" ... Antigonus eut deux fils de Stratonice, fille de Corrh us: il appela l'a n D m trius, du nom de son fr re, et l'autre Philippe, du nom de son p re. C'est ainsi que l' crivent la plupart des historiens. Toutefois, quelques-uns pr tendent que D m trius n' tait pas fils d'Antigonus, mais son neveu; ils disent qu'ayant perdu son p re en bas ge, et sa m re s' tant remari e aussit t apr s avec Antigonus, il passa pour fils de ce dernier. Philippe, qui n' tait de gu re moins g que D m trius, mourut bient t. D m trius, quoique d'une taille avantageuse, tait moins grand que son p re; mais sa beaut tait si parfaite, son air si noble et si majestueux, que jamais peintre ni sculpteur ne put attraper sa ressemblance: son visage exprimait la fois la douceur et la gravit , le terrible et l'agr able; et la fiert , la vivacit de la jeunesse, taient joints un air h ro que, une dignit vraiment royale, presque impossible imiter. Ses moeurs offraient le m me contraste: elles taient galement propres effrayer et plaire..."
Antigone is a member of the noble elite of Thebes, and this status ensures that she felt exempt from prosecution and real harm. Apollo the God of light was ruled by his own desires as any immortal son of a God would be. Demetrius the mortal son of a queen saw himself as an untouchable god, who ultimately was merely a shadow of Apollo.
" En vain jusques ici r solu de me taire, Je me suis d guis les attentats d'un fr re. En vain, quoi que ma mort f t l'objet de ses voeux, Du sang qui nous unit j'ai respect les noeuds, Sa haine chaque jour en devient plus ardente, Plus je la dissimule, et plus elle s'augmente..."
John Davys Beresford (17 March 1873 - 1 February 1947) was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. Beresford was a great admirer of H.G. Wells, and wrote the first critical study of Wells in 1915. His Wellsian novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was a major influence on Olaf Stapledon.His other science-fiction novels include The Riddle of the Tower, about a dystopian, hive-like society.His father was a clergyman in Castor, now in Cambridgeshire near Peterborough. J. D. Beresford was affected by infantile paralysis, which left him partially disabled. He was educated at Oundle. After training to become an architect, he became a professional writer, first as a dramatist, and journalist. In early adulthood he broke away from his father's views and became a "determined but defensive" agnostic. He combined a prominent place in Edwardian literary London with time spent in the provinces, in particular Cornwall where D. H. Lawrence had an extended stay in his Porthcothan cottage. Later in life Beresford abandoned his earlier agnosticism and described himself as a Theosophist and a pacifist. Beresford was also interested in psychology, and attended several meetings organised by A.R. Orage to discuss psychological issues. Other attendees at these meetings included Havelock Ellis, Clifford Sharp, David Eder and Maurice Nicoll. Beresford also contributed to numerous publications; in addition to being a book reviewer for The Manchester Guardian, he also wrote for the New Statesman, 8] The Spectator, Westminster Gazette, and the Theosophist magazine The Aryan Path.At one point, Beresford was offered the editorship of the pacifist magazine Peace News but declined because he felt he "would be a bad editor". Beresford's interest in the spiritual and philosophical may be best illustrated by the publisher notes to his novel, On A Huge Hill: "Mr Beresford's readers have long known that that for him there are more things in heaven or earth than are dreamt of in official medical philosophy. He has used his novelist's skill to convince the sensitive reader that the age of miracles is not over, and that, in certain circumstances, the spirit may exercise what seem to us miraculous powers over the substance of the body. This he did in 'The Camberwell Miracle' and 'Peckover'; and in this absorbing novel, he returns to the theme, with the study of a man fitting himself to become a great healer."
Demetrius Vishanoff, the son of a Macedonian nobleman, was forced to leave his home and country after converting to Protestantism. With the help of American missionaries in Macedonia, he arrived to America in the 1880s and proceeded to finance his twelve years of education by telling the story of his conversion. Vishanoff desired to return to his native Macedonia to practice homeopathic medicine and spread the message of Christ among his people, but he never made it back. He remained in America until his death, recounting his Macedonian story to tens of thousands of eager listeners in over 100 cities and a dozen states. Vishanoff's story is not only inspiring and informative, but it confirms that the Macedonian identity is separate from all other Balkan identities and is not a modern creation. Vishanoff insisted he was a Macedonian who spoke the Macedonian language and even claimed he was a descendant of Alexander the Great. In Vishanoff's life story, we can all find hope and encouragement in an age where intolerance and misinformation have a stronghold on the minds and hearts of many.
La mort de Demetrius, ou Le retablissement d'Alexandre, roi d'Epire, tragedie, par Monsieur BoyerDate de l'edition originale: 1661Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
