Showing posts with label literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literature. Show all posts

The Discworld


   The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy novels.

   Remarkable for:   The unusual setting of the stories and the obviously unrealistic habitat.


Nicolae Filimon


   Nicolae Filimon was a Romanian novelist and short-story writer, remembered as the author of the very first Realist novel in Romanian literature, Ciocoii vechi şi noi.


The Hendiatris


   Hendiatris is a figure of speech used for emphasis, in which three words are used to express one idea.


Till Eulenspiegel


Till Eulenspiegel was an impudent trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore.



The Seagull


The Seagull is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov.



Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Alfred Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language.



FM-2030


FM-2030 was an author, teacher, transhumanist philosopher, futurist and consultant.



Nedîm


Ahmet Nedîm Efendi was the pen name of one of the most celebrated Ottoman poets.



The Supermobile


The Supermobile is the fictional vehicle for the comic book superhero Superman.



The Eagle Has Landed


The Eagle Has Landed is a book by Jack Higgins set during World War II. There is a movie, too.