Luisa Collodi Knihy

Émile Zola is regarded as one of the most significant French novelists of the 19th century and a founder of Naturalism. He initially published loosely connected novels and worked as a journalist before conceptualizing most of his works as part of a cycle that illuminates the social and political realities of his time. The twenty novels in this series narrate the family saga of the Rougons and Macquarts, addressing the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the working class. Zola, a moderate leftist, aimed to enrich conservative French literature with progressive elements. The novels are arranged in chronological order and tackle central societal issues. The cycle includes titles such as "The Fortune of the Rougons," "Nana," "Germinal," and "Doctor Pascal," each depicting various aspects of life under the Second Empire. Zola's work is considered crucial for understanding the social structures and conflicts of his era and has left a lasting impact on literature.

Tvorba Dumasa ml. bola bohatá. Napísal jedenásť románov, z toho štyri historické v duchu tvorby svojho otca. V románe Dáma s kaméliami ide o rehabilitáciu kurtizány ako človeka, v čom Dumas ml. nadväzoval na domáce literárne tradície. V tomto príbehu, spočívajúcom na skutočnej udalosti, robí autor neuveriteľne vážny pokus s človekom. Ako keby skúmal prvok ľudského šťastia, akoby hľadal jeho ,,chemické zloženie", pokiaľ k nemu prispieva a pokiaľ ho vytvára zmyslová i duševná jednota dvoch pohlaví v ľúbosti. Dumas ml. vnikol do tohto vzťahu a ukázal isté rušivé zložky, ktoré bránia vyklenúť sa ľúbosti tak, ako sa ona dokonalá zrodí pri stretnutí dvoch ľudí, keď ,,ich bytosti tvoria už iba jednu".

Leilu prinútili rodičia vydať sa vo veku 21 rokov za muža, ktorého predtým nikdy nevidela ani o ňom nepočula. V arabských krajinách, najmä na vidieku, je takýto postup bežný, no pre Európu 21. storočia len ťažko predstaviteľný. Oveľa šokujúcejšie vyznieva preto fakt, že sobáš z donútenia sa odohral v krajine, ktorú celý západný svet považuje za modernú a slobodnú – vo Francúzsku. Leily sa nikto nepýtal, či sa chce vydať za muža, ktorý je od nej o pätnásť rokov starší. Prinútili ju podriadiť sa vôli tyranského otca a nakoniec aj mužovi, ktorého nemilovala a ktorý ju bil stále častejšie a brutálnejšie. Až po jej treťom pokuse o samovraždu rodičia pochopili, aké peklo prežíva vo vynútenom vzťahu a pomohli jej dostať sa z neho. Trvalo niekoľko rokov, kým sa odhodlala odhaliť svoje utrpenie, upozorniť verejnosť na to, čo sa deje, a pomôcť tak ostatným dievčatám, ktoré sú obeťou tohto barbarstva v mnohých krajinách sveta, západné krajiny nevynímajúc.

Adorned with gripping cover art by Man Ray and translated by renowned scholar Dr. Paul J. Gillette, this dramatic collection of de Sade writings includes "Justine," "Juliette," "120 Days of Sodom," "Philosophy In The Bedroom" and many works often scattered among "pastiche" versions of de Sades oeuvre. Free of the author's repetitions, polemics and syntactically complex 18th century phrases, this edition captures the drama of de Sade's forays into human sexuality including such practices as voyeurism, fetishism, and, most famously, sadism. Vilified by critics in the 1800s as "Monstrous… depraved… An odious book by an even more odious man," de Sades depiction of his personal adventures has been studied and enjoyed by readers in light of the 20th and 21st centuries. Readers will also discover a mind as free as de Sades adventures were uninhibited, for he discusses natural evolution 25 years before Darwin's birth; postulates the existence of the unconscious mind a century before Sigmund Freud; and probes social mores decades before the work of Margaret Mead. He also espouses political ideas that were put into practice by such diverse figures as Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler and Fidel Castro. Born into French nobility in 1740, Marquis de Sade continues to open minds to new human experience more than 250 years later in this dramatic new release from Holloway House Publishing.