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On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy by Averroës
epub |eng | | Author:Averroës

* * * Now, as to the verses which say that man can acquire deeds by free will, and that things are only possible and not necessary, the following may ...
( Category: Middle Eastern March 12,2020 )
The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature by Elizabeth Kantor
epub |eng | 2018-11-21 | Author:Elizabeth Kantor

Mary’s step-sister Jane (“Claire”) Clairmont, was also living with them. Claire’s own involvement with Shelley may explain why Mary complained, years later, that Claire had “poisoned my life when young.” ...
( Category: European March 12,2020 )
The Office of Scarlet Letter by Bercovitch Sacvan
epub |eng | 2017-07-04 | Author:Bercovitch, Sacvan

Chapter Three The Red Badge of Compromise “THE SCARLET LETTER had not done its office”: Hawthorne’s devious, multivalent directive has behind it the authority of all the cultural forces that ...
( Category: United States March 12,2020 )
The Emperor of the Moon (Timeless Classics) by Aphra Behn
epub |eng | 2016-07-26 | Author:Aphra Behn

Cin. Those, Madam, who are to assist us in carrying on a greater Intrigue, the gaining of you. They are our Kinsmen. Ela. Then they are doubly welcome. [Here is ...
( Category: European March 12,2020 )
The Afterlife of Al-Andalus by Christina Civantos
epub |eng | 2017-03-11 | Author:Christina Civantos

Boabdil and Migration: Convergence and Divergence of Discourses In chapter 2’s discussion of Gala’s Averroes and this chapter’s discussion of Gala’s Boabdil and the songs by Carlos Cano and Los ...
( Category: European March 12,2020 )
The Routledge Introduction to African American Literature by Miller D. Quentin
epub |eng | | Author:Miller, D. Quentin

Ellison: A Voice from Underground Native Son was the first novel by an African American to be selected by the once influential Book of the Month Club. Twelve years after ...
( Category: United States March 12,2020 )
The Braided River by Diane Comer
epub |eng | 2017-03-11 | Author:Diane Comer

Chapter 4 The Second Cup of Tea – On Belonging ‘Where you are understood, you are at home.’ —JOHN O’DONOHUE, Anam Ċara The poppies are deep pink with lavender centres, ...
( Category: Australian & Oceanian March 12,2020 )
Pilgrims to the wild by John P. O'Grady
epub |eng | 2007-12-27 | Author:John P. O'Grady [O'Grady, John P.]

The most famous of Muir's storm narratives recounts a gusty disturbance that occurred in December; he called it "A Wind Storm in the Forests of the Yuba." Chronologically, the events ...
( Category: United States March 12,2020 )
Three Lives by Matuschek Oliver Blunden Allan
epub |eng | 2012-03-11 | Author:Matuschek, Oliver, Blunden, Allan [Oliver Matuschek]

A few months later Zweig was on a reading tour in Germany—to “sing for his supper”, as he himself liked to put it—and he had left home in the best ...
( Category: European March 12,2020 )
Mesmerism, Medusa, and the Muse by DeLong Anne;
epub |eng | | Author:DeLong, Anne;

Robinson’s Galvanic Maniacs Like the creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, figures with flashing eyes and floating hair appear frequently in Robinson’s poetry as traumatized victims of personal loss: the abandoned ...
( Category: Gothic & Romantic March 12,2020 )
THE MODERN JEWISH CANON by RUTH R. WISSE
epub |eng | 2000-11-01 | Author:RUTH R. WISSE

The Yiddish and Hebrew Diarists Yiddish was the European language most directly affected by Nazi rule. Although linguistic assimilation had become the norm by the 1930s among Jews in western ...
( Category: Jewish March 11,2020 )
The Ferrante Letters by Sarah Chihaya;Merve Emre;Katherine Hill;Jill Richards;
epub |eng | 2020-01-06 | Author:Sarah Chihaya;Merve Emre;Katherine Hill;Jill Richards;

8. I had a drink with my friend Rebecca last night, one of the veteran Lila-Lenùs of my life. I am, I think, very prone to this kind of deep-cut ...
( Category: European March 11,2020 )
The Christmas Box Miracle: My Spiritual Journey of Destiny, Healing and Hope by Richard Paul Evans
epub |eng | | Author:Richard Paul Evans

Akihito Kimura Kansai Telecasting Corporation Osaka, Japan 19 • It is oftentimes a blessing to not know our limitations. It’s the only way to accomplish the impossible. RICHARD PAUL EVANS ...
( Category: United States March 11,2020 )
Am I Overthinking This? by Michelle Rial
epub |eng | 2019-03-10 | Author:Michelle Rial [Rial Michelle]

Is my haircut awful? How much do I tip for this? Does everywhere in L.A. take twenty minutes? Why am I always late? Why don’t I bike more often? What’s ...
( Category: United States March 11,2020 )
Caribbean Critique by Nesbitt Nick;
epub |eng | | Author:Nesbitt, Nick;

CHAPTER SEVEN The Baron de Vastey and the Contradictions of Scribal Critique As scholars, including Laurent Dubois and myself, have argued, it was revolutionary Saint-Domingue that remained faithful to the ...
( Category: Caribbean & Latin American March 11,2020 )

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