Gilgamesh To Gierach
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Author |
: James W. White |
Publisher |
: Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 180 |
Release |
: 2024-08-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798385205707 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gilgamesh to Gierach by : James W. White
Fish have figured profoundly in both human history and imagination for millennia. They are both gifts of the sea, drawing civilizations to the water, and terrors of the deep, holding revelations of the unconscious and the unknown. Today, fly fishing attracts millions looking to escape modern life and reconnect with some primal, meditative instinct to partake in nature’s offerings. Gilgamesh to Gierach is a collection of three hundred fishing, water, and fish tales spanning four millennia and numerous genres. More than a historical overview, White has distilled this immense topic into threads that flow through time, from legends and literature to nursery rhymes, poems, and humorous fish tales. Anglers will discover fly fishing’s ancient roots and spiritual seekers the fish’s religious and existential implications. Among the included voices are Homer, St. John, Ovid, Brendan the Navigator, Dame Juliana Berners, Shakespeare, Walton, Melville, Yeats, Thoreau, Hemingway, Rodrick Haig-Brown, and Norman Maclean. Whether told in full or, more often, condensed, these stories will leave the reader with a strong sense of the fish’s significance to many of the world’s greatest thinkers. Brimming with jokes, histories, simple folk tales, and great tragedies, this impressive work offers something for everyone.
Author |
: Robert M. Eby |
Publisher |
: Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 2022-03-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781666712810 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1666712817 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Virtue Hermeneutics by : Robert M. Eby
Contemporary hermeneutics is an unavoidable, but deeply troubled, discipline. At the root of the problem is the classic epistemological question, "What makes an interpretation justifiable?" Since the beginning of Modernity, interpreters have offered multiplied answers to this question. Historicity, linguistics, social constructs, and contemporary flashes of revelation are but a few of the proposed solutions, but if the question is ultimately epistemological, it follows that the answer may emerge from this same place. Current research in the field of virtue epistemology has awakened interest in a new path forward for hermeneutics by looking to a time before the emergence of unstable modern frameworks. In Virtue Hermeneutics, a justified understanding of Scripture that engages all of the participants in the interpretive dialogue (author, text, reader, and reading community) is discovered in the interpretive character of the wise reader. From this starting point, hermeneutics is able to move forward in a way that is responsive to contemporary challenges to discerning literary meaning. Ultimately, a justified understanding is one that virtuously engages the author, the text, and all reading communities. The illuminating work of the Holy Spirit in hermeneutics takes on a refreshing and meaning-filled place when readers readmit intellectual virtues into the discussion.
Author |
: Theresa Bane |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 209 |
Release |
: 2017-02-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786455812 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786455810 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology by : Theresa Bane
From the earliest days of oral history to the present, the vampire myth persists among mankind's deeply-rooted fears. This encyclopedia, with entries ranging from "Abchanchu" to "Zmeus," includes nearly 600 different species of historical and mythological vampires, fully described and detailed.
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Total Pages |
: 1194 |
Release |
: 1985 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015058392633 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Book Publishing Record by :
Author |
: Pamela Aidan |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2006-10-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780743298377 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0743298373 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Duty and Desire by : Pamela Aidan
³There was little danger of encountering the Bennet sisters ever again.² Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice is beloved by millions, but little is revealed in the book about the mysterious and handsome hero, Mr. Darcy. And so the question has long remained: Who is Fitzwilliam Darcy? Pamela Aidan's trilogy finally answers that long-standing question, creating a rich parallel story that follows Darcy as he meets and falls in love with Elizabeth Bennet. Duty and Desire, the second book in the trilogy, covers the "silent time" of Austen's novel, revealing Darcy's private struggle to overcome his attraction to Elizabeth while fulfilling his roles as landlord, master, brother, and friend. When Darcy pays a visit to an old classmate in Oxford in an attempt to shake Elizabeth from his mind, he is set upon by husband-hunting society ladies and ne'er-do-well friends from his university days, all with designs on him -- some for good and some for ill. He and his sartorial genius of a valet, Fletcher, must match wits with them all, but especially with the curious Lady Sylvanie. Irresistibly authentic and entertaining, Duty and Desire remains true to the spirit and events of Pride and Prejudice while incorporating fascinating new characters, and is sure to dazzle Austen fans and newcomers alike.
Author |
: Pamela Aidan |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 465 |
Release |
: 2007-01-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781416539841 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1416539840 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis These Three Remain by : Pamela Aidan
This thrilling conclusion to the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy recounts the climactic events of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from its enigmatic hero’s point of view. One of the most beloved romantic heroes in all of literature, Fitzwilliam Darcy remains an enigma even to Jane Austen’s most devoted fans. But with this concluding volume in the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy, novelist and Austen aficionada Pamela Aidan at last gives readers the man in full. These Three Remain follows a humbled Darcy on the journey of self-discovery after Elizabeth Bennet’s rejection of his marriage proposal, in which he endeavors to grow into the kind of gentleman he’s always dreamed of being. Happily, a chance meeting with Elizabeth during a tour of his estate in Derbyshire offers Darcy a new opportunity to press his suit, but his newfound strengths are put to the test by an old nemesis, George Wickham. Vividly capturing the colorful historical and political milieu of the Regency era, Aidan writes in a style evocative of her literary progenitor, but with a wit and humor very much her own. While staying faithful to the people and events in Austen’s original, she adds her own fascinating cast of characters, weaving a rich tapestry out of Darcy’s past and present that will beguile his admirers anew.
Author |
: Matthew Bunson |
Publisher |
: Gramercy |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:30000067915300 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Vampire Encyclopedia by : Matthew Bunson
With over 2,000 entries in A-to-Z format,THE VAMPIRE ENCYCLOPEDIAis a one-stop reference for everything and anything to do with vampires, from books and films to the history of the vampire legend and ways to RESIST THESE IRRESISTIBLE CREATURES. The vampire is alive and flourishing in books, hit television shows, clubs, even comic books—there's no end in sight for the immortal ones!
Author |
: Gale Group |
Publisher |
: Gale Cengage |
Total Pages |
: 1346 |
Release |
: 1999-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0787622664 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780787622664 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Book Review Index by : Gale Group
Book Review Index provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. Book Review Index is available in a three-issue subscription covering the current year or as an annual cumulation covering the past year.
Author |
: Harold Blaisdell |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 2015-08-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781632209481 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1632209489 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Philosophical Fisherman by : Harold Blaisdell
“My favorite book on fishing—a classic from one of my favorite writers.” —John Randolph, former editor, Fly Fisherman Earthy and philosophical, practical yet speculative—this book is a wonderful and enduring portrait of a fisherman’s temperament. Full of the late Harold F. Blaisdell’s infectious humanity and wisdom, The Philosophical Fisherman, long out of print, is a classic. Blaisdell is always independent and original in his thinking. He refutes the widely held theory that game fish attack artificial lures because they believe them to be baitfish. He argues that fish do not fear leaders per se, but become alarmed only if the leader results in the unnatural movement of the bait or lure. He debunks the vaunted effectiveness of the artificial nymph, explores the best methods of wet and dry-fly fishing, and tests his theories against such gamefish as trout, smallmouth bass, landlocked salmon, walleyes, and northern pike. There is something here for everyone who fishes—including a persuasive argument that the average angler anywhere in the country can invariably find superb fishing with in hour’s drive of his home. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author |
: Joseph Heller |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780684839745 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0684839741 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Good as Gold by : Joseph Heller
Dr. Bruce Gold, a forty-eight-year-old Jewish professor of English, faces the possibilities of being appointed to a high State Department position and being disowned by his family.