Author: Sir Arthur HelpsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Privy Thoughts
Author: Jim MorrisonPublisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781479316366
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Privy Thoughts is a hilarious, biting, and, at times, bizarre collection of the graffiti found on the toilet doors of universities in Britain, Ireland, Australia, and the United States of America. Venture inside, where the thoughts, feelings, and observations of various students are arranged into categories ranging from sex, of course, to philosophy, by way of a limerick or two. For anyone in need of a laugh, a reflective moment, or just a reminder of student days, this book is a must. It veers from being thoughtful and intellectual, to being outrageously potty-mouthed, and back again. Read, savour, and smile without the need to wash your hands afterwards.
The Cloud of Unknowing
Author: William JohnstonPublisher: Image
ISBN: 0307809056
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING and THE BOOK OF PRIVY COUNSELING are the first explorations in the English language of the soul’s quest for God. Written in Middle English by an unknown fourteenth-century mystic, THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING expresses with beauty a message that has inspired such great religious thinkers as St. John of the Cross and Teilhard de Chardin, as well as countless others in search of God. Offering a practical guide to the life of contemplation, the author explains that ordinary thoughts and earthly concepts must be buried beneath a “cloud of forgetting,” while our love must rise toward a God hidden in the “cloud of unknowing.” THE BOOK OF PRIVY COUNSELING, also included in this volume, is a short and moving text on the way to enlightenment through a total loss of self and a consciousness only of the divine. William Johnston, an authority on fourteenth-century mysticism and spirituality, provides an accessible discussion of the works, detailing what is known about the history of the texts and their author. In a new foreword, Huston Smith draws on his extensive knowledge of the varieties of religious experience to illuminate the relevance of these works for contemporary readers.
Author: Thomas Manton
Author: Sir Thomas MaloryReading the Eighteenth-Century Novel
Author: David H. RichterPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118621115
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel is a lively exploration of the evolution of the English novel from 1688-1815. A range of major works and authors are discussed along with important developments in the genre, and the impact of novels on society at the time. The text begins with a discussion of the “rise of the novel” in the long eighteenth century and various theories about the economic, social, and ideological changes that caused it. Subsequent chapters examine ten particular novels, from Oroonoko and Moll Flanders to Tom Jones and Emma, using each one to introduce and discuss different rhetorical theories of narrative. The way in which books developed and changed during this period, breaking new ground, and influencing later developments is also discussed, along with key themes such as the representation of gender, class, and nationality. The final chapter explores how this literary form became a force for social and ideological change by the end of the period. Written by a highly experienced scholar of English literature, this engaging textbook guides readers through the intricacies of a transformational period for the novel.
Author: 
Author: Shakespeare Society (Great Britain)
Author: Sir Thomas MaloryColours of the Soul
Author: June McLeodPublisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1780999399
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Colors are all around us, but also within us. We not only have our favorite colous, our auras have their own color. Our chakras have their different colors. Tuning in to our colors rebalances our selves with nature and each other. Finding our right color has implications for the way we dress, how we decorate our homes, even the food we eat. Use the color inset and the exercises in this book to find the right colors for you in different situations. Become color intelligent, and live a glorious life of kaleidoscopic color rather than a monochrome existence.
