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Springs of Western Civilization

A Comparative Study of Hebrew and Classical Cultures

By: James A. Arieti

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Springs of Western Civilization

A Comparative Study of Hebrew and Classical Cultures

By: James A. Arieti

Springs of Western Civilization is a comparative exploration of the Hebraic and classical traditions that form our heritage. In examining these traditions before they united, James Arieti locates the catalyst for their bonding in two related circumstances: adoption by the biblical world of an eclectic mélange of Platonism, Aristotelianism, and Stoicism that, in the centuries on each side of the Common Era, produced consensus models both of God and of a warmhearted individual; and belief that the writings of Plato were literally true—a belief that arose from failing to understand his playful, metaphorical techniques of composition. Among the many effects of the mingling of biblical and philosophical values was a re-focusing of literature from the heroes of epic to the compassionate characters we recognize as Menschen.

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Lexington Books

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1498534805

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Judges, A Commentary

By: James E. Smith, Ph.D.

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Judges, A Commentary

By: James E. Smith, Ph.D.

An introduction to the Old Testament Book of Judges is followed by a verse-by-verse commentary on the text of the book.

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246

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Lulu.com

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0359223664

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9780359223664

Sinatra

The Chairman

By: James Kaplan

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Sinatra

The Chairman

By: James Kaplan

One of the Best Books of the Year The Washington Post • Los Angeles Times • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The story of Frank Sinatra’s second act, Sinatra finds the Chairman on top of the world, riding high after an Oscar victory—and firmly reestablished as the top recording artist of his day. Following Sinatra from the mid-1950s to his death in 1998, Kaplan uncovers the man behind the myth, revealing by turns the peerless singer, the (sometimes) powerful actor, the business mogul, the tireless lover, and—of course—the close associate of the powerful and infamous. It was in these decades that the enduring legacy of Frank Sinatra was forged, and Kaplan vividly captures “Ol’ Blue Eyes” in his later years. The sequel to the New York Times best-selling Frank, here is the concluding volume of the definitive biography of "The Entertainer of the Century.

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994

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Anchor

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0307946932

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Natural Reason and Natural Law

An Assessment of the Straussian Criticisms of Thomas Aquinas

By: James Carey

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Natural Reason and Natural Law

An Assessment of the Straussian Criticisms of Thomas Aquinas

By: James Carey

Natural law, according to Thomas Aquinas, has its foundation in the evidence and operation of natural, human reason. Its primary precepts are self-evident. Awareness of these precepts does not presuppose knowledge of, or even belief in, the existence of God. The most interesting criticisms of Thomas Aquinas’s natural-law teaching in modern times have been advanced by the political philosopher Leo Strauss and his followers. The purpose of this book is to show that these criticisms are based on misunderstandings and that they are inconclusive at best. Thomas Aquinas’s natural-law teaching is fully rational. It is accessible to man as man.

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398

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532657749

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9781532657740

Nonhuman voices in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture

By: James Paz

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Nonhuman voices in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture

By: James Paz

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book is available as an open access ebook under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Nonhuman voices in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture uncovers the voice and agency possessed by nonhuman things across Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture. It makes a new contribution to ‘thing theory’ and rethinks conventional divisions between animate human subjects and inanimate nonhuman objects in the early Middle Ages. Anglo-Saxon writers and craftsmen describe artefacts and animals through riddling forms or enigmatic language, balancing an attempt to speak and listen to things with an understanding that these nonhumans often elude, defy and withdraw from us. But the active role that things have in the early medieval world is also linked to the Germanic origins of the word, where a þing is a kind of assembly, with the ability to draw together other elements, creating assemblages in which human and nonhuman forces combine.

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264

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Manchester University Press

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1526116006

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9781526116000

Dictionary of Louisiana French

As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities

By: Albert Valdman,Kevin James Rottet

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Dictionary of Louisiana French

As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities

By: Albert Valdman,Kevin James Rottet

The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present. This dictionary describes the current usage of French-speaking peoples in the five broad regions of South Louisiana: the coastal marshes, the banks of the Mississippi River, the central area, the north, and the western prairie. Data were collected during interviews from at least five persons in each of twenty-four areas in these regions. In addition to the data collected from fieldwork, the dictionary contains material compiled from existing lexical inventories, from texts published after 1930, and from archival recordings. The new authoritative resource, the DLF not only contains the largest number of words and expressions but also provides the most complete information available for each entry. Entries include the word in the conventional French spelling, the pronunciation (including attested variants), the part of speech classification, the English equivalent, and the word's use in common phrases. The DLF features a wealth of illustrative examples derived from fieldwork and textual sources and identification of the parish where the entry was collected or the source from which it was compiled. An English-to-Louisiana French index enables readers to find out how particular notions would be expressed in la Louisiane .

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934

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1604734043

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9781604734041

Tort Law: Principles in Practice

Principles in Practice

By: James Underwood

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Tort Law: Principles in Practice

Principles in Practice

By: James Underwood

Tort Law: Principles in Practice is an approachable and engaging casebook, with a variety of pedagogical features and tools to examine tort law doctrine and rules and their application in practice. Introductory text for each chapter, subsection, and cases frame the issues under discussion, aiding student comprehension. Key Features: Text boxes and photographs, sample pattern jury instructions, checklists, and end-of-chapter essay questions. Chapter Goals are listed at the beginning of each chapter to highlight the key areas of coverage and provide a checklist for students when reviewing material. New key cases (e.g., new cases dealing with “but-for” causation and cutting edge coverage of the seat-belt defense showing a recent trend toward acceptance of this defense). Expanded short practice problems after most cases.

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Aspen Publishing

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1454898461

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9781454898467

England in 1819

The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism

By: James Chandler

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England in 1819

The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism

By: James Chandler

1819 was the annus mirabilis for many British Romantic writers, and the annus terribilis for demonstrators protesting the state of parliamentary representation. In 1819 Keats wrote what many consider his greatest poetry. This was the year of Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, The Cenci, and Ode to the West Wind. Wordsworth published his most widely reviewed work, Peter Bell, and the craze for Walter Scott's historical novels reached its zenith. Many of these writings explicitly engaged with the politics of representation in 1819, especially the great movement for reform that was fueled by threats of mass emigration to America and came to a head that August with an unprovoked attack on unarmed men, women, and children in St. Peter's Field, Manchester, a massacre that journalists dubbed "Peterloo." But the year of Peterloo in British history is notable for more than just the volume, value, and topicality of its literature. Much of the writing from 1819, argues James Chandler, was acutely aware not only of its place in history, but also of its place as history - a realization of a literary "spirit of the age" that resonates strongly with the current "return to history" in literary studies. Chandler explores the ties between Romantic and contemporary historicism, such as the shared tendency to seize a single dated event as both important on its own and as a "case" testing general principles. To animate these issues, Chandler offers a series of cases of his own built around key texts from 1819.

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616

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University of Chicago Press

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0226101096

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9780226101095

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

By: Francis James Child

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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

By: Francis James Child

This definitive 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume II includes Parts III & IV of the original set — ballads 54–113.

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Courier Corporation

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0486152839

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9780486152837

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Springs of Western Civilization

Springs of Western Civilization

Judges, A Commentary

Judges, A Commentary

Sinatra

Sinatra

Natural Reason and Natural Law

Natural Reason and Natural Law

Nonhuman voices in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture

Nonhuman voices in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture

Dictionary of Louisiana French

Dictionary of Louisiana French

Tort Law: Principles in Practice

Tort Law: Principles in Practice

England in 1819

England in 1819

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

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