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The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of textually fluid and often textually corrupt documents in Hebrew and Aramaic which deal with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot (the Merkavah). They were composed between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, with roots...

The culmination of three decades of research by one of Europe's most renowned book historians, Advertising the Early Printed Book is the necessary first resource for scholars investigating the marketing methods of publishers and booksellers in the first 150 years of printing in the...

In Acts of Resistance, Katharina Rynkiewich explores the fight to save the utility of antibiotic medicines amid global antimicrobial resistance. This engaging ethnography follows bacteria, patients, and practitioners as they weave in and out of North American medical institutions. Through an examination of the...

A long-forgotten treasure of Russian letters returns: meet the great masters whose voices shaped 19th century Russian soul and story. Ernest Dupuy s The Great Masters of Russian Literature in the Nineteenth Century is a vivid, readable guide to the towering figures Tolstoy and...

This book explores the creative depiction of Palestinian traumas in Palestinian Anglophone novels, examining memory as a trope of resistance against erasure and forgetfulness in the works of Isabella Hammad, Susan Abulhawa, Hala Alyan, and Selma Dabbagh. Moving beyond North American and European models...

Delve into the intellectual landscape of the 19th century with "Critical & Historical Essays By Thomas Babington Macaulay," a collection of insightful writings that showcase Macaulay's profound understanding of history and literature. This volume offers a selection of Macaulay's most influential essays, providing readers...

"Learned Men's English: The Grammarians" presents a series of critical essays on the English language as used and taught by prominent grammarians of the 19th century. This compilation includes critiques of Dean Alford, Lindley Murray, and other influential writers on the English language, offering...

A fascinating glimpse into the art and literary collection of Mr. and Mrs. J.V.L. Pruyn of Albany, New York. This catalogue documents a diverse array of items, from fine art to literary relics and curios, all destined for auction at the American Art Galleries....

“Remarks On Several Occasional Reflections” is a detailed response by William Warburton to various criticisms leveled against his major work, “The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated.” This book serves as both a defense and clarification of Warburton's original arguments, engaging with objections raised by...

"The Prism of Imagination" explores the multifaceted nature of imagination through the lenses of poetry, philosophy, and literary criticism. E.C. Calabrella delves into the power of imagination to shape our perceptions and understanding of the world. This work illuminates the crucial role imagination plays...

This is Volume 2 of "The Original Works of William King," meticulously collected and presented with historical notes and memoirs of the author. This edition, curated by John Nichols, offers readers a comprehensive look at King's diverse writings, capturing the essence of 18th-century literary...

Diversity and inclusion have not only gained key importance in our times, but they have also been at the core of a wide variety of academic subjects and heterogeneous research methodologies, with particular reference to linguistics, literature, and culture. This edited book seeks to...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

A doorway to the past, opened anew. The Best Of The World's Classics, Restricted To Prose (Volume Iv) Great Britain And Ireland Ii gathers the voices of a long-vanished century and makes them resonate with fresh clarity for today's readers. This prose anthology collection...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

A vivid, intimate doorway into a world long gone, opened through the daily record of Samuel Pepys. His diary is not only a historical corridor but a personal memoir, a life laid bare in brisk detail and wry humour that still speaks across centuries....

A bold look at how ideas take shape, and how editors shape them in turn. The Editor's Relations With The Young Contributor opens a window into the workshop behind nineteenth-century American letters, where mentoring, ethics, and ambition collide in every paragraph. This compact essay-in-dialogue...

A bold window into an era, The Delinquent opens a doorway to early twentieth century America, where the pulse of urban life and the murmur of moral debate meet on every page. This vintage literary periodical, a literary magazine issue of April 1914, blends...

A city of shadowed streets and unspoken histories, The Deserted City reveals how a once-thriving metropolis erodes when humanity falters. This is more than a story of brick and embers; it is a meditation on hope, belonging, and the quiet power of urban memory....

Trade Prices Current Of American First Editions 1937-1941 has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this...

This book mainly discusses about the alter ego perspectives in literary historiography. This comparative analysis of the major Chinese literary histories in China and in the West brings to light the alter ego perspectives of Stephen Owen in literary historiography. The most interesting part...

This book explores how teachers can re-examine their emotional investments in enacting dominant settler values through changing their text selection and teaching practices. Based on a longitudinal qualitative research study conducted by a national team of literacy scholars in collaboration with practicing literacy teachers...

I have very attentively scrutinised every one of the 1795 listed "corrections" for the entire Savitri, studying each one in relation to its immediate as well as overall context. This has confirmed my earlier fears. I have been by now able to demonstrate that...

The composition of Savitri has a long history, starting from August 1916 till mid-November 1950. The epic began as a short narrative based on the Mahabharata tale and grew from about eight hundred to twenty-four thousand lines. In the process it developed into a...

The Winter 2020 issue of the Los Angeles Review of Books Quarterly Journal is dedicated to Catharsis. Originally defined by Aristotle, catharsis is the process of purging emotions through art. It's a way of finally gaining relief or clarity. In this time of high...

Author: Brian RichardsonISBN-10: 1907322574ISBN-13: 9781907322570Publisher: Modern Humanities Research AssociationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/03/2011Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72d

Author: Brian RichardsonISBN-10: 1907322892ISBN-13: 9781907322891Publisher: Modern Humanities Research AssociationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2012Pages: 346Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72d

Author: Brian RichardsonISBN-10: 1907322787ISBN-13: 9781907322785Publisher: Modern Humanities Research AssociationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/09/2012Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72d

An ageing, self-taught literary loner - and a book-lover still, in a world increasingly dominated by electronic gadgetry - Brian Darwent here reflects on the literary figures of times now past who have loomed largest in his thoughts through many years of untutored reading...

CONTENTS Camilo José Cela and the Spanish Civil War - Symbols in Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla - The School of Translators of Toledo - Hindy Mythology in Bécquer's Legends - Federico García Lorca and His Concept of Theatre - Ortega y Gasset's...

The Conspiracy! A compilation of factual happenings over a period of thirty five years.Author: Leonard CernikISBN-10: 1792916892ISBN-13: 9781792916892Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2018Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.07d

A serious, yet entertaining, look at the impediments in current thought which prevent certain forms of understanding between people. The title story was made into an award-winning film with script by Idries Shah, and chosen as an Outstanding Film of the Year.The Dermis Probe...

Author: Brian RichardsonISBN-10: 1781880212ISBN-13: 9781781880210Publisher: Modern Humanities Research AssociationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2012Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72d

Author: Brian RichardsonISBN-10: 1781880123ISBN-13: 9781781880128Publisher: Modern Humanities Research AssociationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/2012Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72d

Author: Brian RichardsonISBN-10: 1781880050ISBN-13: 9781781880050Publisher: Modern Humanities Research AssociationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2012Pages: 350Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.73d

Author: Joshua ConverseISBN-10: 1717763243ISBN-13: 9781717763242Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/2018Pages: 66Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.14d

Cow on the Ice is amply a metaphorical expression of the bovine yet innocuous entity the world is referred to as. Its vulnerability to societal menaces is on the brink of the consequent detestable happenings all around. The world is beautiful, despite the insurgencies,...

"The Position of the Slavonic Languages at the present day" from Nevill Forbes. British Slavist, professor at the University of Oxford (1883-1929).Author: The Perfect Library,Nevill ForbesISBN-10: 1522833331ISBN-13: 9781522833338Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2015Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.12lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.06d

"Poems" from Mary Matilda Betham. English diarist, poet (1776 - 1852).Author: The Perfect Library,Mary Matilda BethamISBN-10: 1519600364ISBN-13: 9781519600363Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2015Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.17d

"The Printed Book" from Henri Bouchot. Historian of printmaking, he led the Print Room of the National Library from 1898 to his death and was a member of the Institute (1849-1906).Author: The Perfect Library,Henri BouchotISBN-10: 1519666489ISBN-13: 9781519666482Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/03/2015Pages: 136Format:...

December 8, 2011. The dissident Vietnamese priest Nguyen Van Ly (age sixty-four) is deported from a rest home in the Archdiocese Hue to the concentration camp Nam Ha in the north of the country. Van Ly, who is half paralyzed after having suffered four...

The Schoolmaster V1: Essays On Practical Education, Selected From The Works Of Ascham, Milton, Locke, And Butler (1836) is a book compiled by the Society Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge. The book is a collection of essays on practical education, selected from the works of...

Aspects of Humanity: Brokenly Mirrored in the Ever-Swelling Current of Human Speech is a book written by Richard Randolph and first published in 1869. The book explores various aspects of human nature and behavior, as reflected in language and speech. Randolph examines the ways...

The Smug Citizen: A Dramatic Sketch In Four Acts is a play written by Maxim Gorki. The story revolves around a character named Ivan Ivanovich Nyukhin, who is a smug and self-satisfied citizen. He is content with his life and does not see the...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: James Herbert BlackhurstISBN-10: 1406720313ISBN-13: 9781406720310Publisher:...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...