Download or read book Memory in the Twenty First Century written by Sebastian Groes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book maps and analyses the changing state of memory at the start of the twenty-first century in essays written by scientists, scholars and writers. It recontextualises memory by investigating the impact of new conditions such as the digital revolution, climate change and an ageing population on our world.
Download or read book Yvain written by Chretien de Troyes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1987-09-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien’s major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.
Download or read book Alzheimer Parkinson Charcot Quand les neurones ne r pondent plus written by Pascal Mespouille and published by Mardaga. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plongez dans cet ouvrage pour en apprendre davantage sur les maladies neurodégénératives et les apprivoiser... Comment se manifeste la maladie d’Alzheimer ? Quels sont les symptômes de la maladie de Parkinson, et de Charcot ? Comment soutenir les proches qui en souffrent ? Comment accepter et mieux cohabiter avec ces pathologies ? Les maladies neurodégénératives touchent chaque année de plus en plus de personnes. Malgré cette importante présence, elles restent largement méconnues du grand public, ce qui rend leur diagnostic d’autant plus difficile à appréhender. Le Docteur Mespouille, neurologue et chargé de cours sur le sujet, fait le point sur ces trois maladies. Il décrit avec précision les manifestations de leur développement ainsi que les premiers signes à détecter. Cette reconnaissance précoce est essentielle puisqu’elle permet une meilleure prise en charge des personnes qui en souffrent, et facilite leur cohabitation avec la maladie. Il aborde les difficultés rencontrées par les patients et propose des réponses concrètes aux questions que ceux-ci (se) posent. Illustrant son propos de nombreux témoignages, il apporte les connaissances nécessaires pour rassurer les patients et leur entourage, et permet à ces derniers d’accompagner au mieux leurs proches. Un indispensable pour comprendre, accepter et mieux vivre les maladies neurodégénératives ! À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Pascal Mespouille est un médecin spécialiste en neurologie depuis plus de 30 ans. Ancien chef de service, maître de stage et chargé de cours, il a pratiqué notamment aux Cliniques du Sud-Luxembourg, en Belgique. Il donne régulièrement des conférences sur le sujet.
Download or read book Kazuo Ishiguro written by Sean Matthews and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an up-to-date reader of critical essays on Kazuo Ishiguro by leading international academics.
Download or read book Ian McEwan written by Sebastian Groes and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-07-19 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date reader of critical essays on Ian McEwan by leading international academics, covering McEwan's most recent novels including Saturday, On Chesil Beach and an analysis of the film adaptation of Enduring Love.
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Download or read book Metaphors of Memory written by D. Draaisma and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-12-07 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2000, this book explores the metaphors used by philosophers and psychologists to understand memory over the centuries.
Download or read book Charles Pettigrew First Bishop elect of the North Carolina Episcopal Church written by Bennett H Wall and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Irony in the Work of Philosophy written by Claire Colebrook and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era that proclaims itself postironic, the question and problem of irony are of more interest than ever. In this compelling inquiry, Claire Colebrook first takes up all the majorøfigures in post-Cartesian philosophy on the subject of irony: Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. She similarly examines the modern thinkers in the Anglo-Saxon tradition: Rorty, Searle, and de Man. She then engages in an analysis of the Continental canon and the ironic dimension that marks contemporary philosophy. Beyond the question of irony, Colebrook treats the presence of irony in the history of philosophy and those points of overlap between nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature and philosophy. Ultimately, she extends what has belonged primarily to the domain of literature into a world of concepts.
Download or read book Kazuo Ishiguro written by Sean Matthews and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2011-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This edited collection of new and insightful critical essays brings together a wide range of academics whose work stages a forum exploring the key aspects of Kazuo Ishiguro's novels. Featuring an interview with Ishiguro, this groundbreaking book is ideal for anyone studying the work of this major contemporary author"--
Download or read book Spatial Engagement with Poetry written by H. Yeung and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from a broad range of contemporary British poets, including Thomas Kinsella, Kathleen Jamie, and Alice Oswald, this study examines the inherently spatial and affective nature of our engagement with poetry. Adding to the expanding field of geocritical studies, Yeung specifically discusses ideas of space and constructions of voice in poetry.
Download or read book Adventures in Human Being written by Gavin Francis and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunday Times bestseller We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot. Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor and GP, he blends first-hand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and portrayed over the millennia. If the body is a foreign country, then to practise medicine is to explore new territory: Francis leads the reader on an adventure through what it means to be human. Both a user's guide to the body and a celebration of its elegance, this book will transform the way you think about being alive, whether in sickness or in health. Published in association with the Wellcome Collection. WELLCOME COLLECTION Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we think and feel about health. Inspired by the medical objects and curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome, it connects science, medicine, life and art. Wellcome Collection exhibitions, events and books explore a diverse range of subjects, including consciousness, forensic medicine, emotions, sexology, identity and death. Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive, funding over 14,000 researchers and projects in more than 70 countries. wellcomecollection.org
Download or read book The Matrix of Visual Culture written by Patricia Pisters and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Gilles Deleuze's contribution to film theory. According to Deleuze, we have come to live in a universe that could be described as metacinematic. His conception of images implies a new kind of camera consciousness, one that determines our perceptions and sense of selves: aspects of our subjectivities are formed in, for instance, action-images, affection-images and time-images. We live in a matrix of visual culture that is always moving and changing. Each image is always connected to an assemblage of affects and forces. This book presents a model, as well as many concrete examples, of how to work with Deleuze in film theory. It asks questions about the universe as metacinema, subjectivity, violence, feminism, monstrosity, and music. Among the contemporary films it discusses within a Deleuzian framework are Strange Days, Fight Club, and Dancer in the Dark.
Download or read book Covert Catastrophe written by Anthony Patch and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An action-packed thriller ripped from today's headlines. Science controls the world. A massive gang shooting, Oakland Paramedic Jim Sanderson is thrust down into a hidden technological world - racing ahead of a dark agenda put into motion during the origins of mankind. George Kepple, a retired U.C. Berkeley Physicist introduces Jim to a Navy Seal Team, and a pair of female Physicists from Stanford and Berkeley. Employing a mixture of intelligence and instinct - each of them is called upon to confront complex and seemingly insurmountable advanced technology - while employing secret devices of their own design. Together, they stand alone in preventing a long-sought, alchemic alteration from enslaving humanity beneath an occult leader. Kindle book COVERT CATASTROPHE is a present-day, PHYSICS FICTION action-thriller with a perfect blend of environmental themes. The author, ANTHONY PATCH arranges several leading-edge, scientific topics, into an easily-digestible buffet - never allowing the reader to become bogged down in the details. Written in a unique style, reminiscent of Hemingway and the late, Tom Clancy.
Download or read book Quand les neurones ne r pondent plus written by Pascal Mespouille and published by Mardaga. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le Docteur Pascal Mespouille, neurologue, prône une approche multidisciplinaire des maladies neurodégénératives. Depuis des siècles, les maladies neurodégénératives existent et impactent de manière particulièrement douloureuse les patients mais aussi leur entourage. Dans cet ouvrage, l’auteur reprend l’historique de ces affections, décrivant pour chacune les symptômes, les zones du cerveau concernées, les recherches cliniques actuelles, les éventuels traitements, les échecs, les succès et les espoirs. Face au caractère actuellement inéluctable de ces affections, le Dr Mespouille démontre la nécessité d’une prise en charge multidisciplinaire. Il insiste également sur la valeur d’une relation triangulaire étroite entre soignants, patients et proches, afin de faire face, ensemble, à ces maladies souvent dévastatrices. Porteur d’espoir, cet ouvrage insiste sur l’importance de l’accompagnement du patient et de son entourage avec ces valeurs qui nous définissent le mieux : le respect, la pudeur, l’affection, la tendresse, en un mot, notre humanité. Une vision à la fois historique, pratique et humaine de ces maladies. EXTRAIT D’avoir vécu ce temps difficile du diagnostic, d’avoir partagé les problèmes qui en résultent, les questionnements, les moments d’espoir alternant avec les périodes de découragement, d’avoir éprouvé avec les patients et leurs familles les tourments existentiels, les recherches de solutions, mais aussi les quêtes de sens, dans le déséquilibre permanent d’un processus qui ne cesse d’évoluer, il m’a semblé qu’un livre abordant le vaste champ couvert par ces maladies s’avérait fécond. Un ouvrage qui se situerait à mi-distance d’une approche médicale complexe ou ardue et des aspects plus intimes, avec les anecdotes qui en disent long sur la fragilité vécue. Un récit qui tenterait de faire la part entre la richesse des approches possibles, plus appréciables et performantes qu’on ne le soupçonne, et les émotions suscitées par le déclin observé ainsi que les faux espoirs. Un texte reprenant les avancées récentes sans se leurrer sur les difficultés qu’elles soulèvent, soulignant les différences entre les plaintes initiales (mémoire, motricité, faiblesse...) et les diagnostics, avec, pour chacun d’entre eux, les évolutions prévisibles malgré les importantes variantes individuelles constatées sur le terrain. Un livre dans lequel toute personne confrontée à ces affections pourrait trouver des informations et des connaissances avérées portant sur les points précis qui l’interpellent, au moment où cela l’inquiète, en s’appuyant sur des aspects concrets et du vécu, où chacun pourrait dénicher des suggestions pratiques, sans se décourager ou s’épuiser. Un livre qui contiendrait aussi des chapitres qui s’écartent de la composante pratique du quotidien pour embrasser l’histoire de ces maladies, les concepts explicatifs qui se sont succédé, les errances, parfois, et les fulgurances qui ont permis maints progrès. À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Le Docteur Pascal Mespouille est neurologue, chef de service et maître de stage en neurologie. Il a participé à plusieurs études sur les démences. Il a été chargé de cours à la Haute-Ecole Robert Schuman et donné des conférences en Belgique, en France et au Luxembourg.
Download or read book J G Ballard s Surrealist Imagination written by Jeannette Baxter and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making the case that J. G. Ballard's fiction must be read within the framework of Surrealism, Jeannette Baxter argues for a radical revisioning of Ballard that takes account of the political and ethical dimensions of his work. A very different portrait of Ballard emerges, one that has implications for our understanding of post-war history and culture, the role of the reader and the function of the written text within a predominantly visual culture.
Download or read book Memory Palace written by Hari Kunzru and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Commissioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Memory Palace forms the basis for an innovative exhibition in partnership with Sky Arts Ignition that explores the relationship between the written word and its visual interpretation. This volume includes preliminary drawings by 20 leading typographers, illustrators and graphic designers whose work features in the exhibition, alongside a contextual essay by the curators, Laurie Britton Newell and Ligaya Salazar, and a graphic story by Robert Hunter"--Printed wrapper on bottom board.
