Esther, a young New York socialite and artist raised without religion, falls in love with Episcopal clergyman Stephen Hazard, but she cannot embrace his Christianity and remain true to herself.
The women of Athens concoct a daring scheme: penetrate the male-dominated Assembly disguised as men and vote themselves into power, after which they will overturn the old laws and inaugurate a new society where all are equal and where property and sex, too is shared.
This volume contains the shorter books and monographs of Hugh MacDiarmid, as part of Carcanet's "MacDiarmid 2000" programme. Other titles in the series include "Complete Poems", "Lucky Poet", "Contemporary Scottish Studies" and "Scottish Eccentrics".
The Great Migration--the exodus of more than six million blacks from their southern homes hoping for better lives in the North--is a defining event of post-emancipation African-American life and a central feature of twentieth-century black literature. Lawrence Rodgers explores the historical and literary significance of this event and in the ......
Introduces readers to probability paradoxes, the attacks on the Big Bang Theory, and Marianne Williamson's success promoting "The Course of Miracles", which is said to have been channelled by Jesus.
Refutes Edmund Burke's assertions that human liberties are an "entailed inheritance," that the alliance between church and state is necessary for civil order, and that civil authority should be restricted to men "of permanent property."
Here is the story of Carol Kennicott, who, to be accepted, must adapt to the ways of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota. This ground-breaking novel attacks conformism, commercialism, moneygrubbing, and the decline in what Lewis saw as the American ideals of freedom and respect for individuality.
Lowe has written what may well be the Hurston book for the years to come.'' -- Werner Sollors, Harvard University''Lowe's study . . . smartly begins with the assumption that one reason for the stunning popularity of Hurston's work is the verve with which it addresses serious subjects in a comic style.'' -- Cheryl A. Wall, editor of Changing Our ......
A selection of sermons and other work by the Elizabethan/Jacobean divine, Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626). In the pulpit, Andrewes initiated the metaphysical style of sermonizing - erudite, dramatic and poetic. His writings represent a voice from early Anglicanism.
Assaults monarchical rule. This book lays out how an independent government could be established and controlled by the people, and how rich and poor alike could share equally in privileges and duties.
These essays, first published between 1925 and 1927, propose a radical overhaul and a new construction of Scotland's cultural identity. MacDiarmid focuses on poetry and the novel, on theatre, art, music, history and education, and also on writing by women in Scotland.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) has been generally acknowledged as the greatest English satirist. In a prodigious stream of letters, pamphlets, tales, and essays, he assailed, with irony, erudition, and savage wit, several of the abuses and vices he saw around him, including political corruption, religious intolerance, hypocrisy, and the decline of ......
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) commands an important place in the public mind. Twain's Humor, his wit, and his social concern endear him to countless Americans who think of him as 'one of us'. This work aims to convince scholars of American literature that Clemens was a sceptic for most of his life.
In this collection of essays, meditations, poems and polemics, which range over four decades, C.H. Sisson touches on a wide variety of matters to do with the Church of England - from arguments about the language of the liturgy to political relationships.
Argues that the divine attributes of God are merely projections of human powers; life everlasting cannot be empirically demonstrated, for it runs counter to all the evidence for mortality given by the natural world, which is the only world we know. This book covers skepticism, faith, and the corruption of organized Christianity.
Presents Mark Twain's extended attack on Christian Science and its founder, Mary Baker Eddy, who he once described as the "queen of frauds and hypocrites". This offensive against Mrs Eddy analyses her greed, her lust for power, her self-dedication, and her incoherent writing. It also examines the rules and by-laws of the church.
Offers an account of the great clash between Greece and the Persian Empire. This book recounts the rise of Lydia, and the ascendancy of the kingdom of Persia under kings Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius, and Xerxes; the exotic customs of Egypt; and the stirring events at Thermopylae and Salamis.
Expresses the principles of Stoic philosophy, which stressed the virtues of reason, thoughtful deliberation, and moderation as guides to right conduct in an uncertain world.
Talks about the cultural life in America's heartland. This book helps in understanding of the history of the struggle between the forces of repression and Puritanism on the one hand, and those who raised on high the banner of free thought on the other.
This book presents an innovative relational perspective on women's ways of being in the world. It offers an alternative to traditional models of human development that define health and maturity in terms of separation and consistently define women as deficient. Written by leading clinicians and teachers from the Stone Center at Wellesley College, ......
This selection includes the full text of the Defence of Poetry and Astrophil and Stella, with a selection of the other poems. 'When Sidney died,' writes Richard Dutton, 'those who mourned him did so as a hero of Protestant Europe, a model of Christian virtue, of the Renaissance scholar-poet, of the true knight.'
How do human relationships mirror specific political associations? What is the nature of political man? What is the proper purpose of the state with respect to those it governs? Who should rule, and what are the characteristics of those who govern well? This book addresses these questions.
Offers a portrayal of his world in the chaos and tumult of early 16th century Florence, Italy and Europe. This book uses the author's political situation, and that of the classical period to illustrate his precepts of statecraft. It presents a message of moral relativism, and political expediency.
Why does government exist? What is its nature and purpose? Who should govern, and how is this decision to be made? Why should we obey the law? This book answers these and other questions amid the give and take of a dialogue between the protagonist, Socrates, and a circle of concerned intellectuals.
