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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
This is the first comprehensive study of William Byrd’s life (1540-1623) and works to appear for sixty years, and fully takes into consideration recent... Læs mere
This anthology brings together for the first time a collection of autobiographical accounts of their childhood by a range of prominent nineteenth-century literary women.
This new critical and contextual biography traces the turbulent life of an extraordinary woman and includes, presented here for the first time in English, the 21 letters that constitute Diderot’s correspondence with Jodin.
The articles in this volume re-evaluate and present to an English-reading public the figure of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici (1518-72), the alleged... Læs mere
These papers discuss the life, work and influence of the Renaissance philosopher Giordana Bruno. One of the most striking thinkers of his time, he was eventually denounced as a heretic to the Venetian Inquisition, imprisoned in Rome and then burnt alive.
An examination of the work of Henry Fairfield Osborn, whose great scientific concern was to link human origins to racial hierarchies. A product of conflicting paradigms, the author suggests that Osborn's empirical quest was inextricably linked to his hope of salvation.
The story of Bernat Metge, a Catalan writer and contemporary of Chaucer is more than that of a mere scribe. An advisor to his King and Queen, his life and work were bound up... Læs mere
Johann von Staupitz is remembered as the superior of Friar Martin Luther, but has been neglected as a subject of academic discourse. This study of von Staupitz's life is in reality a theological biography.
Edmund Burke's iconic stance against the French Revolution and its supposed Enlightenment inspiration has ensured his central role in debates about the nature of modernity and freedom. This... Læs mere
Sebastian Castellio, linguist, humanist and religious reformer, is one of the most remarkable figures of... Læs mere