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Jan Prochazka; Translated by Mark Corner
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Brexit is a tale of two unions, not one: the British and the
European unions. Their origins are different, but both struggle to
maintain unity in diversity and both have to face the challenge of
populism and claims of democratic deficit. Mark Corner suggests
that the »four nations« that make up the UK can only survive as
part of a single nation-state, if the country looks more
sympathetically at the very European structures from which it has
chosen to detach itself. This study addresses both academic and lay
audiences interested in the current situation of the UK,
particularly the strains raised by devolution and Brexit.
Signs of God reveals why discussion of the nature of miracles is of
central rather than marginal importance where belief in God is
concerned. Miracles cannot be shunted to one side as an
embarrassing hangover from a 'pre-scientific age'. Miracles have
played an important role in the history of all the major world
religions, and many religious believers claim that they continue to
do so. Yet they have also been criticized from a philosophical
viewpoint as incompatible with a belief in laws of nature, and
those who seek to have their religious beliefs properly attuned to
the modern world often prefer to do without them. This accessible
book examines the nature of miracles both in philosophical and
historical terms, and concludes that, whether or not miracles
happen, it is difficult to see how religious belief could survive
without them.
Signs of God reveals why discussion of the nature of miracles is of
central rather than marginal importance where belief in God is
concerned. Miracles cannot be shunted to one side as an
embarrassing hangover from a 'pre-scientific age'. Miracles have
played an important role in the history of all the major world
religions, and many religious believers claim that they continue to
do so. Yet they have also been criticized from a philosophical
viewpoint as incompatible with a belief in laws of nature, and
those who seek to have their religious beliefs properly attuned to
the modern world often prefer to do without them. This accessible
book examines the nature of miracles both in philosophical and
historical terms, and concludes that, whether or not miracles
happen, it is difficult to see how religious belief could survive
without them.
Summer of Caprice, a captivating comic novel first published in
1926, is a classic of Czech literature, yet it is little known
elsewhere. Commonly considered untranslatable due to the
complexities of the text, which is characterized by a playful
narrative and an exceptional mastery of language, and its profound
cultural context, it is rendered here in English that beautifully
captures Vladislav Vancura's experimental style or, as the author
himself called it, his "poetism in prose." Mixing the archaic with
the innovative, raw colloquialisms with biblical quotations, Summer
of Caprice opens an uproarious window onto the Czech spirit, humor,
and way of life.
A favorite work of Czech humor, We Were a Handful depicts the
adventures of five boys from a small Czech town through the diary
of Petr Bajza, the grocer's son. Written by Karel Polacek at the
height of World War II before his deportation to Auschwitz in 1944,
this book draws on the happier years of Polacek's own childhood as
inspiration. As we look upon the world through Petr's eyes, we,
too, marvel at the incomprehensible world of grownups; join in
fights between gangs of neighborhood kids; and laugh at the
charming language of boys, a major source of the book's humor. This
translation at last offers English-language readers the opportunity
to share in Petr's (and Polacek's) childhood and reminds us that
joy and laughter are possible even in the darkest times.
For The Pied Piper, Czech writer Viktor Dyk found his muse in the
much retold medieval Saxon legend of the villainous, pipe-playing
rat-catcher. Dyk uses the tale as a loose frame for his story of a
mysterious wanderer, outcast, and would-be revolutionary--a dreamer
typical of fin de siecle Czech literature who serves Dyk as a
timely expression of the conflict between the petty concerns of
bourgeois nineteenth-century society and the coming artistic
generation. Impeccably rendered into English by Mark Corner, The
Pied Piper retains the beautiful style of Dyk's original Czech. The
inspiration for several theater and film adaptations, including a
noted animated work from critically acclaimed director Jiri Barta,
Dyk's classical novella is given new life by Corner's translation,
proving that the piper is open to new interpretations still.
Jaroslav Hasek is a Czech writer most famous for his wickedly
funny, widely read, yet incomplete novel The Good Soldier Schweik,
a series of absurdist vignettes about a recalcitrant WWI soldier.
Hasek in spite of a life of buffoonery and debauchery was
remarkably prolific. He wrote hundreds of short stories that all
display both his extraordinary gift for satire and his profound
distrust of authority. Behind the Lines presents a series of nine
short stories first published in the Prague Tribune and considered
to be some of Hasek's best. Based on his experiences as a Red
Commissar in the Russian Civil War and his return to
Czechoslovakia, Behind the Lines focuses on the Russian town of
Bugulma, taking aim, with mordant wit, at the absurdities of a
revolution. Providing important background and insight into The
Good Soldier Schweik, this collection by a writer some call the
Bolshevik Mark Twain is nevertheless much more than a tool for
understanding his better-known novel; it is a significant work in
its own right. A hidden gem remarkable for its modern, ribald sense
of humor, Behind the Lines is an enjoyable, fast-paced anthology of
great literary and historical value.
The EU is one of the most notoriously complex international
organisations. It is the only supranational organisation where
nation-states agree to share sovereignty in some areas but not in
others. At the heart of the EU debate across Europe are two
opposing groups: one aims to devolve more sovereignty to the EU,
with the aim of creating a European 'super-state' and the other
wishes to devolve less, effectively relegating the EU to a mere
discussion forum. In this accessible and engaging book, Mark Corner
provides an essential introduction to the history and modern
workings of the EU. Focusing on key themes in the union's
development and the debates surrounding future enlargement, this
book answers the key questions related to the EU and provides a
'one-stop shop' for anyone curious about future of Europe.
This important book provides a sampling of liberation theology's
use of biblical texts, relating it to the "standard" methods of
interpretation in Europe and America. Divided into four sections,
the book sets out contemporary readings of the parable of Jesus
influenced by a liberationist perspective; identifies the biblical
and theoretical foundations of liberation theology, comparing them
with the dominant exegetical paradigm in the first world; explores
the way in which liberation exegesis affects reading the canonical
accounts of Jesus; and argues that liberation theology cannot be
seen solely as a third-world phenomenon.
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