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Symposium
by PlatoSymposium is a philosophical text written by Plato, a Greek philosopher and a disciple of Socrates. Symposium explores the purpose and nature of love based on the Platonic love. The speech takes place in a drinking party in Agathon’s house to celebrate his victory in a dramatic competition, believed to be attended by Socrates, Aristodemus, Phoin..
Hand Shadows to Be Thrown upon the Wall
by Henry BursillHand Shadows to Be Thrown upon the Wall is a book on Shadowgraphy by Henry Bursill. Shadowgraphy often called as ombromanie is a performance art in which a story or images are narrated using hands to produce shadows. This art once popular had started to decline with the invention of cinema and television to become a major entertainment for..
The Federalist Papers
by Alexander HamiltonThe Federalist Papers is a series of essays co-authored by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison towards promoting ratification of the US constitution. Out of the 85 articles, 77 were already published in a series of journals during 1787 to 1788, in The New York Packet and The Independent Journal. The intentions of the authors are to infl..
The Poetics of Aristotle
by AristotleThe Poetics of Aristotle is an oldest surviving theory of Dramatization in literary works including drama (and its sub genres Comedy, Tragedy and Satire), Poetry (Lyric Poetry, Epic poetry and Dithyramb) written by Aristotle, who was a Greek Philosopher and a disciple of Socrates. This text explores genres of poetry in three ways such as M..
Discourse on the Method
by Rene DescartesDiscourse on the Method is an autobiographical Philosophical treatise written by René Descartes, a French Philosopher celebrated as the father of modern philosophy in the western world. His notable literary works include Rules for the Direction of the Mind, The World, The Description of the Human Body, Passions of the Soul, and Principles ..
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex
by Sigmund FreudThree Contributions to the Theory of Sex is an extensive exploration of the theory of sex with respective to childhood, written by Sigmund Freud, a neurologist remembered as the founding father of psychoanalysis. This book provides an in depth analysis of sexual perversions, childhood sexuality, and puberty. The chapter sexual perversions ..
The Iliad
by HomerThe Iliad is an epic poem written by Homer, an ancient Greek Poet whose work influenced the shaping of Greek culture to great extent. Considered to be sequel to the author’s early work “The Odyssey”, The Iliad narrates final week incidents of the Trojan War, the early events like the cause of the war, gathering warriors for the siege has b..
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India
by Edgar ThurstonOmens and Superstitions of Southern India is written by Edgar Thurston, a Physician and Lecturer of anatomy. He has written many books on anthropology and ethnography including "Pearl and Chank Fisberies of the Gulf of Manaar" and "Anthropology of the Todas and Kotas of the Nilgiri Hills : and of the Bráhmans, Kammálans, Pallis, and Pariahs of Madr..