Caesar Ja Mina
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Caesar ja minä
Author: Tuure Vierros
language: fi
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Release Date: 2023-07-05
Korinttilainen Aristoksenos joutuu merirosvojen vangiksi, mutta se johtaa hänet Gaius Julius Caesarin luo. Hän pääsee seuraamaan aitiopaikalta maailmankuulun miehen nousua sotapäälliköksi ja Rooman hallitsijaksi. Filosofi Aristoksenoksen näkökulmasta Caesarin tarinaan tulee uusi sävy: nimittäin se, kuinka paljon taustavoimat pystyvät vaikuttamaan aikansa mahtimiehiin, olivat nämä miten itsenäisiä tahansa. Kiehtova historiallinen romaani Gaius Julius Caesarista (100–44 eaa.) tuo kuuluun mieheen tuoreen näkökulman ja käsittelee monipuolisesti valtaan liittyvää tematiikkaa. Tuure Vierros (1927–2012) oli suomalainen historian ja yhteiskuntaopin opettaja ja kirjailija. Hän oli kotoisin Kankaanpäästä ja teki pitkän uran opettajana eri paikkakunnilla. Vierros julkaisi lukuisia historiallisia romaaneja ja oppikirjoja ja myös näytelmiä ja esseitä.
A Frontier Knight: A Story of Early Texan Border-Life
Author: Amy Ella Blanchard
language: en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date: 2011-01-01
THE sun was shining gloriously across level sweeps of blue-grass meadow-land, and sending its beams through the windows of a plain, substantial, country house, where it made squares of brightness on the whitewashed walls, sharply outlining the shadows, and touching to gold the fair hair of a girl who sat motionless on a low stool near the window. She was thinking intently and did not heed the entrance of an older girl who glanced at her with a smile and began to busy herself about the room. Finally the girl at the window gave a deep sigh and stretched her hands above her head. “Oh, is it dinner time, Christine?” she said. “Very near,” was the reply. “What a brown study you were in, Alison; you must have been miles away.” “And so I was. I must decide, you know.” “Yes, I do know.” There was a serious note in Christine’s voice. “And have you decided?” she asked after a pause. “Yes.” The girl arose and came to where her sister stood. She laid her hands on the shoulders of the other and looked steadfastly into the clear eyes. “I am going with you and John,” she said. “There are just the three of us, and I cannot be separated from you, even though I have this home for always, mine at Aunt Miranda’s death and all its comforts while I live here. I have thought it over. I have thought of the days which will go by all alike; everything just so, all cut and dried; up at such an hour every morning; hot rolls for breakfast on Wednesdays and Saturdays, cold bread on Mondays. Every chair set at exactly such an angle, Aunt Miranda always with her hair parted precisely, Uncle Brown with his whiskers curled in just such a fashion, never a hair out of place; never any excitement; once a month the minister and his wife to dinner; once a year a day in
I, Claudius
"One of the really remarkable books of our day"—the story of the Roman emperor on which the award-winning BBC TV series was based ( The New York Times). Once a rather bookish young man with a limp and a stammer, a man who spent most of his time trying to stay away from the danger and risk of the line of ascension, Claudius seemed an unlikely candidate for emperor. Yet, on the death of Caligula, Claudius finds himself next in line for the throne, and must stay alive as well as keep control. Drawing on the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, and Tacitus, noted historian and classicist Robert Graves tells the story of the much-maligned Emperor Claudius with both skill and compassion. Weaving important themes throughout about the nature of freedom and safety possible in a monarchy, Graves's Claudius is both more effective and more tragic than history typically remembers him. A bestselling novel and one of Graves' most successful, I, Claudius has been adapted to television, film, theatre, and audio. "[A] legendary tale of Claudius . . . [A] gem of modern literature." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)