Ardor by Roberto Calasso Requirements: ePUB reader, 1.5 MBOverview: In this revelatory volume, Roberto Calasso, whom The Paris Review has called “a literary institution,” explores the ancient texts known as the Vedas. Little is known about the Vedic people, who lived more than three thousand years ago in northern India: They left behind almost no […]
A Defense of Ardor: Essays by Adam Zagajewski, Clare Cavanagh (Translator)Requirements: ePUB, MOBI or AZW3 Reader, 1.2MBOverview: Ardor, inspiration, the soul, the sublime: Such terms have long since fallen from favor among critics and artists alike. In his new collection of essays, Adam Zagajewski continues his efforts to reclaim for art not just the terms […]
Framing the Rape Victim: Gender and Agency Reconsidered by Carine M. MardorossianRequirements: .ePUB and/or .AZW3 Reader, 796KBOverview: In recent years, members of legal, law enforcement, media and academic circles have portrayed rape as a special kind of crime distinct from other forms of violence. In Framing the Rape Victim, Carine M. Mardorossian argues that this […]
Ardor by Lily PriorRequirements: ePUB Reader, 342 KbOverview: When a lonely olive grower, Arcadio Carnabuci, sows his love seeds, he cannot imagine the chaos his magic fruit will bring. While Fernanda Pondrosa, the voluptuous woman of his dreams, evades his spell, Gezabel, a hardworking middle-aged mule, falls head over hooves in love with him. And, […]