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  • The Philosophy of Art

    Enriched edition. A 19th-Century Inquiry into Aesthetics, Culture, Society, and the Forces Shaping Artistic Expression

    Translated by John Durand ...
    In "The Philosophy of Art," Hippolyte Taine undertakes a meticulous exploration of the nature and purpose of art through the lens of philosophy and historical context. Taine engages with the societal influences on artistic expression, melding aesthetic theory with a nuanced understanding of cultural evolution. His literary style is characterized by analytical rigor and literary eloquence, placing ... Read more

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  • History of English Literature (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Critical Survey of English Writing from Saxon Origins to Victorian Literary Scholarship

    Translated by Henry Van Laun ...
    In History of English Literature (Vol. 1–3), Hippolyte Taine offers a sweeping account of English writing from its Anglo-Saxon beginnings through the major achievements of the Renaissance, Restoration, and eighteenth century. More than a chronological survey, the work interprets literature as the expression of collective forces—race, milieu, and moment—linking style, imagination, and moral ... Read more

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  • Seeing Europe with Famous Authors (Vol. 1-8) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Great Britain, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Sicily & Greece

    Seeing Europe with Famous Authors (Vol. 1–8) is a richly curated literary itinerary through the landscapes, cities, monuments, and cultural memory of Europe. Combining travel writing, historical reflection, aesthetic criticism, memoir, and lyrical description, the collection situates place as both geography and imaginative inheritance. From meditations on cathedrals, ruins, rivers, and capitals to ... Read more

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  • Proletarian Days

    A Hippolyte Havel Reader

    The first collection of writings by Hippolyte Havel, a figure at the center of New York's turn-of-the-century political and artistic circles.A prolific writer and tireless activist, Havel (1871–1950) contributed dozens of articles, essays, and reviews to anarchist periodicals, including Emma Goldman's Mother Earth. His influence on several writers, artists, and intellectuals (e.g., Eugene O'Neill, ... Read more

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  • Hippolyte's Island

    An Illustrated Novel

    From an acclaimed author and artist, this "cleverly illustrated novel takes reads on a fabulous journey [and] a touching pilgrimage of faith" ( Publishers Weekly).Adventurer and travel writer Hippolyte Web has set his sights on an expedition to the Auroras, a group of tiny islands in the South Atlantic that haven't been spotted in centuries. Equipped with outdated charts, an inadequate sailboat, ... Read more

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  • The Philosophy of Art

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Intersection of Aesthetics and Creativity in Art Philosophy

    Translated by John Durand ...
    In "The Philosophy of Art," Hippolyte Taine presents a profound exploration of the intersection between art, psychology, and culture. Drawing on a range of perspectives, Taine articulates his vision of art as a reflection of the collective consciousness of a society. His literary style is marked by a meticulous analytical approach that blends clarity with a rich, evocative prose, inviting readers ... Read more

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  • History of English Literature (Complete)

    The publication of M. Taine's "History of English Literature," in 1864, and its translation into English, in 1872, mark an epoch in educational history, especially in that of America. Prior to the appearance of this work, the total knowledge of British writers gained in the school and college life of the ordinary American youth was generally derived in the form of blind memorization from one text ... Read more

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  • There is no genius without a touch of madness

    How to transform your marginality, vulnerabilities, and uniqueness into your greatest engine for success

    HAVE YOU EVER FELT TOO INTENSE, TOO DIFFERENT, OR FUNDAMENTALLY OUT OF STEP WITH THE WORLD AROUND YOU?What if the very eccentricities, vulnerabilities, and unique traits you’ve been taught to hide are actually your greatest strategic advantage?In There Is No Genius Without a Touch of Madness, author Koala Hippolyte delivers a powerful, eye-opening guide that challenges the illusion of normality ... Read more

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  • Endless Afternoons

    by Gaël Faye ...
    Illustrated by Hippolyte Petitjean ...
    An ode to the endless afternoons of childhood, when boredom can offer a portal into another world.As a kid growing up in Burundi, Gaël was lucky enough to get bored. He didn’t have school in the afternoons, and his family didn’t have a computer or a television. So he had to learn to use his imagination to invent games and ways to pass the time: a mess of furniture in the living room became a ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Rosewater

    A Novel

    by Liv Little ...
    Narrated by Suhaiyla Hippolyte ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 25 min

    For fans of Queenie and Such a Fun Age comes a deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been.Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman in south London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her nights are spent working long hours for minimum wage at a neighborhood dive ... Read more

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  • The Philosophy of Art

    This is the first whole to which we must refer a work of art. And here is the second. The artist himself, considered in connection with his productions, is not isolated; he also belongs to a whole, one greater than himself, comprising the school or family of artists of the time and country to which he belongs. For example, around Shakespeare, who, at the first glance, seems to be a marvellous ... Read more

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  • A Tour Through the Pyrenees

    The river is so fine, that before going to Bayonne I have come down as far as Royan. Ships heavy with white sails ascend slowly on both sides of the boat. At each gust of wind they incline like idle birds, lifting their long wing and showing their black belly. They run slantwise, then come back; one would say that they felt the better for being in this great fresh-water harbor; they loiter in it ... Read more

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