Author: Matthew Lauzon
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 080145770X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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In Signs of Light, Matthew Lauzon traces the development of very different French and British ideas about language over the course of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and demonstrates how important these ideas were to emerging notions of national character. Drawing examples from a variety of French and English language works in a wide range of areas, including language theory, philosophy, rhetoric, psychology, missionary tracts, and literary texts, Lauzon explores how French and British thinkers of the day developed arguments that certain kinds of languages are superior to others. The nature of animal language and British and French understandings of the languages of North American Indians were vigorously debated. Theories of animal language juxtaposed the apparent virtues of transparency and wit; considerations of savage language resulted in eloquence being regarded as an even higher accomplishment. Eventually, the French language came to be prized for its wit and sociability and English for its simple clarity and vigor. Lauzon shows that, besides concerns about establishing the clarity of introspective representations, questions about the energetic communication of sincere emotion and about the sociable communication of wit were crucial to language theories during this period. A richly interdisciplinary work, Signs of Light is a compelling account of a formative period in language theory.
Author: William Brevda
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 1611480434
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 435
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This book is a study of signs in American literature and culture. It is mainly about electric signs, but also deals with non-electric signs and related phenomena, such as movie sets. The 'sign' is considered in both the architectural and semiotic senses of the word. It is argued that the drama and spectacle of the electric sign called attention to the semiotic implications of the 'sign.' In fiction, poetry, and commentary, the electric SIGN became a 'sign' of manifold meanings that this book explores: a sign of the city, a sign of America, a sign of the twentieth century, a sign of modernism, a sign of postmodernism, a sign of noir, a sign of naturalism, a sign of the beats, a sign of signs systems (the Bible to Broadway), a sign of tropes (the Great White way to the neon jungle), a sign of the writers themselves, a sign of the sign itself. If Moby Dick is the great American novel, then it is also the great American novel about signs, as the prologue maintains. The chapters that follow demonstrate that the sign is indeed a 'sign' of American literature. After the electric sign was invented, it influenced Stephen Crane to become a nightlight impressionist and Theodore Dreiser to make the 'fire sign' his metaphor for the city. An actual Broadway sign might have inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In Manhattan Transfer and U.S.A., John Dos Passos portrayed America as just a spectacular sign. William Faulkner's electric signs are full of sound and fury signifying modernity. The Last Tycoon was a sign of Fitzgerald's decline. The signs of noir can be traced to Poe's 'The Man of the Crowd.' Absence flickers in the neons of Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. The death of God haunts the neon wilderness of Nelson Algren. Hitler's 'empire' was an non-intentional parody of Nathanael West's California. The beats reinvented Times Square in their own image. Jack Kerouac's search for the center of Saturday night was a quest for transcendence. This book will interest readers who want to learn more about the city, the history of advertising, electric lighting, nightlife, architecture, and semiotics. In contrast to other cultural studies, however, Signs of the Signs is primarily a work of literary criticism. Lovers of literary light will appreciate this book the most.
Author: Laura Lynne Jackson
Publisher: Dial Press
ISBN: 0399591591
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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"Laura Lynne Jackson is a psychic medium and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Light Between Us. She possesses an incredible gift--the ability to communicate with loved ones who have passed, convey messages of love and healing, and impart a greater understanding of our interconnectedness. Though her abilities are exceptional, they are not unique, and that is the message at the core of this book. Understanding "the secret language of the universe" is a gift available to all. As we learn to ask for and recognize signs from the other side, we will start to find meaning where before there was only confusion, we will see light in the darkness. We may decide to change paths, push toward love, pursue joy, and engage with life in a whole new way. In Signs, Jackson is able to bring the mystical into the everyday. She relates stories of people who have experienced these uncanny revelations and instances of unexplained synchronicity, as well as those drawn from her own experience. There's the producer whose lost child appears to her as a deer that approaches her unhesitatingly at a highway rest stop; the name tag of an ER nurse that lets a terrified wife know that her husband will be okay; the Elvis Presley song that arrives at the exact time of her own father's passing; and many others. This is a book that is both inspiring and practical, deeply comforting and wonderfully motivational in asking us to see beyond ourselves to a more magnificent universal design"--
Author: Moti Kanyavski (Kanyavsky)
Publisher: Moti Kanyavski
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Volume II – Book Two: The Secret Ancient light of the Hebrew Master Key letters The letters: Vav, Alif, Gimel, Dalet, Lamed, Yod, Mem The origin of the ancient Hebrew letters, words and the roots of ancient scripture, the roots of modern culture and language How did ancient prehistoric symbols become letters, language and Hebrew letters which evolved into other languages? How were the German language, Indo-European, and other languages influenced by the ancient Hebrew language and “borrowed” their word roots from it? What is the oldest language? What do the words mean? Discoveries shed light on the beginnings of the ancient language. The building blocks of the Hebrew language and other later related languages. What they are made of? How they were created? and how they are used and why? The meaning of the ancient Hebrew symbols, from the beginning of human culture to the end of the ice age and the beginning of the agricultural revolution. We speak in words that come from symbols. Each symbol in the Hebrew language has an ancient meaning. There are no "coincidences" in the roots of the words. If your language interests you, and you want to understand the meaning of the words, spelling, and symbols you speak, this book is for you! This book is dedicated and intended for all Hebrew people scattered around the world, among the nations, wherever they are. A must-read book for any Hebrew, German, and English speaker! A revolution in language research! Thehebrewman57.wordpress.com/ www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074883584623 www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT-4e_zEs2Rz6QaUIu082w
Author: Laura Lynne Jackson
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
ISBN: 0812998383
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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The astonishing story of a woman with an extraordinary psychic gift and a powerful message from the Other Side that can help us to live more beautifully in the here and now.
Author: Edmund Leonard Koller
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Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Category : Gas manufacture
Languages : en
Pages : 1200
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Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
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Author: Peter Seewald
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681493004
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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Never has a Pope, in a book-length interview, dealt so directly with such wide-ranging and controversial issues as Pope Benedict XVI does in Light of the World. Taken from a recent week-long series of interviews with veteran journalist Peter Seewald, this book tackles head-on some of the greatest issues facing the world of our time. Seewald poses such forthright questions to Pope Benedict as: What caused the clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church? Was there a "cover up"? Have you considered resigning? Does affirming the goodness of the human body mean a plea for "better sex"? Can there be a genuine dialogue with Islam? Should the Church rethink Catholic teaching on priestly celibacy, women priests, contraception, and same-sex relationships? Holy Communion for divorced-and-remarried Catholics? Is there a schism in the Catholic Church? Should there be a Third Vatican Council? Is there any hope for Christian unity? Is Christianity the only truth? Can the Pope really speak for Jesus Christ? How can the Pope claim to be "infallible"? Is there a "dictatorship of relativism" today? Twice before these two men held wide-ranging discussions, which became the best-selling books Salt of the Earth and God and the World. Then, Seewald's discussion partner was Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vatican's chief doctrinal office. Now, Joseph Ratzinger is Pope Benedict XVI, the spiritual leader of the world's over one billion Catholics. Though Seewald now interviews the Pope himself, the journalist "pulls no punches", posing some of the thorniest questions any Pope has had to address. Believers and unbelievers will be fascinated to hear Benedict's thoughtful, straightforward and thought-provoking replies. This is no stern preachment or ponderous theological tract, but a lively, fast-paced, challenging, even entertaining exchange.
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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