A bold retelling of the history of lying in medieval and early modern Europe
Is it ever acceptable to lie? This question plays a surprisingly important role in the story of Europe's transition from medieval to modern society. According to many historians, Europe became modern when Europeans began to lie--that is, when they began to argue that it is sometimes acceptable to lie. This popular account offers a clear trajectory of historical progression from a medieval world of faith, in which every lie is sinful, to a more worldly early modern society in which lying becomes a permissible strategy for self-defense and self-advancement. Unfortunately, this story is wrong.
For medieval and early modern Christians, the problem of the lie was the problem of human existence itself. To ask "Is it ever acceptable to lie?" was to ask how we, as sinners, should live in a fallen world. As it turns out, the answer to that question depended on who did the asking. The Devil Wins uncovers the complicated history of lying from the early days of the Catholic Church to the Enlightenment, revealing the diversity of attitudes about lying by considering the question from the perspectives of five representative voices--the Devil, God, theologians, courtiers, and women. Examining works by Augustine, Bonaventure, Martin Luther, Madeleine de Scud ry, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and a host of others, Dallas G. Denery II shows how the lie, long thought to be the source of worldly corruption, eventually became the very basis of social cohesion and peace.
Описание: Garden of the World examines how overlapping waves of Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino immigrants fundamentally altered the agricultural economy and landscape of the Santa Clara Valley as well as white residents` ideas about race, gender, and what it meant to be an American family farmer.
Автор: Delap Название: The Feminist Avant-Garde ISBN: 0521124905 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521124904 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the first major study of twentieth-century feminism as an Anglo-American phenomenon, Lucy Delap offers a unique perspective on the politics of gender. By exploring the intellectual history and cultural politics of Anglo-American feminism Delap challenges the reader to re-think the nature of both the `avant-garde` and `feminism`.
Автор: Farrer Название: The Garden of Asia ISBN: 1108037216 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108037211 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4594.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 1904, this work describes the expeditions of the horticulturalist Reginald J. Farrer (1880-1920) in Asia. His accounts of new flora, and especially of rock gardens, influenced English gardening style, and the legacy of his writings and plant introductions remains significant today.
Автор: Earle Название: Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden ISBN: 110807667X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108076678 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4909.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Mrs C. W. Earle published this book, the first of three, in 1897, and it was a great and immediate success. The book discusses topics ranging from planting schemes to healthy recipes, interior decoration, and the rearing of children, together with plenty of advice on all aspects of gardening.
Описание: This is the first comprehensive English-language account of the Polish avant-garde film, from its beginnings in the early decades of the last century to the collapse of communism in 1989. Taking a broad understanding of avant-garde film, this collection includes writings on the pioneering work of the internationally-acclaimed Franciszka and Stefan Themerson; the Polish Futurists' (Jalu Kurek, Anatol Stern) engagement with film; the Thaw and animation (Jan Lenica and Walerian Borowczyk, Andrzej Pawlowski, Zbigniew Rybczynski); documentary (Natalia Brzozowska, Kazimierz Karabasz, Wojciech Wiszniewski), Polish 'migr' filmmakers (Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski, Andrzej Zulawski) as well as essays and documentation on the highly influential Film Form Workshop (Jzef Robakowski, Ryszard Wasko, Wojciech Bruszewski). Including a mix of historical writings from early film magazines with commissioned essays, this book constitutes an important source on the rich, complex and diverse history of the Polish film avant-garde, which is presented from the perspective of both British (A. L. Rees, Jonathan Owen, Michael O'Pray) and Polish (Marcin Gizycki, Ryszard Kluszczynski, Kamila Kuc) authorities on the subject. This book is thus an indispensable introduction to the theories and practices of critically important avant-garde artists and filmmakers.
Автор: Cohen Название: Stefan Wolpe and the Avant-Garde Diaspora ISBN: 1316641163 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316641163 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The German-Jewish emigre composer Stefan Wolpe was a vital figure in the history of modernism, with affiliations ranging from the Bauhaus to bebop to Black Mountain College. This first full-length study of this often overlooked composer brings together perspectives from the fields of music, visual art, literature and migration.
Автор: Boyle Название: A Garden of Pleasure ISBN: 1108076602 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108076609 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3802.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Eleanor Vere Boyle (1825-1916), a talented artist as well as an author, who illustrated both poetry and books for children, published this work in 1895. It describes the sights, sounds and smells of her garden through the seasons, with frequent digressions on the weather, birds and animals.
Автор: Cran Название: The Garden of Ignorance ISBN: 1108076599 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108076593 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4435.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This 1913 work by writer Marion Cran combines prescriptive gardening advice with autobiography: `I knew nothing at all of gardening; never did anyone know less.` In an entertaining narrative, she describes her journey from ignorance of plants themselves, soil types and planting aspects, to hands-on expertise and wild enthusiasm.
Автор: Earle Название: More Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden ISBN: 1108076661 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108076661 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5542.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This 1899 work by Mrs C. W. Earle (1836-1925) was a sequel to her enormously successful 1897 Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden, and contains a similar mixture of writings on gardening, cookery, travel and art, in chapters which follow the horticultural year from September to August.
Автор: Lawless Название: A Garden Diary ISBN: 1108022030 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108022033 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4277.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Lawless was a novelist born in County Kildare in 1845. Despite her great love for Ireland, she eventually became disillusioned with its politics and moved to England. In this work, she intersperses an account of a year spent tending to her garden in Surrey with autobiographical and philosophical ruminations.
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