Peter Bondanella Bücher

A biography of Federico Fellini that shows how his exuberant imagination has been shaped by popular culture, literature, and his encounter with the ideas of C G Jung, especially Jungian dream interpretation. It links his mature accomplishments to his first employment as a cartoonist, gagman, and sketch-artist during the Fascist era.

These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was the first to outline the influential theory of Renaissance art that traces a progression through Giotto, Brunelleschi, and finally the titanic figures of Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael. This new translation, specially commisioned for the World's Classics series, contains thirty-six of the most important lives and is fully annotated.

Das Dekameron, ein Novellenzyklus, den sich zehn Gäste eines bei Florenz gelegenen Landgutes während der Pestzeit erzählen, machte den Dichter weltberühmt. Andre Jolles schreibt in seiner Einleitung: »Wenige Bücher stehen in einem so schlechten Ruf - wenige sind so viel gelesen wie das Dekameron.«

\"Der Fürst\" ist ein Klassiker unter den staatsphilosophischen Schriften der Neuzeit. Fürsten und Staatsmännern diente er als Handbuch der Politik. Bis heute hat er an Bedeutung nichts eingebüßt – in Managerkursen gilt er als Pflichtlektüre. In seinem Hauptwerk beschreibt Machiavelli die Regeln des Machtspiels und der Machtausübung. Im Mittelpunkt des Interesses steht der Herrschende. Klugheit, Gerechtigkeit und Entschlossenheit sind die Maximen des Handelns – doch auch der Wille, sich gegen andere durchzusetzen. Wer heute in der freien Wirtschaft, in Industrie und Politik Verantwortung übernimmt, findet hier wichtige Hinweise.

Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Giorgio Vasari's collection of biographical accounts also presents a highly influential theory of the development of Renaissance art.Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto, who represent the infancy of art, Vasari considers the period of youthful vigour, shaped by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, and Masaccio, before discussing the mature period of perfection, dominated by the titanic figures of Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo.This specially commissioned translation contains thirty-six of the most important lives as well as an introduction and explanatory notes.About the Series:For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.