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The Companionship of Books - - Bog - Lexington Books - Plusbog.dk

The Companionship of Books - - Bog - Lexington Books - Plusbog.dk

This volume is a collection of essays by various contributors in honor of the late Laurence Berns, Richard Hammond Elliot Tutor Emeritus at St. John''s College, Annapolis. The essays address the literary, political, theological, and philosophical themes of his life''s work as a scholar, teacher, and constant companion of the "great books." Included are essays interpreting biblical books, as well as books by Homer, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Virgil, Dante, Spinoza, Milton, Rousseau, Darwin, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Camus, and H.G. Wells. Like their honoree, the essayists aim at understanding such books as their authors wished them to be understood—for the light they shed on universal and timeless questions about God, nature, and human life which animated the authors themselves and which they saw fit to share, elegantly and eloquently, with thoughtful readers. Each essay is, in its way, a model of how to read and reflect on the writings of the great authors.

DKK 1016.00
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Books and Travel - Warwick Frost - Bog - Channel View Publications Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Books and Travel - Warwick Frost - Bog - Channel View Publications Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The books that we read, whether travel-focused or not, may influence the way in which we understand the process or experience of travel. This multidisciplinary work provides a critical analysis of the inspirational and transformational role that books play in travel imaginings. Does reading a book encourage us to think of travel as exotic, adventurous, transformative, dangerous or educative? Do different genres of books influence a reader''s view of travel in multifarious ways? These questions are explored through a literary analysis of an eclectic selection of books spanning the period from the eighteenth century to the present day. Genres covered include historical fiction, children''s books, westerns, science-fiction and crime fiction.

DKK 946.00
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Jewish Books in North Africa - Noam Sienna - Bog - Indiana University Press - Plusbog.dk

Jewish Books in North Africa - Noam Sienna - Bog - Indiana University Press - Plusbog.dk

Jewish Books in North Africa delves into the multifaceted significance of books among North African Jews. From the late Middle Ages to the 19th century, this exploration encompasses the history, manufacture, distribution, and readership of Jewish books. These texts were not mere vessels of knowledge; they were integral to a vibrant cultural tapestry that stretched across North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Author Noam Sienna unveils a vast Sephardic world created by these books. This literary network transcended geographical boundaries, connecting Jewish communities from Fez and Tunis to Salonica, Jerusalem, and Livorno.By examining cultural centers and tracing the journey of these texts, Sienna provides depth to our understanding of a remarkably global and worldly book culture, and its evolving role in the growth of Jewish modernity. While the content of Jewish books has long fascinated scholars, Jewish Books in North Africa shifts our focus to the physical context. These books were not isolated artifacts; they were embedded in cultural networks during a period of religious, political, and cultural transformation. Sienna's work sheds light on the intricate interplay between books and the dynamic world in which they existed.

DKK 972.00
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How and Why Books Matter - James Watts - Bog - Equinox Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

How and Why Books Matter - James Watts - Bog - Equinox Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Religious and secular communities ritualize some books in one, two, or three dimensions. They ritualize the dimension of semantic interpretation through teaching, preaching, and scholarly commentary. This dimension receives almost all the attention of academic scholars. Communities also ritualize a text’s expressive dimension through public reading, recitation, and song, and also by reproducing its contents in art, theatre and film. This dimension is receiving increasing scholarly attention, especially in religious studies and anthropology. A third textual dimension, the iconic dimension, gets ritualized by manipulating the physical text, decorating it, and displaying it. This dimension has received almost no academic attention, yet features prominently in the most common news stories about books, whether about e-books, academic libraries, rare manuscript discoveries, or scripture desecrations. By calling attention to the iconic dimension of books, James Watts argues that we can better understand how physical books mediate social value and power within and between religious communities, nations, academic disciplines, and societies both ancient and modern. How and Why Books Matter will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in books, reading, literacy, scriptures, e-books, publishing, and the future of the book. It also addresses scholarship in religion, cultural studies, literacy studies, biblical studies, book history, anthropology, literary studies, and intellectual history.

DKK 844.00
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Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books: Set 7 Grey: Grey Set 7 Non-fiction Book Bag Books (Mixed Pack of 13) - Adrian Bradbury - Bog - Oxford

Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books: Set 7 Grey: Grey Set 7 Non-fiction Book Bag Books (Mixed Pack of 13) - Adrian Bradbury - Bog - Oxford

This pack contains one copy of each of the Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books Non-Fiction at Grey level, a total of 13 books.Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books are engaging texts to support children with additional reading practice outside the classroom. They have been specifically designed for children to take home after school, in order to share their reading journey and celebrate their achievements with parents and carers. The books are closely matched to the existing Read Write Inc. Phonics Storybooks to reinforce children''s classroom learning of phonics at the appropriate level, helping them to make even faster progress in reading. Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books fit into the existing Read Write Inc. Phonics timetable, providing an additional opportunity for reading practice and celebration of reading achievement with parents and carers. Book Bag Books are part of the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme, developed by Ruth Miskin and used in over 4000 schools. The programme is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and keen writers. The programme resources include Handbooks, Sound Cards, Word Cards, Storybooks, Non-fiction books, Get Writing! books, and an online subscription. All Read Write Inc. programmes are fully supported by comprehensive professional development from Ruth Miskin Training.

DKK 783.00
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Studying Early Printed Books, 1450-1800 - Sarah Werner - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Studying Early Printed Books, 1450-1800 - Sarah Werner - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

A comprehensive resource to understanding the hand-press printing of early books Studying Early Printed Books, 1450 - 1800 offers a guide to the fascinating process of how books were printed in the first centuries of the press and shows how the mechanics of making books shapes how we read and understand them. The author offers an insightful overview of how books were made in the hand-press period and then includes an in-depth review of the specific aspects of the printing process. She addresses questions such as: How was paper made? What were different book formats? How did the press work? In addition, the text is filled with illustrative examples that demonstrate how understanding the early processes can be helpful to today’s researchers. Studying Early Printed Books shows the connections between the material form of a book (what it looks like and how it was made), how a book conveys its meaning and how it is used by readers. The author helps readers navigate books by explaining how to tell which parts of a book are the result of early printing practices and which are a result of later changes. The text also offers guidance on: how to approach a book; how to read a catalog record; the difference between using digital facsimiles and books in-hand. This important guide: Reveals how books were made with the advent of the printing press and how they are understood todayOffers information on how to use digital reproductions of early printed books as well as how to work in a rare books libraryContains a useful glossary and a detailed list of recommended readingsIncludes a companion website for further research Written for students of book history, materiality of text and history of information, Studying Early Printed Books explores the many aspects of the early printing process of books and explains how their form is understood today.

DKK 835.00
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