2006, ISBN: 9780521698818

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London: New Millenium, 1999. iv, + 250pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short inscription ('Best wishes, Cheryl'), signed by author on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked… Mehr…

London: New Millenium, 1999. iv, + 250pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short inscription ('Best wishes, Cheryl'), signed by author on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn, minor soft crease to front corner. "Detective Neve Taylor has just returned from studying Criminal Profiling in the U.S. Her first case on returning to Australia is to solve the brutal murder of Greg Anderson . . . As this bizarre case unfolds, the Homicide Team is faced with social issues which causes tensions amongst the Unit, finally unravelling the truth behind the grotesque murders." 30 chapters. Book weight approx. 340g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., New Millenium, 1999, Horizons, 1999. Paperback. VeryGood., Horizons, 1999, Beverly Hills, Calif.: New Millenium, 2001. 369pp including bibliography Dust jacket is price clipped and has tear at top edge of rear cover of jacket. First Edition. Cloth Hardback. As New/Very Good., New Millenium, 2001, Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 1997. 227pp. Título del original en inglés: "Omens of Millenium. The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams and Resurrection". Traducción de Damián Alou. Colección Argumentos, 192. A medida que nos acercamos al Milenio, la cultura occidental se ve progresivamente invadida por esos curiosos fenómenos englobados bajo el marchamo de «New Age», la Nueva Era: los ángeles, los sueños proféticos, la resurrección. Pero estas obsesiones milenaristas no son una creación reciente, sino que derivan de antiguas tradiciones hebraicas, cristianas y sufíes que,'lejos de ser efímeras o triviales, han inspirado durante muchos siglos a los más grandes pensadores y escritores de occidente, desde Shakespeare a Freud pasando por Blake o Milton. Pero ¿de dónde surge la idea de tos ángeles? ¿Qué papel juegan los sueños en la historia de la conciencia humana? ¿Cuál es el vínculo que une a los ángeles, los sueños proféticos y las experiencias cercanas a la muerte? Para responder a todas estas cuestiones, Harold Bloom elabora una suerte de biografía espiritual en la que recapitula sus largos años de estudio dedicados al gnosticismo, la cabala y el sufismo chiíta musulmán, tendencias heterodoxas y muchas veces perseguidas que coinciden en proclamar que el conocimiento de Dios es algo casi siempre alejado de las religiones normativas y próximo a la introspección mística. En este buceo en la tradición, Bloom nos desvela la auténtica faz de unos fenómenos ahora devaluados por la ñoñería políticamente correcta de la «New Age»: nos descubre que los ángeles no son esos querubines kitsch de rostro amable, sino unos seres magníficos, terribles y sublimes que siempre han jugado un papel fundamental en la cultura occidental, igual que la interpretación profética de los sueños y las experiencias cercanas a la muerte. Presagios del milenio no es sólo una magnífica síntesis de un pensamiento religioso poco conocido y muchas veces desvirtuado, sino también una invitación a buscar una espiritualidad más profunda que la que nos ofrecen las religiones establecidas o la basura esotérica que nos invade. «Una deslumbrante recapitulación de las raíces gnóstica, judía e islámica de la espiritualidad occidental. Se trata de una de esas magníficas obras de interpretación y síntesis religiosa que aparecen una sola vez cada generación» (Bentley Layton, Universidad de Vale). «El magistral libro de Harold Bloom describe los impulsos para trascender la existencia ordinaria que permean las literaturas místicas, desde la Antigüedad hasta los tiempos actuales. Bloom ilumina temas arquetípicos desde su perspectiva de la Religión Norteamericana» (Moshe Idel, Universidad de Jerusalén). «He aquí un libro maravillosamente escrito por una inteligencia exquisita» (Michael Pakenham, Baltimore Sun). «Un fascinante libro sobre el mundo moderno, sobre la historia del pensamiento religioso, sobre Dios y una auténtica autobiografía espiritual» (Frank McConnell, Boston Sunday Globe). «Una apasionada mezcla de erudición y profesión de fe que nos lleva a replantearnos nuestro bagaje espiritual» (New York Times Book Revievtf. Harold Bloom (Nueva York, 1930) es profesor de Humanidades en la Universidad de Yale y de inglés en la universidad de Nueva York. Ganador del McArthur Prize Fellow y miembro de la American Academy, es autor de una veintena de libros -entre ellos El canon occidental, ambiciosísimo y polémico, publicado en esta colección- y una de las personalidades más influyentes dentro del mundo de los estudios literarios.. Rústica - Soft Cover. Muy Buen Estado. Very Good.., Editorial Anagrama, 1997, London & Edinburgh: Heinemann Educational Books, 1973. Very good copy of this study of the responses of primitive societies to civilisation. 547 pps, all major primitive and tribal groups are covered. Price-clipped but not inscribed, minor wear only.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Heinemann Educational Books, 1973, Ongar Essex: Ongar Millenium History Group. Very Good/No Jacket. 1999. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall 0953504808 This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publuiher's soft cover format.fascinating study history of this small town in Essex,with illustrations.No previous inscriptions are present.Clean copy internally,8vo 334pp Reprint ., Ongar Millenium History Group, 1999, Cambridge University Press, 2006. First edition. Softcover. New. This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, the period from 600_\“1066, in a collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays. The Companion is aimed at students encountering Old English literature for the first time, who require clear guidance and orientation in an unfamiliar field. The first chapters describe briefly the political, social and ecclesiastical history of the period and how poetry and prose developed and flourished. A succinct account of Old English language provides beginners with a guide to grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Subsequent chapters explore such topics as Germanic legend and heroic ideals, paganism and fatalism, the cult of saints and responses to the Bible. Important prose texts, such as those by Bede, Alfred, Aelfric and Wulfstan, are covered under these thematic headings. Poems such as The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Dream of the Rood, are discussed in detail, but in association with related texts, in prose as well as poetry. A separate chapter is devoted to Beowulf, but aspects of the poem are also discussed in other chapters. Finally a bibliography lists essential editions, reference works and critical studies. Contents List of contributors Preface Note on the text 1. Anglo-Saxon society and its literature Patrick Wormald 2. The Old English language Helmut Gneuss 3. The nature of Old English verse D. G. Scragg 4. The nature of Old English prose Janet Bately 5. Germanic legend and Anglo-Saxon literature Roberta Frank 6. Heroic ideals and Christian ethics Katherine O_\™Brien O_\™Keeffe 7. Pagan survivals and popular belief John D. Niles 8. Beowulf Fred C. Robinson 9. Fatalism and the millenium Joseph B. Trahern, Jr 10. Perceptions of transience Christine Fell 11. Perceptions of eternity Milton McGatch 12. Biblical literature: the Old Testament Malcolm Godden 13. Biblical literature: the New Testament Barbara C. Raw 14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England Michael Lapidge 15. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning Patrizia Lendinara Further reading Index. Printed Pages: 311., Cambridge University Press, 2006<

2006, ISBN: 9780521698818

Cambridge University Press, 2006. First edition. Softcover. New. This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, the period from 600–1066, in a… Mehr…

Cambridge University Press, 2006. First edition. Softcover. New. This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, the period from 600–1066, in a collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays. The Companion is aimed at students encountering Old English literature for the first time, who require clear guidance and orientation in an unfamiliar field. The first chapters describe briefly the political, social and ecclesiastical history of the period and how poetry and prose developed and flourished. A succinct account of Old English language provides beginners with a guide to grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Subsequent chapters explore such topics as Germanic legend and heroic ideals, paganism and fatalism, the cult of saints and responses to the Bible. Important prose texts, such as those by Bede, Alfred, Aelfric and Wulfstan, are covered under these thematic headings. Poems such as The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Dream of the Rood, are discussed in detail, but in association with related texts, in prose as well as poetry. A separate chapter is devoted to Beowulf, but aspects of the poem are also discussed in other chapters. Finally a bibliography lists essential editions, reference works and critical studies. Contents List of contributors Preface Note on the text 1. Anglo-Saxon society and its literature Patrick Wormald 2. The Old English language Helmut Gneuss 3. The nature of Old English verse D. G. Scragg 4. The nature of Old English prose Janet Bately 5. Germanic legend and Anglo-Saxon literature Roberta Frank 6. Heroic ideals and Christian ethics Katherine O’Brien O’Keeffe 7. Pagan survivals and popular belief John D. Niles 8. Beowulf Fred C. Robinson 9. Fatalism and the millenium Joseph B. Trahern, Jr 10. Perceptions of transience Christine Fell 11. Perceptions of eternity Milton McGatch 12. Biblical literature: the Old Testament Malcolm Godden 13. Biblical literature: the New Testament Barbara C. Raw 14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England Michael Lapidge 15. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning Patrizia Lendinara Further reading Index. Printed Pages: 311., Cambridge University Press, 2006<

2006, ISBN: 9780521698818

Cambridge University Press, 2006. First edition. Softcover. New. This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, the period from 600–1066, in a… Mehr…

Cambridge University Press, 2006. First edition. Softcover. New. This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, the period from 600–1066, in a collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays. The Companion is aimed at students encountering Old English literature for the first time, who require clear guidance and orientation in an unfamiliar field. The first chapters describe briefly the political, social and ecclesiastical history of the period and how poetry and prose developed and flourished. A succinct account of Old English language provides beginners with a guide to grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Subsequent chapters explore such topics as Germanic legend and heroic ideals, paganism and fatalism, the cult of saints and responses to the Bible. Important prose texts, such as those by Bede, Alfred, Aelfric and Wulfstan, are covered under these thematic headings. Poems such as The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Dream of the Rood, are discussed in detail, but in association with related texts, in prose as well as poetry. A separate chapter is devoted to Beowulf, but aspects of the poem are also discussed in other chapters. Finally a bibliography lists essential editions, reference works and critical studies. Contents List of contributors Preface Note on the text 1. Anglo-Saxon society and its literature Patrick Wormald 2. The Old English language Helmut Gneuss 3. The nature of Old English verse D. G. Scragg 4. The nature of Old English prose Janet Bately 5. Germanic legend and Anglo-Saxon literature Roberta Frank 6. Heroic ideals and Christian ethics Katherine O’Brien O’Keeffe 7. Pagan survivals and popular belief John D. Niles 8. Beowulf Fred C. Robinson 9. Fatalism and the millenium Joseph B. Trahern, Jr 10. Perceptions of transience Christine Fell 11. Perceptions of eternity Milton McGatch 12. Biblical literature: the Old Testament Malcolm Godden 13. Biblical literature: the New Testament Barbara C. Raw 14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England Michael Lapidge 15. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning Patrizia Lendinara Further reading Index. Printed Pages: 311., Cambridge University Press, 2006<