Moments When Humanity's Star Rising - Modern Classics 140

Moments When Humanity's Star Rising - Modern Classics 140 Book Description Millions of hours must pass to reach a truly important and triumphant moment in human history. According to Zweig, “the greatest poet and entertainer of all time,” the course of history is full of everyday and ordinary events. However, it is the extraordinary and unforgettable moments that occasionally interrupt these successive ordinary events that shape history. In this work, the author presents fourteen of these moments that changed the fate of humanity as "miniatures" in a form borrowed from the art of painting. During the conquest of Istanbul, seventy ships were sailed through valleys, hills, vineyards and forests in one night and lowered into the Golden Horn; A momentary mistake changed the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo; The masterpiece created by 74-year-old Goethe with his love for a 19-year-old girl; Lenin, who set out from Zürich to start the Russian revolution and returned to his country via Germany on a sealed train... described in this book are some of the experiences that were experienced by individual individuals but changed the course of history. Zweig sees humans as the main factor that always determines the future, with their weaknesses and inadequacies as well as their capacity to discover, create and sometimes exceed the limits caused by physical conditions. (From the Promotional Bulletin)