Author : Kathryn Hulme
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Nuns
ISBN : UOM:39076006263524
The Nun's Story
Kathryn Hulme
The Nun
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The Nun
Denis Diderot
Author : Denis Diderot
Publisher : Newcomb Livraria Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783989887398
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A new translation of Denis Diderot's 1775 The Nun from the original French manuscript into American English. This edition contains an afterword by the translator on Diderot's philosophic legacy, a timeline of his works and life, and a glossary of philosophic terminology utilized in his works. "The Nun" is a famous novel written by Diderot that tells the story of Suzanne Simonin, a young woman forced into convent life against her will. The work explores themes of religious oppression, personal freedom, and the hypocrisy of the church. Diderot criticizes the rigid and oppressive institutions of his time, shedding light on the mistreatment and abuses suffered by individuals within religious orders. "The Nun" had a significant impact on discussions about the rights and autonomy of women and the need for reform within the Catholic Church. It sparked debates and controversy, with some praising its critique of religious institutions while others condemned it as sacrilegious. Notably, the novel was a favorite of French writer Gustave Flaubert, who greatly admired Diderot's portrayal of the protagonist's struggle against societal constraints.
The Nun
Simonetta Agnello Hornby
Author : Simonetta Agnello Hornby
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609459109
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Winner of the Italian PEN Prize: A tale of illicit love and a girl forced into a convent in the early nineteenth century. 1839, Messina, Italy: Agata is the daughter of an aristocrat, albeit an impoverished one, and she has fallen in love with wealthy Giacomo Lepre. Their families, however, view their romance as unacceptable and tawdry—and when Agata’s father dies, her mother decides to ferry her daughter far away, to Naples, where she hopes to garner a stipend from the king. The only boat leaving Messina that day is captained by young Englishman James Garson. Following a tempestuous passage to Naples, during which Agata confesses her troubles to James, Agata and her mother find themselves rebuffed by the king, and Agata is forced to join a convent. The Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Stilita is rife with rancor and jealousy, illicit passions and ancient feuds. But Agata remains aloof, devoting herself to the cultivation of medicinal herbs, calmed by the steady rhythms of monastic life. She reads all the books James sends her and follows the news of the various factions struggling to bring unity to Italy. She has accepted her life as a nun, but she is divided between her yearnings for purity and religiosity and her desire to be part of the world. And she is increasingly torn when she realizes that her feelings for James, though he is only a distant presence in her life, have eclipsed those for Lepre . . . “Hornby enriches her story with sensuous details of food, fashion, furnishings, and the rules of an extravagant society, savoring local color and personality quirks.” —Publishers Weekly “An historical novel, a coming-of-age novel, a perfect portrait of family dynamics, The Nun also gives us, in Agata, an unforgettable heroine.” —Gazzetta di Mantova
The Nun's Tale
Candace Robb
Author : Candace Robb
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448313266
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God's will or the Devil's work? Owen Archer investigates a young runaway nun who claims to have been resurrected, setting a series of dark discoveries and violent deaths in motion. York, 1365. Dame Joanna Calverley of Leeds fled St. Clement's Priory with its precious relic - the milk of the Virgin - and died of fever soon after in Beverley. A MIRACLE RESURRECTION? Joanna is dead and buried . . . isn't she? Not according to housemaid Maddy, who finds Joanna in her master's house almost a year after her burial. Joanna claims to have risen from the dead and is seeking to return to the convent with the relic. Why did she disappear? Where is Will Longford, the master of the house? And how is the trail of death and destruction that follows linked to her supposed resurrection? THE TRUTH WON'T STAY BURIED FOR EVER . . . As Owen attempts to make sense of Joanna's troubled riddles, he unravels a dark family secret and the shocking truth behind the nun's tale. THE OWEN ARCHER MYSTERIES 1. The Apothecary Rose 2. The Lady Chapel 3. The Nun's Tale 4. The King's Bishop 5. The Riddle of St. Leonard's 6. The Gift of Sanctuary 7. A Spy for the Redeemer 8. The Cross-Legged Knight 9. The Guilt of Innocents 10. A Vigil of Spies 11. A Conspiracy of Wolves 12. A Choir of Crows 13. The Riverwoman's Dragon 14. A Fox in the Fold
The Nun of Kenmare
Mary Francis Cusack
Author : Mary Francis Cusack
Publisher : London : Hodder and Stoughton
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Autobiography
ISBN : UCAL:B3473845
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The nun's curse
Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell
Author : Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590841012
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Letters of the Nun Eshinni
James C. Dobbins
Author : James C. Dobbins
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824828704
Letters of the Nun Eshinni by James C. Dobbins Pdf
Eshinni (1182–1268?), a Buddhist nun and the wife of Shinran (1173–1262), the celebrated founder of the True Pure Land, or Shin, school of Buddhism, was largely unknown until the discovery of a collection of her letters in 1921. In this study, James C. Dobbins, a leading scholar of Pure Land Buddhism, has made creative use of these letters to shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan. He provides a complete translation of the letters and an explication of them that reveals the character and flavor of early Shin Buddhism. Readers will come away with a new perspective on Pure Land scholarship and a vivid image of Eshinni and the world in which she lived. After situating the ideas and practices of Pure Land Buddhism in the context of the actual living conditions of thirteenth-century Japan, Dobbins examines the portrayal of women in Pure Land Buddhism, the great range of lifestyles found among medieval women and nuns, and how they constructed a meaningful religious life amid negative stereotypes. He goes on to analyze aspects of medieval religion that have been omitted in our modern-day account of Pure Land and tries to reconstruct the religious assumptions of Eshinni and Shinran in their own day. A prevailing theme that runs throughout the book is the need to look beyond idealized images of Buddhism found in doctrine to discover the religion as it was lived and practiced. Scholars and students of Buddhism, Japanese history, women’s studies, and religious studies will find much in this engaging work that is thought-provoking and insightful.
The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale
Geoffrey Chaucer
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781316615669
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The classic respected series in a stunning new design. This edition of The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introduction by Maurice Hussey, detailed notes and a comprehensive glossary.
The Nun's Tale (Re-Publication)
Pae Robin
Author : Pae Robin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781477159897
The Nun's Tale (Re-Publication) by Pae Robin Pdf
Pae Robin is the nom de plume of Peter James Robinson. He was born in Manly, Sydney Australia on 19 November 1953. He lives in Canberra with his family. He's written plays and satire for stage and radio; hes also written theatre and book reviews, and arts and science articles for newspapers. Hes had many years experience as an actor. The Nuns Tale is his first novel.
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Bright Summaries
Author : Bright Summaries
Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9782808019873
The Nun's Priest's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (Book Analysis) by Bright Summaries Pdf
Unlock the more straightforward side of The Nun’s Priest’s Tale with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Nun’s Priest’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer, a beast fable centred around the rooster Chauntecleer, who is known far and wide for his beautiful singing voice. He has a vivid dream about being attacked by a fox, but puts aside his misgivings when the crafty fox Russell praises his singing voice. Having been lured into the fox’s jaws, he will now need all his wits to free himself... Geoffrey Chaucer was the author of The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories which is one of the earliest known examples of English-language literature and has been a key influence on subsequent generations of writers. Find out everything you need to know about The Nun’s Priest’s Tale in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
St. Margaret's cave: or, The nun's story
Elizabeth Helme
Author : Elizabeth Helme
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1819
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600075933
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La Religieuse
Denis Diderot
Author : Denis Diderot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1069341357
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How I Became a Nun
César Aira
Author : César Aira
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811219822
How I Became a Nun by César Aira Pdf
"A good story and first-rate social science."—New York Times Book Review. A sinisterly funny modern-day Through the Looking Glass that begins with cyanide poisoning and ends in strawberry ice cream. The idea of the Native American living in perfect harmony with nature is one of the most cherished contemporary myths. But how truthful is this larger-than-life image? According to anthropologist Shepard Krech, the first humans in North America demonstrated all of the intelligence, self-interest, flexibility, and ability to make mistakes of human beings anywhere. As Nicholas Lemann put it in The New Yorker, "Krech is more than just a conventional-wisdom overturner; he has a serious larger point to make. . . . Concepts like ecology, waste, preservation, and even the natural (as distinct from human) world are entirely anachronistic when applied to Indians in the days before the European settlement of North America." "Offers a more complex portrait of Native American peoples, one that rejects mythologies, even those that both European and Native Americans might wish to embrace."—Washington Post "My story, the story of 'how I became a nun,' began very early in my life; I had just turned six. The beginning is marked by a vivid memory, which I can reconstruct down to the last detail. Before, there is nothing, and after, everything is an extension of the same vivid memory, continuous and unbroken, including the intervals of sleep, up to the point where I took the veil ." So starts Cesar Aira's astounding "autobiographical" novel. Intense and perfect, this invented narrative of childhood experience bristles with dramatic humor at each stage of growing up: a first ice cream, school, reading, games, friendship. The novel begins in Aira's hometown, Coronel Pringles. As self-awareness grows, the story rushes forward in a torrent of anecdotes which transform a world of uneventful happiness into something else: the anecdote becomes adventure, and adventure, fable, and then legend. Between memory and oblivion, reality and fiction, Cesar Aira's How I Became a Nun retains childhood's main treasures: the reality of fable and the delirium of invention. A few days after his fiftieth birthday, Aira noticed the thin rim of the moon, visible despite the rising sun. When his wife explained the phenomenon to him he was shocked that for fifty years he had known nothing about "something so obvious, so visible." This epiphany led him to write How I Became a Nun. With a subtle and melancholic sense of humor he reflects on his failures, on the meaning of life and the importance of literature.
Malignant Man
Michael Alan Nelson
Author : Michael Alan Nelson
Publisher : Boom! Studios
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781613981191
Malignant Man by Michael Alan Nelson Pdf
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Alan Gates, a cancer patient with a terminal diagnosis, is resigned to his fate...until he discovers that his tumor is actually a mysterious parasite! Granted a second lease on life and incredible, otherworldly powers, Alan must fight against an evil army buried beneath society's skin, all the while unlocking the secrets of his forgotten past. From the dark & twisted mind of James Wan, the creator and director of SAW, MALIGNANT MAN is a sci-fi thriller that can't be missed! Co-written by fan-favorite writer Michael Alan Nelson (28 DAYS LATER, DINGO) and illustrated by rising star artist Piotr Kowalski, with a cover by industry legend Trevor Hairsine!
Aging with Grace
David Snowdon
Author : David Snowdon
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780307481238
Aging with Grace by David Snowdon Pdf
In 1986 Dr. David Snowdon, one of the world’s leading experts on Alzheimer’s disease, embarked on a revolutionary scientific study that would forever change the way we view aging—and ultimately living. Dubbed the “Nun Study” because it involves a unique population of 678 Catholic sisters, this remarkable long-term research project has made headlines worldwide with its provocative discoveries. Yet Aging with Grace is more than a groundbreaking health and science book. It is the inspiring human story of these remarkable women—ranging in age from 74 to 106—whose dedication to serving others may help all of us live longer and healthier lives. Totally accessible, with fascinating portraits of the nuns and the scientists who study them, Aging with Grace also offers a wealth of practical findings: • Why building linguistic ability in childhood may protect against Alzheimer’s • Which ordinary foods promote longevity and healthy brain function • Why preventing strokes and depression is key to avoiding Alzheimer’s • What role heredity plays, and why it’s never too late to start an exercise program • How attitude, faith, and community can add years to our lives A prescription for hope, Aging with Grace shows that old age doesn’t have to mean an inevitable slide into illness and disability; rather it can be a time of promise and productivity, intellectual and spiritual vigor—a time of true grace.