![]() ![]() ![]() As arecurrent eventin Roman pedagogy and classical reading-culture to this very moment (these very moments), it pushes us to enactreligioas a modality of agent self, mobilised within the social imaginary of formative environment and temporality, and modelling a contribution to the formation of that sociality. In that company, the poem primes a cultural reading by framing theinterpretivityof its performance against all the other scenarios. Yet the poet has indeed set t/his tree off against the poetic wood that lines thecontinui montesofOdes I-III. Stunted notices regularly saw it off as ‘a traditional invocation’-just a coda and confirmation for 3.21-and it is securely penned into the Hellenistic dedicatory ‘Epigrammstypus’. ![]() Now scientists in Cambridge are developing pigs with human genes which could provide a limitless supply of organs for transplant.(Radio Times, 1st March 1995)Latin scholarship through the years did not exactly splash out on this pig's whisper of acarmen, 3.22. ![]()
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7/6/2023 0 Comments Clytemnestra costanza![]() ![]() "Crackles with vivid fury, passion, and strength." - Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne ![]() ![]() If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.Ī blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her. For you understood something long ago that the others never did. ![]() So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. Slowly, you plot.īut when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.Īcceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. Because this was not the first offence against you. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. She already knows which option suits her best… "Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." - Cosmopolitanįor fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.Īs for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments The Unbroken by C.L. Clark![]() ![]() ![]() Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet’s edge between treason and orders. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. ![]() I think I could love this book too, although I’m saving my final verdict for when the trilogy is all out. One of its comp titles at some point was A Traitor Baru Cormorant, and y’all know how much I loved Baru. It’s about home, belonging, imperialism, race, and both the terrible and beautiful things human beings can do to each other. Clark is the first book of the Magic of the Lost fantasy trilogy. I feel like my relationship to this book, like the one between its main characters, is more complicated than my rating can suggest. Also Clark and Tasha Suri are currently doing an AMA on r/fantasy, in case you missed it! ![]() ![]() Through the resurrection of Jesus, God defeated death. The grace of God appeared in Jesus of Nazareth. We seek something or someone who will free us from this bondage, especially death. We groan for release from the brokenness of the world. We yearn for shalom in every aspect of life, both body and soul. And sufferers groan under the burden, yearning for deliverance. Some call this “fallenness.” Whatever we may name it, we live in a reality filled with both good and evil, both order and chaos.Įvil and chaos create suffering in human lives. In many ways, God’s good creation is also a broken place, especially where human sin contributes its nauseating and tragic influences. Yet, it is presently filled with chaos, both natural and moral. The creation is a very good place to inhabit. Divine grace empowers hopeful waiting even as we groan for wholeness, for shalom. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments The maya michael coe![]() ![]() The new material includes evidence of the earliest human occupants of the Maya region and the beginnings of agriculture and settled life analysis from lidar on swampy areas, such as Usumacinta, that show enormous rectangle earthworks, including Aguada Fenix, dating from 1050 to 750 BC and recent advances in decoding Maya writing and imagery. This tenth edition incorporates the most recent archaeological and epigraphic findings, which continue to proceed at a fast pace, along with full-colour illustrations. This classic book has been updated by distilling the latest scholarship for the general reader and student. The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the ancient Maya on the market today. The definitive history of the Maya, fully updated with the latest archaeological studies. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments William thackeray vanity fair![]() ![]() ![]() “I’ve gotten way out of whack in terms of the time I should spend with my wife and my children and my grandchildren,” he told the Associated Press. Interestingly, Rockefeller, bereft of any sex scandals or forthcoming indictments, likely does not mean “spend more time with my family” euphemistically. Rockefeller announced today that he will vacate his Senate seat to spend more time with his family. Au revoir, West Virginia senator Jay Rockefeller, thy plaintive anthem fades! The 75-year-old Democrat and great-grandson of John D. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Finnegans wake by james joyce![]() ![]() ![]() It has lines like, “What clashes here of wills gen wonts, oystrygods gaggin fishy-gods!” In some ways, this makes the book almost impossible to read. James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake doesn’t work like other novels. This show celebrates the wonders of the basic stuff of life. We discover, along the way, that the Wake’s infinite complexity comes from attention to our most simple, elemental experiences (of dreams, of water, of local and familiar language). With a range of guests-including a novelist, an actor, a sleep specialist, a philosopher, and several Joyce scholars- Finnegan and Friends follows tangents inspired by Joyce’s novel of dreamy strangeness. Welcome to Finnegan and Friends, a new five-part series about the most mystifying book ever written: James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Crest by Emma Raveling![]() Nothing is what it seems and the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her pursuit for answers becomes. ![]() With the Shadow playing a deadly game of obsession and horror, Kendra’s best chance to win is to unravel a tangled web of deception spanning back to the origins of the elemental world. The sondaleur is on the hunt, but tracking the Aquidae leader is the greatest challenge she’s ever faced. ![]() And despite the perils involved, Kendra finds it difficult to ignore the demands of her heart.Īs the body count rises, pressure also grows to shift the tides of war. The mysterious Selkie Kingdom finally opens its doors, but the gesture only fans the flames of division. Details of recent events spread through Haverleau, prompting doubts over Irisavie leadership. ![]() Tensions are reaching a fever pitch everywhere Kendra Irisavie turns.ĭarkness settles over elementals as a new threat stirs suspicions of a betrayal from within. ![]() ![]() ![]() But first they'll have to get rid of the new Superior, and only Nomi knows how. ![]() They plan to sweep across the entire kingdom, issuing in a new age of freedom for all. It is an island in the grip of revolution, and Serina-polite, submissive Serina-is its leader.īetrayal, grief, and violence have changed both sisters, and the women of Mount Ruin have their sights set on revenge beyond the confines of their island prison. But when Nomi arrives, it is not the island of conquered, broken women that they expected. Her only hope is to find her sister, Serina, on the prison island of Mount Ruin. When the new, brutal Superior banishes Nomi from Bellaqua, she finds herself powerless and headed towards her all-but-certain death. A fierce fantasy sequel full of sisterhood, heart-pounding action, betrayal, and royal intrigue, perfect for fans of The Belles and Caraval. ![]() ![]() ![]() King, “To Marry An English Lord” has proved relevant time and again. Whether a new Jane Austen fanfic or a re-read of “A Monstrous Regime of Women,” the second book in the Sherlock Holmes-Mary Russell series by Laurie R. Since I stumbled upon this book, I’ve been amazed at how much better I can understand the subtleties found in so many other books, some of which I had previously thought I knew backwards and forwards. ![]() Filled with vivid personalities, gossipy anecdotes, grand houses, and a wealth of period details–plus photographs, illustrations, quotes, and the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette–To Marry An English Lord is social history at its liveliest and most accessible. Story Summary: From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles–just like Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, the first of the Downton Abbey characters Julian Fellowes was inspired to create after reading To Marry An English Lord. ![]() |