Author: Gabriella Bradley
Publisher: eXtasy Books
ISBN: 1487441401
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Silver Viper comes across a small, badly damaged vessel with one life sign. Captain Amber Raine brings the small spaceship aboard The Silver Viper to rescue the single occupant. Kael Yarrow was on his way into a dangerous nebula to seek a fabled treasure when he was attacked by space pirates and left for dead… Until The Silver Viper comes to his aid.
Fortune’s Fountain
Author: Gabriella Bradley
Publisher: eXtasy Books
ISBN: 1487441401
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Silver Viper comes across a small, badly damaged vessel with one life sign. Captain Amber Raine brings the small spaceship aboard The Silver Viper to rescue the single occupant. Kael Yarrow was on his way into a dangerous nebula to seek a fabled treasure when he was attacked by space pirates and left for dead… Until The Silver Viper comes to his aid.
Publisher: eXtasy Books
ISBN: 1487441401
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Silver Viper comes across a small, badly damaged vessel with one life sign. Captain Amber Raine brings the small spaceship aboard The Silver Viper to rescue the single occupant. Kael Yarrow was on his way into a dangerous nebula to seek a fabled treasure when he was attacked by space pirates and left for dead… Until The Silver Viper comes to his aid.
Fountain of Fortune
Author: Richard von Glahn
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520917456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The most striking feature of Wutong, the preeminent God of Wealth in late imperial China, was the deity’s diabolical character. Wutong was perceived not as a heroic figure or paragon but rather as an embodiment of greed and lust, a maleficent demon who preyed on the weak and vulnerable. In The Sinister Way, Richard von Glahn examines the emergence and evolution of the Wutong cult within the larger framework of the historical development of Chinese popular or vernacular religion—as opposed to institutional religions such as Buddhism or Daoism. Von Glahn’s study, spanning three millennia, gives due recognition to the morally ambivalent and demonic aspects of divine power within the common Chinese religious culture. Surveying Chinese religion from 1000 BCE to the beginning of the twentieth century, The Sinister Way views the Wutong cult as by no means an aberration. In Von Glahn’s work we see how, from earliest times, the Chinese imagined an enchanted world populated by fiendish fairies and goblins, ancient stones and trees that spring suddenly to life, ghosts of the unshriven dead, and the blood-eating spirits of the mountains and forests. From earliest times, too, we find in Chinese religious culture an abiding tension between two fundamental orientations: on one hand, belief in the power of sacrifice and exorcism to win blessings and avert calamity through direct appeal to a multitude of gods; on the other, faith in an all-encompassing moral equilibrium inhering in the cosmos.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520917456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The most striking feature of Wutong, the preeminent God of Wealth in late imperial China, was the deity’s diabolical character. Wutong was perceived not as a heroic figure or paragon but rather as an embodiment of greed and lust, a maleficent demon who preyed on the weak and vulnerable. In The Sinister Way, Richard von Glahn examines the emergence and evolution of the Wutong cult within the larger framework of the historical development of Chinese popular or vernacular religion—as opposed to institutional religions such as Buddhism or Daoism. Von Glahn’s study, spanning three millennia, gives due recognition to the morally ambivalent and demonic aspects of divine power within the common Chinese religious culture. Surveying Chinese religion from 1000 BCE to the beginning of the twentieth century, The Sinister Way views the Wutong cult as by no means an aberration. In Von Glahn’s work we see how, from earliest times, the Chinese imagined an enchanted world populated by fiendish fairies and goblins, ancient stones and trees that spring suddenly to life, ghosts of the unshriven dead, and the blood-eating spirits of the mountains and forests. From earliest times, too, we find in Chinese religious culture an abiding tension between two fundamental orientations: on one hand, belief in the power of sacrifice and exorcism to win blessings and avert calamity through direct appeal to a multitude of gods; on the other, faith in an all-encompassing moral equilibrium inhering in the cosmos.
Machaut and the Medieval Apprenticeship Tradition
Author: Douglas Kelly
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843843722
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
"A milestone in Machaut studies and in late-medieval French literature in general. Machaut, already considered the seminal figure in late-medieval poetics and music, here comes across in these respects more clearly than ever. Kelly also further contextualises him within what we might call the authorial apprenticeship tradition' of Boethius, the Roman de la Rose, Dante, and later Gower, Chaucer, and Christine de Pizan. The fruit of one of the field's most distinguished scholars today." Nadia Margolis, Mount Holyoke College. Guillaume de Machaut was celebrated in the later Middle Ages as a supreme poet and composer, and accordingly, his poetry was recommended as a model for aspiring poets. In his Voir Dit, Toute Belle, a young, aspiring poet, convinces the Machaut figure to mentor her. This volume examines Toute Belle as she masters Machaut's dual arts of poetry and love, focusing on her successful apprenticeship in these arts; it also provides a thorough review of Machaut's art of love and art of poetry in his dits and lyricsm, and the previous scholarship on these topics. It goes on to treat Machaut's legacy among poets who, like Toute Belle, adapted his poetic craft in new and original ways. A concluding analysis of melodie identifies the synaesthetic pleasure that late medieval poets, including Machaut, offer their readers. Douglas Kelly is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843843722
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
"A milestone in Machaut studies and in late-medieval French literature in general. Machaut, already considered the seminal figure in late-medieval poetics and music, here comes across in these respects more clearly than ever. Kelly also further contextualises him within what we might call the authorial apprenticeship tradition' of Boethius, the Roman de la Rose, Dante, and later Gower, Chaucer, and Christine de Pizan. The fruit of one of the field's most distinguished scholars today." Nadia Margolis, Mount Holyoke College. Guillaume de Machaut was celebrated in the later Middle Ages as a supreme poet and composer, and accordingly, his poetry was recommended as a model for aspiring poets. In his Voir Dit, Toute Belle, a young, aspiring poet, convinces the Machaut figure to mentor her. This volume examines Toute Belle as she masters Machaut's dual arts of poetry and love, focusing on her successful apprenticeship in these arts; it also provides a thorough review of Machaut's art of love and art of poetry in his dits and lyricsm, and the previous scholarship on these topics. It goes on to treat Machaut's legacy among poets who, like Toute Belle, adapted his poetic craft in new and original ways. A concluding analysis of melodie identifies the synaesthetic pleasure that late medieval poets, including Machaut, offer their readers. Douglas Kelly is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Poetry To Embrace with Love Book Three
Author: Alliance Poets World-Wide
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365320111
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book is the third one created once again through alphabet challenges set by Dena M. Ferrari in her own forum at the Writers and Poetry Alliance. All the challenges are unique in the fact that it is not what is in the poem... But what isn't! As readers you will thoroughly enjoy seeing all the Poets delightful responses that are portrayed in many varying themes and subjects that are suitable for all ages t read enjoy and relate to...
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365320111
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book is the third one created once again through alphabet challenges set by Dena M. Ferrari in her own forum at the Writers and Poetry Alliance. All the challenges are unique in the fact that it is not what is in the poem... But what isn't! As readers you will thoroughly enjoy seeing all the Poets delightful responses that are portrayed in many varying themes and subjects that are suitable for all ages t read enjoy and relate to...
Across Fortune's Tracks
Author: Walter E. Campbell
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807822685
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
William Rand Kenan, Jr. (1872-1965) is best remembered throughout his native North Carolina as a major benefactor of his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. But he was also a gifted scientist and business executive. In this first
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807822685
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
William Rand Kenan, Jr. (1872-1965) is best remembered throughout his native North Carolina as a major benefactor of his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. But he was also a gifted scientist and business executive. In this first
Visual Power and Fame in René d'Anjou, Geoffrey Chaucer, and the Black Prince
Author: S. Gertz
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230106536
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Reading semiotically against the backdrop of medieval mirrors of princes, Arthurian narratives, and chronicles, this study examines how René d Anjou (1409-1480), Geoffrey Chaucer s House of Fame (ca. 1375-1380), and Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) explore fame s visual power. While very different in approach, all three individuals reject the classical suggestion that fame is bestowed and understand that particularly in positions of leadership, it is necessary to communicate effectively with audiences in order to secure fame. This sweeping study sheds light on fame s intoxicating but deceptively simple promise of elite glory.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230106536
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Reading semiotically against the backdrop of medieval mirrors of princes, Arthurian narratives, and chronicles, this study examines how René d Anjou (1409-1480), Geoffrey Chaucer s House of Fame (ca. 1375-1380), and Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) explore fame s visual power. While very different in approach, all three individuals reject the classical suggestion that fame is bestowed and understand that particularly in positions of leadership, it is necessary to communicate effectively with audiences in order to secure fame. This sweeping study sheds light on fame s intoxicating but deceptively simple promise of elite glory.
Fortune's Fool
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 0369719867
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Welcome back to the Five Hundred Kingdoms, where the greatest fortune is the one you make… The seventh daughter of the Sea King, Ekaterina is more than a pampered princess—she's also the family spy. Which makes her the perfect emissary to discover secrets in the neighboring kingdom…and nothing interests her more than Sasha, the seventh son of the king of Belrus. She suspects he's far from the fool people think he is, but before she can find out what lies beneath his façade, she runs into trouble… Kidnapped and trapped in a Jinn’s castle, Ekaterina knows her chances of being found are slim. Now fortune, a fool and a paper bird are the only things she can count on to escape—along with her own clever mind and intrepid heart.… Previously Published. Read the Tale of Five Hundred Kingdoms Series by Mercedes Lackey: Book 1: The Fairy Godmother Book 2: One Good Knight Book 3: Fortune’s Fool Book 4: The Snow Queen Book 5: The Sleeping Beauty Book 6: Beauty and the Werewolf
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 0369719867
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Welcome back to the Five Hundred Kingdoms, where the greatest fortune is the one you make… The seventh daughter of the Sea King, Ekaterina is more than a pampered princess—she's also the family spy. Which makes her the perfect emissary to discover secrets in the neighboring kingdom…and nothing interests her more than Sasha, the seventh son of the king of Belrus. She suspects he's far from the fool people think he is, but before she can find out what lies beneath his façade, she runs into trouble… Kidnapped and trapped in a Jinn’s castle, Ekaterina knows her chances of being found are slim. Now fortune, a fool and a paper bird are the only things she can count on to escape—along with her own clever mind and intrepid heart.… Previously Published. Read the Tale of Five Hundred Kingdoms Series by Mercedes Lackey: Book 1: The Fairy Godmother Book 2: One Good Knight Book 3: Fortune’s Fool Book 4: The Snow Queen Book 5: The Sleeping Beauty Book 6: Beauty and the Werewolf
Fortunes in Formulas, for Home, Farm, and Workshop
Author: Gardner Dexter Hiscox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Formulas, recipes, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Invaluable for reference ... crammed with thousands of suggestions and ideas for amateur and professional use. Endorsed by universities, scientists and thousands of readers as the best modern authority (from cover).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Formulas, recipes, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Invaluable for reference ... crammed with thousands of suggestions and ideas for amateur and professional use. Endorsed by universities, scientists and thousands of readers as the best modern authority (from cover).
The Passions of Fortune, The Fairy Tales of Ambassador Parlay
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975351505
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975351505
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
How to Make Money
Author: Thomas Alfred Davies
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description