Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021
ISBN 10: 1501372467 ISBN 13: 9781501372469
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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Who are we and how do we define our inner selves?In his last work, Professor Stephen Prickett presents a literary and cultural exploration of our inner selves and how we have created and written about them from the Old Testament to social media.What he finds is that although our secret, inner, sense of self what we feel makes us distinctively us seems a natural and permanent part of being human, it is in fact surprisingly new. Whilst confessional religious writings, from Augustine to Jane Austen, or even diaries of 20th-century Holocaust victims, have explored inwards as part of a path to self-discovery, our inner space has expanded beyond any possible personal experience. This development has enhanced our capacity not merely to write about what we have never seen, but even to create fantasies and impossible fictions around them.Yet our secret selves can also be a source of terror. The fringes of our inner worlds are often porous, ill-defined and susceptible to frightening forms of external control. Mystics and poets, from Dante to John Henry Newman or Gerard Manley Hopkins, sought God in their secret spaces not least because they feared the abyss beneath.From the origin of human consciousness through modern history and into the future, Secret Selves uses literature to consider the profound possibilities and ramifications of our evolving ideas of self. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN 10: 1501372467 ISBN 13: 9781501372469
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Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021
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Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021
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Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic USA 2021-05-06, 2021
ISBN 10: 1501372467 ISBN 13: 9781501372469
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Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, New York, 2021
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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Who are we and how do we define our inner selves?In his last work, Professor Stephen Prickett presents a literary and cultural exploration of our inner selves and how we have created and written about them from the Old Testament to social media.What he finds is that although our secret, inner, sense of self what we feel makes us distinctively us seems a natural and permanent part of being human, it is in fact surprisingly new. Whilst confessional religious writings, from Augustine to Jane Austen, or even diaries of 20th-century Holocaust victims, have explored inwards as part of a path to self-discovery, our inner space has expanded beyond any possible personal experience. This development has enhanced our capacity not merely to write about what we have never seen, but even to create fantasies and impossible fictions around them.Yet our secret selves can also be a source of terror. The fringes of our inner worlds are often porous, ill-defined and susceptible to frightening forms of external control. Mystics and poets, from Dante to John Henry Newman or Gerard Manley Hopkins, sought God in their secret spaces not least because they feared the abyss beneath.From the origin of human consciousness through modern history and into the future, Secret Selves uses literature to consider the profound possibilities and ramifications of our evolving ideas of self. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, New York, 2021
ISBN 10: 1501372467 ISBN 13: 9781501372469
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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Who are we and how do we define our inner selves?In his last work, Professor Stephen Prickett presents a literary and cultural exploration of our inner selves and how we have created and written about them from the Old Testament to social media.What he finds is that although our secret, inner, sense of self what we feel makes us distinctively us seems a natural and permanent part of being human, it is in fact surprisingly new. Whilst confessional religious writings, from Augustine to Jane Austen, or even diaries of 20th-century Holocaust victims, have explored inwards as part of a path to self-discovery, our inner space has expanded beyond any possible personal experience. This development has enhanced our capacity not merely to write about what we have never seen, but even to create fantasies and impossible fictions around them.Yet our secret selves can also be a source of terror. The fringes of our inner worlds are often porous, ill-defined and susceptible to frightening forms of external control. Mystics and poets, from Dante to John Henry Newman or Gerard Manley Hopkins, sought God in their secret spaces not least because they feared the abyss beneath.From the origin of human consciousness through modern history and into the future, Secret Selves uses literature to consider the profound possibilities and ramifications of our evolving ideas of self. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2014
ISBN 10: 1472535448 ISBN 13: 9781472535443
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Romanticism was always culturally diverse. Though English-language anthologies have previously tended to see Romanticism as predominantly British, the term itself actually originated in Germany, where it became the banner of a Europe-wide movement involving the profound intellectual and aesthetic changes which we now associate with modernity. This anthology is the first to place British Romanticism within a comprehensive and multi-lingual European context, showing how ideas and writers interconnected across national and linguistic boundaries. By reprinting everything in the original languages, together with an English translation of all non-English material in parallel on the opposite page, it offers a new intellectual map of Romanticism. Material is thematically arranged as follows:- Art & Aesthetics- The Self- History- Language- Hermeneutics & Theology- Nature- The Exotic- ScienceWhile focusing on European texts, the inclusion of essays on their North American and Japanese reception means that Romanticism can be seen as a global phenomenon, influencing a surprising number of the ways in which the modern world sees itself. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2014
ISBN 10: 1472535448 ISBN 13: 9781472535443
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Romanticism was always culturally diverse. Though English-language anthologies have previously tended to see Romanticism as predominantly British, the term itself actually originated in Germany, where it became the banner of a Europe-wide movement involving the profound intellectual and aesthetic changes which we now associate with modernity. This anthology is the first to place British Romanticism within a comprehensive and multi-lingual European context, showing how ideas and writers interconnected across national and linguistic boundaries. By reprinting everything in the original languages, together with an English translation of all non-English material in parallel on the opposite page, it offers a new intellectual map of Romanticism. Material is thematically arranged as follows:- Art & Aesthetics- The Self- History- Language- Hermeneutics & Theology- Nature- The Exotic- ScienceWhile focusing on European texts, the inclusion of essays on their North American and Japanese reception means that Romanticism can be seen as a global phenomenon, influencing a surprising number of the ways in which the modern world sees itself. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2014
ISBN 10: 1472535448 ISBN 13: 9781472535443
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Romanticism was always culturally diverse. Though English-language anthologies have previously tended to see Romanticism as predominantly British, the term itself actually originated in Germany, where it became the banner of a Europe-wide movement involving the profound intellectual and aesthetic changes which we now associate with modernity. This anthology is the first to place British Romanticism within a comprehensive and multi-lingual European context, showing how ideas and writers interconnected across national and linguistic boundaries. By reprinting everything in the original languages, together with an English translation of all non-English material in parallel on the opposite page, it offers a new intellectual map of Romanticism. Material is thematically arranged as follows:- Art & Aesthetics- The Self- History- Language- Hermeneutics & Theology- Nature- The Exotic- ScienceWhile focusing on European texts, the inclusion of essays on their North American and Japanese reception means that Romanticism can be seen as a global phenomenon, influencing a surprising number of the ways in which the modern world sees itself. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Edinburgh, 2024
ISBN 10: 0567682064 ISBN 13: 9780567682062
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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The Bible and Western Christian Literature is a 5-volume, 1.5 million word reference resource on the impact and influence of the bible upon the development of literature, charting this relationship from the classical period to the modern day. The international spread of the biblical text is reflected in a structure that considers the broader geographical, philosophical, and theological factors that crop up when the bibles role in culture and society is considered. The work reflects a broader cultural narrative that is dependent upon the bible for its relevance and yet also contributes to the bibles own continuing relevance in modern society.Each volume is edited by a leading specialist in the period, and begins with a set of introductory materials including a chapter on how the biblical text is mediated in the given period. Ten thematic essays then introduce the key thinkers, works, events and themes of the period. Extracts from primary materials are then presented with specialist commentary showing how these texts interact with the bible itself.The five volumes cover: The Late Classical and Medieval Periods, The Renaissance and Reformation Periods, Enlightenment to Romanticism, The Nineteenth Century, and The Modern Period. The first resource to map and outline the intersections between the bible and literature from classical times to the present day presented in 1.5 million words of essays, primary readings and commentary. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Edinburgh, 2024
ISBN 10: 0567682064 ISBN 13: 9780567682062
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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The Bible and Western Christian Literature is a 5-volume, 1.5 million word reference resource on the impact and influence of the bible upon the development of literature, charting this relationship from the classical period to the modern day. The international spread of the biblical text is reflected in a structure that considers the broader geographical, philosophical, and theological factors that crop up when the bibles role in culture and society is considered. The work reflects a broader cultural narrative that is dependent upon the bible for its relevance and yet also contributes to the bibles own continuing relevance in modern society.Each volume is edited by a leading specialist in the period, and begins with a set of introductory materials including a chapter on how the biblical text is mediated in the given period. Ten thematic essays then introduce the key thinkers, works, events and themes of the period. Extracts from primary materials are then presented with specialist commentary showing how these texts interact with the bible itself.The five volumes cover: The Late Classical and Medieval Periods, The Renaissance and Reformation Periods, Enlightenment to Romanticism, The Nineteenth Century, and The Modern Period. The first resource to map and outline the intersections between the bible and literature from classical times to the present day presented in 1.5 million words of essays, primary readings and commentary. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Edinburgh, 2024
ISBN 10: 0567682064 ISBN 13: 9780567682062
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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The Bible and Western Christian Literature is a 5-volume, 1.5 million word reference resource on the impact and influence of the bible upon the development of literature, charting this relationship from the classical period to the modern day. The international spread of the biblical text is reflected in a structure that considers the broader geographical, philosophical, and theological factors that crop up when the bibles role in culture and society is considered. The work reflects a broader cultural narrative that is dependent upon the bible for its relevance and yet also contributes to the bibles own continuing relevance in modern society.Each volume is edited by a leading specialist in the period, and begins with a set of introductory materials including a chapter on how the biblical text is mediated in the given period. Ten thematic essays then introduce the key thinkers, works, events and themes of the period. Extracts from primary materials are then presented with specialist commentary showing how these texts interact with the bible itself.The five volumes cover: The Late Classical and Medieval Periods, The Renaissance and Reformation Periods, Enlightenment to Romanticism, The Nineteenth Century, and The Modern Period. The first resource to map and outline the intersections between the bible and literature from classical times to the present day presented in 1.5 million words of essays, primary readings and commentary. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.