The Catechumenate in Late Antique Africa (4th -6th centuries): Augustine of Hippo, his Contemporaries and Early Reception, Matthieu Pignot
Автор: Miriam Edlich-Muth Название: Malory and his European Contemporaries: Adapting Late Medieval Arthurian Romance Collections ISBN: 1843843676 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781843843672 Издательство: Boydell & Brewer Рейтинг: Цена: 84480.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A reconsideration of Arthurian compilations in the late middle ages, looking at the complex ways in which they reshape their material for new audiences.
This book explores how one early medieval poet survived and thrived amidst the political turbulence of sixth century Gaul—with a little help from his friends. Born in northern Italy, Venantius Fortunatus made his career writing for and about members of the Merovingian elite. Although he is no longer dismissed as an opportunistic poetaster who wrote undistinguished flattery for undeserving kings and aristocrats, his work remains unduly neglected. This book reframes Fortunatus as a writer uniquely suited to his times, a professional poet who addressed his contemporaries’ needs and wishes for the prestige and sophistication of Classical culture. His poems and letters enabled his aristocratic patrons to situate themselves in networks, which they made and maintained in order to navigate a post-imperial but not post-Roman world. It makes an important contribution to our understanding of friendship in the Middle Ages and offers a fresh look at the Frankish kingdoms of Merovingian Gaul.
Автор: Gish Dustin, Bibby Andrew Название: Rival Visions: How Jefferson and His Contemporaries Defined the Early American Republic ISBN: 0813944473 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813944470 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 40970.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envisioned the newly independent states as a federation of republics united by common experience, mutual interest, and an adherence to principles of natural rights. His views on popular government and the American experiment in republicanism, and later the expansion of its empire of liberty, offered an influential account of the new nation. While persuasive in crucial respects, his vision of early America did not stand alone as an unrivaled model.The contributors to Rival Visions examine how Jefferson's contemporaries - including Washington, Adams, Hamilton, Madison, and Marshall - articulated their visions for the early American republic. Even beyond America, in this age of successive revolutions and crises, foreign statesmen began to formulate their own accounts of the new nation, its character, and its future prospects. This volume reveals how these vigorous debates and competing rival visions defined the early American republic in the formative epoch after the revolution.
Автор: Brookshaw Dominic Название: Hafiz and His Contemporaries ISBN: 1848851448 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848851443 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 126720.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This study will be of interest to scholars and students of comparative Arabic-Persian literature, and the ghazal in related Islamic literatures such as Urdu and Ottoman Turkish. It is also of value to the field of comparative literature more widely - Hafiz was a key influence on notable nineteenth-century literary figures such as Goethe and Byron.
Автор: Trowbridge John S. Название: Biographical Sketch of the Late Josiah Trowbridge, M. D., of Buffalo: With Notices of His Contemporaries Before and During the War of 1812, and His Co ISBN: 1397321083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781397321084 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22470.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Excerpt from Biographical Sketch of the Late Josiah Trowbridge, M. D., Of Buffalo: With Notices of His Contemporaries Before and During the War of 1812, and His Copartners Their uncertain wanderings were attended with experiences which, had they been preserved, would in many instances be instructive and curious, and, oftentimes savor highly of romance. This peculiarity of the American character, so common to our noble progenitors, has been too little noticed, and, in this fast age, only appreciated when recorded as part and parcel of our local history. Having their origin in that fruitful nursery of men and great men, in the most enlarged sense of the word - their pro gress has been steadily westward until the sons of New England now largely populate every Northern State and Territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific, carrying the church, the school and the other noble influences of New England civilization with them. In this there is true romance, but of a character unlike that of the Crusades of earlier centuries. It is romance under the guidance of God. It is, in reality, preaching the Gospel to all nations. The necessities and privations of those pioneer progressives were borne by the strong-minded and the brave sons of the older and more populous States. They came on foot, or on horseback, alone, or with a devoted wife, and perhaps young family, and so dared to plunge into the then unknown 'wilderness, inhabited by the savage, and, perhaps, worse than all, were compelled to encounter new forms of malarious disease from which none were exempt. N ow the rail, steamboat, and other improved modes of travel, enable the emigrant to pass from one extreme to the other of our extended republic with rapidity, in safety and comfort. I am led to dwell upon these reflections for the reason that this now prosperous and beautiful city and the country beyond, was, in the days of which I write, what now has scarcely an existence-an unexplored West. The truthful compass still points westward as it did then; but when we speak of American civilization, the East, the West, the North and the South, have lost their social, and almost their political and geographical significance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Автор: Chris Mortensen Название: Impossible Arises: Oscar Reutersvard and His Contemporaries ISBN: 0253062330 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253062338 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 41800.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The Impossible Arises explores the life and work ofOscar Reutersv?rd (1916–2002), founder of the Impossible Figures movement. The movement began in Stockholm in 1934 when eighteen-year-old Reutersv?rd drew the first impossible triangle. Over the course of his life he would go on to draw around 4000 impossible figures and be honored by the Swedish government with an issue of stamps showing his work. Based on a large collection of Reutersv?rd's art and correspondence held at the Lilly Library at Indiana University Bloomington, the lavishly illustrated Impossible Arises examines the evolution of Reutersv?rd's impossible figures and how they influenced other modern artists in the later twentieth century. The Impossible Arises offers a detailed look at the philosophy guiding Reutersv?rd's art and presents a rich array of stories from his eccentric personal life. It is an essential introduction to the life and career of one of the most fascinating artists of the twentieth century.
Автор: Trowbridge John S. Название: Biographical Sketch of the Late Josiah Trowbridge, M. D., of Buffalo: With Notices of His Contemporaries Before and During the War of 1812, and His Co ISBN: 1397320923 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781397320926 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 7330.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Excerpt from Biographical Sketch of the Late Josiah Trowbridge, M. D., Of Buffalo: With Notices of His Contemporaries Before and During the War of 1812, and His Copartners Their uncertain wanderings were attended with experiences which, had they been preserved, would in many instances be instructive and curious, and, oftentimes savor highly of romance. This peculiarity of the American character, so common to our noble progenitors, has been too little noticed, and, in this fast age, only appreciated when recorded as part and parcel of our local history. Having their origin in that fruitful nursery of men and great men, in the most enlarged sense of the word - their pro gress has been steadily westward until the sons of New England now largely populate every Northern State and Territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific, carrying the church, the school and the other noble influences of New England civilization with them. In this there is true romance, but of a character unlike that of the Crusades of earlier centuries. It is romance under the guidance of God. It is, in reality, preaching the Gospel to all nations. The necessities and privations of those pioneer progressives were borne by the strong-minded and the brave sons of the older and more populous States. They came on foot, or on horseback, alone, or with a devoted wife, and perhaps young family, and so dared to plunge into the then unknown 'wilderness, inhabited by the savage, and, perhaps, worse than all, were compelled to encounter new forms of malarious disease from which none were exempt. N ow the rail, steamboat, and other improved modes of travel, enable the emigrant to pass from one extreme to the other of our extended republic with rapidity, in safety and comfort. I am led to dwell upon these reflections for the reason that this now prosperous and beautiful city and the country beyond, was, in the days of which I write, what now has scarcely an existence-an unexplored West. The truthful compass still points westward as it did then; but when we speak of American civilization, the East, the West, the North and the South, have lost their social, and almost their political and geographical significance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
