Vers 1353, Pétrarque reçut de la part de l’ambassadeur byzantin en Italie un manuscrit grec d’Homère. Cet événement mit fin à une absence plusieurs fois séculaire des épopées homériques en Europe occidentale, même si la légende de la guerre de Troie et des errances d’Ulysse était connue au public médiéval par le biais de sources latines et vernaculaires. Cette étude se propose de tracer le retour des épopées homériques, lui-même étroitement lié au développement de l’hellénisme, à la consci...

Ce volume réunit des travaux sur la littérature de la Renaissance en l'honneur de Daniel Ménager, professeur émérite à l'Université de Paris Ouest-Nanterre-La Défense. Pour Daniel Ménager, les humanités ne sont pas de lointaines réminiscences: elles sont une part vivante, essentielle de lui-même, et il veille à leur juste place, insérées dans une culture de notre temps. Sa réflexion visite les fondements de notre culture à l'éclairage des méthodes et des visions du monde des penseurs de no...

Sommaire: G. Defaux, «De Marie à Délie: Le cèdre, le venin, la licorne et la Colonne du Dieu vivant»; J. C. Nash, «Per angusta ad augusta: Ronsard and the Renaissance Belief in Poetry as Therapy»; C. Yandell, «“L’amour au féminin”? Ronsard and Pontus de Tyard Speaking as Women»; F. Rigolot, «Ronsard et la théorie méliorative de l’imitation»; Ph. Ford, « “What Song the Sirens Sang...”: The Representation of Odysseus in Ronsard’s Poetry»; A. Moss, «Ronsard the Poet: Ronsard the Hermaphrodite...

A working understanding of medical ethics is becoming ever more important to all practising doctors. There are many ethical issues which present often unexpectedly to healthcare professionals which can seem impossible to resolve. This is an introductory text for everyday general practice. Key issues and relevant legal aspects are illustrated with examples and case histories and the book is structured so particular topics can be found with ease. For added benefit chapters have pointers for ...

Elections aren't just important – they are revealing. They tell us things about who we are and how we behave. Written by leading political experts, Sex, Lies and Politics reveals what really makes us tick.At once funny, revealing and shocking, it covers everything you need to know about the voters and their quirks, foibles and sexual secrets, including when they lie (often to themselves), how they are swayed by tribal loyalties (even when judging cats and celebrities), and why you ...

With the Order sidelined and Margaret Wynters in charge, it is a new era for the EDTF. As the team adjusts to their new normal and responds to new threats, something sinister is playing out in the small town of Doumont, Louisiana. Tyson, a young orphan, has fallen under the spell of a strange being promising a mother's love in return for absolute fealty. Jonathan, a man in tune with the spiritual, has taken notice of this and other local oddities that suggest a war is coming. Elliot, a hom...

Three old friends struggle to respond to a mysterious and disturbing series of events in the Appalachian mountains. What begins in those ancient mountains does not stay there long and soon they find themselves involved in something much larger, and stranger, than they could ever have anticipated. A story of mythology meeting modernity, EDTF is a melding of the thriller, sci-fi and fantasy genres that hopes to provide an elevated pulp reading experience.

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

Was it worth it? Why did they volunteer in the first place? What did they experience on the battlefield? Which comrades did they have to leave behind, in the midst of blood and mud? How did they survive? What are they most proud of? How do they view those harrowing experiences as time has gone by? Was the conviction worth the sacrifice? Learn the real truth from the veterans of the Brothers' War. This anthology is dedicated to the heroes of the Civil War, to every soldier who had to endure...

I en allt farligare värld har underrättelsetjänstens roll aldrig varit mer kritisk. Sverige och världen står inför allt fler alarmerande konflikter. Hemliga aktiviteter, oavsett om det är i form av subversion, desinformation eller hemliga operationer, är centrala i det internationella maktspelet. Det har aldrig varit viktigare att förstå värdet av underrättelsearbetets roll inom områdena diplomati, statskonst och krig.Denna högaktuella samling essäer samlar världsledande underrätte...

'100+ Civil War Soldier Memoirs" includes memoirs and testimonies by Union and Confederate soldiers, voices from both trenches. Their struggle and sacrifice, their pride and devotion to their country - is something they all have in common. This anthology captures a broad spectrum of experiences, from the fierce battles and strategic maneuvers to the intimate reflections and everyday challenges of soldiers on both sides of the war. Showcasing a rich diversity of literary styles and personal...

Five thrilling novelisations of TV stories set on exotic planets, from Marinus to Mars and beyond.In The Keys of Marinus the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara are enlisted to find five crucial items vital to peace on Marinus.in The Nightmare of Eden a distress call brings the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K-9 to the scene of a freak accident in space, where they uncover a dangerous web of intrigue.The Caves of Androzani form the backdrop to the Fifth...