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Eras of Greatness. Fourteen Historical Miniatures

Eras of Greatness. Fourteen Historical Miniatures

Our review

A must-read if you're a curious reader, who enjoys learning and delving deeper into history. It's perfect for expanding your general knowledge. All these events are so important that you should know about them, and Stefan Zweig has not only done us the favor of gathering them but also of narrating them in a clear and simple way.

In Decisive Moments in History, Zweig delights us with this essay on what he considered the most important moments in history. He focuses mainly on people, on how they can change the course of events and remain etched in books forever.

One of the things we like most is its edition. Acantilado places great emphasis on books, and it shows, as it is a very carefully produced version, with sturdy paper and a great translation by Berta Vias Mahou.

Book details

Synopsis

Zweig recounts 14 impactful historical events that, according to the prologue, are true occurrences. The work covers the following "decisive moments":

  • Cicero (44 B.C.)

  • The Conquest of Byzantium (1453)

  • Flight to Immortality (1513)

  • The Resurrection of George Frideric Handel (1741)

  • The Genius of a Night (1792)

  • The World Minute of Waterloo (1815)

  • The "Marienbad Elegy" (1823)

  • The Discovery of El Dorado (1848)

  • Heroic Moment (1849)

  • The First Word Across the Ocean (1858)

  • Flight to God (1910)

  • The Struggle for the South Pole (1912)

  • The Sealed Train (1917)

  • Wilson Fails (1919)

About the Author

Stefan Zweig (Vienna, 1881 - Petrópolis, 1942) earned a doctorate in Philosophy and developed an early interest in literature. He frequented artistic and cultural circles, traveled extensively, and experienced World War I firsthand. He was interested in genres of all kinds, such as theater and essays, although some of his most famous writings are biographies, like that of Fouché. He died in exile in 1942.

Technical Details

  • Pages: 306

  • Author: Stefan Zweig

  • Publisher: Acantilado

  • Binding: Paperback

  • Edition: 2023

  • ISBN: 9788495359926

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