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Peter Levi

    Peter Levi bol básnik, archeológ, cestovateľ, životopisec, akademik a plodný recenzent a kritik. Jeho literárna tvorba sa vyznačovala širokým záberom a hlbokým záujmom o rôzne kultúry a históriu. Leviho štýl bol často introspektívny a zároveň plný pozorovaní sveta okolo seba. Zanechal významnú stopu v britskej literatúre aj akademickom svete.

    Scherbengericht
    Im Garten des Lichts
    Bildatlas der Weltkulturen. Griechenlang
    The Frontiers of Paradise
    Horace. A Life
    Atlas of the Greek world
    • Atlas of the Greek world

      • 239 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      An amply illustrated history of ancient Greek civilization focuses on Greek achievements in philosophy, medicine, sports, theater, sculpture, economics, science, and law, incorporating visits to the twenty-six major architectural sites

      Atlas of the Greek world
      3,9
    • Horace. A Life

      • 288 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      The work of the great Roman poet, Horatius Flaccus (65 BC to 8 BC), spanned all aspects of Roman life—politics, the arts, religion, and the authority of the emperor—while his legendary poems ( Satires, Odes, Epistles ) about friendship, philosophy, love, and sex still have considerable appeal. This biography presents a complete picture of Horace's life and world. It considers the details of Horace's romantic liaisons and why he never married, what the status of his father—a freedman—meant to the poet, and his distinctive brand of philosophy. In this acclaimed biography, Peter Levi, a fellow poet, has produced a thrilling and eminently readable book, the definitive account of Rome's greatest poet and the times during which he lived.

      Horace. A Life
      3,6
    • Peter Levi reiste 1970 zusammen mit dem jungen Bruce Chatwin nach Afghanistan, in ein noch unzerstörtes Land am Schnittpunkt dreier Religionen. Sein Reisebericht - funkelnde Bilder der Fremdartigkeit und Schönheit - erzählt von einem vergessenen Land, das damals noch in voller Blüte stand.

      Im Garten des Lichts
      4,0