[…] Como tiempo, el Renacimiento va desde (las bisagras) Dante Alighieri y Giotto di Bondone hasta el siglo xviii, aunque esto, todavía, es motivo de discusión. El va y el hasta, además, se aplica al...

Miguel García-Baró ha identificado en el desarrollo de la Filosofía tres navegaciones generales, y el sentido que le da a la expresión navegación filosófica es muy semejante al significado de las salidas...

Every Aucklander of a certain age knows that we should have listened to Mayor Robbie back in the 1970s' - Labour Party MP Phil Twyford. But who was he? And why is he still relevant today? From a working...

This Introduction does not pretend to offer anything to specialists. It is written for theological students, ministers, and laymen, who desire to understand the modern attitude to the Old Testament as...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Trois romans, trois portraits de la vie dans le ghetto noir de Homewood, à Pittsburgh, dans lesquels John Edgar Wideman raconte les douleurs, les passions, les rêves et les souvenirs de cette communauté....

Ce saisissant recueil entremêle avec justesse l’intime, l’historique et le politique. John Edgar Wideman ravive les souvenirs de l’Amérique, ses plaies ouvertes, le feu dévorant du deuil, de la violence...

One of John Wideman’s most ambitious and celebrated works, the lyrical masterpiece and PEN/Faulkner winner inspired by the 1985 police bombing of the West Philadelphia row house owned by black liberation...

A major literary figure tells “a searching tale of loss, recovery, and déja vu that is part memoir and what-if speculation, part polemic and exposé” (The Washington Post) about two generations of one...

From “master of language” (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman, a reissue of the revered trilogy that launched his career—two novels and story collection all set in Wideman’s own hometown.Damballah,...

Le projet Fanon a poursuivi John Edgar Wideman des années durant : après avoir lu Les damnés de la terre, l’écrivain américain n’a eu de cesse de vouloir ressembler à son auteur, l’intellectuel et psychanalyste...

À l’âge de quatorze ans, John Edgar Wideman découvre dans la presse américaine une photo du visage mutilé d’Emmett Till. Tout comme Wideman, ce dernier est âgé de quatorze ans, et tout comme Wideman,...

This Introduction does not pretend to offer anything to specialists. It is written for theological students, ministers, and laymen, who desire to understand the modern attitude to the Old Testament as...

Due fratelli afroamericani, John Edgar e Robert, crescono insieme in un quartiere di Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, ma le loro vite prendono ben presto due direzioni diverse. Il 15 novembre 1975 Robert,...

Nel 1955 il quattordicenne Emmett Till lasciava la sua casa di Chicago per andare a far visita ai parenti in Mississippi. Sarebbe tornato alcune settimane dopo, cadavere: ucciso nel modo più barbaro perché,...

John Edgar McFadyen's 'Introduction to the Old Testament' is a comprehensive exploration of the religious and historical significance of the ancient scriptures. Written in a clear and engaging style,...

*A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Book of the Year* From John Edgar Wideman, a modern “master of language” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a stunning story collection that spans a range of topics...

“A rare triumph” (The New York Times Book Review), this powerful memoir about the divergent paths taken by two brothers is a classic work from one of the greatest figures in American literature: a reflection...

“A powerful assemblage of short stories exploring late-in-life angst through personal myth, cultural memory, and riffs on an empire scorched by its own hubris” (O, The Oprah Magazine) from award-winning...

A powerful and “stunning” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) selection of the best of John Edgar Wideman’s short stories over his fifty-year career, representing the wide range of his intellectual and...

"Ce livre, sa langue, ses mots, les voix qui le composent, sont nés de la tentative que j'ai faite de capter ce qui s'est amorcé entre mon frère et moi il y a quatre ans : le désir nous est venu de parler...

In 'Introduction to the Old Testament' by John Edgar McFadyen, readers are introduced to a comprehensive overview of the historical, literary, and theological aspects of the Old Testament. McFadyen's...