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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book contains a comprehensive overview of all current uses of
robots in rehabilitation. The underlying principles in each
application are provided. This is followed by a critical review of
the technology available, of the utilization protocols, and of user
studies, outcomes, and clinical evidence, if existing. Ethical and
social implications of robot use are also discussed. The reader
will have an in depth view of rehabilitation robots, from
principles to practice.
Forces in Modern and Postmodern Poetry examines the works of
classic authors in the modern and postmodern literary tradition,
including Stephane Mallarme, Wallace Stevens, Samuel Beckett,
Gertrude Stein, Charles Olson, Paul Celan, Ezra Pound, William
Carlos Williams, Louis Zukofsky, and John Ashbery, all from a
comparative perspective. The concepts, modern and postmodern, are
not used to provide definitive answers but to raise questions
concerning the status of representation, issues of the self, and
the use of imagery and musical invention. The wide range of the
study is matched by the richly detailed analysis of specific poetic
texts from an author noted for the scope and acuity of his
attention to modern poetry in all its varied forms.
In Canons and Wisdoms, Albert Cook addresses what is arguable the
most profound question about poetry and literature: What is its
human value? Cook claims that the value lies in the special yield
of wisdom rich, full, and not available in other forms of human
discourse. This somewhat traditional position is reinforced by the
related arguments of such philosophers as Adorno and Heidegger, and
by other works in Renaissance poetry and modern poetry and fiction,
where the sense of the work becomes clearer when it is seen in the
light of such a question.Cook addresses what can be claimed for
poetry and literature after all due allowance has been made for the
relativity of canons, the subjectivity of the literary experience,
and the subtle and comprehensive effects of received expectations.
Such questions have dominated recent discussions about the value of
literature. The nature of all human utterance argues for its being
aimed at social inclusion, formalized as a canon, even though such
a notion must remain ideal.Canons and Wisdoms is an eloquent and
original contribution to the ongoing debate about the canon. It is
the work of an experienced, erudite, and individualistic scholar
working at the intersection of philosophy and literary theory and
criticism.
The English translation of Homer s masterpiece matches the Greek
line for line; no other translation is more faithful to the
original. The result is a melodic version that preserves Homer s
style. A glossary and a map of the Greek world accompany the text.
The Odyssey in Antiquity provides contextual materials and
commentary to increase readers appreciation for literature and life
in the Homeric age. A collection of nine assessments of The Odyssey
by ancient and medieval writers, including Pindar, Aristotle,
Seneca, and Scholia, is featured. Essays by G. S. Kirk and Martin
P. Nilsson, respectively, discuss poetic conventions and the
socioreligious order Homer depicts. Criticism provides sixteen
wide-ranging interpretations of The Odyssey. Included are seminal
essays by Jean Racine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ezra Pound,
Cedric H. Whitman, and A. C. Goodson. Albert Cook, Elizabeth Storz,
Norman Austin, and John Peradotto provide new perspectives on the
poem. An updated Selected Bibliography is also included."
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