With Friends Possessed

Author : Robert Bernard Martin
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571300501

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With Friends Possessed by Robert Bernard Martin Pdf

'[Edward] FitzGerald (1809-1883) won a small piece of immortality with his translation-adaptation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam... but in every other way he seems to have successfully avoided fulfilment. A godless Epicurean, he lived in permanent virginity, never pressing his homosexual desires beyond a number of sentimental crushes... The son of a fabulously rich heiress, he rarely travelled... Though he had many friends he also had a perverse penchant for alienating them... [Robert Bernard] Martin argues that FitzGerald's greatest achievement, outside the Rubaiyat, is his letters, which certainly have grace and a wistful charm.' Kirkus Review 'There is [] something sad about the life of this loving and never quite satisfied man... Mr. Martin's biography is splendid reading, and it is a real credit to it that he makes us feel the sadness.' New York Times

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : EAN:8596547312741

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The Phoenix and the Turtle by William Shakespeare Pdf

'The Phoenix and the Turtle' is an allegorical poem about the death of ideal love by William Shakespeare. It is widely considered to be one of his most obscure works and has led to many conflicting interpretations. The poem describes a funeral arranged for the deceased Phoenix and Turtledove, respectively emblems of perfection and of devoted love. Some birds are invited, but others excluded. It goes on to state that the love of the birds created a perfect unity which transcended all logic and material fact. It concludes with a prayer for the dead lovers.

Author : Frederick M. Smith
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231137485

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The Self Possessed by Frederick M. Smith Pdf

The Self Possessed is a multifaceted, diachronic study reconsidering the very nature of religion in South Asia, the culmination of years of intensive research. Frederick M. Smith proposes that positive oracular or ecstatic possession is the most common form of spiritual expression in India, and that it has been linguistically distinguished from negative, disease-producing possession for thousands of years. In South Asia possession has always been broader and more diverse than in the West, where it has been almost entirely characterized as "demonic." At best, spirit possession has been regarded as a medically treatable psychological ailment and at worst, as a condition that requires exorcism or punishment. In South (and East) Asia, ecstatic or oracular possession has been widely practiced throughout history, occupying a position of respect in early and recent Hinduism and in certain forms of Buddhism. Smith analyzes Indic literature from all ages-the earliest Vedic texts; the Mahabharata; Buddhist, Jain, Yogic, Ayurvedic, and Tantric texts; Hindu devotional literature; Sanskrit drama and narrative literature; and more than a hundred ethnographies. He identifies several forms of possession, including festival, initiatory, oracular, and devotional, and demonstrates their multivocality within a wide range of sects and religious identities. Possession is common among both men and women and is practiced by members of all social and caste strata. Smith theorizes on notions of embodiment, disembodiment, selfhood, personal identity, and other key issues through the prism of possession, redefining the relationship between Sanskritic and vernacular culture and between elite and popular religion. Smith's study is also comparative, introducing considerable material from Tibet, classical China, modern America, and elsewhere. Brilliant and persuasive, The Self Possessed provides careful new translations of rare material and is the most comprehensive study in any language on this subject.

Author : L. Lewisohn,C. Shackle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781786730183

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Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition by L. Lewisohn,C. Shackle Pdf

Farid al-Din Attar (d. 1221) was the principal Muslim religious poet of the second half of the twelfth century. Best known for his masterpiece "Mantiq al-tayr", or "The Conference of Birds", his verse is still considered to be the finest example of Sufi love poetry in the Persian language after that of Rumi. Distinguished by their provocative and radical theology of love, many lines of Attar's epics and lyrics are cited independently of their poems as maxims in their own right. These pithy, paradoxical statements are still known by heart and sung by minstrels throughout Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and wherever Persian is spoken or understood, such as in the lands of the Indo-Pakistani Subcontinent. Designed to take its place alongside "The Ocean of the Soul", the classic study of Attar by Hellmut Ritter, this volume offers the most comprehensive survey of Attar's literary works to date, and situates his poetry and prose within the wider context of the Persian Sufi tradition. The essays in the volume are grouped in three sections, and feature contributions by sixteen scholars from North America, Europe and Iran, which illustrate, from a variety of critical prespectives, the full range of Attar's monumental achievement. They show how and why Attar's poetical work, as well as his mystical doctrines, came to wield such tremendous and formative influence over the whole of Persian Sufism.

Author : Jowita Bydlowska
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459748095

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Possessed by Jowita Bydlowska Pdf

“Equal parts Harlequin romance, Gothic horror story and Camusian moral tale.” — GLOBE AND MAIL Nominated for the 2023 ReLit Award From the bestselling author of Drunk Mom, comes a story of romantic obsession, mental illness, and self-discovery as one woman travels to a haunted quarantine island. Josephine is obsessed. Or possessed — by unrequited love for a younger man who doesn’t promise anything, but who gives her a taste of intimacy that puts her on the brink of losing her mind. Oscillating between her elusive lover and her older former partner, stuck in the hell that is working in a cubicle, and obliged to tend to her destructive, senile mother, Josephine is trapped. After a work assignment promises to deliver distraction, Josephine makes a decision to visit a former quarantine island in the Adriatic Sea, where she meets an enigmatic, beautiful man with a haunting story. Intimate and erotic, Possessed is a dark and funny story exploring sexual obsession, mental illness, and the supernatural. A RARE MACHINES BOOK

Author : Karen Fjelstad,Nguyen Thi Hien
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781501719141

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Possessed by the Spirits by Karen Fjelstad,Nguyen Thi Hien Pdf

The essays in this volume examine the resurgence of the Mother Goddess religion among contemporary Vietnamese following the economic "Renovation" period in Vietnam. Anthropologists explore the forces that compel individuals to become mediums and the social repercussions of their decisions and interactions.

Author : George SMITH (Minister of Trinity Chapel, Poplar.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018949550

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The Advantages Now Possessed by the Working Classes of this Country for Social Advancement. A Lecture Delivered Nov. 6, 1849 by George SMITH (Minister of Trinity Chapel, Poplar.) Pdf

Author : Adam Weiner
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0810116146

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By Authors Possessed by Adam Weiner Pdf

By Authors Possessed examines the development of the demonic in key Russian novels from the last two centuries. Defining the demonic novel as one that takes as its theme an evil presence incarnated in the protagonists and attributed to the Judeo-Christian Devil, Adam Weiner investigates the way the content of such a book can compromise the moral integrity of its narration and its sense of authorship. Weiner contends that the theme of demonism increasingly infects the narrative point of view from Gogol's Dead Souls to Dostoevsky's The Devils and Bely's Petersburg, until Nabokov exorcised the demonic novel through his fiction and his criticism. Starting from the premise that artistic creation has always been enshrouded in a haze of moral dilemma and religious doubt, Weiner's study of the demonic novel is an attempt to illuminate the potential ethical perils and aesthetic gains of great art.

Author : Grady Hendrix
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781594748639

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My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Pdf

Soon to be a major motion picture. This ENHANCED DIGITAL EDITION features TONS of TOTALLY AWESOME ’80s bonus materials—including Satanic Panic educational pamphlets, a do-it-yourself exorcism cheat sheet, a Spotify playlist of awesome ’80s tunes, animated cover artwork, and much more! From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, this unholy hybrid of Beaches and The Exorcist blends teen angst and unspeakable horrors into a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller. The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act…different. She’s moody. She’s irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she’s nearby. Abby’s investigation leads her to some startling discoveries—and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?

Author : William H. Martin,Sandra Mason
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781786730145

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The Man Behind the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by William H. Martin,Sandra Mason Pdf

Its lines and verses have become part of the western literary canon and his translation of this most famous of poems has been continuously in print in for almost a century and a half. But just who was Edward FitzGerald? Was he the eccentric recluse that most scholars would have us believe? Is there more to the man than just his famous translation? In The Man Behind the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam William Martin and Sandra Martin go beyond the standard view. Drawing on their unique analysis of the more than 2,000 surviving letters of FitzGerald, together with evidence from his scrapbooks, commonplace books and materials from his personal library, they reveal a more convivial yet complex personality than we have been led to suppose."

Author : William Hazlitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112073263300

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Sketches and Essays by William Hazlitt Pdf

Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525562474

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Possessed by Memory by Harold Bloom Pdf

"Wonderful. . . . Spectacular. . . . You feel the pulse of life, what poetry can bring to us if we let it." —The Philadelphia Inquirer "This audacious personal odyssey offers readers a cosmos of possibilities when contemplating what happens once we 'shuffle off this mortal coil.'" —The Christian Science Monitor "An elegiac meditation on a life lived through books." —O, The Oprah Magazine "The great critic revisits the literature that has meant most to him." —The New York Times Book Review Here is the daringly original literary critic's most personal book: a four-part spiritual autobiography in the form of brief, luminous readings of poetry, drama, and prose—much of which he has known by heart since childhood. As one of his own mentors, M. H. Abrams, has said, to read Bloom's commentaries is like "reading classic authors by flashes of lightning." Gone are the polemics; here Bloom argues elegiacally with nobody but himself. In "A Voice she Heard Before the World Was Made," he offers startling meditations on foundational concerns of Biblical study. "In the Elegy Season" finds him coming to terms movingly, from a new vantage, with writers on whom he has brooded for much of his life. And with brio and bravura in "The Imperfect Is Our Paradise," Bloom ranges dazzlingly through twentieth-century American poetry, from Wallace Stevens to Amy Clampitt. Possessed by Memory, in short, is essential Bloom.

Author : Edward Dowden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044024309007

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Shakspere by Edward Dowden Pdf

Author : James Prendeville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10484348

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Explanatory Catalogue of the Proof-impressions of the Antique Gems Possessed by the Late Prince Poniatowski, and Now in the Possession of John Tyrrell by James Prendeville Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015030344066

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Hansard's Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain. Parliament Pdf