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Dante divina5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() This miniature is ascribed to Franco de' Russi. Several artists worked on the decoration of this codex. Dante and his guide, Virgil, behold the third in a series of reliefs chiseled in a rock face, which are shown as examples of humility to those in Purgatory who are tainted with the sin of pride. The miniature from folio 127r illustrates cantos 10 to 12 of Purgatory, in the manner of a frieze. ![]() The codex written and illuminated for Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino (reigned 1474-1482) constitutes one of these rare examples. However, only a handful have ever come close to doing it justice. This unrivalled work has inspired numerous artists to illustrate it. ![]() It is an allegorical poem describing the state and passage of souls in the afterlife. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) wrote his masterpiece, the Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) in the last years of his exile from Florence. ![]()
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Home for Chirappu by Ariel Tachna5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Determined to give his partner everything he can, Thierry sets out to recreate the bond denied them by Sebastien’s past. For Jean and Orlando, this is wonderful news-but it only convinces Thierry how much Sebastien is missing out on because they cannot form an Aveu de Sang. Meanwhile, Jean and Raymond discover the Aveu de Sang allows a vampire’s Avoué to calm his inner beast. Marc is a man, and Adenet’s sense of responsibility will not let him take a male mate when the pack so desperately needs children. ![]() The attraction between them is powerful, but though Marc suspects he might be Adenet’s mate, Adenet rebuffs him. But when he arrives, he finds himself distracted by Adenet Silaire, the pack shaman. Marc agrees to visit the werewolves’ home to study their rituals for the source of the problem. Though the wizards at l’Institut have no experience with werewolves, their lore, or their brand of magic, Raymond agrees to help.Īt l’ANS headquarters, Raymond finds Marc Gourlin, a young wizard fascinated with werewolves. ![]() By the time the alpha of the Morvan werewolf pack approaches l’Institut Marcel Chavinier for help solving his people’s fertility problems, pack numbers have dwindled and the remaining members are desperate. ![]()
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Factotum novel5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Eggs was shot by his friend Erim Poppe, which quite soon later also became a front figure in the New Norwegian Wave, which can be seen as quality reality-based movies with underplayed quirky humor based on good scripts and reasonable budgets, focusing on the good story well acted out. Eggs are about a father and son suffering from autism living in a remote place, where the son is more than usually concerned about the shape of eggs. That same year, it was shown in competition at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the award for Best First Film it also received the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. His first film, Eggs, premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it was shown in the Directors' Fortnight section and was rewarded best newcomer. In addition to his later feature films, he has written and directed a number of short films and documentaries. ![]() Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. ![]() ![]() He is a well-regarded film auteur, director, producer, and writer, known for Eggs (1995), Kitchen Stories (2003), O' Horten (2007) and Factotum (2005). Bent Hamer was born on Decemin Sandefjord, Norway. ![]()
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Sigmund freud civilization5/21/2023 ![]() Cath declines, preferring to eat with their father before his drive home to Omaha. She seems completely disinterested in being friends, and Cath is convinced that Reagan actually doesn't like her.īy contrast, Wren, always the more outgoing twin, and the one who insisted that they do not share a room during their college experience, has already made fast friends with her new room-mate, Courtney, and the pair invite Cath to join them at the Freshman barbecue. Reagan isn't a freshman and not pleased to be sharing a room with one. Arriving at Pound Hall, her new home for the semester, she finds that she will be sharing room 2B with an abrupt, dismissive room-mate called Reagan, although Cath actually meets her room-mate's boyfriend, Levi, before she meets Reagan herself. Finding herself alone in the world for the first time, without her twin sister Wren by her side twenty-four hours a day, Cath lacks confidence and is terrified of new places, people and situations. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Ĭath (short for Cather) is a freshman at college, and none to happy about it. ![]() ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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Three daughters of eve5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() As the terrorist attacks come ever closer, Peri is moved to recall the scandal that tore them all apart. ![]() ![]() Their arguments about Islam and feminism find focus in the charismatic but controversial Professor Azur, who teaches divinity, but in unorthodox ways. Competing in Peri’s mind however are the memories invoked by her almost-lost polaroid, of the time years earlier when she was sent abroad for the first time, to attend Oxford University.Īs a young woman there, she had become friends with the charming, adventurous Shirin, a fully assimilated Iranian girl, and Mona, a devout Egyptian-American. Over the course of the dinner, and amidst an opulence that is surely ill-begotten, terrorist attacks occur across the city. Three Daughters of Eve By Elif Shafak is set over an evening in contemporary Istanbul, as Peri arrives at the party and navigates the tensions that simmer in this crossroads country between East and West, religious and secular, rich and poor. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground-an old Polaroid of three young women and their university professor. In Three Daughters of Eve By Elif Shafak, she has given us a rich and moving story that humanizes and personalizes one of the most profound sea changes of the modern world. Peri, a married, wealthy, beautiful Turkish woman, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. Description Three Daughters of Eve By Elif ShafakĮlif Shafak is the number one bestselling novelist in her native Turkey, and her work is translated and celebrated around the world. ![]()
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Reporting always lillian ross5/21/2023 ![]() Like the still active Roger Angell, she began her career at the magazine when legendary founder Harold Ross was still alive, and stayed there through the great years and then decline under Shawn, the years adrift under Robert Gottlieb, and the revival under Tina Brown and David Remnick.Īt 97, Ross received recognition from a chronicler of today's young New York hipsters the noted writer of profiles was profiled herself in The New York Times' Thursday Styles section. Ross began writing for the New Yorker in 1945 and continued until 2011. Now, Ross deserves fresh acclaim for her New Yorker work, with the publication of a collection, "Reporting Always: Writings From the New Yorker." The book includes her late 1940s profile of Hemingway, which defined the boorish "Papa" character of the writer's final years. ![]() The scandal over that book overshadowed Ross' reputation as a New Yorker writer. ![]() In a notorious memoir, Ross disclosed her longtime relationship with famed New Yorker editor William Shawn, published while Shawn's widow was still alive. ![]() Lillian Ross is celebrated for her profile of Ernest Hemingway and her book on director John Huston's filming of "The Red Badge of Courage." Yet she hasn't received the veneration given to other New Yorker writers like Joseph Mitchell, A.J. ![]()
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Sealed with a Kiss by Faith Wood5/21/2023 ![]() Page sometimes told a story of the pair sitting by a fire at the cabin as they composed it, a tale that gives the song a mystical origin story, as there could have been spirits at play within those walls. Page and Plant explained that they started working on it at a 250-year-old Welsh cottage called Bron-yr-Aur, where they wrote the songs for Led Zeppelin III. In October 1970, after about 18 months of near constant touring, the song took shape. By April, he was telling journalists that their new song might be 15-minutes long, and described it as something that would "build towards a climax" with John Bonham's drums not coming in for some time. Jimmy Page would work on the song in an 8-track studio he had installed in his boathouse, trying out different sections on guitar. ![]() ![]() Led Zeppelin started planning "Stairway" in early 1970 when they decided to create a new, epic song to replace " Dazed And Confused" as the centerpiece of their concerts. ![]()
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John barleycorn alcohol5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways: If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian. If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institution’s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.Įnter your library card number to sign in. Following successful sign in, you will be returned to Oxford Academic.Do not use an Oxford Academic personal account. When on the institution site, please use the credentials provided by your institution.Select your institution from the list provided, which will take you to your institution's website to sign in.Click Sign in through your institution.Shibboleth / Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.Ĭhoose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways: Get help with access Institutional accessĪccess to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. ![]()
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Incredibly close book5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Safran Foer took an introductory writing course with Joyce Carol Oates, who took an interest in his writing. As a result, Safran Foer always felt like he wanted to be “outside his own skin.” and was a self-described “flamboyant” and “sensitive” child who said he suffered, “something like a nervous breakdown” after a chemical accident in his classroom at the age of 8. ![]() ![]() Safran Foer was born into a Jewish family in Washington, D.C. ![]() In an attempt to shed light on this development, I have pledged to read all 26 books banned last year in Idaho and share with our readers what they are all about, why they were likely banned and what we are missing by promoting censorship of the written word.Īmerican novelist Jonathan Safran Foer is perhaps best known for his debut novel Everything is Illuminated, released in 2002, but is slowly gaining more recognition for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close after it has been recognized as one of the most banned books in America during the last decade. In Idaho, 26 titles were banned across three school districts, underscoring a trend spearheaded largely by right-wing religious groups pushing for censorship of books that feature LGBTQ+ characters, as well as sexual and racial situations they deem inappropriate for children. More than 1,600 books across 32 states were banned during the 2021-2022 school year. ![]()
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Matilda's Buttons by Mabel Leigh Hunt5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hunt wrote stories as a child and was influenced by her father, a doctor who loved word games and books. Hunt had written over 30 books and short stories at her death. She wrote her first book Lucinda, A Little Girl of 1860 (1934) based on her mother's experiences as a Quaker girl living in Indiana. She worked as a librarian at the Indianapolis Public Library from 1926-1938, when she resigned to write books full time. After his death she attended DePauw University, in Greencastle, Indiana, for two years (1910-1912) and received a year of library training at Western University Library School in Cleveland, Ohio (1923). ![]() |