A submarine's deadliest antagonist is another sub. Some of our most illustrious writers have tried their best to sink their enemies, using all the weapons at their command-wit, humor, sarcasm, invective, and the occasional right cross to the jaw. In these eight profiles of quarrels between famous authors, Anthony Arthur draws on a lifetime of reading and teaching their works to describe the feuds as lively duels of strong personalities. Going beyond mere gossip, he provides insights into t...

A Vedic ReaderBy Arthur Anthony MacdonellContaining Thirty Hymns Of The Rigveda In The Original Samhita And Pada Texts.About the Author:"Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1854 - 1930), 7th of Lochgarry, was a noted Sanskrit scholar.Macdonell was born in India and educated at Gottingen University, then matriculated in 1876 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, gaining a classical exhibition and three scholarships (for German, Sanskrit, and Chinese). He gradu...

"A History of Sanskrit Literature" is a book written by Arthur Anthony MacDonell, a British Sanskrit scholar and Indologist. First published in 1900, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Sanskrit literature from its earliest beginnings to the medieval period.In "A History of Sanskrit Literature," MacDonell explores the rich and diverse literary tradition of Sanskrit, which encompasses a wide range of genres including epic poetry, drama, lyric poetry, phi...

A Vedic Reader for Students is an introduction to the dramatis personae in the Vedas, mainly the Rigveda. It contains 30 hymns of the Rigveda in the original Samhita and Pada text, with transliteration, translation, explanatory notes, a scholarly introduction, and a vocabulary designed especially for beginners in comprehensible English. Master the details of the renowned Rigveda!Perfect for philosophy loversA comprehensive guide to the RigvedaEasy to under...

The work provides a concise and comprehensive history of Sanskrit literature. It includes a broad analysis of the literature from the Vedic, Epic Puranic, Classical, and Philosophical periods. It provides insight into the way of life and philosophy of ancient and mediaeval India as represented in the literary works of the times.

A Vedic Reader For Students By Arthur Anthony Macdonell “The gods were conceived as human in appearance. Their bodily parts, which are frequently mentioned, are in many instances simply figurative illustrations of the phenomena of nature represented by them. Thus the arms of the Sun are nothing more than his rays and the tongue and limbs of Agni merely denote his flames. Some of the gods appear equipped as warriors, especially Indra, others are described as priests, especially ...

Few American writers have revealed their private as well as their public selves so fully as Upton Sinclair, and virtually none over such a long lifetime (1878—1968). Sinclair’s writing, even at its most poignant or electrifying, blurred the line between politics and art–and, indeed, his life followed a similar arc. In Radical Innocent: Upton Sinclair, Anthony Arthur weaves the strands of Sinclair’s contentious public career and his often-troubled private life into a compelling per...

This account of the ill-fated 1534 uprising of the Anabaptists in Muenster, Germany is "as hard to put down as a gripping piece of fiction" (Alasdair Heron, Professor of Reformed Theology at the University of Elrangen, Germany).He was only a Dutch tailor's apprentice, but from 1534 to 1535, Jan van Leyden led a radical sect of persecuted Anabaptists to repeated triumphs over the combined powers of church and state. Revered by his followers as the new David, the cha...

Acclaimed historian Anthony Arthur tells one of the most remarkable but surprisingly unknown stories of the post–Civil War era in full for the first time. Here is the unforgettable account of how a famous Confederate general forged a defiant new life out of crushing defeat, and how he finally achieved forgiveness and respect in his own reunited land.General Jo Shelby had been a daring and ruthless cavalry commander, renowned and notorious for his slashing forays behind Union lines....

A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell is a foundational scholarly work that presents a comprehensive survey of one of the world's most ancient and influential literary traditions. Written with clarity and academic precision, the book traces the development of Sanskrit writing from its earliest sacred compositions to its later classical achievements. The study examines a wide range of literary forms, including Vedic hymns, epic poetry, philosophical texts, drama, and ...

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"[An] elucidating cultural history of Hollywood’s most popular child star…a must-read." —Bill Desowitz, USA TodayFor four consecutive years she was the world’s box-office champion. With her image appearing in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily, she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless admirers, among them J. Edgar Hoover, Andy Warhol, and Anne Frank.