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This book offers an opportunity to understand one man's view of a moment in medieval history. Professor Sandler identifies the compiler and scribe of the 1100-folio encyclopaedia, written and illustrated in the third quarter of the 14th century. James le Palmer's vast compilation of medieval learning, taken from different sources, covers topics such as theology, canon law, natural sciences, history of man, liberal arts, etc., and entries are arranged alphabetically.;Not only does this book discuss in detail the compiler, the contents, organization, sources and sequence of production of this manuscript, but the catalogue also lists every entry, and reproduces the illustration, usually as a historiated initial, where it occurs in the manuscript.
2017 The Association for the Studies of the Present Book Prize
Finalist Mention, 2017 Lora Romero First Book Award Presented by
the American Studies Association Winner of the 2012 CLAGS
Fellowship Award for Best First Book Project in LGBT Studies How
fantasy meets reality as popular culture evolves and ignites
postwar gender, sexual, and race revolutions. In 1964, noted
literary critic Leslie Fiedler described American youth as "new
mutants," social rebels severing their attachments to American
culture to remake themselves in their own image. 1960s comic book
creators, anticipating Fiedler, began to morph American superheroes
from icons of nationalism and white masculinity into actual mutant
outcasts, defined by their genetic difference from ordinary
humanity. These powerful misfits and "freaks" soon came to embody
the social and political aspirations of America's most marginalized
groups, including women, racial and sexual minorities, and the
working classes. In The New Mutants, Ramzi Fawaz draws upon queer
theory to tell the story of these monstrous fantasy figures and how
they grapple with radical politics from Civil Rights and The New
Left to Women's and Gay Liberation Movements. Through a series of
comic book case studies-including The Justice League of America,
The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, and The New Mutants-alongside late
20th century fan writing, cultural criticism, and political
documents, Fawaz reveals how the American superhero modeled new
forms of social belonging that counterculture youth would embrace
in the 1960s and after. The New Mutants provides the first
full-length study to consider the relationship between comic book
fantasy and radical politics in the modern United States.
The reputation of the NIGTC series is so outstanding that the
appearance of each new volume is noteworthy. This book on 2
Corinthians is no exception. Master New Testament exegete Murray J.
Harris has produced a superb commentary that analyzes the Greek
text verse by verse against the backdrop of Paul's tumultuous
relations with his converts at Corinth.
Believing that Scripture cannot be understood theologically
unless it has first been understood grammatically, Harris provides
a careful, thoroughgoing reading of the text of 2 Corinthians. He
gives special attention to matters of translation, making regular
references not only to the standard modern English translations but
also to influential older versions such as "The Twentieth Century
New Testament" and those by Weymouth, Moffatt, and Goodspeed. His
close attention to matters of textual criticism and grammar leads
to discussions of the theology of 2 Corinthians that show the
relevance of Paul's teaching to Christian living and church
ministry.
Other notable features of the book include a comprehensive
introduction in which all the relevant literary and historical
issues are discussed, an expanded paraphrase of the letter that
conveniently shows Harris's decisions on exegetical issues and
indicates the flow of Paul's argument, a chronology of the
relations of Paul, Timothy, and Titus with the Corinthian church,
and an excursus on Paul's "affliction in Asia" (1:8-11) and its
influence on his outlook and theology.
A travel book that would interest US travelers from around the
world which contains important travel routes from New York to Los
Angeles, Itinerary and Budget Table, Travel preparations like
booking for airlines, hotels, Amtrak and Greyhound, tourist
destination and tour and metro buses in each State covered, Visa
Documentation and DS160 Application Process for US travelers
requiring B1/B2 Visa.
Images from early 20th century: kids and cats, witches and bats, apple dunking, fortune-telling, ghosts, pranks, and more.
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