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Yeats, Eliot, Pound and the Politics of Poetry

Richest to the Richest

By: Cairns Prof. Craig

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Yeats, Eliot, Pound and the Politics of Poetry

Richest to the Richest

By: Cairns Prof. Craig

It has long been recognised that there is an apparently paradoxical relationship between the revolutionary poetic style developed by Yeats, Eliot and Pound in the period during and after the First World War, and the reactionary politics with which they were associated in the 1920s and 1930s. Concentrating on their writings in the period up to the 1930s, this study, first published in 1982, helps to resolve the paradox and also provides a much needed reappraisal of the factors influencing their poetic and political development. The work of these poets has usually been seen as deriving from the tradition of continental symbolist poetics. Yeats, Eliot, Pound and the Politics of Poetry will be of interest to students of literature.

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131733082X

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An Endless Line of Splendor

Revivals and Their Leaders from the Great Awakening to the Present

By: Earle E. Cairns

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An Endless Line of Splendor

Revivals and Their Leaders from the Great Awakening to the Present

By: Earle E. Cairns

Earle E. Cairns, renowned historian and writer on religion, explores revivals in the church from the Great Awakening to the present. In an enlightening narrative that begins with the Bible-centered Pietists of nineteenth-century Germany, Dr. Cairns unfolds the story of the workings of God's Spirit in renewing the church. Cairns takes the reader on a historical pilgrimage that features candid accounts of such figures as Billy Graham, Billy Sunday, Charles H. Spurgeon, Dwight L. Moody, Charles Finney, Lyman Beecher, Francis Asbury, John and Charles Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, Philipp Jakob Spener, and many others who have served as God's instruments in revitalizing the church. The pilgrimage includes glimpses of John Wesley's field preaching, American camp meetings, college revivals in the early 1800s, Hans Hauge's revivalistic work in Norway, Francis Asbury's long treks on horseback, Dwight L. Moody's London meetings, the Jesus people of the 1960s, Billy Graham's early crusades, and many more stories of revival. Cairns also looks at the fruits of revivalism-missions, social reform, the holiness movement and more. He examines the work of missionary and explorer David Livingstone, Salvation Army founder William Booth, temperance leader Frances Willard, the abolitionists of the Clapham Sect, and many others. The Christ-centered theology that guided the revivals is discussed, and so are the hymns that gave poetic expression to that theology. And the author looks at the various methods used by the Spirit-led individuals who brought renewal. Written with impeccable scholarship and engrossing style, An Endless Line of Splendor is an insightful study of the leaders of revival and the fruits of revival.

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1725235463

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Associationism and the Literary Imagination

From the Phantasmal Chaos

By: Craig Cairns Craig

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Associationism and the Literary Imagination

From the Phantasmal Chaos

By: Craig Cairns Craig

Associationism and the Literary Imagination traces the influence of empirical philosophy and associationist psychology on theories of literary creativity and on the experience of reading literature. It runs from David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature in 1739 to the works of major literary critics of the twentieth century, such as I.A. Richards, W.K. Wimsatt and Northrop Frye. Cairns Craig explores the ways in which associationist conceptions of literature gave rise to some of the key transformations in British writing between the romantic and modernist periods. In particular, he analyses the ways in which authors' conceptions of the form of their readers' aesthetic experience led to radical developments in literary style, from the fragmentary narrative of Sterne's Tristram Shandy in 1760 to Virginia Woolf's experiments in the rendering of characters' consciousness in the 1920s; and from Wordsworth's poetic use of autobiography to J.G. Frazer's exploration of a mythic unconscious in The Golden Bough. Detailed analyses are offered of the ways in which a wide variety of major British writers, including Scott, Lady Morgan, Dickens, Tennyson, Hardy, Yeats, Joyce and Woolf developed their literary techniques on the basis of associationist conceptions of the mind, and of how modern literary criticism - from Arthur Symons to Roland Barthes - is founded on associationist principles. Associationism and the Literary Imagination relocates the traditions of British writing since the eighteenth century within the neglected context of its native empirical philosophy, and reveals how many of the issues assumed to be products of 'postmodern' or 'deconstructive' theory have long been foregrounded and debated within the traditions of British empiricism. This is a work which provides a radical new perspective on the history of literature in Britain and Ireland and challenges many of the assumptions of contemporary theoretical debate about the

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748628169

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9780748628162

Twentieth Century Scottish Drama

By: Cairns Craig,Randall Stevens

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Twentieth Century Scottish Drama

By: Cairns Craig,Randall Stevens

Edited and introduced by Cairns Craig and Randall Stevenson. Ever since the major revival of dramatic writing and production in the 1970s, the style and the subject matter of Scottish writing for stage and screen has been a continuing influence on our contemporary culture, exciting, offending and challenging audiences in equal measure. Yet modern Scottish drama has a history of controversy, conflict and entertainment going back to the 1920s, notable at every turn for the vigour of its language and its direct confrontation with telling issues. The plays in this anthology offer a unique chance to grasp the different topics and also the recurrent themes of Scottish drama in the twentieth century. Gathered together in a single omnibus volume, there is the poetic eeriness of Barrie and the political commitment of Joe Corrie and Sue Glover; there is the Brechtian debate of Bridie and the verbal brilliance of John Byrne and Liz Lochhead; there is working-class experience and feminist insight; broad Scots and existential anxiety; street realism and a meeting with the devil; social injustice and raucous humour; historical comedy and tragic loss. Here is both the breadth and the continuity of the modern Scottish tradition in a single volume.

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Canongate Books

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1847674747

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Citizens Plus

Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State

By: Alan C. Cairns

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Citizens Plus

Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State

By: Alan C. Cairns

In Citizens Plus, Alan Cairns unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state. He considers the assimilationist policy assumptions of the imperial era, examines more recent government initiatives, and analyzes the emergence of the nation-to-nation paradigm given massive support by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. We are battered by contending visions, he argues - a revised assimilation policy that finds its support in the Canadian Alliance Party is countered by the nation-to-nation vision, which frames our future as coexisting solitudes. Citizens Plus stakes out a middle ground with its support for constitutional and institutional arrangements which will simultaneously recognize Aboriginal difference and reinforce a solidarity which binds us together in common citizenship. Selected as a BC Book for Everybody

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UBC Press

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0774841354

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Intending Scotland

Explorations in Scottish Culture since the Enlightenment

By: Cairns Craig

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Intending Scotland

Explorations in Scottish Culture since the Enlightenment

By: Cairns Craig

A major reconsideration of our understanding of the development of Scottish culture from the Enlightenment to the present day.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748679332

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Christianity Through the Centuries

A History of the Christian Church

By: Earle E. Cairns

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Christianity Through the Centuries

A History of the Christian Church

By: Earle E. Cairns

The third edition of Christianity Through the Centuries brings the reader up-to-date by discussing events and developments in the church into the 1990s. This edition has been redesigned with new typography and greatly improved graphics to increase clarity, accessibility, and usefulness. - New chapters examine recent trends and developments (expanding the last section from 2 chapters to 5) - New photos. Over 100 photos in all -- more than twice the number in the previous edition - Single-column format for greater readability and a contemporary look - Improved maps (21) and charts (39) Building on the features that have made Christianity Through the Centuries an indispensable text, the author not only explains the development of doctrines, movements, and institutions, but also gives attention to "the impact of Christianity on its times and to the mark of the times on Christianity.

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Zondervan Academic

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0310829305

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9780310829300

Gertrude Stein and the Essence of what Happens

By: Dana Cairns Watson

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Gertrude Stein and the Essence of what Happens

By: Dana Cairns Watson

Watson traces Gertrude Stein's (1874-1946) growing fascination with the cognitive and political ramifications of conversation and how that interest influenced her writing over the course of her career.

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Vanderbilt University Press

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0826514634

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9780826514639

Saints and Society

The Social Impact of Eighteenth Century English Revivals and Its Contemporary Relevance

By: Earle E. Cairns

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Saints and Society

The Social Impact of Eighteenth Century English Revivals and Its Contemporary Relevance

By: Earle E. Cairns

Do revivals merely prepare converts for an enjoyment of “pie in the sky by and by”? Do advocates of “enthusiasm” in religion have no interest in the needs of their fellow men? Are evangelicals so heavenly minded that they have no sense of their social responsibility? Critics often answer “yes” to these questions. This book will not silence all such critics. But if they carefully consider what the author has to say, their conclusions will be greatly modified. The author clearly demonstrates that revivals in one period of English history – the eighteenth – did result in tremendous social improvement. He shows that converts won in the Wesleyan and Evangelical revivals were largely responsible for stopping the English slave trade and abolition of slavery throughout the Empire. They also took the lead in prison reform, emancipation of the insane, and enacting more human labor legislation. The spotlight centers most often on the efforts of Wesley, Wilberforce, and Shaftsebury, but lesser actors in the drama are not ignored. Dr. Cairns shows that the motivation of these great leaders to improve the society of which they were a part is found in their personal faith in God. And he issues a clarion call for twentieth century saints to take a lesson in social action from their eighteenth and nineteenth century forebears.

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1666719773

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The Case of Rose Bird

Gender, Politics, and the California Courts

By: Kathleen A. Cairns

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The Case of Rose Bird

Gender, Politics, and the California Courts

By: Kathleen A. Cairns

This biography of Rose Elizabeth Bird is an overdue look at California's first female supreme court chief justice, against the backdrop of California's political and cultural climate in the 1970s and 1980s"--

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803255756

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Travels in Scotland (1842) by J.G. Kohl

By: Ursula Cairns Smith,J.M.Y. Simpson

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Travels in Scotland (1842) by J.G. Kohl

By: Ursula Cairns Smith,J.M.Y. Simpson

Translation of a German traveller's account of his journey through Scotland in 1842

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Lulu.com

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1471648583

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Wealth of the Nation

Scotland, Culture and Independence

By: Cairns Craig

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Wealth of the Nation

Scotland, Culture and Independence

By: Cairns Craig

Reveals Britain's secret counter-subversive policies and security measures implemented in the post-war Middle East.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474435599

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9781474435598

Flotsam and Jetsam

By: C.J. Cairns

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Flotsam and Jetsam

By: C.J. Cairns

Phil Wilson is an ageing saxophone player who washed up in the Ocean Breeze caravan park, like flotsam left on the beach after a storm. Even for those somewhat on the margins of the good society, life can be pleasant. Phil and his fellow caravan park renters thought so. But life throws a series of curveballs and they can give in or fight back. They will need to navigate the testing waters of interpersonal relationships, bureaucracy, and the unpatrolled worlds of online communities. Set on the Surf Coast in Victoria, the novel is a wry study of male mateship and the challenges of friendship and relationships.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1035814358

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9781035814350

No Language! No Nation! the life and times of the Honourable Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr

By: Gerard Cairns

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No Language! No Nation! the life and times of the Honourable Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr

By: Gerard Cairns

The Honourable Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr led a life very much on the move. He has left us no personal papers, although his stamp is across the personal papers of many others, and he has been written about by several eminent scholars. Erskine had his supporters, most notably the historian and Gaelic language activist, Seumas Mac A’ Ghobhainn, who hailed him as a ‘forgotten Gaelic patriot’. He has had his critics too: the BBC’s Andrew Marr, wrote that ‘in colloquial terms he was a bit of a nutter’. However, Hugh MacDiarmid said regarding Erskine: ‘Justice will be done to him yet with a biography’. This is it and it is long overdue.

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Rymour Books

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1919628649

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9781919628646

Doing Better Statistics in Human-Computer Interaction

By: Paul Cairns

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Doing Better Statistics in Human-Computer Interaction

By: Paul Cairns

Each chapter of this book covers specific topics in statistical analysis, such as robust alternatives to t-tests or how to develop a questionnaire. They also address particular questions on these topics, which are commonly asked by human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers when planning or completing the analysis of their data. The book presents the current best practice in statistics, drawing on the state-of-the-art literature that is rarely presented in HCI. This is achieved by providing strong arguments that support good statistical analysis without relying on mathematical explanations. It additionally offers some philosophical underpinnings for statistics, so that readers can see how statistics fit with experimental design and the fundamental goal of discovering new HCI knowledge.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108665225

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9781108665223

Reflections on Architecture, Society and Politics

Social and Cultural Tectonics in the 21st Century

By: Graham Cairns

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Reflections on Architecture, Society and Politics

Social and Cultural Tectonics in the 21st Century

By: Graham Cairns

Reflections on Architecture, Society and Politics brings together a series of thirteen interview-articles by Graham Cairns in collaboration with some of the most prominent polemic thinkers and critical practitioners from the fields of architecture and the social sciences, including Noam Chomsky, Peggy Deamer, Robert A.M. Stern, Daniel Libeskind and Kenneth Frampton. Each chapter explores the relationship between architecture and socio-political issues through discussion of architectural theories and projects, citing specific issues and themes that have led to, and will shape, the various aspects of the current and future built environment. Ranging from Chomsky’s examination of the US–Mexico border as the architecture of oppression to Robert A.M. Stern’s defence of projects for the Disney corporation and George W. Bush, this book places politics at the center of issues within contemporary architecture.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317069641

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9781317069645

Proof of Guilt

Barbara Graham and the Politics of Executing Women in America

By: Kathleen A. Cairns

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Proof of Guilt

Barbara Graham and the Politics of Executing Women in America

By: Kathleen A. Cairns

Barbara Graham might have been a diabolical dame in a hard-boiled detective story--beautiful, sexy, and deadly. Charged alongside two male friends in the murder of an elderly widow during a botched robbery attempt, "Bloody Babs" became the third woman executed in California--after a 1953 trial that played out before standing-room-only crowds captured the imaginations of journalists, filmmakers, and death penalty opponents. Why, Kathleen A. Cairns asks, of all the capital cases in the twentieth century, did Graham's have such political resonance and staying power? Leaving aside the question of guilt or innocence--debated to this day--Cairns examines how Graham's case became a touchstone in the ongoing debate over capital punishment. While prosecutors positioned the accused woman as a femme fatale, the media came to offer a counternarrative for Graham's life highlighting her abusive and lonely beginnings. Cairns shows how Graham's case became crucial to the abolitionists of the time, who used instances of questionable guilt to raise awareness of the arbitrary and capricious nature of death penalty prosecutions. Critical in keeping capital punishment in the forefront of public consciousness until abolitionists homed in on a winning strategy, Graham's case illustrates the power of individual stories to shape wider perceptions and ultimately public policies.

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1496211308

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9781496211309

The Sorcerer's Tusk

By: D. A. Cairns

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The Sorcerer's Tusk

By: D. A. Cairns

An ancient prophecy fulfilled. A beetle apocalypse unleashed. An epic supernatural battle unfolds. Having narrowly escaped death at the hands of Lord Haroth in the Battle of the Scorpion Temple in Thailand, Callum Steele heads to Istanbul for his next assignment. He’ll be way too busy to review any hotels though. He’s got to deal with an angry woman, a lovestruck demon, an archangel, evil twins, a sorcerer, and an entomologist. Trouble chases Callum and his friends from a cathedral to a café, all the way to a Captain Candy store. How much more can our hero take? What more must he sacrifice? And what the hell is he doing in a rowboat in the middle of an ocean?

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Rogue Phoenix Press

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1624207197

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The Democratic Imagination

Envisioning Popular Power in the 21st Century

By: James Cairns,Alan Sears

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The Democratic Imagination

Envisioning Popular Power in the 21st Century

By: James Cairns,Alan Sears

Democracy is very much an open question in the early twenty-first century. While voter participation declines in many traditional democracies, new movements for democracy are emerging around the world. This book brings the question of democracy out of the halls of political power and home to our daily lives, pitting "official democracy" and "democracy from below" against one another in a lively debate. For more information see www.democraticimagination.com.

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1442605308

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