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Author: Marla Fair Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1329451503 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 160
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James Parkington, Alec McCain, and Mathias Martin are insurgents and secret operatives - their commander, the Marquis de Lafayette. Troubled by the events in The Flowering Thorn, James Parkington undertakes a secret mission to explore the prisons of New York to discover the conditions under which rebel prisoners are held. Things do not go as planned and soon, instead of observing, James is thrust into a secret world where Colonial soldiers are systematically exterminated by cruelty and neglect and the need to survive turns once honest men into monsters. The Eleven Thousand is based on true accounts of the horrifying truth of the British prison ships of New York's Wallabout Bay.
Author: Marla Fair Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1329451503 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
James Parkington, Alec McCain, and Mathias Martin are insurgents and secret operatives - their commander, the Marquis de Lafayette. Troubled by the events in The Flowering Thorn, James Parkington undertakes a secret mission to explore the prisons of New York to discover the conditions under which rebel prisoners are held. Things do not go as planned and soon, instead of observing, James is thrust into a secret world where Colonial soldiers are systematically exterminated by cruelty and neglect and the need to survive turns once honest men into monsters. The Eleven Thousand is based on true accounts of the horrifying truth of the British prison ships of New York's Wallabout Bay.
Author: Scott Bradford Montgomery Publisher: Peter Lang ISBN: 9783039118526 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 258
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The cult of St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgin Martyrs of Cologne was the most widespread relic cult in medieval Europe. The sheer abundance of relics of the Eleven Thousand Virgins, which allowed for the display of immense collections, shaped the notion of corporate cohesion that characterized the cult. Though the primacy of St. Ursula as the leader of this holy band was established by the tenth century, she was conceived as the head of a corporate body. Innumerable inventories and liturgical texts attest to the fact that this cult was commemorated and referenced as a collective mass - Undecim millium virginum. This group identity informed, and was formulated by, the presentation of their relics, as well as much of the imagery associated with this cult. This book explores the visual, textual, performative, and perceptual aspects of this phenomenon, with particular emphasis on painting and sculpture in late medieval Cologne. Examining the ways in which both texts and images worked as vestments, garbing the true core of relics which formed the body of the cult, the book examines the cult from the core outward, seeking to understand hagiographic texts and images in terms of their role in articulating relic cults.
Author: Guillaume Apollinaire Publisher: SCB Distributors ISBN: 1908694165 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 148
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In Guillaume Apollinaire's THE ELEVEN THOUSAND RODS (Les Onze Mille Verges), debauched aristocrat Mony Vibescu and a circle of fellow sybarites blaze a trail of uncontrollable lust, bloody cruelty and depravity across the streets of Europe. Published in 1907 after Apollinaire's researches at the Enfer section of the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, in which he encountered the suppressed "pornographic” work of such authors as de Sade, Restif de la Bretonne and Andrea de Nerciat, THE ELEVEN THOUSAND RODS is a startling modernist response to those "old masters” of erotica, purposefully expanding and detonating the extremes of obscenity as far as the human imagination will allow. This special centenary edition is the only uncensored version available, in a new modern translation by Alexis Lykiard, complete with introduction and notes.
Author: Karen Anne Winstead Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 9780801485572 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 228
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Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among the most venerated. The legends of virgin martyrs, retold in various ways through the centuries, illuminate trends in popular piety, values, and literary tastes. Chaste Passions contains sixteen English virgin martyr legends, each of a different saint and each translated into colloquial, modern English prose. Faithful in tone and meaning to the originals, Karen Winstead's lively translations allow contemporary readers to appreciate why virgin martyr legends thrived for hundreds of years. Winstead presents the tales in chronological order, tracing the effects of the composition and tastes of the audience on the development of the genre. The virgin martyr, Winstead tells us, escapes the confining female stereotypes--demure maiden or disruptive shrew--prevalent in writings of the period. Because nearly all of the texts were written by men but addressed to women, they exhibit a fascinating interplay between male views of so-called women's literature and the demands of their intended audience. Familiarity with this widely read genre is essential to a full understanding of medieval culture, and Chaste Passions is an excellent introduction to these often racy, sometimes comic, tales
Author: Margaret C. Schaus Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135459673 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 986
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From women's medicine and the writings of Christine de Pizan to the lives of market and tradeswomen and the idealization of virginity, gender and social status dictated all aspects of women's lives during the middle ages. A cross-disciplinary resource, Women and Gender in Medieval Europe examines the daily reality of medieval women from all walks of life in Europe between 450 CE and 1500 CE, i.e., from the fall of the Roman Empire to the discovery of the Americas. Moving beyond biographies of famous noble women of the middles ages, the scope of this important reference work is vast and provides a comprehensive understanding of medieval women's lives and experiences. Masculinity in the middle ages is also addressed to provide important context for understanding women's roles. Entries that range from 250 words to 4,500 words in length thoroughly explore topics in the following areas: · Art and Architecture · Countries, Realms, and Regions · Daily Life · Documentary Sources · Economics · Education and Learning · Gender and Sexuality · Historiography · Law · Literature · Medicine and Science · Music and Dance · Persons · Philosophy · Politics · Political Figures · Religion and Theology · Religious Figures · Social Organization and Status Written by renowned international scholars, Women and Gender in Medieval Europe is the latest in the Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages. Easily accessible in an A-to-Z format, students, researchers, and scholars will find this outstanding reference work to be an invaluable resource on women in Medieval Europe.
Author: Margaret Schaus Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351681583 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 2033
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First published in 2006, Women and Gender in Medieval Europe examines the daily reality of medieval women from all walks of life in Europe between 450 CE and 1500 CE. This reference work provides a comprehensive understanding of many aspects of medieval women and gender, such as art, economics, law, literature, sexuality, politics, philosophy and religion, as well as the daily lives of ordinary women. Masculinity in the middle ages is also addressed to provide important context for understanding women's roles. Additional up-to-date bibliographies have been included for the 2016 reprint. Written by renowned international scholars and easily accessible in an A-to-Z format, students, researchers, and scholars will find this outstanding reference work to be a valuable resource on women in Medieval Europe.
Author: Marla Fair
Author: Marla Fair
Author: Scott Bradford Montgomery
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Author: Guillaume Apollinaire
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Author: Karen Anne Winstead
Author: Margaret C. Schaus
Author: Margaret Schaus