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Themes and plots of Krylov’s fables
IA Krylov wrote more than two hundred fables.
Composition based on Ostrovsky’s play "The Thunderstorm"
In 1895 Ostrovsky wrote the play The Thunderstorm. Prior to that, the writer arranged for himself travels along the Volga in order to feel the way of life and customs of the inhabitants of local cities. It is noteworthy that serfdom was abolished only in 1861.
"As You Like It" by Shakespeare, analysis by chapter
A summary of Shakespeare’s play "As You Like It", a list of characters, information about the work - on this page .
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" door Martin Luther King Jr.
While the letter Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote while imprisoned in Birmingham had a specific purpose in the beginning, it ultimately touches on universal issues of freedom and inequality.
"Republic" Plato
Plato’s "Republic" defied classification for a long time: it’s a philosophical masterpiece, it’s a sharp political theory, it’s great literatureAlthough some inconsistencies, philosophical and otherwise, were subsequently discovered, there is no doubt that the " Republic " is a work of genius.
"The Real Life of Sebastian Knight" by Vladimir Nabokov, summary
The Real Life of Sebastian Knight was written in 1938-1939 and published in 1941At the time of its writing, Nabokov lived in Paris. According to legend, the book was written while sitting on the toilet, and the board over the bidet served as Nabokov’s desk.
A summary of "The Dog in the Manger" by Lope de Vega
The Spanish playwright’s comedy depicts the class inequality of lovers. The work was created in 1618. The plot revolves around a noblewoman’s agonizing internal struggle between the demands of aristocratic honor and her personal desires.
"The Dancing Teacher" by Lope de Vega, summary
This cloak-and-dagger comedy was written in 1594The plot revolves around the protagonist’s concealment of his true class status in order to achieve his love. The author deliberately chose the profession of dance teacher—at the time the play was written, mastery of this art was considered a privilege of the highest nobility.
Aldous Huxley’s "The Perennial Philosophy," Summary
This book is a comprehensive anthology of mystical teachings from the West and East, united by an extensive authorial commentary. Written in 1945, Aldous Huxley collected the sayings of Sufi poets, Catholic saints, Hindu sages, and Taoist masters to reveal a single spiritual foundation for all world religions.
A summary of "Social Philosophy" by Peter Alekseev
In 2003, Petr Alekseev published "Social Philosophy." This book is the logical conclusion of the basic course in ontology and epistemology, shifting the academic focus to society.
A summary of Nikolai Berdyaev’s "The Philosophy of Inequality"
The Russian thinker’s treatise was written in 1918, hot on the heels of social upheaval, and is presented as a collection of letters to ideological enemies. The text is imbued with a spirit of religious opposition to materialism and is directed against the ideologists of radical leftist movements.
"Culture: The Origins of Enmity" by Evgeny Elizarov, summary
This book is a profound philosophical essay written in the 1990s. The text connects the highest achievements of the human spirit with biological processes, arguing that the origins of ethnic hatred lie in the body’s physiological rejection of alien life rhythms.
"On Freedom and Slavery of Man" by Nikolai Berdyaev, summary
The book was written in 1939. This work is a philosophical manifesto of personalism, defending the dignity of the human spirit from any form of external oppression and proving the primacy of the living individual over the faceless world order.
Introduction to Philosophy by Giovanni Gentile, summary
This book is a fundamental philosophical work by the eminent Italian thinker, composed of articles from the 1920s and 1930s. The text provides a detailed justification for the doctrine of "actual idealism," which reduces any possible reality to a pure, evolving act of human thought.
"Joan of Arc" by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, summary
This book is a religious and philosophical reflection on the path of the Maid of Orleans, written in 1938The author compares the Hundred Years’ War with the decline of Europe on the eve of new global catastrophes, seamlessly merging the historical records of the Inquisition’s trial with mystical reflections on the coming Kingdom of the Holy Spirit.