This literary study employs two comparative models to provide a fresh perspective on Catullus' poems. By analyzing the texts through these frameworks, the author uncovers deeper meanings and connections, challenging traditional interpretations. The exploration enhances the reader's understanding of Catullus' work, revealing its complexity and relevance in a broader literary context.
The book, first published in 2005, offers an in-depth exploration of its subject matter, providing valuable insights and research. As part of the Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis, it reflects a commitment to academic rigor and relevance. The content is designed to engage both scholars and general readers interested in the themes discussed, making it a significant addition to the field.
Focusing on the social dynamics of male interactions in ancient Rome, this book reinterprets Catullus' poems as performances of masculinity, emphasizing their competitive and self-referential nature. By moving beyond traditional Romantic and Modernist readings that prioritize the poet's relationship with Lesbia, the author highlights the significance of shorter poems aimed at other men. Utilizing contemporary models of male social behavior, the analysis reveals the complex interplay of aggression and refinement in Catullus' work, with all quoted texts translated into English.
The book shows that teaching literacy across the curriculum can enhance learning and teaching effectiveness, and demonstrates how this can be achieved.
A practical, standards-based text that extends and deepens subject knowledge and helps trainees turn that into effective teaching.
Focusing on personal and professional growth, this guide offers a comprehensive approach to achieving success in various aspects of life. It combines practical strategies, motivational insights, and actionable steps designed to empower readers in their journey toward fulfillment. The book emphasizes the importance of mindset, goal-setting, and resilience, providing tools to overcome obstacles and maximize potential. Ideal for anyone seeking lasting change, it serves as a definitive resource for transforming aspirations into reality.
Exploring the nature and attributes of God, this book delves into His omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. It seeks to deepen understanding of God's identity and His actions throughout history, emphasizing His might and power. Through this exploration, readers are encouraged to reflect on their relationship with the divine and the significance of God's presence in their lives.
A comic novel told in the distinctive voice of the bibulous old Sir John Falstaff, A Fool's Pilgrimage is a daybook written in the early years of the fifteenth century. However, life in the late Middle Ages is often far from comical, and our hero's adventures often reveal the seamier side of the period. Peopled with strange and wonderful characters, such as Denys the Mad Holy Man, Guillermo the Gypsy Prince, Jeanne the Whore, and Jean-Baptiste of the Bone-Handled Knife, we are whisked through medieval France in a series of hilarious escapades. But the sardonic wit seventy-year-old Falstaff uses to characterise his fellow travellers is also turned unsparingly on himself. Sir John knows he is lying, untrustworthy, opportunistic, but also resourceful, adaptive and in the end, however battered, a survivor. Like the true hero of the picaresque story, he is at once a lamentable rogue and great fun, deplored but held in real, if guilty, affection.
On a tiny Greek island, a goatherd living a solitary existence receives an unexpected gift that changes his life. A priest rediscovers his true vocation. A former shopgirl flees the city to reinvent herself as a colourful and mysterious grande dame. 'The Other Side of the Island' uncovers a world that is mostly hidden from the gaze of summer visitors. It is a world of shermen and farmers, shopkeepers and odd-job-men, expats and migrant workers, wives and husbands. Their stories are, by turns, poignant, funny, tragic and thought-provoking. The island is us.