Jozef Michaláč Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Von Arthur Schopenhauer schon 1862 kongenial übertragen, ist dieses unentbehrliche Handbuch mit Abstand der beste und der berühmteste Lebensratgeber der Weltliteratur. Gracián war ein Meister der intelligenten Einsicht und pointierten Formulierung. Die 300 Denksprüche seiner überaus erfolgreichen 'Schule der Weltklugheit' erklären, wie man sich in einer damals wie heute immer komplizierter werdenden Welt behauptet.

What makes Shakespeare's sonnets exceptional and original? Primarily, it lies in the fact that Shakespeare was, unlike most other sonnet authors, primarily a dramatic and theatrical poet. The sonnet's confined space, measuring five feet wide and fourteen lines high, serves as a small Shakespearean stage where every word acts as a performer and each line represents a theatrical part. Within this limited, precisely defined space, Shakespeare showcases his artistry. The originality of his sonnets is rooted in their extraordinarily wide range of emotions and passions, encapsulating nearly the entirety of love's experience. Shakespeare's sonnets explore both joyful and painful love, erotic and platonic love, faithful and unfaithful love, pure love and love that is betrayed and constantly wounded, selfish love as well as selfless, sacrificial love. Each sonnet can be seen as a conversation or a letter in verse, with the entire collection resembling poetic correspondence. It is not grand art but rather occasional poetry, akin to poetic letters—Shakespearean mail that conveys the paradoxes of concrete existence.

Kniha majstra manipulácie je diplomaciou všedného dňa, ktorá elegantne i ostrovtipne radí ako sa správať, aby človek získal čo najviac pre seba, čo zatajiť, čo vyzdvihnúť, kedy prehovoriť a kedy mlčať, ako si uchovať dobrú povesť a využiť slabiny protivníka, či ako sa vyhnúť svojim vlastným chybám, mnohé iné rady platiace i v dnešnom zložitom svete.