Through both comedy and tragedy, Seagull explores lives that are precariously balanced between love and indifference, success and failure, hope and despair. The first of what are considered to be Chekhov's four great plays, it sets the scene for the playwright's unmistakable mix of melancholia and laughter combined with a unique understanding of the daily torment of an unfulfilled.
Through both comedy and tragedy, Seagull explores lives that are precariously balanced between love and indifference, success and failure, hope...
Originally published in 1913, this book presents a history of Scottish education from the pre-Reformation period up until 1913. Discussion of both schools and universities is included, with special attention given to major institutions and their educational contribution. Textual notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Scotland and the history of education.
Originally published in 1913, this book presents a history of Scottish education from the pre-Reformation period up until 1913. Discussion of both sch...
The recent upsurge of fresh historical research concerning the early years of psychoanalysis has left many professional readers struggling to keep abreast of the latest findings and more than a little perplexed as to what it all adds up to. Freud and the History of Psychoanalysis addresses this state of affairs by providing in a single volume original essays by fourteen leading historians of psychoanalysis and philosophers of science; it is the most impressive collection of contemporary Freud scholarship yet to appear in print.
The contributions span virtually the entirety...
The recent upsurge of fresh historical research concerning the early years of psychoanalysis has left many professional readers struggling to keep ...
Lessons from a Shoemaker's Stool by John Kerr. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1865 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Lessons from a Shoemaker's Stool by John Kerr. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1865 and may have some imperfections such...