293 results on '"Soul, Stephen"'
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2. Keeping the Faith: A History of Northern Soul.
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Spinks, Christopher
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SOUL ,AFRICAN American artists - Abstract
Stephen Catterall and Keith Gildart deliver a history that presents an untold story that is indispensable for the understanding of an overlooked youth culture and influential underground music scene. Stephen Catterall's research into the impact of rare US soul music in Britain was first aired at the 2016 workshop "How to Write and Conceptualize the History of Youth Cultures" in Berlin. Catterall and Gildart interject these views within their discourse, providing an insight from living memory into how northern soul became "a way of life" for those involved in its first generational phase. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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3. Affinity By Sarah Waters. A Way into Genderlessness Powered by Ocular Centrism And Spirits.
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Fau, Hélène
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SPIRITS ,EYE drops ,SPIRITUALISM ,STORYTELLING - Abstract
Affinity by Sarah Waters tells the story of sexless and genderless spirits (and of their human bodily forms, the spiritualists) slowly taking possession of one woman, Margaret Prior, who actually, unknowingly, shelters inner predispositions to spiritualism prior to the spirits' intervention, giving thus credit to what her surname had proleptically heralded from the very start. It all occurs via ocular centrism, embodied by a powerful Gaze, slithering throughout the plot. It first mesmerises the spiritualists-to-be before catapulting them into a maelstrom of reversals and distortions. This twisting manoeuvre can be read as an attempt to outroot and erase previously assimilated societal constructs. The spirits' genderlessness can then deploy unencumbered. A liberating emancipation is finally completed. This article first dwells on ocular centrism before dealing with all the reversals and tiltings progressively coming up to the surface, as well as with genderless metonymic substitutes acting on behalf of the spirits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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4. “Few carry that number one status with such modesty and heart and soul”.
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JONES, STEPHEN
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- 2021
5. THOMAS HARDY AND HIS MEN.
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HAYES, TRACY
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SCIENTISTS' attitudes ,BIOLOGICAL classification ,HUMAN behavior ,BIOLOGICAL systems ,CODES of ethics ,HETEROSEXUALITY - Abstract
The article presents a discussion on English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, adapted from the London Lecture at Birkbeck College in November 2019. Topics covered include how he channelled his mental energies into portraying exceptional male characters, such as Michael Henchard and Diggory Venn, the physical attributes of the alpha-male as portrayed in Victorian journals, novels and magazines, and how Hardy portrayed martial masculinity in his novels.
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- 2020
6. VIOREL MUNTEANU, A MULTILATERAL ARTISTIC PERSONALITY AND A COMPOSER OF ARCHAIC ORIGINS. PROJECTIONS OF A PORTRAYAL.
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Sirbu, Anca
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COMPOSERS ,FOLK music - Abstract
Viorel Munteanu is a prominent, complex, active, and constant figure in the musical landscape of nowadays Romanian culture. His artistic profile takes many shapes, from a bearer of the spiritual and material traditions of Bukovina (the area where he was born), a composer, a pedagogue, a musicologist, and a music editor, to his vocation as an organizer and supporter of artistic values. In his works, the sacred becomes a guiding and inspiring light, and his folk-based resonances evoke ancestral sounds. Sensitive and receptive to the poetic word, Viorel Munteanu creates sound metamorphs out of the voices of poets such as Eminescu, Blaga, Goethe, Byron, Pushkin, Shakespeare, Maeterlinck or Tasso; however, the landmarks in his compositional work remain George Enescu and Béla Bartók. Nevertheless, along the years, the composer has also created for himself a distinct creative personality through the faithfulness with which he has been serving the universal music tradition, voicing, through it, Byzantine- or folk music-based monody and being in a constant natural balance between the solid ground of the values of European culture and experimental tendencies, without ignoring the potential to dress up and render, with renewed freshness, the resources he uses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. Becoming a Mountain : Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime
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Stephen Alter and Stephen Alter
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- Psychic trauma--Rehabilitation, Victims of violent crimes--Psychology, Mountaineering--Psychological aspects, Victims of violent crimes--Himalaya Mountains Region--Biography, Mountaineering--Himalaya Mountains, Place attachment--Himalaya Mountains Region
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Hailed as a'wondrous book'by Gretel Ehrlich, and winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Book Award for Himalayan Literature—a journey of healing that becomes a pilgrimage for the soul. Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he and his wife, Ameeta, now live. Their idyllic existence was brutally interrupted when four armed intruders invaded their house and viciously attacked them, leaving them for dead. The violent assault and the trauma of almost dying left him questioning assumptions he had lived by since childhood. For the first time, he encountered the face of evil and the terror of the unknown. He felt like a foreigner in the land of his birth. This book is his account of a series of treks he took in the high Himalayas following his convalescence—to Bandar Punch (the monkey's tail), Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India, and Mt. Kailash in Tibet. He set himself this goal to prove that he had healed mentally as well as physically and to re-knit his connection to his homeland. Undertaken out of sorrow, the treks become a moving soul journey, a way to rediscover mountains in his inner landscape. Weaving together observations of the natural world, Himalayan history, folklore and mythology, as well as encounters with other pilgrims along the way, Stephen Alter has given us a moving meditation on the solace of high places, and on the hidden meanings and enduring mystery of mountains.
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- 2015
8. THE 2020 BOOK AWARDS.
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LITERARY prizes ,EVANGELISTIC work - Abstract
The article announces the 2020 book awards in several categories including the "Confronting Christianity" by Rebecca McLaughlin in apologetics/evangelism; the "Christobiography" by Craig Keener in biblical studies; and the "Light from Distant Stars" by Shawn Smucker in fiction category.
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- 2020
9. Ruly and Unruly Passions: Early Modern Perspectives.
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Radcliffe, Elizabeth S.
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A survey of theories on the passions and action in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain and western Europe reveals that few, if any, of the major writers held the view that reason in any of its functions executes action without a passion. Even rationalists, like Cambridge Platonist Ralph Cudworth and English clergyman Samuel Clarke, recognized the necessity of passion to action. On the other hand, many of these intellectuals also agreed with French philosophers Jean-François Senault, René Descartes, and Nicolas Malebranche that, for passions to be useful or to become virtues, they must be governed by reason. Without the moderation of reason, passions will be unruly, distort our notions of good, and disrupt our rational volitions. In response to these popular early modern perspectives, Enlightenment thinker David Hume offered a now-famous argument that reason without passion cannot motivate, drawing the further conclusion that reason cannot govern the passions, either. Given that no one in Hume's era seemed to defend the claim that reason alone can motivate action, what was Hume's intention? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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10. The Image of the East-Central European in Rose Tremain’s The Road Home
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Harasztos Ágnes
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british east-central europe novel ,symbol of food ,tremain ,greenblatt ,capitalism ,material ,representation ,Philology. Linguistics ,P1-1091 - Abstract
In Rose Tremain’s The Road Home, the culture clash of the British and the East-Central European is portrayed through a complex symbolism centred on images of food, consumption and waste. This literary representation may shed light on British literary auto-images, as well as hetero-images of the Eastern European immigrant. The novel’s presentation of this culture shock is defined by the cultural historical and economic circumstances of the parties. Food and material provide the symbolic sphere where the relationship between Britain and East-Central Europe is characterized in terms of capitalist worldview as opposed to a post-communist existence. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the most important intertext for Tremain’s novel. Hamlet is obsessed with the vulnerability of material in light of the spiritual value attached to it in the form of human soul. Stephen Greenblatt’s ideas on food, waste and the Christian belief in divine existence residing in material objects - ideas that originate in early modern times - shed light on the motif of material and food in The Road Home. Seen through the symbolism of food and the idea of differing values being attached to matter, the narrative identity of Lev, the protagonist of Tremain’s work, experiences drastic change due to his encounter with the capitalist, British ‘other’.
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- 2015
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11. Histories of Leprosy: Subjectivities, Community and Pacific Worlds.
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Luker, Vicki and Buckingham, Jane
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HISTORY of Hansen's disease ,HANSEN'S disease in literature ,PUBLIC health & society ,HISTORY - Abstract
Leprosy (or Hansen's disease) was a problem in the colonial Pacific. To control the disease, administrations there and elsewhere tried to isolate so-called ‘lepers’. After a cure became available from the 1940s, this policy of segregation gave way; and by 2000 the World Health Organization's goal of ‘eliminating’ leprosy as a global health burden was declared met. Yet leprosy remains a challenge in many parts of the Pacific and the world. In the Pacific, the historiography of leprosy also raises questions. This article compares the extent of the published research and public awareness of the histories of leprosy relating to the Hawaiian island of Molokai and the Fijian island of Makogai. We further note contrasts between colonial and postcolonial perceptions of the disease. We scope the recent historiography of leprosy, which provides a context for the new research on leprosy in the southwest Pacific collected here. This new research addresses the themes of community formation in places of isolation and the subjective experiences of those affected by the disease. Finally, we offer readers two messages: the first of connection, the second, of humanity. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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12. Empathy and divine union in Kierkegaard: solving the faith/history problem in Philosophical Fragments.
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COCKAYNE, JOSHUA
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FAITH (Christianity) ,INCARNATION ,FAITH - Abstract
Søren Kierkegaard's account of faith in Philosophical Fragments claims that the historical Incarnation is necessary for faith, but that historical evidence for the Incarnation is neither necessary nor sufficient for faith. It has been argued that the defence of these two claims gives rise to a faith/history problem for Kierkegaard and that it is incoherent to defend an account of faith which affirms both the necessity of the historical Incarnation and rejects the necessity and sufficiency of the historical evidence for the Incarnation. I argue that this problem can be solved by applying Eleonore Stump's (2013) account of divine–human union. I argue that the Incarnation is necessary because it allows us to enjoy a kind of mutual empathy with Christ which is the basis of divine–human union and that the historical evidence is neither necessary nor sufficient since faith is grounded in a second-person experience of Christ. I claim that this solves the faith/history problem and offers a way of defending Kierkegaard's account of faith as coherent. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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13. Woman Marries the Love of Her Life 43 Years After Her Mom Pressured Her to End Interracial Relationship.
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Kantor, Wendy Grossman
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- 2023
14. RIDIN’ HIGH.
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Daly, Joe
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- 2016
15. Swiss Army Knife for the Soul
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Swiss Army Knife for the Soul (Nonfiction work) -- Graf, Stephen Thomas -- Book reviews ,Literature/writing - Abstract
Swiss Army Knife for the Soul Stephen Thomas Graf Privately Published No ISBN, $2.99, www.amazon.com Swiss Army Knife for the Soul begins with a mysterious Call, which informs the answerer/protagonist [...]
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- 2015
16. Strong foundations.
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MANN, STEPHEN
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- 2020
17. Reclaiming our soul.
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TAN SUEE CHIEH
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SOUL - Published
- 2020
18. Total 19.
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ROSS, ANNABEL
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- TOTAL 19 (Music), KOMPAKT (Performer)
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- 2019
19. 'Endtroducing'.
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- ENDTRODUCING (Music), DJ Shadow, 1972-
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- 2019
20. Another Green World.
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- ANOTHER Green World (Music), ENO, Brian, 1948-
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- 2019
21. Blue.
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- BLUE (Music), MITCHELL, Joni, 1943-
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- 2019
22. The Practice of Love.
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DAVIES, SAM
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- PRACTICE of Love, The (Music), HVAL, Jenny
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- 2019
23. Halcyon Daze.
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WORTHY, STEPHEN
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- HALCYON Daze (Music), KILLAH, Soundbwoy
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- 2019
24. Exquisite Cops.
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WORTHY, STEPHEN
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- EXQUISITE Cops (Music), SHAW, Jas
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- 2019
25. Wild.
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KENT-SMITH, JASMINE
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- WILD (Music), PHILLIPS, William
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- 2019
26. Metronomy Forever.
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WORTHY, STEPHEN
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- METRONOMY Forever (Music), METRONOMY (Performer)
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- 2019
27. The Kinston Comeback.
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ROBB, ADAM
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RESTAURANT reviews ,NORTH Carolina description & travel - Abstract
A review is offered for various restaurants in Kinston, North Carolina, including Kings Restaurant, Lovick's Cafe and Chef & the Farmer.
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- 2016
28. IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
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TARMY, JAMES
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- 2016
29. Management by Intent: The 5 Principles.
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INDUSTRIAL management ,LEADERSHIP ,NONFICTION - Abstract
A review of the book "Management by Intent: The Five Principles," by Abrar Ansari, is presented.
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- 2021
30. Janva Kwok
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Company business management - Abstract
IN THIS ISSUE Janva Kwok Studio 21 http://studio21hk.com Emerging onto the scene in 2021, Studio 21 was founded by designer Janva Kwok, who has two decades of experience. The company [...]
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- 2024
31. Collected Works of George Eliot : Anboco
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George Eliot, André Hoffmann, George Eliot, and André Hoffmann
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Discover the Timeless Brilliance of George Eliot's Collected Works: This e-book presents the works of this famous and brilliant writer: - Middlemarch - Silas Marner - The Mill on the Floss - Adam Bede - Daniel Deronda - The Lifted Veil - Romola - Felix Holt, the Radical - Scenes of Clerical Life - Middlemarch - Brother Jacob - O May I Join the Choir Invisible! and Other Favorite Poems - Tom and Maggie Tulliver - How Lisa Loved the King - George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals - Impressions of Theophrastus Such - The Essays of George Eliot -.etc. Step into the world of Victorian literature with the collected works of George Eliot, a treasure trove of profound narratives, rich character development, and insightful social commentary. George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, is celebrated for her unparalleled ability to weave intricate tales that explore the depths of human nature and society. Why George Eliot? Masterful Storytelling: From the pastoral charm of Adam Bede to the intricate social dynamics in Middlemarch, Eliot's novels are a testament to her storytelling prowess. Each work is a journey through the human experience, filled with emotion, conflict, and resolution. Timeless Themes: Eliot's works delve into themes of morality, religion, politics, and love, making them as relevant today as they were in the 19th century. Her keen observations on human behavior and societal norms continue to resonate with readers across generations. Rich Characterization: Eliot's characters are vividly drawn and deeply human. Whether it's the ambitious Dorothea Brooke or the conflicted Silas Marner, her characters'struggles and triumphs are portrayed with empathy and realism. Literary Excellence: Recognized as one of the greatest novelists in English literature, Eliot's works are a staple in literary studies. Her sophisticated prose and philosophical insights offer a rewarding reading experience for both casual readers and scholars alike. This comprehensive collection includes all of Eliot's major works, such as: - Middlemarch: Often hailed as one of the greatest novels in the English language, this novel explores the lives of the residents of a fictional provincial town. - Silas Marner: A heartwarming tale of redemption and the transformative power of love. - The Mill on the Floss: A poignant story of sibling relationships and personal growth. - Adam Bede: A narrative that combines rural life with deep moral questions. A Legacy of Literary Genius Owning the collected works of George Eliot is not just about possessing books; it's about embracing a legacy of literary genius. Each volume is a gateway to a bygone era, offering insights and reflections that are timeless and universal. Immerse yourself in the world of George Eliot and discover why her works have captivated readers for over a century. Whether you're a seasoned literary enthusiast or a newcomer to her writings, this collection promises to enrich your understanding of the human condition and the art of storytelling.
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- 2024
32. The Bellamy Trial
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Frances Noyes Hart and Frances Noyes Hart
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- Crime--Fiction, Electronic books
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First published in 1927, now public domain. Madeleine Bellamy has been murdered in a wealthy town on Long Island. Susan Ives and the victim's husband, Stephen Bellamy, have been accused of the crime and must stand trial. Lasting eight days, the ordeal exposes the sordid secrets of two prominent families in what becomes a courtroom drama the likes of which has never been seen before in this privileged community.
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- 2024
33. Nodes of Translation : Intellectual History Between Modern India and Germany
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Martin Christof-Füchsle, Razak Khan, Martin Christof-Füchsle, and Razak Khan
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- German literature--Translations from Indic, Indic literature--Translations into German, Indic literature--Translations from German, Indic literature--Translations--History and criticism, German literature--Translations--History and criticism, Translating and interpreting--Germany--History and criticism, German literature--Translations into Indic, Translating and interpreting--India--History and criticism
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The volume examines translation of key German texts into the modern Indian languages as well as translation from the vernacular languages of South Asia into German. Our key concerns are shifting historical contexts, concepts, and translation practices. Bringing an intellectual history dimension to translation studies, we explore the history of translation, translators, and sites of translation. The organization of the volume follows some key questions. Which texts were being translated? At what point or period in time did this happen? What were the motivations behind these translations? Topics covered range from thematic nodes or clusters, e.g., translations of Economics texts and ideas into Urdu, or the translation of Marx and Engels into Marathi, to personal endeavours, such as the first Hindi translation of Goethe's Faust done by Bholanath Sharma in 1939. Missionary as well as Marxist activist translation work from Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu is included too. On the other hand, German translations of Tagore and Gandhi setting in shortly after 1912 are also examined. Also discussed are political strategies of publication of translations from modern Indian languages guiding the output of publishing houses in the GDR after 1949. Further included are the translator's perspective and the contemporary translation and literary culture. What happens through the process of linguistic translation in the realm of cultural translation? What can a historical study of translation tell us about the history of Indo-German intellectual entanglements in the long twentieth century? The volume brings together multifaceted interdisciplinary research work from South Asian and German studies to answer some of these questions.
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- 2024
34. A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
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James Joyce and James Joyce
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James Joyce's deeply personal and “most memorable novel” (H. G. Wells) detailing the spiritual and artistic awakening of Stephen Dedalus, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Classics line. James Joyce's semi-autobiographical first novel explores the author's own love-hate relationship with Ireland through Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's literary alter ego. Dedalus yearns to be an artist, but must first overcome the aspects of Irish society, like school and the church, that he feels restrains his creativity and stifles his soul. Joyce's use of experimental literary techniques, including stream of consciousness, is on full display in his first novel, which he further develops in his later works, Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake.
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- 2024
35. Delphi Collected Works of H. G. Wells (Illustrated)
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H. G. Wells and H. G. Wells
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Widely regarded as the father of science fiction, H. G. Wells was also a prolific author of history, politics and social commentary, whose works from an early date were renowned for their outspoken socialist views. This eBook presents Wells'collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare novels and tales, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. Parts Edition is available for this title. (Version 8) Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, some later novels and non-fiction texts are not included. However, when they enter the public domain, they will be added as a free upgrade. Contents: The NovelsThe Time Machine (1895)The Wonderful Visit (1895)The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896)The Wheels of Chance (1896)The Invisible Man (1897)The War of the Worlds (1898)When the Sleeper Wakes (1899)Love and Mr. Lewisham (1899)The First Men in the Moon (1901)The Sea Lady (1902)The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904)Kipps (1905)A Modern Utopia (1905)In the Days of the Comet (1906)The War in the Air (1908)Tono-Bungay (1909)Ann Veronica (1909)The History of Mr. Polly (1910)The Sleeper Awakes (1910)The New Machiavelli (1911)Marriage (1912)The Passionate Friends (1913)The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman (1914)The World Set Free (1914)Bealby (1915)Boon (1915)The Research Magnificent (1915)Mr. Britling Sees It Through (1916)The Soul of a Bishop (1917)Joan and Peter (1918)The Undying Fire (1919)The Secret Places of the Heart (1922)Men Like Gods (1923)The Dream (1924)Christina Alberta's Father (1925)The World of William Clissold (1916)Meanwhile (1927)Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island (1928)The Bulpington of Blup (1932)Star Begotten (1937)The Camford Visitation (1937)The Brothers (1938)The Holy Terror (1939)Babes in the Darkling Wood (1939)All Aboard for Ararat (1940)You Can't Be Too Careful (1942) The Short Story CollectionsEarly Short StoriesSelect Conversations with an Uncle (1895)The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895)The Plattner Story and Others (1897)Tales of Space and Time (1899)Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903)The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (1911)The Door in the Wall and Other Stories (1911)Uncollected Short Stories The Short StoriesList of Short Stories in Chronological OrderList of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Non-FictionText-Book of Biology (1893)Certain Personal Matters (1897)Anticipations of the Reactions of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human and many more -- too many to list!
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- 2024
36. This Ravenous Fate
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Hayley Dennings and Hayley Dennings
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The first book in a decadent fantasy duology set in Jazz Age Harlem, where at night the dance halls come to life—and death waits in the dark.It's 1926 and reapers, the once-human vampires with a terrifying affliction, are on the rise in New York. But the Saint family's thriving reaper-hunting enterprise holds reign over the city, giving them more power than even the organized criminals who run the nightclubs. Eighteen year-old Elise Saint, home after five years in Paris, is the reluctant heir to the empire. Only one thing weighs heavier on Elise's mind than her family obligations: the knowledge that the Harlem reapers want her dead.Layla Quinn is a young reaper haunted by her past. Though reapers have existed in America for three centuries, created by New World atrocities and cruel experiments, Layla became one just five years ago. The night she was turned, she lost her parents, the protection of the Saints, and her humanity, and she'll never forget how Elise Saint betrayed her.But some reapers are inexplicably turning part human again, leaving a wake of mysterious and brutal killings. When Layla is framed for one of these attacks, the Saint patriarch offers her a deal she can't refuse: to work with Elise to investigate how these murders might be linked to shocking rumors of a reaper cure. Once close friends, now bitter enemies, Elise and Layla explore the city's underworld, confronting their intense feelings for one another and uncovering the sinister truths about a growing threat to reapers and humans alike.
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- 2024
37. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here : The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
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Jonathan Blitzer and Jonathan Blitzer
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- Immigrants--United States, Immigrants--Central America
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A National Bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024 • A Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist Finalist • Named a Best Book of 2024 (So Far) by New York Times“What an incredibly thorough documentation of the causes of the immigration crisis, the discussions that have been going on through multiple administrations.” —Jon Stewart, The Daily Show“Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here is sure to take its place as one of the definitive accounts of the U.S. and Central American immigration puzzle.... Hopefully, those with the power to change things will listen.” —Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington PostAn epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border told through the lives of the migrants forced to risk everything and the policymakers who determine their fate, by New Yorker staff writer Jonathan BlitzerEveryone who makes the journey faces an impossible choice. Hundreds of thousands of people who arrive every year at the US-Mexico border travel far from their homes. An overwhelming share of them come from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, although many migrants come from farther away. Some are fleeing persecution, others crime or hunger. Very often it will not be their first attempt to cross. They may have already been deported from the United States, but it remains their only hope for safety and prosperity. Their homes have become uninhabitable. They will take their chances.This vast and unremitting crisis did not spring up overnight. Indeed, as Blitzer dramatizes with forensic, unprecedented reporting, it is the result of decades of misguided policy and sweeping corruption. Brilliantly weaving the stories of Central Americans whose lives have been devastated by chronic political conflict and violence with those of American activists, government officials, and the politicians responsible for the country's tragically tangled immigration policy, Blitzer reveals the full, layered picture for the first time.Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here is an odyssey of struggle and resilience. With astonishing nuance and detail, Blitzer tells an epic story about the people whose lives ebb and flow across the border, and in doing so, he delves into the heart of American life itself. This vital and remarkable story has shaped the nation's turbulent politics and culture in countless ways—and will almost certainly determine its future.
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- 2024
38. Lilith : A Novel
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Eric Rickstad and Eric Rickstad
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From the internationally bestselling author of I Am Not Who You Think I Am—a New York Times Thriller of the Year—comes Lilith, an incendiary powerhouse of a novel that strikes straight at the wounded heart of America. Included in this paperback edition are a note from the author and a list of book club discussion questions.Mother. Hero. Villain. Killer. After her son, Lydan, suffers traumatic injuries in a school shooting, single mom Elisabeth Ross grows enraged at men in power. If they won't do anything to help end this epidemic of violence, she will. Believing it's her destiny, she sets out to awaken the world to the cowards these men are and commits her own shocking act of violence. Going by the name Lilith—the first wife of Adam who fled Eden rather than serve a man—she posts a video of her crime that reverberates throughout society.Praised by some, demonized by others, and hunted by the FBI and vigilantes alike, Elisabeth must keep her identity a secret as she tries to care for her son.As events take startling twists, Elisabeth begins to question her act of violence and the very roots and mythology of violence itself. Was her act justified, or has she become the monster that the original Lilith was accused of being?As the FBI draws closer and Lydan starts to display odd, terrifying behavior, Elisabeth plots to avoid capture and keep her son safe at all costs, fearing she'll never escape what she's done without losing her son forever. Written with Rickstad's singular command of language, human insight, and unnerving suspense, Lilith is a tale of our times. Tragic and profound, it echoes in the mind and lingers in the blood.
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- 2024
39. The Hill Is Mine
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Maurice Walsh and Maurice Walsh
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- Electronic books
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Here once more is the Walsh of The Small Dark Man and The Road to Nowhere. Stephen Wayne of Montana and Renny Alpin of the Highlands of Scotland hatch a plot at the Algonquin bar, and the following holidays find Wayne carrying out his part of the agreement by turning up to view the croft he has inherited from his Scotch grandmother. Straightway, he becomes involved—romantically with every pretty girl that crosses his path, and adventurously speaking with the poaching activities of his “caretaker”, one Farquar, and with the manoeuvres to keep the old Laird from revealing his encroaching madness to the outside world. Coincidence and circumstances cross wires and Wayne has an adventurous holiday withal. Grand entertainment, a good story against the background of the Highlands as Walsh can so hauntingly portray them.
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- 2024
40. Culture: A Drama of Nature and Person
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Piotr Jaroszyński and Piotr Jaroszyński
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- Philosophical anthropology, Culture
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This monograph represents a rare, classical-philosophical approach to culture. It is grounded in philosophical realism and emphasizes personalism as a true achievement of philosophical anthropology. Employing the apparatus of the history of philosophy, science and religion, the author demonstrates the immense scope of the drama unfolding within human culture. In a classical approach, evaluation is inevitable—with regard to various theories of culture, human culture as such, and all its main actors. Jaroszyński's work shows that realistic study of what it means to be a human person leads to the most comprehensive understanding of culture as it is and should be.
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- 2024
41. George Eliot: Complete Novels : Adam Bede, The Lifted Veil, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda…
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George Eliot and George Eliot
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This carefully crafted ebook:'The Complete Novels of George Eliot: Adam Bede + The Lifted Veil + The Mill on the Floss + Silas Marner + Romola + Brother Jacob + Felix Holt the Radical + Middlemarch + Daniel Deronda'is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Adam Bede (1859) The Lifted Veil (1859) The Mill on the Floss (1860) Silas Marner (1861) Romola (1863) Brother Jacob (1864) Felix Holt, the Radical (1866) Middlemarch (1871/72) Daniel Deronda (1876) Mary Ann (Marian) Evans (1819 – 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological insight.
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- 2023
42. Horror Classics - Bram Stoker Collection : The Best Horrors & Occult Tales by Bram Stoker
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Bram Stoker and Bram Stoker
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- Horror tales, English--19th century
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This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:'Dracula'is the tale of Count Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.'The Jewel of Seven Stars'tells the tale of Malcolm Ross, a young barrister, pulled into an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy.'The Man'(The Gates of Life)'is a gothic tale of Stephen, young girl raised as tomboy, and her childhood friend Harold. As many of their close ones die in tragic accidents, through the deaths, Stephen and Harold grow closer.'The Lady of the Shroud'– Rupert Saint Leger inherits his uncle's estate on condition that he lives for a year in his uncle's castle in the Land of the Blue Mountains. One wet night, he is visited in the castle by a pale woman wearing a wet shroud, seeking warmth. He falls in love with her, despite thinking she is a vampire, and he visits the local church where he finds her in a glass-topped stone coffin in the crypt.'The Lair of the White Worm (The Garden of Evil)'– Adam Salton from Australia is contacted by his great-uncle Richard from England in order to establish a relationship. Adam travels to England and quickly finds himself at the centre of mysterious and inexplicable occurrences.'Dracula's Guest & Other Weird Stories'is a collection of nine macabre and gothic tales in which paintings come to life, rats run amok and many other twisted things occur: Dracula's Guest The Judge's House The Squaw The Secret of the Growing Gold A Gipsy Prophecy The Coming of Abel Behenna The Burial of the Rats A Dream of Red Hands Crooken Sands
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- 2023
43. The Mill on the Floss
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George Eliot and George Eliot
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- Young women--Fiction, Water mills--Fiction, Vendetta--Fiction, Conflict of generations--Fiction, Siblings--Fiction, Loss (Psychology)--Fiction
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Set in the late 1820s and 1830s, after the Napoleonic Wars, the novel spans a period of 10 to 15 years and details the life of Maggie Tulliver, and her brother Tom, growing up at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss at its junction with the more minor River Ripple near the village of St Ogg's in Lincolnshire, England. The story begins when Maggie is 9 years old, 13 years into her parents'marriage. Main focus of the story is on her relationship with her older brother Tom, and her romantic relationships with Philip Wakem (a hunchbacked, sensitive and intellectual friend) and with Stephen Guest (a vivacious young socialite in St Ogg's and assumed fiancé of Maggie's cousin Lucy Deane) constitute the most significant narrative threads.
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- 2023
44. James Joyce and Cultural Genetics : The Joycean Genome
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Wim Van Mierlo and Wim Van Mierlo
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As a genetic study, this book uncovers the creative DNA of James Joyce's oeuvre by looking at the cultural forces that shaped him and that he in turn shaped in the creation of his books, developing a two-way relationship with history, memory and national identity. Following his development as an author, it revisits and redirects Joyce's attitudes towards the Irish Revival. From Chamber Music, through Ulysses to Finnegans Wake Joyce sought to define a cultural identity that went, in many respects, against the mainstream, but that nonetheless belonged to the wider Revivalist project with which it shared certain characteristics and aspirations. Joyce's historical and genealogical imagination is read through a careful investigation of the cultural materials that went into his work. Based on evidence from his personal library and the extensive archive of reading notes, ideas, sketches and drafts, this book investigates how Joyce used, absorbed and repurposed these materials creatively in his writing; it does so by bringing for the first time the methods of genetic criticism into the domain of cultural memory and the sociology of the text. Thus this books defines “cultural genetics” as an exploration of the textual material that are Joyce's sources interacts with the culture that produced and received them.
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- 2023
45. The Greatest Horror Novels & Supernatural Stories of Bram Stoker : Dracula, The Jewel of Seven Stars, The Lady of the Shroud, The Lair of the White Worm.…
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Bram Stoker and Bram Stoker
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- Vampires--Fiction, Horror tales, English
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This grand collection contains dark gothic and occult novels and short stories from one of the masters of horror genre that is Bram Stoker:'Dracula'is the tale of Count Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.'The Jewel of Seven Stars'tells the tale of Malcolm Ross, a young barrister, pulled into an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy.'The Man'(The Gates of Life)'is a gothic tale of Stephen, young girl raised as tomboy, and her childhood friend Harold. As many of their close ones die in tragic accidents, through the deaths, Stephen and Harold grow closer.'The Lady of the Shroud'– Rupert Saint Leger inherits his uncle's estate on condition that he lives for a year in his uncle's castle in the Land of the Blue Mountains. One wet night, he is visited in the castle by a pale woman wearing a wet shroud, seeking warmth. He falls in love with her, despite thinking she is a vampire, and he visits the local church where he finds her in a glass-topped stone coffin in the crypt.'The Lair of the White Worm (The Garden of Evil)'– Adam Salton from Australia is contacted by his great-uncle Richard from England in order to establish a relationship. Adam travels to England and quickly finds himself at the centre of mysterious and inexplicable occurrences.'Dracula's Guest & Other Weird Stories'is a collection of nine macabre and gothic tales in which paintings come to life, rats run amok and many other twisted things occur: Dracula's Guest The Judge's House The Squaw The Secret of the Growing Gold A Gipsy Prophecy The Coming of Abel Behenna The Burial of the Rats A Dream of Red Hands Crooken Sands
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- 2023
46. Convergence: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing : Social, Economic, and Policy Impacts
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Greg Viggiano and Greg Viggiano
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- Quantum computing, Artificial intelligence, Quantum computing--Economic aspects, Artificial intelligence--Social aspects, Quantum computing--Social aspects, Artificial intelligence--Economic aspects
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Prepare for the coming convergence of AI and quantum computing A collection of essays from 20 renowned, international authors working in industry, academia, and government, Convergence: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing explains the impending convergence of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. A diversity of viewpoints is presented, each offering their view of this coming watershed event. In the book, you'll discover that we're on the cusp of seeing the stuff of science fiction become reality, with huge implications for ripping up the existing social fabric, global economy, and current geopolitical order. Along with an incisive foreword by Hugo- and Nebula-award winning author David Brin, you'll also find: Explorations of the increasing pace of technological development Explanations of why seemingly unusual and surprising breakthroughs might be just around the corner Maps to navigate the potential minefields that await us as AI and quantum computing come togetherA fascinating and thought-provoking compilation of insights from some of the leading technological voices in the world, Convergence convincingly argues that we should prepare for a world in which very little will remain the same and shows us how to get ready.
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- 2023
47. The Hair-Raising Tales for Halloween : 350+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Thrillers, Occult Mysteries & Ghost Stories
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Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Ralph Adams Cram, Rudyard Kipling, Ambrose Bierce, Frederick Marryat, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Arthur Machen, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, George Sylvester Viereck, Richard Marsh, John William Polidori, M. P. Shiel, E. F. Benson, M. R. James, Eleanor M. Ingram, Fred M. White, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Francis Marion Crawford, J. Meade Falkner, Mary Shelley, Thomas Mayne Reid, Marie orelli, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Ralph Adams Cram, Rudyard Kipling, Ambrose Bierce, Frederick Marryat, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Arthur Machen, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, George Sylvester Viereck, Richard Marsh, John William Polidori, M. P. Shiel, E. F. Benson, M. R. James, Eleanor M. Ingram, Fred M. White, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Francis Marion Crawford, J. Meade Falkner, Mary Shelley, Thomas Mayne Reid, and Marie orelli
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- Paranormal fiction, Halloween--Fiction, Horror tales, Ghost stories
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e-artnow presents to you this unique Halloween collection with carefully picked out horror classics, gothic novels, ghost stories and supernatural tales. H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror From Beyond The Tomb Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars Dracula's Guest The Chain of Destiny Edgar Allan Poe: The Cask of Amontillado The Pit and the Pendulum The Masque of the Red Death The Black Cat Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal Arthur Machen: The Great God Pan The Hill of Dreams William Hope Hodgson: The Ghost Pirates The Night Land Algernon Blackwood: The Willows The Wendigo The Damned Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla Uncle Silas The Dead Sexton M. R. James: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary A Thin Ghost Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle E. F. Benson: The Thing in the Hall The Terror by Night Wilkie Collins: The Haunted Hotel The Dead Secret Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles The Silver Hatchet The Beetle Hunter The Japanned Box Charles Dickens: The Hanged Man's Bride The Ghosts of the Mail The Haunted House The Mortals in the House To Be Read At Dusk Henry James: The Turn of the Screw Owen Wingrave The Ghostly Rental Rudyard Kipling: The Phantom Rickshaw My Own True Ghost Story At The End of the Passage Robert Louis Stevenson: Jekyll and Hyde The Body-Snatcher Robert E. Howard: Beyond the Black River Devil in Iron People of the Dark Nathaniel Hawthorne: Rappaccini's Daughter The Birth Mark Dr. Heidegger's Experiment Ambrose Bierce: Can Such Things Be? Present at a Hanging Some Haunted Houses Grant Allen: The Reverend John Creedy My New Year's Eve among the Mummies James Rymer: Sweeney Todd Frederick Marryat: The Phantom Ship The Were-Wolf Fred M. White: Powers of Darkness The Doom of London John Polidori: The Vampyre Richard Marsh: The Beetle Tom Ossington's Ghost F. Marion Crawford: The Screaming Skull The Doll's Ghost Eleanor M. Ingram: The Thing from the Lake Marie Corelli: The Sorrows of Satan J. Meade Falkner: Moonfleet Thomas Reid: The Headless Horseman George Viereck: The House of the Vampire
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- 2023
48. The Complete Works of James Joyce. Illustrated : Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man, Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, Stephen Hero and Others
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James Joyce and James Joyce
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- English literature--20th century
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'The Complete Works of James Joyce, illustrated and meticulously curated, presents a comprehensive collection of the literary genius's masterpieces. This anthology includes'Dubliners,'a series of poignant short stories depicting the lives of Dublin's residents with exquisite precision.'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'unfolds as a semi-autobiographical novel, tracing the intellectual and artistic development of the protagonist, Stephen Dedalus. At the heart of this collection is'Ulysses,'Joyce's magnum opus that parallels Homer's epic in a single day in Dublin, employing innovative narrative techniques and linguistic experimentation.'Finnegans Wake'continues the author's avant-garde exploration, delving into dreamlike prose and intricate wordplay. Readers also encounter'Stephen Hero,'an early version of'A Portrait of the Artist,'providing insight into the evolution of Joyce's narrative style. The inclusion of illustrations enhances the visual experience, complementing the intricate language and themes explored in Joyce's works. This comprehensive collection offers literary enthusiasts and scholars alike the opportunity to delve into the mind of one of the 20th century's most influential and innovative writers. James Joyce's ability to capture the nuances of human experience, coupled with his groundbreaking narrative techniques, ensures that this anthology remains an enduring testament to the complexities of modernist literature.'Contens: The Novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Ulysses Finnegans Wake Stephen Hero The Short Stories Dubliners The Cat and the Devil Other Prose Works Epiphanies Giacomo Joyce The Cats of Copenhagen Finn's Hotel The Play Exiles The Poetry C ollections Early Poetry Chamber Music Pomes Penyeach Later Poetry The Non-Fiction The Essays, Letters and Articles
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- 2023
49. The Classic Collection of James Joyce. Illustrated : A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man, Ulysses, Dubliners, Epiphanies, Exiles, Poetry and Others
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James Joyce and James Joyce
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- English literature--20th century
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'The Classic Collection of James Joyce, embellished with illustrations, presents a rich anthology of the renowned author's literary masterpieces. At its core is'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,'a semi-autobiographical novel tracing the intellectual and artistic maturation of the protagonist, Stephen Dedalus. Joyce's mastery of stream-of-consciousness technique and intricate language is showcased in this seminal work.'Ulysses,'a landmark in modernist literature, unfolds over a single day in Dublin, intricately weaving together the lives of its diverse characters. This collection also features'Dubliners,'a poignant exploration of ordinary lives in Dublin, and'Exiles,'a play delving into themes of love, betrayal, and artistic expression. Joyce's'Epiphanies'offers a glimpse into the author's creative process with a collection of brief yet profound moments of revelation. The inclusion of poetry adds another dimension to the compilation, showcasing Joyce's versatility as a writer. Illustrations accompany these literary treasures, enhancing the reader's experience by visually complementing Joyce's intricate prose. This comprehensive collection stands as a testament to Joyce's lasting impact on literature, inviting both seasoned enthusiasts and new readers to immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of his groundbreaking works.'Contents: The Novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Ulysses The Short Stories Dubliners Other Prose Works Epiphanies The Play Exiles The Poetry Collections Early Poetry Chamber Music Pomes Penyeach
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- 2023
50. Theologies of Hope in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
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Christopher Dyczek, Author and Christopher Dyczek, Author
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- Hope--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500
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This book is a translation of J. G. Bougerol's research, and positions this in relation to recent post-doctoral studies of the Summa Halensis from King's College, London. It identifies literary aspects of religious fears in medieval and nineteenth century theology as both a New Testament and a scholastic problem. Academically trained preachers, in European culture, are viewed through the lens of dynamic community language, and Franciscan initiatives for confid.
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- 2023
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