![]() ![]() First, however, it might be useful to attend briefly to the literary framing of the opposition in which the “flame”-best translated as the human spirit-is the key term. The lines are so redolent, so indicative of the general problem of discourse in the modern world, that they can be extracted and put to use in other domains of discourse such as philosophy and theology. ![]() ![]() Stratis Thalassinos, who seems to be a literary stand-in for Seferis himself as he feels the pull in his own literary vocation to be free of the literary conventions of the past, but not in such a way as to be entirely cut off from it. The line-two lines actually-pose the question of memory and forgetting and thus their relation: “What can a flame remember? If it remembers a little less than is necessary, it goes out, if it remembers a little more than is necessary, it goes out.” The poem from which the lines are taken is called “Man,” which in turn belongs to a sequence of poems constellated around the figure of Mr. Not only as a heart and mind, which by definition lie beyond the occasions of their activity, but as a theologian I have been struck by a line in a prose poem by the Greek modernist poet, Georges Seferis. ![]()
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Late victorian holocausts review5/23/2023 ![]() Generations of historians largely ignored the implications and until recently dismissed them as 'climatic accidents'. ![]() ObserverĮloquent and passionate, this is a veritable Black Book of liberal capitalism. After reading this, I defy even the most ardent nationalist to feel proud of the so-called ‘achievements’ of empire. ![]() Late Victorian Holocausts will redefine the way we think about the European colonial project. ![]() This is groundbreaking, mind-stretching stuff. Pyne, author of World Fireĭavis, a brilliant maverick scholar, sets the triumph of the late-nineteenth-century Western imperialism in the context of catastrophic El Niño weather patterns at that time. Mike Davis tells the story with zest, anger, and insight. The global climate meets a globalizing political economy, the fundamentals of one clashing with the fundamentalisms of the other. 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The cast for All the Light We Cannot See is a mix of recognizable names and young talent just getting into their careers. Can they survive with their faith in mankind intact?" All the Light We Cannot See cast As the bombs fall on Saint-Malo, Werner and Marie-Laure's invisible bond over the airwaves is put to the test. ![]() Enlisted by Hitler's regime, he's put to work tracking illegal broadcasts but finds none - until one day, a girl's voice crackles to life on a defunct frequency he used to tune into as a child. "Meanwhile, in Germany, young orphan Werner discovers that he has a rare gift for radio repairs. Blind French girl Marie-Laure escapes German-occupied Paris with her father in an effort to safeguard a priceless diamond from a Nazi Gestapo officer, and the two find refuge in her reclusive uncle's seaside home. 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Amanda Foreman English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and author Mary Shelley were mother and daughter, yet these two extraordinary women never knew one another. ![]() * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER 'A gripping account of the heartbreaks and triumphs of two of history's most formidable female intellectuals, Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley. ![]() Romantic Outlaws is the first book to tell the story of the passionate and pioneering lives of Mary Wollstonecraft - English feminist and author of the landmark book, The Vindication of the Rights of Woman - and her novelist daughter Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. ![]() Inventive, page-turning, involving biography at its best. ![]() Get Out! by Judy Molland5/22/2023 ![]() ‘Through trial and error they learn to deal with failure and develop the resilience to keep trying: a vital skill in the classroom as well as outside.’įorest school ties in with many areas of the National Curriculum. ‘They’re learning to be self-sufficient and take care of themselves, which boosts their confidence and self-esteem,’ Peter explains. ![]() ‘It’s very physical so it encourages children to be active, with lots of activities to develop both fine and gross motor skills,’ Jane says.Ĭhildren learn to assess, appreciate and take risks, making sensible, informed decisions about how to tackle the activities and experiences they encounter. 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My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad."Ī trilogy of novellas by Brandon Sanderson. ![]() ![]() "My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. ![]() |