchored to everyday life by their bawdiness and realism, providing a full and intimate record of medieval Eastern world. In this selection, N.J. Dawood presents the reader with an unexpurgated translation of the finest and best-known tales, preserving their spirited narrative style in lively modern English. In his introduction, he discusses their origins in the East and their differences from Classical Arabic literature, and examines English translations of the tales since the eighteenth century.
3335 Руб.Kis Danilo The Legend of the Sleepers
Sleepers awake in a remote cave and the ancient mystic Simon Magus attempts a miracle, in these two magical, otherworldly tales from one of the greatest voices of twentieth-century Europe.
484 Руб.Neveux Francois A Brief History of the Normans. The Conquests that Changed the Face of Europe
The forgotten origins and story of the leading power of Europe in the Dark Ages. The history of the Normans began a long time before 1066. Originating from the 'Norsemen' they were one of the most successful warrior tribes of the Dark Ages that came to dominate Europe from the Baltic Sea to the island of Sicily and the borders of Eastern Europe. Beginning as Viking raiders in the eighth century, the Normans not only changed the landscape of Europe but were changed by their new conquests. As a military force they became unstoppable. As Conquerors, they established their own kingdom in Normandy from where they set out on a number of devastating campaigns, where they also introduced innovations in politics, architecture and culture. In A Brief History of the Normans leading French historian, Francois Neveux, gives an accessible and authoritative introduction.
1245 Руб.Behemoth. Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic) (CD)
Музыкальный альбом группы "Behemoth"Список музыкальных треков:Chant Of The Eastern LandsThe Touch Of NgaFrom The Pagan WastlandsHidden In A FogAncientEntering The Faustian SoulForgotten Cult Of AldaronWolves Guard My CoffinHell Dwells In IceTransylvanian Forest.
711 Руб.Mason Daniel The Winter Soldier
From the bestselling author of The Piano Tuner, comes Daniel Mason's The Winter Soldier, a story of love and medicine through the devastation of the First World War. Vienna, 1914. Lucius is a twenty-two-year-old medical student when World War I explodes across Europe. Enraptured by romantic tales of battlefield surgery, he enlists, only to find himself posted to a remote field-hospital ravaged by typhus. Supplies have all but run out, the other doctors have fled, and only a single nurse remains, from whom he must learn a brutal, makeshift medicine. Then one day, an unconscious soldier is brought in from the snow, his uniform stuffed with strange drawings. He seems beyond rescue, until Lucius makes a fateful decision that will change the course of his life. From the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Vienna to the frozen forests of the Eastern Front, The Winter Soldier is the story of finding love in the sweeping tides of history, and of the mistakes we make and the precious opportunities to atone.
3036 Руб.Виниловые пластинки, BACK ON BLACK, BEHEMOTH - Sventevith (LP, White)
Каталожный номер BOBV622LPLTD, Формат LP, White, Лейбл BACK ON BLACKA1 Chant Of The Eastern LandsA2 The Touch Of NyaA3 From The Pagan VastlandsA4 Hidden In The FogA5 AncientB1 Entering The Faustian SoulB2 Forgotten Cult Of AldaronB3 Wolves Guard My CoffinB4 Hell Dwells In IceB5 Transylvanian Forest
4500 Руб.Porta Carles Hello Mister Cold. Tales from the Hidden Valley
Bundle up and get ready to spend the long winter with the charming creatures in Carles Porta's enchanting Hidden Valley. It's winter now in the hidden valley, and Maximus Cold has fallen into the valley, completely by mistake. Everyone thinks he's a strange, trumpet-playing monster who has kidnapped our wolf friend Yula! One can only hope that the gang of friends, including the rabbits, Reindeer, the pixie onion-headed ballerina, and Yula's best friend Sara can save the day with some trumpeting of their own. Dive into Carles Porta's elaborate world of enchanting, snowy forests and mysterious music and meet all the charming creatures of the Valley along the way.
2645 Руб.Jacobs Joseph English Fairy Tales
Collected by Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916) - australian folklorist, literary critic, historian and writer. Joseph Jacobs was a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. He popularized some of the world's best known English fairy tales including Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the three bears, The Three Little Pigs, Jack the Giant Killer and The History of Tom Thumb and many others. Jacobs published his English Fairy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairytales in 1894 but also went on after and in between both books to publish fairy tales collected from continental Europe as well as Jewish, Celtic and Indian Fairytales.
1357 Руб.Donaldson Julia Tales from Acorn Wood: Fox's Socks (board book)
Join Fox and Mouse for lots of lift-the-flap fun in Acorn Wood with this bestselling story from the Tales from Acorn Wood series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of modern classic, The Gruffalo. Poor old Fox has lost his socks - can you help him find them? Are they in the kitchen or under the stairs? Are they inside the clock or hidden in a chest? Lift the flaps and find out! With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the Tales From Acorn Wood series has been delighting both parents and toddlers for over fifteen years. Join in the fun with Fox's Socks, an interactive preschool story from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Zog.
871 Руб.Porta Carles The Artists
Welcome to the beautifully imagined world of Carles Porta’s new series, Tales from the Hidden Valley, where tiny onion- headed ballerinas dance among multicoloured autumn leaves, and new friends are found in the strangest ways. It’s autumn in the hidden valley and change is in the air. Ticky is about to fly away to warmer places, and Yula is painting him a farewell gift. But when Yula draws she loses track of time altogether, and before she knows it she may miss her chance to say goodbye!
3289 Руб.Jacobs J. English Fairy Tales
Collected by Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916) — australian folklorist, literary critic, historian and writer. Joseph Jacobs was a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. He popularized some of the world's best known English fairy tales including Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the three bears, The Three Little Pigs, Jack the Giant Killer and The History of Tom Thumb and many others. Jacobs published his English Fairy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairytales in 1894 but also went on after and in between both books to publish fairy tales collected from continental Europe as well as Jewish, Celtic and Indian Fairytales.
860 Руб.Jacobs J. English Fairy Tales
Collected by Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916) — australian folklorist, literary critic, historian and writer. Joseph Jacobs was a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. He popularized some of the world's best known English fairy tales including Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the three bears, The Three Little Pigs, Jack the Giant Killer and The History of Tom Thumb and many others. Jacobs published his English Fairy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairytales in 1894 but also went on after and in between both books to publish fairy tales collected from continental Europe as well as Jewish, Celtic and Indian Fairytales.
860 Руб.Sometimes known as the Arabian Nights, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights includes some of the world's best-loved tales, including such classics as Aladdin and 'Sindbad the Sailor' The tales told by Scheherazade over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahryar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. From the epic adventures of 'Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp' to the farcical 'Young Woman and her Five Lovers' and the social criticism of 'The Tale of the Hunchback', the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are also anchored to everyday life by their bawdiness and realism, providing a full and intimate record of medieval Eastern world. In this selection, N.J. Dawood presents the reader with an unexpurgated translation of the finest and best-known tales, preserving their spirited narrative style in lively modern English. In his introduction, he discusses their origins in the East and their differences from Classical Arabic literature, and examines English translations of the tales since the eighteenth century.
