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Author : Leslie Rayner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781600512810
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)
Download or read book The Classical Reader written by Leslie Rayner and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : F. E. Peters
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400821185
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book A Reader on Classical Islam written by F. E. Peters and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1993-12-27 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To enable the reader to shape, or perhaps reshape, an understanding of the Islamic tradition, F. E. Peters skillfully combines extensive passages from Islamic texts with a fascinating commentary of his own. In so doing, he presents a substantial body of literary evidence that will enable the reader to grasp the bases of Muslim faith and, more, to get some sense of the breadth and depth of Islamic religious culture as a whole. The voices recorded here are those of Muslims engaged in discourse with their God and with each other--historians, lawyers, mystics, and theologians, from the earliest Companions of the Prophet Muhammad down to Ibn Rushd or "Averroes" (d. 1198), al-Nawawi (d. 1278), and Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406). These religious seekers lived in what has been called the "classical" period in the development of Islam, the era when the exemplary works of law and spirituality were written, texts of such universally acknowledged importance that subsequent generations of Muslims gratefully understood themselves as heirs to an enormously broad and rich legacy of meditation on God's Word. "Islam" is a word that seems simple to understand. It means "submission," and, more specifically in the context where it first and most familiarly appears, "submission to the will of God." That context is the Quran, the Sacred Book of the Muslims, from which flow the patterns of belief and practice that today claim the spiritual allegiance of hundreds of millions around the globe. By drawing on the works of the great masters--Islam in its own words--Peters enriches our understanding of the community of "those who have submitted" and their imposing religious and political culture, which is becoming ever more important to the West.
Author : Kenneth John Atchity
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195123034
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book The Classical Greek Reader written by Kenneth John Atchity and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wonders of the Greek world are presented in a modern, accessible manner, perfect for those looking to refresh their acquaintance with the classics and for those who have yet to explore the exciting intellectual energy of ancient Greece. Atchity focuses not only on the big names but also on the less-familiar voices--the women, doctors, storytellers, herbalists, and romance writers of the time. 43 photos.
Author : Steve Neale
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113572007X
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)
Download or read book The Classical Hollywood Reader written by Steve Neale and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Classical Hollywood Reader brings together essential readings to provide a history of Hollywood from the 1910s to the mid 1960s. Following on from a Prologue that discusses the aesthetic characteristics of Classical Hollywood films, Part 1 covers the period between the 1910s and the mid-to-late 1920s. It deals with the advent of feature-length films in the US and the growing national and international dominance of the companies responsible for their production, distribution and exhibition. In doing so, it also deals with film making practices, aspects of style, the changing roles played by women in an increasingly business-oriented environment, and the different audiences in the US for which Hollywood sought to cater. Part 2 covers the period between the coming of sound in the mid 1920s and the beginnings of the demise of the `studio system` in late 1940s. In doing so it deals with the impact of sound on films and film production in the US and Europe, the subsequent impact of the Depression and World War II on the industry and its audiences, the growth of unions, and the roles played by production managers and film stars at the height of the studio era. Part 3 deals with aspects of style, censorship, technology, and film production. It includes articles on the Production Code, music and sound, cinematography, and the often neglected topic of animation. Part 4 covers the period between 1946 and 1966. It deals with the demise of the studio system and the advent of independent production. In an era of demographic and social change, it looks at the growth of drive-in theatres, the impact of television, the advent of new technologies, the increasing importance of international markets, the Hollywood blacklist, the rise in art house imports and in overseas production, and the eventual demise of the Production Code. Designed especially for courses on Hollywood Cinema, the Reader includes a number of newly researched and written chapters and a series of introductions to each of its parts. It concludes with an epilogue, a list of resources for further research, and an extensive bibliography.
Author : Yael Bentor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614292728
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book A Classical Tibetan Reader written by Yael Bentor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Classical Tibetan Reader answers a long-standing need for well chosen readings to accompany courses in classical Tibetan language. Professor Bentor has built her Tibetan reader out of time-tested selections from texts that she has worked with while teaching classical Tibetan over the past twenty years. She has assembled here a selection of Tibetan narratives, organized to introduce students of the language to complex material gradually, and to arm them with ample reference materials in the form of glossaries customized to individual readings. Instructors will find this reader an invaluable tool for preparing lesson plans and providing high-quality reading material to their students. Students, too, will find the selections contained in the reader engaging. Even novice readers of Tibetan will feel welcomed and encouraged, thanks to the author's astute judgment of student capacity.
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Publisher : Loeb Classical Library
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book A Loeb Classical Library Reader written by and published by Loeb Classical Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of lapidary nuggets drawn from thirty-three of antiquity's major authors includes poetry, dialogue, philosophical writing, history, descriptive reporting, satire, and fiction--giving a glimpse at the wide range of arts and sciences, thought and styles, of Greco-Roman culture. The selections span twelve centuries, from Homer to Saint Jerome. The texts and translations are reproduced as they appear in Loeb volumes. The Loeb Classical Library is the only existing series of books which, through original text and facing English translation, gives access to all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. The Loeb Classical Library Reader offers a unique sampling of this treasure trove. In these pages you will find, for example: Odysseus tricking the Cyclops in order to escape from the giant's cave; Zeus creating the first woman, Pandora, cause of mortals' hardships ever after; the Athenian general Nicias dissuading his countrymen from invading Sicily; Socrates, condemned to die, saying farewell; a description of Herod's fortified palace at Masada; Cicero's thoughts on what we owe our fellow men; Livy's description of the rape of the Sabine women; Manilius on the signs of the zodiac; Pliny's observation of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. . Here you can enjoy looking in on people, real and imaginary, who figure prominently in ancient history, and on notable events. Here, too, you can relish classical poetry and comedy, and get a taste of the ideas characteristic of the splendid culture to which we are heir.
Author : Italo Calvino
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544146379
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)
Download or read book Why Read the Classics? written by Italo Calvino and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A posthumously published collection of thirty-six essays offering Italo Calvino's invigorating and illuminating analysis of his most treasured literary classics.
Author : Kenneth John Atchity
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195127409
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (274 download)
Download or read book The Classical Roman Reader written by Kenneth John Atchity and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the finest and most important writing of the Roman period, this title gives the reader access to a diversity of texts that shaped Roman thinking and provided the foundations of Western culture. 49 halftones.
Author : Blaise Nagy
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1585104833
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (851 download)
Download or read book Thucydides Reader written by Blaise Nagy and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annotated and illustrated Thucydides reader containing passages from books I-VIII of the Histories with introductory material for all eight books of the Histories, commentary and grammatical notes. This book is a standard text for any college course in reading Thucydides in Greek. It is also suitable for post-intermediate, secondary school students who want to tackle the works of a popular but challenging author.
Author : Francis William Pitt Greenwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Classical Reader written by Francis William Pitt Greenwood and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476790159
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)
Download or read book How to Read a Book written by Mortimer J. Adler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them.
Author : A. D. Stefanowska
Publisher : Wild Peony Pty Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (6 download)
Download or read book A Classical Chinese Reader written by A. D. Stefanowska and published by Wild Peony Pty Limited. This book was released on 1996 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Classical Chinese Reader is the result of many years of teaching at the University of Sydney. When I first started teaching, there was little to help the undergraduate student embarking on the study of Classical Chinese. In response to student pleas, I started to provide vocabularies and grammatical notes and finally decided to publish my notes." --From the Preface
Author : Naiying Yuan
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691186553
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry and Prose written by Naiying Yuan and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This supplemental volume continues the rigorous standard set forth in the main, three-volume Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader while reinforcing its linguistic lessons from carefully chosen representative works. Comprised of three parts--"Poetry," "Lyrics," and "Prose"--it presents texts, chronologically, that represent the artistic embodiment of China's Confucian and Taoist thought. Two introductions separately describe the structural and formal features of regulated verse and parallel prose; each genre is unique to Chinese literature yet both share common characteristics tempered by the Chinese language. The main text and its four supplementary volumes together represent the most comprehensive and authoritative textbook on the language, literature, philosophy, history, and religion of premodern China. Field-tested and fine-tuned for years in classroom settings by three members of the Chinese Linguistics Project at Princeton University, it is the definitive new resource for students and instructors of classical Chinese language or culture.
Author : Huan Xiong
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071828028
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (718 download)
Download or read book McGraw-Hill's Classic Chinese Reader written by Huan Xiong and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhance your Chinese language skills through literature and culture You can drill grammar, you can memorize vocabulary; but to truly fortify your Chinese skills you have to read in the language. McGraw-Hill's Classic Chinese Reader strengthens your reading comprehension skills and vocabulary through selections from Chinese literature including poetry, folklore, classic stories and novels, and modern drama. The texts are handpicked especially for the needs of students learning Chinese and are presented in both simplified characters and pinyin, so you will enjoy an authentic reading experience with less difficulty. Build your reading comprehension skills and vocabulary Add new words and phrases to your vocabulary Learn about the history, life, and culture of China
Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Scribner
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Readings in the Classical Historians written by Michael Grant and published by Scribner. This book was released on 1992 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive anthology of the classical historians--from the early Greeks through the late Romans, right up to the beginnings of the Christian era.
Author : John Mark Reynolds
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441259902
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book The Great Books Reader written by John Mark Reynolds and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Books programs have become increasingly popular among Christian colleges, high schools, and even home schoolers. This one-of-a-kind book is designed for those who do not have the opportunity to attend such a program but are still interested in directly engaging with the Western Canon. It contains substantial excerpts from thirty of the most important books in history, with each excerpt followed by an essay placing the work in historical and Christian context. Readers can learn directly from such authors and thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, de Tocqueville, Freud, and Chesterton. Selected as one of 2011's Best Books for Preachers by Preaching Magazine
Author : Henry Eliot
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0141990937
Total Pages : 1904 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The Penguin Classics Book written by Henry Eliot and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 1904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penguin Classics is the largest and best-known classics imprint in the world. From The Epic of Gilgamesh to the poetry of the First World War, and covering all the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history and philosophy in between, this reader's companion encompasses 500 authors, 1,200 books and 4,000 years of world literature. Stuffed full of stories, author biographies, book summaries and recommendations, and illustrated with thousands of historic Penguin Classic covers, this is an exhilarating and comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to explore and discover the best books ever written.
