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How a better understanding of genre leads to a better understanding of the biblical text. The Bible, with its gloriously rich diversity of ancient genres, demands a flexible and historically aware approach to genre. Different conceptions of narrative, poetry, gospel, epistle, wisdom, and...

Dive into this captivating book by renowned British military historian, Charles Oman. Starting with the rise of the warrior king, Edward III, in 1327 and concluding with Richard IIIs fall at Bosworth Field in 1485, Oman masterfully paints a vivid picture of the Hundred Years War. By extending the narrative through the Wars of the Roses, he places this turbulent era, marked by battles and plagues, within the grand scope of dynastic conflicts and civil wars that shook Englands stability and exposed France to invasion and conquest. Join us in this exploration narrated by Pamela Nagami.

This work set the style for a whole class of literature, a work that the critic Morton Dauwen Zabel calls an example of Conrad's "central theme...the grip of circumstances that enforce self-discovery and its cognate, the discovery of reality and truth...." It is a novel about a man's lifelong efforts to atone for an act of instinctive cowardice.

Every hero works to soothe the fears of the people during their period in history. Heroes are not only brave, but they’re also able to navigate the convoluted corridors of society, and to see through the respectable pretense of others to detect the evil that lies within. So, who better to take on the foggy, crime-ridden streets and strict social mores of Victorian London than the iconic literary detective Sherlock Holmes? In Sherlock Holmes: Beyond the Elementary, you’ll investigate the history behind Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s whip-smart, charismatic detective.

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Écoutez les aventures du plus gentleman des cambrioleurs, le célèbre Arsène Lupin ! Le maître du déguisement, des identités multiples, des cambriolages et des retournements de situation doit aussi faire face à Sherlock Holmes, le détective britannique mondialement connu, dans certains épisodes. N'attendez plus pour vous lancer dans ces histoires originales de Maurice Leblanc, lues par Alexis Gourret. Une production du Studio Biloba (https://studiobiloba.fr). Abonnez-vous ! 🔔 Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament...

Salve Svogliati, Ambientato nei ruggenti anni '20, questo capolavoro racconta la storia enigmatica di Jay Gatsby, un uomo ricco e misterioso, e del suo amore impossibile per Daisy Buchanan. Tra feste sfavillanti, segreti inconfessabili e sogni infranti, Il Grande Gatsby è un viaggio nella società americana dell'epoca, tra illusioni e disillusioni. Un romanzo imperdibile per chi ama il lusso, i pettegolezzi e soprattutto tanti drammi romantici.

Experience a delightful rendition of A Christmas Carol, adapted and performed by Charles Dickens during his iconic American Tour of 1862. This special abridged version removes the darker themes of the original novel, presenting a humorous and heartwarming tale perfect for family listening. With a runtime of just an hour and a half, it promises to enchant audiences of all ages. (Michael Armenta)

The author argues that both Hughes and Plath were creative psychopaths. A psychological and literary study of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, from a working psychotherapist. Plath had been mentally ill since childhood, and brought her condition into the marriage with ted Hughes, creating a folie a deux.

Written by Daniel Nettle - author of the popular book Happiness - this brief volume takes the listener on an exhilarating tour of what modern science can tell us about human personality. Revealing that our personalities stem from our biological makeup, Nettle looks at the latest findings from genetics and brain science, and considers the evolutionary origins and consequences of different personalities. The heart of the book sheds light on the "big five": Extraversion, Neuroticism, Conscientious, Agreeableness, and Openness.

Harold Bloom explores our Western literary tradition by concentrating on the works of twenty-six authors central to the Canon. He argues against ideology in literary criticism; he laments the loss of intellectual and aesthetic standards; he deplores multiculturalism, Marxism, feminism, neoconservatism, Afrocentrism, and the New Historicism. Insisting instead upon "the autonomy of aesthetic," Bloom places Shakespeare at the center of the Western Canon.....

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Writing Craft and Creative Business

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During the 1930s at Oxford, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams - remarkable friends, writers, and scholars - met regularly to discuss philosophy and literature and to read aloud from their own works in progress. Calling themselves the Inklings, their circle grew. It was in this company that such classics as The Lord of the Rings, The Screwtape Letters, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first found an audience.

A 13th-century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit - what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest living animators, known worldwide for films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and The Wind Rises. Japanese culture and animation scholar Susan Napier explores the life and art of this extraordinary Japanese filmmaker to provide a definitive account of his oeuvre.

Through these 10 lectures, you will delve into the darkness of Poe’s most nightmarish stories, including “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, and “The Fall of the House of Usher”. You’ll also learn how he invented the detective story and explored themes of love and loss in such poems as “Ulalume” and “Annabel Lee”. And you’ll discover how Poe employed symbolism, imagery, rhythm and rhyme, irony and paradox, repetition, simile, and foreshadowing to create a unique body of work.