Alessandro Verri between Enlightenment and Tradition

Nicola Bizzi

Beschreibung

Alessandro Verri (1741-1816) was a remarkable intellectual, philosopher, historian, and man of letters from Milan, lived through the transition from the Enlightenment to Romanticism. He is remembered for his friendship with Cesare Beccaria and his contributions to the magazine Il Caffè, which he founded with his brother Pietro.He began writing his most famous novel, Via di Erostrato (Life of Herostratus), in 1793, a year after being admitted to the Academy of Arcadia in Rome under the initiatory name of Aristander Pentelicus. The work, which was published only in 1815, a year before his death, is a unique and compelling historical novel in which the author, pretending to translate a genuine Greek text—a literary device Verri had already used years earlier in Notti romane al sepolcro degli Scipioni—imaginatively (but not entirely) narrates the adventurous and dramatic life of Herostratus, a Greek from Corinth. After a life filled with failures and disappointments, and for the sole purpose of being remembered by posterity, Erostratus deliberately set fire to the majestic Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Verfügbar seit: 24.08.2025.

Weitere Bücher, die Sie mögen werden

Egyptian Mythology - Fascinating...

Leo Campbell

Delve into the captivating world of ancient Egyptian mythology with this audiobook, where legends and tales come to life, revealing the intricate beliefs and stories of the ancient Egyptians. 
Key highlights include: 
Exploration of Egyptian cosmogony and the creation of gods and life. 
The epic myth of Osiris, Seth, and Isis, portraying betrayal, love, and resurrection. 
The saga of Horus, depicting a son's quest to reclaim his rightful place. 
Adventures aboard the Sun Boat, symbolizing the eternal journey of the sun. 
Fascinating narratives like the tale of the Goddess of Cats, a story of protection and justice. 
Inspirational stories such as "The Girl with the Red-Rose Slippers" and "The Shipwrecked Sailor" that capture themes of transformation and resilience. 
Entertaining accounts like "The Treasure Thief" and "Se-Osiris and the Sealed Letter," brimming with adventure and magic. 
Unravel the mysteries of ancient Egypt and immerse yourself in its rich mythology through this audiobook.

Zum Buch

HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI (with...

Harvard Business Review

The next generation of AI is here—use it to lead your business forward. 
 
 
 
If you read (or listen to) nothing else on artificial intelligence and machine learning, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand the future direction of AI, bring your AI initiatives to scale, and use AI to transform your organization. This book will inspire you to: create a new AI strategy, learn to work with intelligent robots, get more from your marketing AI, be ready for ethical and regulatory challenges, understand how generative AI is game changing, and stop tinkering with AI and go all in. 
 
 
 
This collection of articles includes "Competing in the Age of AI," by Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani; "How to Win with Machine Learning," by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb; "Developing a Digital Mindset," by Tsedal Neeley and Paul Leonardi; "Learning to Work with Intelligent Machines," by Matt Beane; "Getting AI to Scale," by Tim Fountaine, Brian McCarthy, and Tamim Saleh; "Why You Aren't Getting More from Your Marketing AI," by Eva Ascarza, Michael Ross, and Bruce G. S. Hardie; "The Pitfalls of Pricing Algorithms," by Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg; "A Smarter Strategy for Using Robots," by Ben Armstrong and Julie Shah; and more.

Zum Buch

Colonial North Carolina

Joe A. Mobley

Historian Joe A. Mobley recounts events in the Carolinas from prehistory and the first settlement by colonists through North Carolina's emergence as a state in a new, democratic nation. The history of North Carolina began before the first European explorers gazed upon its shores. Its Native inhabitants had long dominated the land and waterways. Before the colonial era ended vast numbers of English, Scottish, Swiss, Germans, French, Welsh and Africans had immigrated to North Carolina, pushing Native Americans to the margins and leaving their mark on the culture of the colony. In some ways, colonial North Carolina was unique in the early American experience. The peculiar configuration of the Outer Banks limited its commercial opportunities, but the colony was very much a part of the Atlantic world.

Zum Buch

The Pilgrims - History and...

Kelly Mass

The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were a group of English settlers who made the historic journey across the Atlantic on the Mayflower and founded the Plymouth Colony in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. The colony was named after the port of Plymouth in England, which had been the final departure point for their voyage. The Pilgrims were part of a religious movement rooted in the Puritan faith, but with distinct beliefs that set them apart from other Puritans at the time.
The Pilgrims were part of a religious group called the Brownists, or Separatists, who believed that the Church of England was beyond reform. They shared many of the same Calvinist and Puritan religious convictions as the broader Puritan community, particularly in their emphasis on personal piety, Bible study, and the rejection of Catholic practices. However, unlike other Puritans, the Pilgrims felt that the Church of England was corrupt and that their congregations should be completely separate from it. This belief led them to seek religious freedom in places where they could practice their faith without interference from the English state church, which they saw as a violation of their spiritual beliefs.
Initially, the Pilgrims found refuge in Holland, where they lived for several years in the city of Leiden. The Netherlands offered a more tolerant environment for religious dissenters, allowing them to practice their faith freely. However, the Pilgrims faced challenges in Holland, including economic difficulties and concerns about the erosion of their cultural identity. They eventually decided to seek a new home in the New World, where they could establish a society that would align with their religious principles.

Zum Buch

I Found Out Hubby Cheated So I...

Nicki Menage

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but hell’s got nothing on me.  When I discover my husband has cheated on me, I throw myself at his apprentice Ben, but my lodger Beth overhears.  When I tell her what my husband did, she’s on my side.  Listen as we teach him a lesson in this naughty ffm lesbian threesome story.

Zum Buch

Four Chancellors and a Funeral -...

Russell Jones

The sequel nobody wants. After a decade of the Tories, could it get any worse? Spoiler – it does. 
 
Towards the end of 2021, Britain had been frogmarched into an escalating series of surreal calamities. Brexit was a disaster, the NHS was in crisis, the government was bathed head-to-toe in impropriety, senior Tories were still acting as though the public purse was their personal feed-trough, and the air crackled with anger about PartyGate. All of which led to an inglorious start to 2022: the year the UK saw two monarchs, three prime ministers and four chancellors. 
 
From Boris Johnson, who crashed our international reputation and handed billions to his mates so they could ineptly fight a pandemic while he stayed at home, shagging and acting as a super-spreader; to Liz Truss, a drive-by prime minister who managed to kill off the queen and crash the economy in a single week. And now we’re led by Rishi Sunak, who doesn’t know how to use a credit card, drives a pretend car, and grinningly promises even more poverty. 
 
Four Chancellors and a Funeral delivers more of Russell Jones’s signature scathing wit, combining a detailed historical record of 2021 and 2022, with acerbic commentary, all of it leavened by jokes at the seemingly endless maelstrom of failures, nincompoops and hypocrisies.

Zum Buch