J.R.R. Tolkien delved into the Middle Ages to create a critique of the modern world in his fantasy, yet did so in a form of modernist literature with postmodern implications and huge commercial success. These essays examine that paradox and its significance in understanding the intersection between traditionalist and counter-culture criticisms of the modern. The approach helps to explain the popularity of his works, the way in which they continue to be brought into dialogue with twenty-first century issues, and their contested literary significance in the academy.

"Strange Beauty" brings the developing discipline of environmental literary criticism to bear on narratives of nature and the Otherworld from early cultures around the Irish Sea. Reflecting on an Otherworld associated with human experience, Siewers uses texts such as the Ulster Cycle and the "Mabinogi" to relate views of nature, symbolism and language. This book uncovers early syntheses of Christian and indigenous Insular cultures which express an integration of the spiritual and physical landscapes that are marginalized in later medieval thought. "Strange Beauty "opens a window on distinctive alternative views of the relation of culture to nature still relevant today.

Re-Imagining Nature: Environmental Humanities and Ecosemiotics explores new horizons in environmental studies, which consider communication and meaning as core definitions of ecological life, essential to deep sustainability. It considers landscape as narrative, and applies theoretical frameworks in eco-phenomenology and ecosemiotics to literary, historical, and philosophical study of the relationship between text and landscape. It considers in particular examples and lessons to be drawn from case studies of medieval and Native American cultures, to illustrate in an applied way the promise of environmental humanities today. In doing so, it highlights an environmental future for the humanities, on the cutting edge of cultural endeavor today.

Western societies today are coming unmoored in the face of earth-shaking ethical and cultural paradigm shift. At its core is the question of what it means to be human and how we are meant to live. The old answers are no longer accepted; a dizzying array of options are offered in their stead. Underpinning this smorgasbord of lifestyles is a thicket of unquestioned assumptions, such as the separation of gender from biological sex, which not so long ago would have been universally rejected as radical notions. In the spring of 2019, a group of Orthodox Christian scholars drawn from a wide variety of academic disciplines met together to offer responses to the moral crisis our generation faces, elaborating upon its various forms and facilitating a fuller understanding of some of its theological and philosophical foundations. In doing so they offer support to all those who question the claims that are so forcefully insisted upon today - a clarity that will aid them in standing up and resisting trends that have already shown to be the cause of great suffering and unhappiness. Among the contributors to this volume are NY Times bestselling author Rod Dreher, Frederica Matthewes-Green, Dr David Bradshaw, Fr Chad Hatfield, and Fr Peter Heers. Collectively, these scholars remind us that it is only through our participation in the life of Christ, God who became man, that we can find the healing of our humanity through the restoration in us of His image, in which we were formed at the beginning of time.

J.R.R. Tolkien delved into the Middle Ages to create a critique of the modern world in his fantasy, yet did so in a form of modernist literature with postmodern implications and huge commercial success. These essays examine that paradox and its significance in understanding the intersection between traditionalist and counter-culture criticisms of the modern. The approach helps to explain the popularity of his works, the way in which they continue to be brought into dialogue with twenty-first century issues, and their contested literary significance in the academy.

In this collection, world-renowned scholars of Bolshevism and world communism analyze the human costs of the Bolshevik Revolution, its contribution to the spread of totalitarianism, and the responses it inspired among American and Western intellectuals. Together, their essays constitute a profound refusal of the poesy of totalitarianism that is based on sober research and detailed analysis of the limits of utopian politics and the dangers of cruel ideologies based in the cosmetic aesthetic of moral perfectionism and lyric intoxication. This study provides an accurate and succinct depiction of the nature of Bolshevism and its consequences in light of several decades of research, including former Soviet archival materials and American intelligence such as the Venona files.

Strange Beauty provides a new perspective on early Celtic stories of the Otherworld and their relevance to today's ecological concerns, arguing for a contemporary re-reading of the Otherworld trope in relation to physical experience.

This book is the definitive collection of Coffee House specialty coffees and Bistro style food. It proves that you don't have to be an industry professional to prepare wonderful mochaccinos, layered lattes or espresso martinis. You don't even need an espresso machine to make light and frothy cappuccinos.

Here you will find a wealth of baking tips and techniques to easily make the most delicious scones, biscottis, desserts or bistro meals.Get ready for your home to become the newest, trendiest Coffee House in your neighborhood.

In this collection, world-renowned scholars of Bolshevism and world communism analyze the human costs of the Bolshevik Revolution, its contribution to the spread of totalitarianism, and the responses it inspired among American and Western intellectuals. Together, their essays constitute a profound refusal of the poesy of totalitarianism that is based on sober research and detailed analysis of the limits of utopian politics and the dangers of cruel ideologies based in the cosmetic aesthetic of moral perfectionism and lyric intoxication. This study provides an accurate and succinct depiction of the nature of Bolshevism and its consequences in light of several decades of research, including former Soviet archival materials and American intelligence such as the Venona files.

Sensuous Poems Through Time tells the story of life's loves, hardships, emotions and passions. Each poem tells a story of a person or event in the cross roads of life. These written words gave me an outlet for my pain, happiness and confusion. Take the time to interpret these messages into your life and find a way into your heart and soul throughout time. .

Nighty Night Sailboat Celebrates a Key West Birthday is about a little girl named Juni who lives aboard Nighty Night Sailboat. It tells about her celebrating her birthday in Key West. Juni goes to all the Key West attractions. The book teaches children and adults nautical terms, lessons learned, and about living on a sailboat. This book is similiar to "Good Night Moon" as giving parents a book to put their children to bed at night.

Title: Under the Rays of the Aurora Borealis: in the land of the Lapps and Kv ns ... Translated from the Norwegian and] edited by C. Siewers.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Tromholt, Sophus; Siewers, Carl; 1885. 2 vol.; 8 . 10280.ee.12.

"Nighty Night Sailboat in the Bahamas" is a book that tells children and adults places to visit in the Bahamas. It tells of a child who lives on a sailboat with her parents. Juni travels to Bahamas islands and learns about Customs, nautical terms, and what to do in the islands. It has a dedication page that allows you to write your child's name in the book. Children 8 and under, boy and girls will love this educational and heart-warming story. It is a great way to put your favorite child or grandchild to bed. I'm a passionate sailor who has a vision to inspire children to understand basic nautical terms.

"Santa finds Nighty Night Sailboat" is a great educational Christmas children's book. It tells of a child who lives on a sailboat with her parents. Juni is worried that Santa will not find her, since she lives on a sailboat and travels to port-to-port. Juni is reassured by the other children in the Marina that Santa will find her. It has a dedication page that allows you to write your child's name in the book. Children 8 and under, boy and girls will love this educational and heart-warming story. It is a great way to put your favorite child or grandchild to bed. I'm a passionate sailor who has a vision to inspire children to understand basic nautical terms.

I'm a passionate sailor who has a vision to inspire children to understand basic nautical terms. It tells of a child who lives on a sailboat with her parents sail from America to Spain. It gives a child an education of Spain, spanish customs and sailing off the Spanish coast. It is my intent for the buyer to customize each book with a child's name. It is written for both boys and girls. It is a great way to put your child or grandchild to bed for a siesta.

I'm a passionate sailor who has a vision to inspire children to understand basic nautical terms. It tells of a child who lives on a sailboat with her parents and tells the sea creatures "Nighty Night" each night. It is my intent for the buyer to customize each book with a child's name. It is written for both boys and girls. It is a great way to put your child or grandchild to bed.

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. JOUKNEYS TO HATTA, MUONION1SKA, AND KAEESUANDO. Tub Pleasures Of A Traveller?Something On " Y"?An UnwelCome Guest?The Besult Of His Visit?The Start At Last? A Drive In A Snowstorm-?A Befuge?A Banquet At A " Grand Hotel "?A Night On The Mountain-?In The Empire Of The Czar?A Diplomatic " Wedge "?Onward ?In The Land Of The Thousand Lakes?The " Straight Line " Of A Beindeer? A Lovely Midnight Drive?A Centre Of Religious FanaTicism?Absolution Dispensed Wholesale?An Evening In A "holy" Place ? The Finns ? The Kvins ? A Linguistic Puzzle?Bathing enfamille?A Land Of Lakes And Forests? An Hospitable Spot In The Wilderness?A Pleasant EvenIng?-A Finnish Church Service?Finnish versus Lappish?A Desolate Spot?Disappointment?On The Way Home?ConFusing Frontiers?Caught In A Snowstorm?A Pleasant Night?Welcome Back " Wenn Jemand eine Rtise tliulit so kann er was erzdhlen," says a German proverb. When a man has travelled he must have something to tell, you may perhaps say, and having now held the reader so long captive in the Koutokseino solitude, I feel it doubly incumbent on me to tell something of what I saw and experienced on my journey to?well, you shall soon learn where. I must say, by-the-bye, that the duty does not weigh heavily on me, as he who has travelled feels compelled to relate something?yea, you might as well attempt to stem mighty Niagara itself as the narrative of a man who for nine .months has been shut out fromevery vestige of civilisation, with a dog, a few hundred reindeer, and a score of Lapps for his sole society and enjoyment, were the journey but a walk through a village high street. And to be candid, gentle reader, is it not one of the greatest delights and rewards of the journey to think: " What shall I not have to relate when I get home ? " Does n...