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Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798584118082
Written Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war.
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9783986474911
The War Prayer Mark Twain - Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy... for the destruction of human life.
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1720537526
Written Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war.
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Anti-war poetry, American
ISBN : OCLC:47729476
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Prayers for peace
ISBN : OCLC:677135542
Author : Edward Morneau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 198396087X
"The War Prayer" is Mark Twain's brief, but scathing indictment of war and its attendant themes of patriotic and religious hysteria. It remained unpublished until after his death. According to his illustrator, Dan Beard, Twain acceded to his publisher's request NOT to publish it because, in Twain's words, " I have told the whole truth in that, and only dead men can tell the truth in this world. It can be published after I am dead."Taking inspiration from Thomas Paine and employing biblical prose, the 'prayer' simply evokes the real and emotional universal blueprint for a nation to rush to war. As narrator, Twain 'recalls' an unnamed country preparing for war, utilizing the fervor of patriotism and the necessary religious passions that baptize war in righteousness. While triumph, honor, nobility, valor, strength, determination and the propaganda of distilling these virtues take center stage in the town halls and are further amplified by the blessing of the churches in this unnamed state, a Stranger interrupts the reverie and reminds them for what they are actually 'praying. The powerful depictions inflicted on the enemy in the name of war's 'virtues' are not quite the heroic images of valor for which the fervent so prayed. In ghastly detail he tells the other side of war-defeat-its devastation, brutality, moral hypocrisy, and offense to humanity in totality, and God, specifically.Inspired by the Spanish American War and The Philippines War, The War Pray was written in 1905 and published after his death in 1923. More than a short story, Twain's prose inspires visual representations of the zeal for, and horror of, war. Several adaptations have reimagined Twain's short story, from epilogues to larger works, to oratory, television and film.What inspired Morneau to revisit this work was an adaptation of The War Prayer published in 1971 by artist John Groth, whose evocative, minimalist pen and ink illustrations put to image what is suggested by Twain's words. Page after page consists of unforgettable, often chilling representations that deliver a visual anti-war manifesto. Morneau uses the digital collage form to attempt the same ends. Using original art, photography, and public domain material, his collages provoke a thoughtful reaction to Twain's words. The images used that reflect the Syrian crisis are sure to cause controversy, which should follow war no matter what. Deserving of a more resolute, albeit costlier printing edition, this inexpensive paperback will have to suffice for now.
Author : Mark Twain,Samuel Langhorne Mark Twain Clemens,Andi Rusu,Robert E. Massmann,C. Ernest Massmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Artists' books
ISBN : OCLC:30716146
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781594733253
Discover the spiritually incisive strategies for peacefully resolving conflict in this masterpiece of military strategy. Written 2,500 years ago by Chinese general Sun Tzu, The Art of War is a poetic and potent treatise on military strategy still in use in war colleges around the world. Yet its principles transcend warfare and have practical applications to all the conflicts and crises we face in our lives—in our workplaces, our families, even within ourselves. Thomas Huynh guides you through Sun Tzu's masterwork, highlighting principles that encourage a perceptive and spiritual approach to conflict, enabling you to: • Prevent conflicts before they arise • Peacefully and quickly resolve conflicts when they do arise • Act with courage, intelligence and benevolence in adversarial situations • Convert potential enemies into friends • Control your emotions before they control you Now you can experience the effectiveness of Sun Tzu's teachings even if you have no previous knowledge of The Art of War. Insightful yet unobtrusive facing-page commentary explains the subtleties of the text, allowing you to unlock the power of its teachings and help prevent and resolve the conflicts in your own life.
Author : Leymah Gbowee
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780732294083
Mighty be their Powers chronicles the unthinkable violence Leymah Gbowee has faced throughout her life and the peace she has helped to broker by empowering her country women and others around the world to take action and change History.
Author : Katharine Jefferts Schori,Desmond Tutu
Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594735240
For centuries, Christians of different traditions and seekers from various backgrounds have found strength for their spiritual journey in The Book of Common Prayer (BCP). First composed in 1549 by Thomas Cranmer, Henry VIII's Archbishop of Canterbury, the BCP, alongside Shakespeare's works and the King James Bible, helped shape the English language. Today over seventy-five million Anglican Christians throughout the world use the BCP in public worship, and countless people Anglican and otherwise use it in their private devotional life. In this unique presentation of selections organized by themes such as "Belonging in God's Family," "Blessing in Times of Joy and Pain" and "Learning from Our Past" with facing-page commentary, C. K. Robertson offers fascinating insights into the history and heritage of the BCP. He also makes available the riches of this spiritual treasure chest for all who are interested in deepening their life of prayer, building stronger relationsh
Author : Frederick William Theodor Lange,W. T. Berry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : European war, 1914-
ISBN : WISC:89100001452
Author : Wilfred Owen
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780141397610
'Tonight he noticed how the women's eyes Passed from him to the strong men that were whole.' The true horror of the trenches is brought to life in this selection of poetry from the front line. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Wilfred Owen (1893-1918). Owen is available in Penguin Classics in Three Poets of the First World War: Ivor Gurney, Isaac Rosenberg, Wilfred Owen.
Author : Thomas More
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547685586
Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1543173829
Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy... for the destruction of human life.
Author : Daniel Swift
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199977031
Societies and entire nations draw their identities from certain founding documents, whether charters, declarations, or manifestos. The Book of Common Prayer figures as one of the most crucial in the history of the English-speaking peoples. First published in 1549 to make accessible the devotional language of the late Henry the VIII's new church, the prayer book was a work of monumental religious, political, and cultural importance. Within its rituals, prescriptions, proscriptions, and expressions were fought the religious wars of the age of Shakespeare. This diminutive book--continuously reformed and revised--was how that age defined itself. In Shakespeare's Common Prayers, Daniel Swift makes dazzling and original use of this foundational text, employing it as an entry-point into the works of England's most celebrated writer. Though commonly neglected as a source for Shakespeare's work, Swift persuasively and conclusively argues that the Book of Common Prayer was absolutely essential to the playwright. It was in the Book's ambiguities and its fierce contestations that Shakespeare found the ready elements of drama: dispute over words and their practical consequences, hope for sanctification tempered by fear of simple meaninglessness, and the demand for improvised performance as compensation for the failure of language to fulfill its promises. What emerges is nothing less than a portrait of Shakespeare at work: absorbing, manipulating, reforming, and struggling with the explosive chemistry of word and action that comprised early modern liturgy. Swift argues that the Book of Common Prayer mediates between the secular and the devotional, producing a tension that makes Shakespeare's plays so powerful and exceptional. Tracing the prayer book's lines and motions through As You Like It, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Othello, and particularly Macbeth, Swift reveals how the greatest writer of the age--of perhaps any age--was influenced and guided by its most important book.