Consolation in Medieval Narrative. Augustinian Authority and Open Form, Hardback - Chad D. Schrock

Medieval writers such as Chaucer, Abelard, and Langland often overlaid personal story and sacred history to produce a distinct narrative form. The ...

An examination of the role of Winchester as the heart of royal power in early medieval England.Publisher: Oxbow BooksIllustration(s): B/wNumber of ...

First comprehensive investigation of the major significance of female sinners turned saints in medieval literature.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdA...

This critical study of medieval English romances uses ideas from anthropology and critical theories of the gift to shed light on narratives ranging...

The narrative grotesque introduces a new framework for reading medieval texts that rupture conventional poetic boundaries and create unsettling fus...

Provocative new investigation into the shadowy figure of Gildas, his influence and representation.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdAuthor(s): Stephen...

Articulating Bodies shows how Victorian fiction's narrative form as well as narrative theme to negotiate how to categorize bodies, both constructin...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 8 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 260Collection: Theme...

The modern global economy and discipline of economics place mathematical calculation above human concern. However, a re-reading of Boethius' The Co...

Publisher: Fordham University PressAuthor(s): A. W. StrouseNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 158 x 235 x 20Cover type: Hardback...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Fr Chad Ripperger PhdA reprint of three articles from Christian Order addressing the nature and limits of Magisterial Autho...

Boethius’ masterpiece, The Consolation of Philosophy (c. 524) can be counted among the most popular books of the early Middle Ages: it was extensiv...

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Al-Ghazali is arguably one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam, and his writings have received greater scholarly attention in ...

Reducere. An collection of the articles written by Fr. Chad Ripperger on various theological and philosophical topics.

Reducere. "For I know the plans I have for you, " says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to giveyou a future and a hope" (Jeremiah 29:...

As read on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week', a deeply moving exploration of the literature of consolation, of how writers (and the painter David an...

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Financial Management in the Sport Industry provides readers with an understanding of sport finance and the importance of sound financial management...

Reducere. Why do so many of us postpone life until after death? What makes it so difficult to enjoy right now? This can be traced to a lack of presence. Rush...

A moving and intimate portrait of nature during the lockdown spring of 2020 - the first book to document the environmental impact of this world-his...

Narrative inquiry examines human lives through the lens of a narrative, honoring lived experience as a source of important knowledge and understand...

Description"The literature on narrative inquiry has been, until now, widelyscattered and theoretically incomplete. Clandinin and Connelly havecreat...

An international bestseller and French publishing sensation Consolation is a dazzling, heartbreaking tale of one man, two remarkable women and an u...

In Engaging in Narrative Inquiry, Second Edition, D. Jean Clandinin, a pioneer in narrative research, updates her classic formulation on narrative ...

Reducere. DescriptionGrowing up within the strictest order of the Amish community, Dena Hershberger struggled with all the rules and secrets. At six years ol...

DescriptionFor people in the early Middle Ages, the earth, air, water and ether teemed with other beings. Some of these were sentient creatures tha...

This book sets out a framework for practice that provides a new approach to working with families, couples and individuals. This is not offered as ...

Most of the papers in this volume originated as presentations at the conference Biblical Hebrew and Rabbinic Hebrew: New Perspectives in Philology ...

A concise and accessible history of four of the monastic orders in the middle ages.

Reducere. In this book Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski gives an extended argument that the self-reflective person is committed to belief on authority. Epistemic aut...

Contributor(s): Author: Rex D. MatthewsThis book will enable readers to trace the main contours of the long series of debates within American Metho...

This collection of case studies, covering the period from classical Islam to the present, and taken from across the Islamic world, compares the rol...

The Fact of Resonance returns to the colonial and technological contexts in which theories of the novel developed, seeking in sound an alternative ...

Reducere. Finding Faith in a Time of SorrowBeloved author Henri Nouwen reflects on the spiritual significance of death and life in this moving meditation ded...

DescriptionPeople in the Middle Ages had chantry chapels, mortuary rolls, the daily observance of the Office of the Dead, and even purgatory--but t...

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Structures of the Earth is the first study of the emergent genre of geographical writing and the metageographies that structured its spatial though...

Reducere. TUNDRA is history's most successful self-syndicated newspaper comic strip and is seen in over 600 newspapers around the world. This hilarious 50-pa...

New approaches to this most fluid of medieval genres, considering in particular its reception and transmission.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdIllus...