The Mask Of Memnon
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The Mask Of Memnon
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Author : Jean-Luc Beauchard
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2022-03-31
The Mask Of Memnon written by Jean-Luc Beauchard and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-31 with Literary Criticism categories.
What gives life its meaning? This question stands behind every philosophical inquiry, and philosophy itself arises from it. Confronting the problem of meaning is, as Camus says, the fundamental task of human life. Yet at bottom, meaning is an aesthetical category. Meaning hinges on interpretation. It makes sense then to turn to art—and in particular the art form which deals most explicitly with meaning, the novel—if we are to attempt to address it. Inspired by but critical of Roland Barthes’s “death of the author” literary theory, The Mask of Memnon seeks to reconcile opposing philosophical approaches to the question of meaning by examining the death of the author from the perspective of the character, not the reader. In this work, the traditional dichotomy between external/objective meaning and internal/subjective meaning is upended and a new paradigm is proposed.
The Mask Of Command
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Author : John Keegan
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-31
The Mask Of Command written by John Keegan and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-31 with History categories.
The Mask of Command is about generals: who they are, what they do and how they affect the world we live in. Through portraits of four generals - archetypal hero Alexander the Great, anti-hero Wellington, the unheroic Ulysses S. Grant and the false heroic of Hitler - John Keegan propounds the view of heroism in warfare as inextricable linked with the political imperative of the age and place. He demonstrates how the role of the general alters with the ethos of the society that creates him and concludes that there is no place for heroism in a nuclear world. The Mask of Command is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Face of Battle: together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.
The Man Who Was Thursday
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Author : G. K. Chesterton
language : en
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Release Date : 2004-09-21
The Man Who Was Thursday written by G. K. Chesterton and has been published by Ignatius Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-21 with Fiction categories.
In a surreal turn-of-the century London, Gabriel Syme is recruited to a secret anti-anarchist task force at Scotland Yard. The central anarchist council consists of seven men, each named for a day of the week. Syme maneuvers to be elected to the council, and becomes Thursday.
Memnon
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Author : Henry Guy Carleton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Memnon written by Henry Guy Carleton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with categories.
Memnon
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Author : Scott Oden
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-05-27
Memnon written by Scott Oden and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-27 with Fiction categories.
He lived in the shadow of kings. One trusted him with his empire; the other feared his every move. Memnon of Rhodes (375-333 BC) walked in the footsteps of giants. As a soldier, sailor, statesman and general, he was, in the words of Diodorus of Sicily, "outstanding in courage and strategic grasp." A contemporary of Demosthenes and Aristotle, Memnon rose from humble origins to command the whole of western Asia in a time of strife and slaughter. To his own people, he was a traitor, to his rivals, a mercenary. But, to the King of Kings, his majesty Darius III of Persia, Memnon was the one man capable of defending Asia Minor from the rising power of the barbaric Macedonians. In a war pitting Greek against Greek, Memnon proved his quality beyond measure. His enemies fought for glory and gold; Memnon fought for something more: for loyalty, for honour, and for duty. He fought for the love of Barsine, a woman of remarkable beauty and grace, but most of all, he fought for the promise of peace. Through the deathbed recollections of a mysterious woman, the life of Memnon unfolds with brilliant clarity. It is a record of his triumphs and tragedies, his loves and losses, and of the determination that drove him to stand against the most renowned figure of the ancient world - an ambitious and brilliant young conqueror called Alexander the Great.
The Boy King
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Author : Jack Whyte
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-07-04
The Boy King written by Jack Whyte and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-04 with Fiction categories.
An heir hidden A land divided A king in waiting Having fled their home of Camelot, Merlyn Britannicus and the Arthur Pendragon find sanctuary in an abandoned Roman fort as the protector continues the young heir's training. Sheltered from the forces that would destroy him, Arthur grows in strength and resolve, and the child becomes a warrior and a hero. But a storm is coming, and Merlyn must make preparations for the path ahead: a dangerous journey home and the battle that will see the boy become a king. Discover the most authentic telling of the Arthurian legend ever written
The Gates Of Hell Telamon Triology Book 3
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Author : Paul Doherty
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-06-06
The Gates Of Hell Telamon Triology Book 3 written by Paul Doherty and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with Fiction categories.
A campaign of murder, as Alexander nears his greatest challenge... Paul Doherty writes the third instalment featuring Alexander the Great and Telamon in The Gates of Hell, a gripping mystery of murder and adventure. Perfect for fans of Gary Corby and Margaret Doody. 'The combination of legendary historical figures and an old-fashioned murder mystery proves irresistible in Paul Doherty's vivid new interpretation of the exploits of Alexander the Great' - Yorkshire Evening Post It is 334 BC, and Alexander and his troops have crossed into Asia. Marching south he has conquered all in his path, but he and his enemies all know that the great prize is the city of Halicarnassus, strategically important and with fortifications to make any attacker despair. Alexander's court is set up close to the city, and his physician and old friend Telamon is there. Even as Alexander prepares for one of the most dramatic confrontations in the ancient world, a series of brutal killings begins, proving that the Persians have infiltrated the court. With his lord facing the fight of his life, Telamon must go through 'the Gates of Hell' to find the traitors. What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'With vivid sense imagery and a keen eye for detail, Doherty brings colour and drama' 'Paul Doherty grasps the atmosphere, the spirit of the times, and the aura of royal intrigue of 334 BC' 'Five stars'
City Of Man
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Author : Jean-Luc Beauchard
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2023-08-08
City Of Man written by Jean-Luc Beauchard and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-08 with Philosophy categories.
Why does life in society make us so unhappy? Why has civilization always been marked with social unrest? From the time of Plato, our greatest thinkers have understood that in order to confront the ills of the city, one must first look to the individual, to the maladies and discontents of the human soul. In this novel reading of Plato's Republic, the insights of Nietzsche and Freud are brought to bear on one of western civilization's most important texts. But what is at stake is far more than our interpretation of the Republic. City of Man will leave readers better equipped to face the crises that confront us today by reintroducing the import of that oft-quoted but rarely practiced Delphic maxim: know thyself.
The Annotated Thursday
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Author : Gilbert Keith Chesterton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Annotated Thursday written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fiction categories.
This is the first edition of Chesterton's masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, that explicates and enriches the complete text with extensive footnotes, together with an introductory essay on the metaphysical meaning of Chesterton's profound allegory. Gardner sees the novel's anarchists as symbols of our God-given free will, and the mysterious Sunday as representing Nature, with its strange mixture of good and evil when considered as distinct from God, as a mask hiding the transcendental face of the creator. The book also includes a bibliography listing the novel's many earlier editions and stage dramatizations, as well as numerous illustrations that further illuminate the text.
The Mask Of Akhnaten
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Author : Robert Silverberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The Mask Of Akhnaten written by Robert Silverberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Archaeology categories.
Travel, archaeology, and mystery combine when a teenage American boy and his uncle are involved in the discovery of an ancient Egyptian tomb and the theft of a mummy's golden mask.