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Theophile Gautier Captain Fracasse

Fiction
English
158986 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (French: [pjɛʁ ʒyl teofil ɡotje]; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. While Gautier was an ardent defender of Romanticism, his work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as Parnassianism, Symbolism, Decadence and Modernism. He was widely esteemed by writers as diverse as Balzac, Baudelaire, the Goncourt brothers, Flaubert, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, Henry James, Proust and Oscar Wilde [more]

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Theophile Gautier Captain Fracasse

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English
159058 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (French: [pjɛʁ ʒyl teofil ɡotje]; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. While Gautier was an ardent defender of Romanticism, his work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as Parnassianism, Symbolism, Decadence and Modernism. He was widely esteemed by writers as diverse as Balzac, Baudelaire, the Goncourt brothers, Flaubert, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, Henry James, Proust and Oscar Wilde. [more]

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NWAOCHA OGECHUKWU THE SECRET BEHIND THE CROSS AND CRUCIFIX

Religion
English
200 Words
No Age Recommendation
512
6

What do you think of when you look at the cross and the crucifix? Do they hold sacred and religious value for you? After reading Ogechukwu’s book, your perception may change; the church’s use of these symbols has, for centuries, concealed facts regarding their true origins. Ogechukwu reveals those findings in this stunning expose. His research includes historical accounts of Christianity’s conspiracy and divulges the true meaning of the cross—a satanic symbol. Ogechukwu states: “For centuries after Christ, the church and other religions that use cruciform symbols have misrepresented the physical nature of Christ's death with a satanic symbol (cross), and a pagan idol (corpus). This secret has been concealed by the church for centuries after Christ." What reason did the church have for shifting the cross’ meaning from one of evil to one of goodness? This easy to read, enlightening and academically sound book regarding the symbolism and meaning of the cross leads to a stunning conclusion. Learn more about the real nature of Christ’s death and religion’s role in the change in symbolism. Ogechukwu wants to reveal the truth in hopes of releasing humankind from what he calls the “painful knowledge bondage” of cruciform propaganda. at http://www.eloquentbooks.com/TheSecretBehindTheCrossAndCruifix.html [more]

Keywords: cross, crucifix, religion, Catholic, pope

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Narim Bender Auguste Rodin

86 Drawings

Art
English
4267 Words
No Age Recommendation
389
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Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor, considered the progenitor of modern sculpture; but Rodin did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition. Rodin is recognized worldwide for the exceptional authenticity of his anatomical sculptures. He strongly influenced twentieth century sculpture by his assemblage techniques and prepared the way for symbolism by adopting literary and mythological themes.It was the freedom and creativity along with his activation surfaces of sculptures through traces of his own touch and with his more open attitude toward bodily pose, sensual subject matter, and non-realistic surface – that marked Rodin's re-making of traditional 19th century sculptural techniques into the prototype for modern sculpture. Rodin's most original works departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality. [more]

Keywords: Rodin, drawings

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John Kolyav Asexuality

Fiction
English
10636 Words
Ages 18 and up
3
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An unconventional novelette! What is “life”? How are large molecules formed against entropy? How do the flora and fauna evolve? Is the sexual act for reproduction or entertainment? Teresa, the heroine, breaks the bonds of dogma through explosive philosophy. She learns that physical science without spirituality cannot lead to the ultimate reality. No need for an intermediary to reach all-pervasive God. Ostracized from society again and again, Teresa, the biology teacher, curses the moment she ventured into the experiment. She cuts the basal parts of hydras under a dissection microscope and injects its extract mixed with rare orchid drugs in her own hip . . . to reproduce asexually! Is this true love of research? Is it a genuine experiment? Is it a setback to her hypocrisy? Filled with rich symbolism, Budding uses one woman’s journey to shed light on the experiences of the whole human race. If you want answers to the most profound questions in science and philosophy, please read on. [more]

Keywords: asexuality, budding, space, sci-fi, Teresa, John Kolyav

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Abdel-moniem El-Shorbagy VISION

Hassan Fathy in the Context of 20th Century Architecture

Architecture
English
13866 Words
Ages 14 and up
261
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Hassan Fathy is one of the most important architects of the twentieth century, whose works have had a widespread influence on the architecture of the Islamic world and whose ideas have extended to the Western world. This book focuses on the complexity of Fathy’s architecture and the richness and range of its theoretical intentions, as well as assesses his attitudes towards modernism and the International Style. The relationship of his philosophy to movements such as Post-modernism, community architecture and self-help building, eco-architecture and sustainability and tendencies such as neo-vernacular and earth building are also examined. In addition, important issues such as auto-colonialism and symbolism in architecture and critical responses to his works and philosophy are discussed. However, this is an essential reading that explores and reveals the significance of Fathy’s approach while placing him within the wider perspective of twentieth-century architecture. [more]

Keywords: Hassan Fathy, Modern, Postmodern, Twentieth Century Architecture, Community, Earth

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George Eliot Silas Marner

Fiction
English
70899 Words
Ages 8 and up
422
2

Silas Marner is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. In Silas Marner, Eliot combines symbolism with a historically precise setting to create a tale of love and hope. On one level, the book has a strong moral tract: the bad character, Dunstan Cass, gets his just deserts, while the pitiable character, Silas Marner, is ultimately richly rewarded, and his miserliness corrected. The novel explores the issues of redemptive love, the notion of community, the role of religion, the status of the gentry and family, and impacts of industrialisation. While religion and religious devotion play a strong part in this text, Eliot concerns herself with matters of ethics and interdependence of faith and community. [more]

Keywords: silas marner, george eliot, miser, morality, religion, historical fiction, classic literature, romance novel, satire

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Various None A Book Of Natural History (Fiscle Part-I) Young Folks' Library Volume Xiv

History
English
105043 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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This Volume Is Made Up From The Writings Of Naturalists Who Have Told Us Of The Behavior Of Animals As They Have Seen It At First Hand And Of The Beginnings And The Growth Of Life So Far As They Know About It. In Selecting These From The Wealth Of Available Material The Editor Has Been Guided By This Rule: The Subject Matter Must Be Interesting To Young People; It Must Be Told In A Clear And Attractive Style; And Most Important Of All, It Must Deal With Actualities. We Have Seen In The Last Few Years A Marked Revival Of Nature Studies. This Has Led To A Wider Range Of Interest In Natural Phenomena And In The Growth And Ways Of Animals And Plants. If This Movement Is Not To Be Merely A Passing Fad, The Element Of Truthfulness Must Be Constantly Insisted Upon. If A Clever Imagination, Or Worse, Sentimental Symbolism, Be Substituted For The Truth Of Nature, The Value Of Such Studies Is Altogether Lost. [more]

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Sigmund Freud The Interpretation of Dreams (Annotated)

Psychology
English
226080 Words
Ages 6 and up
525
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The Interpretation of Dreams (German: Die Traumdeutung) is a book by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. The book introduces Freud's theory of the unconscious with respect to dream interpretation, and also first discusses what would later become the theory of the Oedipus complex. His ground breaking theories of the id, ego, and super-ego of the mind continue to be studied throughout the world. Freud revised the book at least eight times and, in the third edition, added an extensive section which treated dream symbolism very literally, following the influence of Wilhelm Stekel. Freud said of this work, "Insight such as this falls to one's lot but once in a lifetime." The work gained popularity as Freud did, and seven more editions were printed in his lifetime. The text was translated by A. A. Brill, an American Freudian psychoanalyst, and later in an authorized translation by James Strachey, who was British. Because the book is very long and complex, Freud wrote an abridged version called On Dreams. [more]

Keywords: Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud, Oedipus Complex, Super ego, id, ego, History, Psycology, Psychoanalyst, Psicology, Dreams, Movements, Psychoanalysis, Annotations

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Max Heindel Ancient and Modern Initiation

Religion
English
27650 Words
No Age Recommendation
221
2

We read in the Bible the story of how Noah and a remnant of his people with him were saved from the flood and formed the nucleus of the humanity of the Rainbow Age in which we now live. It is also stated that Moses led his people out of Egypt, the land of the Bull, Taurus, through waters which engulfed their enemies and set them free as a chosen people to worship the Lamb, Aries, into which sign the sun had then entered by precession of the equinox. These two narratives relate to one and the same incident, namely, the emergence of infant humanity from the doomed continent of Atlantis into the present age of alternating cycles where summer and winter, day and night, ebb and flow, follow each other. As humanity had then just become endowed with mind, they began to realize the loss of the spiritual sight which they had hitherto possessed, and they developed a yearning for the spirit world and their divine guides which remains to this day, for humanity has never ceased to mourn their loss. Therefore the ancient Atlantean Mystery Temple, the Tabernacle in the Wilderness, was given to them that they might meet the Lord when they had qualified themselves by service and subjugation of the lower nature by the Higher Self. Being designed by Jehovah it was the embodiment of great cosmic truths hidden by a veil of symbolism which spoke to the inner or Higher Self. [more]

Keywords: ancient and modern initiation, max heindel, rosicrucianism, mystic christianity, gnostic christianity, esoteric and occult, mystery schools, secret societies, paganism, religion

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