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Author :Asa Simon Mittman Publisher :Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) ISBN 13 :9780866984812 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (848 download)
Book Synopsis Inconceivable Beasts by : Asa Simon Mittman
Download or read book Inconceivable Beasts written by Asa Simon Mittman and published by Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS). This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bound with Beowulf, the Old English Wonders of the East, a catalogue of marvelous beings, describes the very creatures it depicts as ungefraegelicu (unheard of, inconceivable). Insistently, these representations, both visual and textual, provoke questions about the nature and possibility of representation itself. In doing so, they also destabilize the notion of scholarship as being able to provide final, concrete meanings, even as they suggest the possibility for other ways of approaching meanings, including the question of what it meant-and means-to be a monster, and thus to be human. Containing the first color facsimile of the Wonders, transcription, translation and extensive commentary, this volume should be of interest to students and scholars of Old English literature, Anglo-Saxon art, and monster studies. Book jacket.
Download or read book Marvel and Artefact written by A. J. Ford and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marvel and Artefact examines the three surviving manuscripts of Wonders of the East (London, BL, Cotton Vitellius A. xv; London, BL, Cotton Tiberius B. v; and Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 614). After outlining the learned tradition of writing on monsters and marvels and the family of texts of which the Wonders of the East is part, A. J. Ford offers a forensic reading of each manuscript in which codex, text and image are studied together as a single artefact. By focussing on the materiality of manuscripts whose origin can only be hypothesized, this innovative and challenging work opens new vistas for the study and interpretation of medieval manuscripts and the cultures that produced them.
Book Synopsis Mirabilia descripta: The wonders of the East by : Catalani Bishop of Columbum active 1302-1330 Jordanus
Download or read book Mirabilia descripta: The wonders of the East written by Catalani Bishop of Columbum active 1302-1330 Jordanus and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mirabilia descripta is an ancient travelog about countries scattered throughout the African and Asian continents. Contents: The Mediterranean, Concerning Armenia, Concerning the Realm of Persia, Concerning India the Less, cont.
Book Synopsis Mirabilia Descripta by : Jordanus (Catalani, Bishop of Columbum)
Download or read book Mirabilia Descripta written by Jordanus (Catalani, Bishop of Columbum) and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Wonders of the Heavens by : Camille Flammarion
Download or read book The Wonders of the Heavens written by Camille Flammarion and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pride and Prodigies by : Andy Orchard
Download or read book Pride and Prodigies written by Andy Orchard and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this series of detailed studies, Andy Orchard demonstrates the changing range of Anglo-Saxon attitudes towards the monstrous by reconsidering the monsters of Beowulf against the background of early medieval and patristic teratology and with reference to specific Anglo-Saxon texts.
Book Synopsis The Beowulf Manuscript by : R. D. Fulk
Download or read book The Beowulf Manuscript written by R. D. Fulk and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R.D. Fulk is Chancellor's Professor of English at Indiana University, Bloomington. --Book Jacket.
Book Synopsis The Book of the Wonders of India by : Buzurg ibn Shahriyār
Download or read book The Book of the Wonders of India written by Buzurg ibn Shahriyār and published by East-West Publications Fonds. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Buzurg ibn Shahriyar, a shipmaster from the Persian province of Khuzistan compiled this collection of sailors tales between 900 and 953. This new translation captures all the charm and spontaneity of the original text. Dr Freeman-Grenville has supplied an informative introduction, gazetteer, and bibliography.
Book Synopsis Wonder of Wonders by : Alisa Solomon
Download or read book Wonder of Wonders written by Alisa Solomon and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sparkling and eye-opening history of the Broadway musical that changed the world In the half-century since its premiere, Fiddler on the Roof has had an astonishing global impact. Beloved by audiences the world over, performed from rural high schools to grand state theaters, Fiddler is a supremely potent cultural landmark. In a history as captivating as its subject, award-winning drama critic Alisa Solomon traces how and why the story of Tevye the milkman, the creation of the great Yiddish writer Sholem-Aleichem, was reborn as blockbuster entertainment and a cultural touchstone, not only for Jews and not only in America. It is a story of the theater, following Tevye from his humble appearance on the New York Yiddish stage, through his adoption by leftist dramatists as a symbol of oppression, to his Broadway debut in one of the last big book musicals, and his ultimate destination—a major Hollywood picture. Solomon reveals how the show spoke to the deepest conflicts and desires of its time: the fraying of tradition, generational tension, the loss of roots. Audiences everywhere found in Fiddler immediate resonance and a usable past, whether in Warsaw, where it unlocked the taboo subject of Jewish history, or in Tokyo, where the producer asked how Americans could understand a story that is "so Japanese." Rich, entertaining, and original, Wonder of Wonders reveals the surprising and enduring legacy of a show about tradition that itself became a tradition. Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles.
Book Synopsis The Archaeology Book by : David Down
Download or read book The Archaeology Book written by David Down and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed with three educational levels in mind, The Archaeology Book takes you on an exciting exploration of history and ancient cultures. You'll learn both the techniques of the archaeologist and the accounts of some of the richest discoveries of the Middle East that demonstrate the accuracy and historicity of the Bible. In The Archaeology Book you will unearth: How archaeologists know what life was like in the past Why broken pottery can tell more than gold or treasure can Some of the difficulties in dating ancient artifacts How the brilliance of ancient cultures demonstrates God's creation History of ancient cultures, including the Hittites, Babylonians, and Egyptians The early development of the alphabet and its impact on discovery The numerous archaeological finds that confirm biblical history Why the Dead Sea scrolls are considered such a vital breakthrough Filled with vivid full-color photos, detailed drawings, and maps, you will have access to some of the greatest biblical mysteries ever uncovered. With the enhanced educational format of this book and the unique color-coded, multi-age design, it allows the ease of teaching the fundamentals of archaeology through complex insights to three distinct grade levels. Free downloadable study guide at www.masterbooks.org
Book Synopsis East is a Big Bird by : Thomas GLADWIN
Download or read book East is a Big Bird written by Thomas GLADWIN and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puluwat Atoll in Micronesia, with a population of only a few hundred proud seafaring people, can fulfill anyone's romantic daydream of the South Seas. Thomas Gladwin has written a beautiful and perceptive book which describes the complex navigational systems of the Puluwat natives, yet has done so principally to provide new insights into the effects of poverty in Western cultures.The cognitive system which enables the Puluwatans to sail their canoes without instruments over trackless expanses of the Pacific Ocean is sophisticated and complex, yet the Puluwat native would score low on a standardized intelligence test. The author relates this discrepancy between performance and measured abilities to the educational problems of disadvantaged children. He presents his arguments simply and clearly, with sensitive and detailed descriptions and many excellent illustrations. His book will appeal to anthropologists, psychologists, and sailing enthusiasts alike.
Book Synopsis The Book of Wonders by : Jasmine Richards
Download or read book The Book of Wonders written by Jasmine Richards and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sorcerers, Cyclops, Djinnis . . . Magic. Thirteen-year-old Zardi loves to hear stories about fantastical beings long banned from the kingdom of Arribitha. But anyone who is caught whispering of their powers will feel the rage of the sultan—a terrifying tyrant who, even with his eyes closed, can see all. When her own beloved sister is captured by the evil ruler, Zardi knows that she must risk everything to rescue her. Along with Rhidan, who is her best friend, and an unlikely crew of sailors led by the infamous Captain Sinbad, Zardi ventures forth into strange and wondrous territory with a seemingly impossible mission: to bring magic back to Arribitha and defeat the sultan once and for all.
Download or read book The Nowell codex written by Kemp Malone and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Communal Creativity in the Making of the 'Beowulf' Manuscript by : Simon C. Thomson
Download or read book Communal Creativity in the Making of the 'Beowulf' Manuscript written by Simon C. Thomson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Re)introducing the texts of the Nowell Codex -- The passion of Saint Christopher -- The wonders of the East -- The letter of Alexander to Aristotle -- Beowulf -- Judith -- Reading the Nowell Codex in the Eleventh Century -- Reconstructing the Nowell Codex -- Dating and placing the scribes of the Nowell Codex -- Extant gatherings -- Judith, St Christopher and the missing gatherings -- Sequence of production -- The images in the wonders of the East -- A's collection of absurdities? -- The two artists of the Nowell Wonders -- Frames -- Colours -- The planning and control of the images -- Variant styles; multiple exemplars -- Scribe A's performance -- The value of the Nowell Codex's prose texts -- Corrections -- Scribe A's density of copying in Beowulf
Book Synopsis The Wonders of Vilayet by : I'tesamuddin (Mirza Sheikh)
Download or read book The Wonders of Vilayet written by I'tesamuddin (Mirza Sheikh) and published by Peepal Tree Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1765 Mirza Sheikh I'tesamuddin, a Bengali munchi (secretary) travelled on a mission to Britain by sea, taking in Mauritius and the Cape. He wrote frankly about what he encountered and combines modern ethnological notes with travellers' tales.
Book Synopsis Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150–1750 by : Lorraine Daston
Download or read book Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150–1750 written by Lorraine Daston and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how European scientists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonders, monsters, curiosities, marvels, and other phenomena to envision the natural world.
Book Synopsis Marco Polo and the Wonders of the East by : Hal Marcovitz
Download or read book Marco Polo and the Wonders of the East written by Hal Marcovitz and published by Chelsea House. This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.
