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Morgan Greer Tarot (Cards)
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Magical imagery and full scenes grace the intensely colorful cards
in this popular tarot deck.
In the summer of 1910 a symposium on the subject of Instinct and
Intelligence was held in London at a joint meeting of the
Aristotelian and British Psychological Societies and of the Mind
association. Considerable interest in the discussion was shown both
in the room in which we met and beyond its walls. The papers then
taken as read, and subsequently published in the "British Journal
of Psychology," disclose not a little divergence in the sense in
which the terms instinctive and intelligent are used, an underlying
divergence in the principles on which the proffered interpretations
are based, and indications, more or less clear, of yet
deeper-seated differences of philosophical foundation.
In the summer of 1910 a symposium on the subject of Instinct and
Intelligence was held in London at a joint meeting of the
Aristotelian and British Psychological Societies and of the Mind
association. Considerable interest in the discussion was shown both
in the room in which we met and beyond its walls. The papers then
taken as read, and subsequently published in the "British Journal
of Psychology," disclose not a little divergence in the sense in
which the terms instinctive and intelligent are used, an underlying
divergence in the principles on which the proffered interpretations
are based, and indications, more or less clear, of yet
deeper-seated differences of philosophical foundation.
English literature has a fine tradition of rural writing, and one
of this century's greatest exponents was Margiad Evans (1909-1958).
Although born in Uxbridge, she was brought up near Ross-on-Wye, and
it is the south Herefordshire borderlands, its farmsteads, hamlets
and towns, which are the setting for The Old And The Young, her
collection of short stories first published in 1948. These fifteen
stories are a distillation and refinement of all that is best in
Evans's writing. A close observer of nature, her descriptions of
trees, water, rocks, the movement of air and the interplay of light
and darkness, are both exact and fluid. She was equally attendant
to the subtleties of the human world. Her child's-eye narrations
are remarkably empathetic, coloured and informed by memories of an
idyllic year spent with her sister on her aunt's farm near the Wye.
But the countryside, though treasured, is not romanticised. A
rose-covered cottage could mean isolation, poverty and
back-breaking physical labour, as Evans herself experienced. Her
sympathies with the old, the infirm, the lonely and the careworn
are a constant strand. In many of these stories, all but one
written during the Forties, the hardships of rural living are
exacerbated by the war. Men are absent, families are separated,
women have to shoulder added burdens. This collection is testament
to the quiet heroism of the home front, to the stoic
resourcefulness of those who have no cenotaph. Indeed, in war or in
peace, it is Evans's ability to delineate the defining nature of
small incidents, and to uncover in a precise locality moments of
profound spirituality, which raise The Old And The Young to the
level of a classic.
This is the first comprehensive authoritative survey of Arthurian
literature and traditions in the Celtic languages of Welsh,
Cornish, Breton, Irish and Scottish Gaelic. With contributions by
leading and emerging specialists in the field, the volume traces
the development of the legends that grew up around Arthur and have
been constantly reworked and adapted from the Middle Ages to the
twentieth century. It shows how the figure of Arthur evolved from
the leader of a warband in early medieval north Britain to a king
whose court becomes the starting-point for knightly adventures, and
how characters and tales are reimagined, reshaped and reinterpreted
according to local circumstances, traditions and preoccupations at
different periods. From the celebrated early Welsh poetry and prose
tales to less familiar modern Breton and Cornish fiction, from
medieval Irish adaptations of the legend to the Gaelic ballads of
Scotland, Arthur in the Celtic Languages provides an indispensable,
up-to-date guide of a vast and complex body of Arthurian material,
and to recent research and criticism.
Discussion of site and buildings, books and manuscripts, cultural
life and traditions, from the earliest Anglo-Saxon period to the
later middle ages. Glastonbury Abbey was one of the great cultural
centres of Anglo-Saxon and medieval England, yet this is the first
volume of scholarly essays to be devoted to the subject. Written in
honour of C. A. Ralegh Radford, the first itemsare concerned with
the physical remains of the abbey, ranging from the place of
Glastonbury in the development of Christianity in Somerset to
specific examinations of surviving monastic buildings. The main
body of the essays explores documents relating to the abbey for
evidence of its history and traditions, including the earliest
Anglo-Saxon period, pre-conquest abbots, and links with the Celtic
world. The final section deals with the cultural life of the abbey:
Glastonbury's role in education is discussed and the concluding
essay deals with the most magical of all Glastonbury legends - its
link with Joseph of Arimathea and the Grail. Contributors: PHILIP
RAHTZ, MICHAEL D. COSTEN, C.J. BOND, J.B. WELLER, ROBERT W.
DUNNING, LESLEY ABRAMS, JAMES P. CARLEY, ANN DOOLEY, SARAH FOOT,
DAVID THORNTON, RICHARD SHARPE, JULIA CRICK, OLIVER J.PADEL,
MATTHEW BLOWS, CHARLES T. WOOD, NICHOLAS ORME,
CERIDWENLLOYD-MORGAN, FELICITY RIDDY.
This volume catalogues manuscripts from and in Wales.
`No single recent enterprise has done more to enlarge and deepen
our understanding of one of the most critical periods in English
history'. Antiquaries Journal The proceedings of the 1996 Battle
Conference contain the usual wide range of topics, from the late
tenth century to 1200 and from Durham to Southern Italy,
demonstrating once again its importance as the leading forum for
Anglo-Norman studies. Many different aspects of the Anglo-Norman
world are examined, ranging from military technology to the
architecture of Durham Cathedral; there are also in-depth
investigations of individual families and characters, including
William Malet and Abbot Suger.
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The Fortunes of King Arthur (Hardcover)
Norris J. Lacy; Contributions by Alan Lupack, Alison Stones, Caroline Eckhardt, Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, …
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An examination of both the role played by Fortune in Arthurian
literature and legend, and the fortunes of the legend itself. The
essays in this volume offer a general overview and a number of
detailed examinations of Arthur's fortunes, in two senses. First is
the role of Fortune itself, often personified and consistently
instrumental, in accounts of Arthur's court and reign. More
generally the articles trace the trajectory of the Arthurian legend
- its birth, rise and decline - through the middle ages. The final
essay follows the continued turning of Fortune's wheel,
emphasizingthe modern revival and flourishing of the legend. The
authors, all distinguished Arthurian scholars, illustrate their
arguments through studies of early Latin and Welsh sources,
chronicles, romances [in English, French, German, Italian, Latin
and Welsh], manuscript illustration and modern literary texts.
Contributors: CHRISTOPHER A. SNYDER, SIAN ECHARD, EDWARD DONALD
KENNEDY, W.R.J. BARRON, DENNIS H. GREEN, NORRIS LACY, CERIDWEN
LLOYD-MORGAN, JOAN TASKER GRIMBERT, ALISON STONES, NEIL THOMAS,
JANE H.M. TAYLOR, CAROLINE D. ECKHARDT, ALAN C LUPACK.
A special number devoted to Celtic material. This special number of
the well-established series Arthurian Literature is devoted to
Celtic material. Contributions, from leading experts in Celtic
Studies, cover Welsh, Irish and Breton material, from medieval
texts to oral traditions surviving into modern times. The volume
reflects current trends and new approaches in this field whilst
also making available in English material hitherto inaccessible to
those with no reading knowledge of the Celticlanguages. CERIDWEN
LLOYD-MORGAN has published widely in the field of Arthurian
studies. She is currently Honorary Research Fellow in the School of
Welsh, Cardiff University.
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Habit and Instinct
Conwy Lloyd Morgan
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Habit and Instinct
Conwy Lloyd Morgan
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R729
Discovery Miles 7 290
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