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De vita solitaria ("Of Solitary Life" or "On the Solitary Life"; translated as The Life of Solitude) is a philosophical treatise composed in Latin and written between 1346 and 1356 (mainly in Lent of 1346) by Italian Renaissance humanist Petrarch. It constitutes an apology of solitude dedicated to his friend Philippe de Cabassoles. [1] [2]
Martel has said that Life of Pi can be summarized in three statements: "Life is a story"; "You can choose your story"; "A story with God is the better story". [26] Reviewer Gordon Houser suggests that there are two main themes of the book: "that all life is interdependent, and that we live and breathe via belief."
At the end of her story, the player and Neuvillette (Fontaine's Chief Justice and the current reincarnation of the Hydro Dragon Sovereign) [b] discover Furina to be a fraud and not a true Archon, leading to Furina being placed on trial to force her to reveal her true identity. The trial ends with Furina being declared guilty, whereupon Focalors ...
Life of Pi is a play based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Yann Martel adapted for the stage by Lolita Chakrabarti. The play premiered in June 2019 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield before transferring to the Wyndham's Theatre in London 's West End in November 2021.
Set in a fictional country based on Imperial China during the Tang dynasty, [4] and often referencing knowledge closer to the late Ming Dynasty, the series follows Maomao, a young girl working as an apothecary in the red-light district, who was kidnapped and sold to the Imperial Palace as an indentured servant.
Evagrius Ponticus (left), John of Sinai, and an unknown saint. 17th-century icon. Evagrius Ponticus (Ancient Greek: Εὐάγριος ὁ Ποντικός), also called Evagrius the Solitary (345–399 AD), was a Christian monk and ascetic from Heraclea, a city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor.
The Wheel of Fortune from Carmina Burana. Carmina Burana (/ ˈ k ɑːr m ɪ n ə b ʊ ˈ r ɑː n ə /, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" [Buria in Latin]) is a manuscript of 254 [1] poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century.
Father Ulisses suffers from homesickness. Peter literally returns to the house where he was born, but returning home also has the symbolical meaning of finding the truth. Recurring motifs are widowhood, the crucifix, the chimpanzee, vomit and tears. Some events are absurd or surreal, especially in Part 2.