The much hyped book, The Rule of Four, centres on a 15th-century manuscript, The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Although the book is a work of fiction, the manuscript truly exists.
"The action of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili takes place in a dream. The books opens on the hero, Poliphilo, who has spent a restless night because his beloved, Polia, has shunned him. At the break of day, he finally falls into a deep slumber and his 'Hypnerotomachia,' or, as it can be roughly translated, 'struggle for love in a dream,' begins."
The above quote was taken from this e-book, which explores the mysterious manuscript.
A scanned copy of the HP is also available.
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I want to learn Latin. Previously, I posted a link to TextKit, an online source for free Ancient Greek and Latin e-books. Since then, I have discovered the following:
- Latin: Why study it at all? and other essays by William Harris.
- Latin: The Easy Way - A non-traditional online course.
- Latin by the Dowling Method, which stresses the use of Lingua Latina.
- Dale Grote's online study guide to the popular text, Wheelock's Latin. This guide eventually became this book.
- A Wiki based Latin course.
- Latin course for the Virtual School of Languages
I plan to travel with Wheelock's Latin, along with Grote's study guide and the Lingua Latina.
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Icon Semiotics: A Common Visual Representation.
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - Video Lectures by Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman. (Related: E-Textbook for this course.)
The sixteen first rules of fiction.
Alternative Handwriting and Shorthand Systems. (Related: Handywrite)
GAlib - A C++ Library of Genetic Algorithm Components.
Numerical Recipes in C - An online version of this must-have programming guide.
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