The Charm Of Catastrophe
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The Charm Of Catastrophe
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Author : Alice Fiola Berry
language : en
Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies
Release Date : 2000
The Charm Of Catastrophe written by Alice Fiola Berry and has been published by Unc Department of Romance Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Published in two parts in 1548 and 1552, Le Quart Livre is Rabelais's last book of certain authenticity and his most difficult and mysterious work. In it, Pantagruel and Panurge undertake a sea voyage and a quest for "the word of the Divine Bottle," but the islands they visit along the way are inhabited by strange beings whose nature and physiognomy defy natural categories. Expressing the elderly writer's despair at the failure of all his dreams as a young humanist, the voyage traces the last phase of the heroic quest, the cycle of old age and death. It is a descent into the underworld, but one that is undertaken hopefully, for the Quart Livre continues the search for a wife and for paternity begun in the Tiers Livre. Ultimately, all of these strivings may be associated with the writer-physician who faces misfortunes in order to cure them. In the end, the Quart Livre affirms the healing power of wine, laughter, and words.
Fiction After The Fatwa
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Author : Madelena Gonzalez
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-11-22
Fiction After The Fatwa written by Madelena Gonzalez and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
Fiction after the Fatwa: Salman Rushdie and the Charm of Catastrophe proposes for the first time an examination of what Rushdie has achieved as a writer since the fourteenth of February 1989, the date of the fatwa. This study argues that his constant questioning of fictional form and the language used to articulate it have opened up new opportunities and further possibilities for writing in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Through close readings and intensive textual analysis, arranged chronologically, Fiction after the Fatwa provides a thought-provoking reflection on the writer’s achievements over the last thirteen years. Aimed principally at academics and students, but also of interest to the general reader, it engages with the specific nature of the post-fatwa fiction as it moves from the fairy-tale world of Haroun and the Sea of Stories to the heartbreaking post-realism of Fury.
Love Charms And Other Catastrophes
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Author : Kimberly Karalius
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-05-17
Love Charms And Other Catastrophes written by Kimberly Karalius and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-17 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Aspiring love charm maker Hijiri Kitamura was excited to come back to Grimbaud for her sophomore year-until she learns about the upcoming charm making competition. Grimbaud has just started to recover from the tyranny of Zita's love fortunes and it would be too easy for the winning charm maker to take Zita's place. The only solution is for Hijiri, with the support of her friends and fellow rebels, to win the contest herself. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done, especially when Love itself has decided to meddle in Hijiri's life. Concerned that it's favorite charm maker has given up on finding a boyfriend of her own, Love takes matters into its own hands and delivers the perfect boyfriend to her in a giftwrapped box...literally.
Formal Theories In International Relations
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Author : Michael Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1989
Formal Theories In International Relations written by Michael Nicholson and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Political Science categories.
This book, first published in 1989, gives a critical account of formal international relations theory. That formal and mathematical methods can be applied to the study of international relations is often regarded with surprise, but the author demonstrates not only how these methods give insights into problems such as deterrence or arms races but also that the increase in the power of explanatory tools depends on the more rigourous development of theory along these lines. Mathematical methods have been applied to the study of international behaviour since the pioneering work of Lewis Fry Richardson in the 1920s and 1930s. However, it was in the post Second World War period that they became widespread. Dr Nicholson discusses the application of such methods as the theory of games to problems of relationships between states, catastrophe theory to the study of initiation of violence, and probability theory to the question of the probability of nuclear war.
Catastrophe
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Author : Richard A. Posner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-11-11
Catastrophe written by Richard A. Posner and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-11 with Science categories.
Catastrophic risks are much greater than is commonly appreciated. Collision with an asteroid, runaway global warming, voraciously replicating nanomachines, a pandemic of gene-spliced smallpox launched by bioterrorists, and a world-ending accident in a high-energy particle accelerator, are among the possible extinction events that are sufficiently likely to warrant careful study. How should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we find it hard to wrap our minds around? Posner argues that realism about science and scientists, innovative applications of cost-benefit analysis, a scientifically literate legal profession, unprecedented international cooperation, and a pragmatic attitude toward civil liberties are among the keys to coping effectively with the catastrophic risks.
Ford Madox Ford And The City
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Author : Sara Haslam
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2005
Ford Madox Ford And The City written by Sara Haslam and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literary Criticism categories.
"Ford Madox Ford and the City assembles fourteen pioneering essays, by new as well as established European and American scholars, exploring Ford's representations of real and ideal cities, across the full range of his work, from his earliest verse, to his post-war prose and poetry of the 1920s and 1930s."--BOOK JACKET.
Re Shaping Culture And Identity In Postcolonial Fiction Salman Rushdie And Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Author : Şennur Bakırtaş
language : en
Publisher: Transnational Press London
Release Date : 2023-02-07
Re Shaping Culture And Identity In Postcolonial Fiction Salman Rushdie And Abdulrazak Gurnah written by Şennur Bakırtaş and has been published by Transnational Press London this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
One of the most fascinating, rapidly developing, and difficult areas of literary and cultural studies today is postcolonialism. Focused on postcolonialism and designed especially for those studying postcolonial studies, Re-Shaping Culture and Identity in postcolonial Fiction: Salman Rushdie and Abdulrazak Gurnah introduces key subject areas of concern such as culture and identity in a clear accessible and organised fashion. It provides an overview of the development of postcolonialism as a discipline and takes a close look at its important authors, Salman Rushdie and Abdulrazak Gurnah, and their selected oeuvres, Fury, Midnight’s Children, By the Sea and Memory of Departure. With a palimpsestic analysis of culture and identity as crucial features of postcolonial texts, Re-Shaping Culture and Identity in postcolonial Fiction: Salman Rushdie and Abdulrazak Gurnah argues how postcolonialism functions in allowing the formation of a new perspective on the contemporary world. Besides, it offers an alternative perspective on their works, one that promotes the importance of the issue of postcolonial agency. This book will prove invaluable to anyone studying English Language and Literature, Migration Studies, and Cultural Studies. Contents Introduction: the borders of culture and identity A critical approach to culture and identity under the light of postcolonial theory The contributons of Abdulrazak Gurnah and Salman Rushdie to postcolonial literature Non- homes in postcolonial culture (Un)belonging postcolonial identity Conclusion: towards a new understanding of culture and identity Bibliography
Crabquake
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Author : Sj Stone
language : en
Publisher: Draft2digital
Release Date : 2023-06-25
Crabquake written by Sj Stone and has been published by Draft2digital this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-25 with categories.
Crabquake! is a wild ride of a new adventure novel by SJ Stone. When a powerful earthquake strikes Baltimore, followed by a devastating flood in the historic neighborhood of Fells Point, the lives of its residents are thrown into disarray. Haze and Jesse, our panicked protagonists, find themselves caught in the midst of crabby chaos as they strive to save their beloved community and themselves from impending disaster. Haze, a guy caught in the wrong time and place and doing the wrong thing, meets up with Jesse, a girl whose life has literally just been shaken apart. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to escape the destruction caused by the earthquake and a more dangerous threat beyond anything they'd ever imagined - giant crabs crawling out of Baltimore's polluted Inner Harbor. Crabquake! is an absolutely silly but thrilling tale of survival, friendship, and the indomitable spirit of Baltimore. Prepare to be captivated by this natural disaster of a novel as it immerses you in a world of chaos and courage, and you find out that a little Old Bay, as most Baltimoreans would say, will do the trick just fine.
Semiosis And Catastrophes
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Author : Wolfgang Wildgen
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2010
Semiosis And Catastrophes written by Wolfgang Wildgen and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Catastrophes (Mathematics) categories.
The French mathematician René Thom (Fields medal 1958) died in 2002. In this volume his contributions to biology, semiotics and linguistics are discussed by a group of scholars who have continued his work and have shaped the new paradigm of dynamic semiotics and linguistics. Thom's heritage is full of revolutionary ideas and deep insights which stem from a rich intuition and a sharp awareness of the current state of the sciences, including their potentials and risks. The contributions to this volume are elaborations of papers given at a colloquium at the International Center for Semiotics and Linguistics of the University of Urbino (Italy), in 2005. The central concern of this volume is semiogenesis, i.e. the evolution and differentiation of meaningful («pregnant») forms in the field of symbolic systems - from bio-communication to language and cultural forms like music, art, architecture or urban forms. The basic questions are: How are meanings created and further differentiated? Where do they come from? What kind of forces drive their unfolding? How can complex cultural forms be understood based on simple morphodynamic principles? Applications concern the perception of forms by animals and humans, the categorization of forms e.g. in a lexicon, and predication or other complex symbolic behaviors which show up in grammar or in cultural artifacts like the unfolding of urban centers.
The Boundaries Of Monotheism
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Author : Anne-Marie Korte
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009
The Boundaries Of Monotheism written by Anne-Marie Korte and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Religion categories.
What is the significance of monotheism in modern western culture, taking into account both its problematic and promising aspects? Biblical texts and the biblical faith traditions bear a continuous, polemical tension between exclusive and inclusive perceptions and interpretations of monotheism. Western monotheism proves itself to be multi-significant and heterogeneous, producing boundary-setting as well as boundary-crossing tendencies, is the common thesis of the authors of this book, who have been collectively debating this theme for two years in an interdisciplinary scholarly setting. Their contributions range from the fields of biblical and religious studies, history and philosophy of religion, systematic theology, to gender studies in theology and religion.The authors also explain the particular contribution of their own theological discipline to these debates.