Author: Anaïs NinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In Favour of the Sensitive Man, and Other Ess
Author: Anaïs NinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In Favour of the Sensitive Man
Author: Anaïs NinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780140184730
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Here, in more than twenty essays, Nin shares her unique perceptions of people, places, and the arts. Includes several lectures and two interviews.
An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion
Author: Sir George Cornewall LewisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authority
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Author: BradleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Anarchism and Other Essays
Author: Emma GoldmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anarchism
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Current Book Review Citations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1062
Book Description
For Every Favour
Author: Ruby FergusonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
An essay on the improvement of society. The philosophy of a future state. The philosophy of religion. The mental illumination and moral improvement of mankind. An essay on the sin and evils of covetousness
Author: Thomas DickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Schizophrenia Bulletin
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Schizophrenia
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
The Givenness of Things
Author: Marilynne RobinsonPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374714312
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The spirit of our times can appear to be one of joyless urgency. As a culture we have become less interested in the exploration of the glorious mind, and more interested in creating and mastering technologies that will yield material well-being. But while cultural pessimism is always fashionable, there is still much to give us hope. In The Givenness of Things, the incomparable Marilynne Robinson delivers an impassioned critique of our contemporary society while arguing that reverence must be given to who we are and what we are: creatures of singular interest and value, despite our errors and depredations. Robinson has plumbed the depths of the human spirit in her novels, including the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Lila and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead, and in her new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern predicament and the mysteries of faith. These seventeen essays examine the ideas that have inspired and provoked one of our finest writers throughout her life. Whether she is investigating how the work of the great thinkers of the past, Calvin, Locke, Bonhoeffer--and Shakespeare--can infuse our lives, or calling attention to the rise of the self-declared elite in American religious and political life, Robinson's peerless prose and boundless humanity are on display. Exquisite and bold, The Givenness of Things is a necessary call for us to find wisdom and guidance in our cultural heritage, and to offer grace to one another.
