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The Madness of Epic

Reading Insanity from Homer to Statius

By: Debra Hershkowitz

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The Madness of Epic

Reading Insanity from Homer to Statius

By: Debra Hershkowitz

Madness plays a vital role in many ancient epics: not only do characters go mad, but madness also often occupies a central thematic position in the texts. In this book, Debra Hershkowitz examines from a variety of theoretical angles the representation and poetic function of madness in Greek and Latin epic from Homer through the Flavians, including individual chapters devoted to the Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Lucan's Bellum Civile, and Statius' Thebaid. The study also addresses the difficulty of defining madness, and discusses how each epic explores this problem in a different way, finding its own unique way of conceptualizing madness. Epic madness interacts with ancient models of madness, but also, even more importantly, with previous representations of madness in the literary tradition. Likewise, the reader's response to epic madness is influenced by both ancient and modern views of madness, as well as by an awareness of intertextuality.

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365

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Clarendon Press

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ISBN 10

0191584495

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9780191584497

Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica

By: Debra Hershkowitz

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Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica

By: Debra Hershkowitz

Valerius Flaccus' unfinished and unjustly neglected epic recounting the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece and the early stages of the doomed love affair of Jason and Medea has been relegated to the outer fringes of classical scholarship for many years. A full-length study devoted to the Argonautica has not been published in English for over 100 years. This book seeks to address this balance. Dr. Hershkowitz aims to provide readers who have not yet encountered Valerius Flaccus' work with a general introduction to this multi-faceted epic poem. At the same time the author offers those already familiar with the Argonautica an in-depth re-evaluation of the work, contextualizing it within both an historical and literary framework, focusing in particular on its intertextual relationship with Apollonius' Argonautica and Vergil's Aeneid.

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328

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Oxford University Press

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0198150989

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9780198150985

Fresh Meadows

By: Fred Cantor,Debra L. Davidson

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Fresh Meadows

By: Fred Cantor,Debra L. Davidson

Located in northeast Queens, Fresh Meadows grew up around a housing development of the same name, built for World War II veterans. The site plan for the development not only provided an array of green open space, but it also enabled residents to enjoy a variety of services within walking distance. The development became the centerpiece of a brand-new neighborhood, which had been the site of a country club and farmland. In 1949, renowned urban and architecture critic Lewis Mumford hailed the Fresh Meadows housing development as "perhaps the most positive and exhilarating example of large-scale community planning in this country." Fresh Meadows captures the optimism of the postwar era by illustrating how middle-class families thrived in an environment that combined the best aspects of urban and suburban living.

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132

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738575720

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9780738575728

Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

By: Ruth Elder,Katie Evans,Debra Nizette

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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

By: Ruth Elder,Katie Evans,Debra Nizette

The new edition of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing focuses on practice in mental health and psychiatric care integrating theory and the realities of practice. Mental wellness is featured as a concept, and the consideration of a range of psychosocial factors helps students contextualise mental illness and psychiatric disorders. The holistic approach helps the student and the beginning practitioner understand the complex causation of mental illness, its diagnosis, effective interventions and treatments, and the client's experience of mental illness.

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Elsevier Australia

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0729540987

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9780729540988

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Clinical Practice Guidelines

By: Kim K. Kuebler,Debra E. Heidrich,Peg Esper

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Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Clinical Practice Guidelines

By: Kim K. Kuebler,Debra E. Heidrich,Peg Esper

Palliative and End-of-Life Care, 2nd Edition provides clinicians with the guidelines and tools necessary to provide quality, evidenced-based care to patients with life-limiting illness. This text describes the care and management of patients with advanced disease throughout the disease trajectory, extending from diagnosis of advanced disease until death. Four units provide the general principles of palliative and end-of-life care, important concepts, advanced disease management, and clinical practice guidelines. Clinical practice guidelines offer in-depth discussions of the pathophysiology of 19 different symptoms, interventions for specific symptom management (including in-depth rationales), and suggestions for patient and family teaching. - Defines dying as a normal, healthy process aided by the support of an interdisciplinary team. - Provides in-depth pathophysiology, assessment, and intervention information based upon the disease trajectory. - Highlights opportunities for patient and family teaching. - Describes psychosocial issues experienced by patients and their families. - Reviews uncomplicated and complicated grief and mourning, providing suggestions to help the family after a patient's death. - Includes case studies at the end of chapters to reinforce key concepts of compassionate care. - New chapters including Advance Care Planning, Ethical Issues, Spiritual Care Across Cultures, Pharmacology, Sleep, and Nutrition. - Includes a new appendix on Assessment Tools and Resources for more comprehensive coverage of palliative and end-of-life care.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323078400

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9780323078405

Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing

By: Katie Evans,Debra Nizette

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Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing

By: Katie Evans,Debra Nizette

Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing has established itself as Australia and New Zealand's foremost mental health nursing text and is an essential resource for all undergraduate nursing students. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current research and changing attitudes about mental health, mental health services and mental health nursing in Australia and New Zealand. Set within a recovery and consumer-focused framework, this text provides vital information for approaching the most familiar disorders mental health nurses and students will see in clinical practice, along with helpful suggestions about what the mental health nurse can say and do to interact effectively with consumers and their families. Visit evolve.elsevier.com for your additional resources: eBook on Vital Source Resources for Students and Instructors: Student practice questions Test bank Case studies Powerful consumer story videos 3 new chapters:- Physical health care: addresses the physical health of people with mental health problems and the conditions that have an association with increased risk of mental health problems - Mental health promotion: engages with the ways in which early intervention can either prevent or alleviate the effects of mental health problems - Challenging behaviours: presents a range of risk assessments specifically focused upon challenging behaviours Now addresses emerging issues, such as:- The transitioning of mental health care to primary care- The development of peer and service user led services, accreditation and credentialing- Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program

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