Books on Topic: 'Cynicism'

Published in 1899, just a year before his death, War Is Kind by Stephen Crane evokes again the dark imagery of war which made his fortune in The Red B...

Frederick Elliot is a student at early 20th century Cambridge, a university that seems like paradise to him, amongst bright if cynical companions, whe...

« Contes cruels » d'Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam est une collection de nouvelles qui explore la nature humaine et les maux de la société. À travers...

New Grub Street is a bleak and realistic portrayal of literary life in late Victorian London. It follows the intertwined lives of two young writers, E...

Christoph Martin Wieland's "Nachlaß des Diogenes von Sinope" is a satirical novel that uses the figure of the famous Cynic philosopher Diogenes of Sin...

Christoph Martin Wieland's "Aristipp und seine Zeitgenossen" is a multi-volume novel that delves into the flourishing period of Hellenistic philosophy...

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade is a complex and unsettling novel that explores the nature of human nature, the elusiveness of truth, and the corro...

In 'Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen', Melis Stoke offers a humorous and often cynical account of his experiences as a conscripted soldier during...

In *A Cynic Looks at Life*, Ambrose Bierce offers a biting and insightful collection of essays that dissect various aspects of human existence. Throug...

Cynical Miss Catherwaight is a satirical novel that follows the story of Miss Catherwaight, a collector of "dishonored honors"—medals of honor pawned...

This book delves into the philosophical question of 'What is life?' It explores the multiplicity of forces and interests that make up human existence...

Lonely Warrior tells the story of an idealistic American soldier who returns from the Great War profoundly changed. He is disillusioned and cynical, s...

St. Elmo, by Augusta Jane Evans, is a sweeping romance novel set in the antebellum South. It tells the story of Edna, a beautiful and virtuous young w...

This book is a collection of biographies and anecdotes about the Cynic philosophers, a group of ancient Greek philosophers who rejected conventional s...

This collection of poems by Fanny Kemble explores the themes of trust and faith, particularly in the face of cynicism. Kemble, a British actress and a...

Diogenes Laertius' *Lives of Eminent Philosophers* is a comprehensive biographical and philosophical work that explores the lives and teachings of maj...

This collection of short stories by Octave Mirbeau offers a glimpse into the dark underbelly of late 19th-century French society. Mirbeau's sharp wit...