Delphi Complete Works Of Francois Rabelais Illustrated

Delphi Complete Works of Francois Rabelais (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of François de La Rochefoucauld (Illustrated)

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld was a seventeenth century moralist, who became the leading exponent of the ‘maxime’, a French literary form of epigram that expresses a harsh or paradoxical truth with brevity. He muses on honour, fate, friendship, love and the human tendency for self-delusion. His experience with the royal court during the Fronde influenced his thinking immensely. An exemplar of the older noblesse, La Rochefoucauld influenced numerous philosophers and men of letters, including Nietzsche, who sought to imitate his aphoristic style. This eBook presents La Rochefoucauld’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to La Rochefoucauld’s life and works * Concise introduction to the moralist * Both the Maxims and Memoirs of La Rochefoucauld, with individual contents tables * Rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features four biographies – discover La Rochefoucauld’s intriguing life CONTENTS: The Novels Maxims (translated by J. W. Willis Bund and J. Hain Friswell, 1871) The Memoirs of the Duke de La Rochefoucauld (Anonymous translation, 1683) The Biographies Rochefoucauld (1838) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley La Rochefoucauld (1909) by William Cleaver Wilkinson François de La Rochefoucauld (1911) by George Saintsbury La Rochefoucauld (1918) by Edmund Gosse

Delphi Complete Works of Francis Thompson (Illustrated)

Francis Thompson was a visionary mystic poet of the late 1890’s, whose work is chiefly associated with rhapsodic accounts of religious experience influenced by seventeenth century Catholic verse. His most famous poem, ‘The Hound of Heaven’, which describes the pursuit of the human soul by God, won instant critical acclaim, securing its status as a classic of English poetry. Thompson also produced elegant and poignant short poems, including ‘At Lord’s’, a nostalgic elegy on the sport of cricket. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. For the first time in digital publishing, this eBook offers Thompson’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Thompson’s life and works * Concise introduction to Thompson’s life and poetry * The poems’ text is based on the authoritative Burns & Oates 1913 edition * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Thompson’s complete prose, including many rare essays published posthumously * Features Everard Meynell’s seminal study of the poet’s life— discover Thompson’s intriguing life Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Francis Thompson Brief Introduction: Francis Thompson by Carroll B. Chilton Complete Poetical Works of Francis Thompson The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Prose The Prose Works of Francis Thompson The Biography The Life of Francis Thompson, by Everard Meynell (1913) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set