The Book Of The Mutability Of Fortune
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The Book Of The Mutability Of Fortune
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Author : Christine (de Pisan)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-03
The Book Of The Mutability Of Fortune written by Christine (de Pisan) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03 with Education categories.
Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364–ca. 1431) has long been recognized as France’s first professional woman of letters, and interest in her voluminous and wide-ranging corpus has been steadily rising for decades. During the tumultuous later years of the Hundred Years’ War, Christine’s lone but strong feminine voice could be heard defending women, expounding the highest ideals for good governance, and lamenting France’s troubled times alongside her own personal trials. In The Mutability of Fortune, Christine fuses world history with autobiography to demonstrate mankind’s subjugation to the ceaselessly changing, and often cruel, whims of Fortune. Now, for the first time, this poem is accessible to an English-speaking audience, further expanding our appreciation of this ground-breaking woman author and her extraordinary body of work.
The Book Of The Mutability Of Fortune
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Author : Christine (de Pisan)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The Book Of The Mutability Of Fortune written by Christine (de Pisan) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Instances Of The Mutability Of Fortune
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Author : Alexander Bicknell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-04-22
Instances Of The Mutability Of Fortune written by Alexander Bicknell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-22 with categories.
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Tragedy And Archaic Greek Thought
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Author : D. L. Cairns
language : en
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Release Date : 2013-12-31
Tragedy And Archaic Greek Thought written by D. L. Cairns and has been published by Classical Press of Wales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-31 with History categories.
Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation to the thought of the Archaic Period. Prominent topics are the nature and possibility of divine justice; the influence of the gods on humans; fate and human responsibility; the instability of fortune and the principle of alternation; hybris and ate; and the inheritance of guilt and suffering. Other themes are tragedy's relation with Pre-Socratic philosophy, and the interplay between 'Archaic' features of the genre and fifth-century ethical and political thought. The book makes a powerful case for the importance of Archaic thought not only in the evolution of the tragic genre, but also for developed features of the Classical tragedians' art. Along with three papers on Aeschylus, four on Sophocles, and one on Euripides, there is an extensive introduction by the editor.
Instances Of The Mutability Of Fortune
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Author : Alexander Bicknell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-07
Instances Of The Mutability Of Fortune written by Alexander Bicknell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07 with Literary Collections categories.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Othea S Letter To Hector
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Author : Christine de Pizan
language : en
Publisher: Iter Press
Release Date : 2017-09-21
Othea S Letter To Hector written by Christine de Pizan and has been published by Iter Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-21 with Literary Collections categories.
Othea’s Letter to Hector, one of Christine de Pizan’s most popular works, is at the same time one of her most complex creations. Combining a somewhat Sibylline verse text based on a mythological figure with extensive citation of pagan sapiential authorities, the Bible, and the Church Fathers, it showcases Christine’s extraordinary learning and her innovative approach to didacticism. An appendix provides new insights on her skillful use of patristic sources and creative command of Latin authors.
The Book Of The City Of Ladies And Other Writings
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Author : Christine De Pizan
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2018-09-15
The Book Of The City Of Ladies And Other Writings written by Christine De Pizan and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-15 with Fiction categories.
"Fresh, accurate, and engaging, this new translation of the Book of the City of Ladies helps us to understand what made Christine de Pizan so popular with her fifteenth-century contemporaries. The editors provide a rich historical and philosophical context that will be very useful to both students and scholars of the history of political ideas. The translations themselves gracefully navigate the fine line between accuracy and readability with considerable charm. Rounding out this portrait of the turmoil of fifteenth-century France, the volume is enriched by excerpts from other works, Christine's Vision, the Book of the Body Politic, and the Lamentation on France’s Ills." —Kate Forhan, Emeritus, Siena College CONTENTS:IntroductionA Note on Translating the Book of the City of LadiesChristine de Pizan: Her works, Her TimesSuggestions for Further ReadingFrom Christine's Vision (1405)The Book of the City of Ladies (1404–1405)From The Book of the Body Politic (1404–1407)From Lamentation on France's Ills (1410)Index
Shakespearean Intersections
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Author : Patricia Parker
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2018-05-02
Shakespearean Intersections written by Patricia Parker and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
What does the keyword "continence" in Love's Labor's Lost reveal about geopolitical boundaries and their breaching? What can we learn from the contemporary identification of the "quince" with weddings that is crucial for A Midsummer Night's Dream? How does the evocation of Spanish-occupied "Brabant" in Othello resonate with contemporary geopolitical contexts, wordplay on "Low Countries," and fears of sexual/territorial "occupation"? How does "supposes" connote not only sexual submission in The Taming of the Shrew but also the transvestite practice of boys playing women, and what does it mean for the dramatic recognition scene in Cymbeline? With dazzling wit and erudition, Patricia Parker explores these and other critical keywords to reveal how they provide a lens for interpreting the language, contexts, and preoccupations of Shakespeare's plays. In doing so, she probes classical and historical sources, theatrical performance practices, geopolitical interrelations, hierarchies of race, gender, and class, and the multiple significances of "preposterousness," including reversals of high and low, male and female, Latinate and vulgar, "sinister" or backward writing, and latter ends both bodily and dramatic. Providing innovative and interdisciplinary perspectives on Shakespeare, from early to late and across dramatic genres, Parker's deeply evocative readings demonstrate how easy-to-overlook textual or semantic details reverberate within and beyond the Shakespearean text, and suggest that the boundary between language and context is an incontinent divide.
Reading Russian Fortunes
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Author : Faith Wigzell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998-05-28
Reading Russian Fortunes written by Faith Wigzell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-05-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
Reading Russian Fortunes examines the huge popularity and cultural impact of fortune-telling among urban and literate Russians from the eighteenth century to the present. Based partly on a study of the numerous editions of little fortune-telling books, especially those devoted to dream interpretation, it documents and analyses the social history of fortune-telling in terms of class and gender, at the same time considering the function of both amateur and professional fortune-telling in a literate modernizing society. Chapters are devoted to professional fortune-tellers and their clients, and to the publishers of the books. An analysis of the relationship between urban fortune-telling and traditional oral culture, where divination played a very significant role, leads on to a discussion of the underlying reasons for the persistence of fortune-telling in modern Russian society.
Lydgate S Troy Book A D 1412 20
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Author : John Lydgate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Lydgate S Troy Book A D 1412 20 written by John Lydgate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Legends categories.