Книги жанра CIDEB
Название: Seven Short Stories (+ Audio CD)
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This collection of short stories brings together some of Katherine Mansfield's best fiction, such as Bliss, At the Bay and The Garden-Party. It also charts her artistic development from the young, brash, exciting voice of The Swing of the Pendulum, through the mature, innovative style of Prelude and the structural perfection of The Doll's House, to the measured black humour of The Fly.
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Dans ces récits contés, l’âme angoissée de Maupassant peint les hommes, leurs mœurs et leurs bassesses. Douze contes brefs d’inspiration naturaliste ou fantastique, où les personnages prennent la parole pour raconter la réalité quotidienne, souvent insolite. Trois chroniques où l’esprit d’observation, le style concis et incisif de Maupassant conteur révèlent aussi ses dons de journaliste.
Название: Widening Horizons (+ Audio CD)
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A stimulating selection of short stories from the United States (Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, Washington Irving, Dorothy Parker and O. Henry), Australia (Henry Lawson) and South Africa (the Nobel Prize-winning Nadine Gordimer) is the cultural springboard for a detailed analysis of this often neglected literary form. Students are guided towards a challenging approach to the texts: looking at literary categories (setting, characters) and literary devices (style, narrator viewpoints) and exploring thematic aspects – all leading towards the production of individual creative writing.
Название: Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès
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Dans cet épisode intitulé «La Dame blonde», le célèbre détective britannique parviendra-t-il à déjouer l’habileté de l’astucieux et populaire cambrioleur français? Un secrétaire d’acajou volé, un baron assassiné, un diamant bleu subtilisé: l’Anglais saura-t-il résoudre toutes ces énigmes et démasquer le génial Lupin?
Название: Sweet and Sour (+ Audio CD)
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»Sweet and Sour» is an involving and varied collection of gripping and enjoyable short stories whose captivating storylines greatly enhance readers’ enjoyment. All of them feature light and dark sides of human nature. Some stories have a devilish or unpredictable twist in the tale, some show how ordinary people are driven to murder, revenge and deceit by unexpected circumstances or odd events. Sweet and Sour includes stories by Vivien Alcock, Margery Allingham, Isaac Asimov, Bernard Capes, Roald Dahl, W. W. Jacobs, Alison Lurie, Katherine Mansfield, Ruth Rendell, Salman Rushdie and Saki.
Название: Don Juan Tenorio (+ Audio CD)
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Год: 2004
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After Doña Inés is kidnapped for a bet, Don Juan Tenorio falls in love with her, inadvertently causing a series of events which lead to her death. Highly complex and extremely ‘modern’, Don Juan is at times romantic and passionate, a sinner and a positive figure in his ability to feel remorse.
Название: Great Expectations (+ Audio CD)
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Год: 2002
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Pip Pirrip is a poor orphan boy destined to become a blacksmith. But a chance meeting with an escaped convict and an invitation to the house of the eccentric Miss Havisham mark the beginning of great changes in his life. After receiving a large amount of money from a secret benefactor Pip goes to London to be educated as a ‘gentleman’. But who is his secret benefactor?
Название: Othello (+ Audio CD)
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Год: 2007
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Othello is a successful general, but a very simple man who trusts Iago completely. When he elopes with and marries Desdemona, he is overwhelmed by the happiness that seems to be his. Iago, embittered by his failure to win promotion in the army, decides to poison the general’s happiness...
Название: Ten Women Ten Stories (+ Audio CD)
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This selection of ten short stories about women by modern writers (James Joyce, Katherine Mansfield, Roald Dahl, James Thurber, Edna O’Brien, Anne Cassidy, Malachi Whitaker and Janet Frame) from different English-speaking countries – England, Ireland, America and New Zealand – explores such themes as love’s dilemma, loneliness, crime, myths and nostalgia. Dictionary work, the role of the narrator, setting, story and plots, speech modes and characterisation are all featured in the analysis sections of each story.
Название: Voices from Inside (+ Audio CD)
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A stimulating selection of extracts from important works and short stories by major authors of the 19th and 20th centuries – Mary Shelley, Emily Brontë, R. L. Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and George Orwell – which aims to improve students’ linguistic competence and introduce them to concepts of literary analysis through a wide range of activities. Each chapter also includes a chronology of the author’s life and a synoptic table to help students to contextualise what they read.
Название: Oscar Wilde's Short Stories (+ Audio CD)
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Год: 2003
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'The Young King' tells how a shepherd boy becomes a king and realises that money is not worth human suffering. In 'The Star Child' a baby is found in the forest and discovers his true identity after many adventures. 'The Nightingale and the Rose' is a tale of a nightingale who sacrifices her life to create the perfect red rose for a student in love.
Название: The Tragedy of Dr Faustus (+ Audio CD)
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Doctor Faustus, a brilliant scholar, enters into an agreement with the Devil. He agrees to sell his soul in return for twenty-four years of knowledge, power and riches. But he realises the full implications of his rash action.
Название: Le Morte d'Arthur (+ Audio CD)
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»Le Morte d’Arthur» tells the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The tale begins with Arthur’s birth, his education, and his rise to the throne. It also recounts the tragic love story of Sir Lancelot and Guinevere, the destruction of the Round Table and Arthur’s mysterious disappearance or death.
Название: Marianela (+ Audio CD)
Жанр: CIDEB
Год: 1991
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The tragic story of the romance between an abandoned orphan, Marianela, and a young blind man, to whom she acts as a guide. When Marianela’s love regains his sight, he falls in love with a young rich girl, and forgets about poor Marianela. This story manages to have a great resonance through the way the author portrays Marinela as the embodiment of innocence and love.
Название: La Celestina (+ Audio CD)
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Год: 2005
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»La Celestina» is a story from the Renaissance that stands out from the crowd, which prefers a more authentic portrayal of reality instead of the sentimental approach typical of the period. A young man, Calisto, infatuated by the splendid Melibea, asks for help from the greedy and shrewd Celestina, who organises a romantic meeting between the two. A romance blossoms, however, it ends quickly in tragedy…
Название: Conoscere l'italiano Intermedio-Avanzato
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Год: 2003
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This is a progressive grammar book aimed at students who already have a basic knowledge of the Italian language and who want to deepen and consolidate the basic skills already acquired. It can be used either for self-study or to accompany a language course. Despite dealing with complex structures, the book maintains the same clarity and simple layout as the first volume, whilst avoiding the use of difficult terminology. The book is divided into 24 units, and each one deals with a specific grammar point, placing particular attention on the aspects which create the most difficulty for those learning the Italian language (the difference between passato prossimo and imperfetto, i modi indefinite, the passive etc.) The use of explanations and numerous examples automatically allow enjoyment of the text and simplify the comprehension of the topics dealt with, establishing the fundamental concepts of the language. The numerous, varied and motivating exercises favour learning and memorisation of the grammar rules through the use of current expressions of the Italian language in authentic contexts. The lexis and the syntax of the exercises develop progressively, increasing in difficulty. The 8 appendices offer: • summary verb pages (auxiliaries, regular and irregular verbs conjugated in the three different forms); • summary page on the passive form; • notes on changing direct speech into indirect speech. A series of summary exercises allow for checking and consolidation of the knowledge acquired, and the index means the book can also be used for quick reference.
Название: Veleno a colazione (+ Audio CD)
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In Genoa, the death by poisoning of a Milanese doctor upsets the peaceful atmosphere of the guest house, ‘Quarto dei Mille’, where Dr Capri spent the last night of his life. There isn’t enough evidence to think that it was suicide and the story has many mysterious aspects to it: why did someone who lived in Milan make an appointment with a lawyer in another city? And why did a rich man stay in a modest guest house and not in a 5-star hotel? Try to discover, with little Anna, the motives behind this mysterious death?
Название: Detective Stories
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These stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, R. Austin Freeman, Edgar Wallace, Edmund Crispen and Geoffrey Bush, Margery Allingham and Julian Symons focus on the development of the detective genre: from the rationality of the Victorian investigator to the modern theme of the criminal as anti-hero.
Название: Lazarillo de Tormes (+ Audio CD)
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Год: 2005
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Considered to be the archetype of the picaresque tale, this story takes place during the reign of Carlos I and tells the story of the ups and downs of Lazarillo, a young man who has been forced since his childhood to pass from one master to another to survive.
Название: La Gitanilla (+ Audio CD)
Жанр: CIDEB
Год: 2004
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In 17th-century Madrid, a beautiful gypsy called Preciosa has the admiration of all who see her dance and predict the future. A young gentleman abandons his place in society to go and live with they gypsies because he is in love with her. However, things become complicated when the gentleman is accused of a crime and is imprisoned. Preciosa asks for clemency from the Corregidor…
