Written in the form of a novel, this book describes in detail the life of a dear friend with Munchausen Syndrome. This person had a wonderful, compassionate, sensitive personality which seemed to override any ill effects from the original condition of the mental illness. Toward the end of her life she also could turn this behavior on or off at will, claiming she was cured of this behavior, wanting to help others do the same. Tragically, she died prematurely because no medical organizations throughout the whole world would give her medical help when she really needed it because she got herself on an international blacklist -- except for one psychiatrist who took an interest and tried to help. By this time her actual illness took her life, but not before she wanted her story to be documented to help others. This is that true documentation, followed by a general description of mental illness and how once labeled, the mentally ill patient usually has major trouble with this stereotype long after the mental illness has been treated and conquered. Names have been changed to protect privacy, but all the facts happened and are absolutely true. This is a must-read for all who believe in compassion and second chances for people who have made mistakes in their lives. Mental illness or not, we all make mistakes.

Fear of Health Deceived by Illness

Rose Travis

Peter Lang Publishing

1984, oversize paperback edition, Peter Lang Publishing, NY. 121 pages. Beautifully printed, with engravings, maps, drawings, b&amp;w photos throughout. "This book concentrates on the special advantages of Latin as a medium of poetry." Part 1 covers the sound and syntax in 9 lessons, emphasizing the work encountered in lines 1-207. Part 2 discusses these lines, 10 at a time, in 20 lessons, revealing structure and technique of each passage.

The Language of Virgil: An Introduction to the Poetry of the Aeneid (English and Latin Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Garrison, Daniel H.

History & Criticism

German Quickly: A Grammar for Reading German is a thorough, straightforward textbook with a sense of fun. It teaches the fundamentals for reading German literary and scholarly texts of all levels of difficulty. It can be used as an introductory text for scholars with no background in German, or it can serve as a reference text for students wishing to review German. The grammar explanations are detailed and clear, addressing common problems students encounter while learning to read German. This book includes thought-provoking and entertaining reading selections consisting mainly of aphorisms and proverbs. There are also twelve appendices, including a summary of German grammar, descriptions of German dictionaries, a partial answer key, strategies for learning German, and a humanities vocabulary section of about 3,800 words.

German Quickly (American university studies)

April Wilson

This study analyses the way in which Schiller sought to connect history with aesthetics in his Aesthetic Education. Rhetoric is seen as a key concept which allows for the combination of formal and sociological interpretation of Schiller's text. A close analysis of Schiller's argument stresses both the positive nature of his ideal, and the problematic results of his imperfect attempt to integrate this ideal with reality. The structural breaks in Schiller's argument are then related to the social context in which the theory was formulated.

Constructing Reality (New York University Ottendorfer Series)

Kontje, Todd Curtis

Dangerous Theatre records the activities of the various organizations of the Federal Theatre Project involved with fostering the writing and production of new plays during the FTP's existence (1935-39). It presents a comprehensive and thorough picture of how playwrights actually worked and how their work was received by general audiences and critics. A critical perspective is established explaining how, why, and to what extent the aims of the FTP with regard to promoting new plays were, or were not achieved.

Dangerous Theatre: The Federal Theatre Project as a Forum for New Plays

Kazacoff, George

Dramas & Plays

This book makes several important contributions to our knowledge of Shakespeare and the Renaissance. First, Bentley's close and thorough analysis of the references to syphilis in Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, and Timon of Athens illustrates how Shakespeare not only transforms a medical topic into imaginative literature, but more specifically it demonstrates how Shakespeare employs this «image cluster» to define and reveal major themes in the plays - sexual commercialism, slander, and usury, respectively. Second, Bentley's investigation of the imagery and themes in these plays provides evidence about their generic identity: rather than view these plays as traditional comedies or even problem plays, they should be looked at as comic or tragic satires.

Shakespeare and the New Disease (American University Studies)

Bentley, Greg W.

Rich in informative and provocative suggestions for interpreting all of Barthes's texts, this unique work proposes a comprehensive commentary on Barthes's brilliant, programmatic book, The Pleasure of the Text. Fully explained intertexts illustrate the theory of intertextuality and clarify the book's most enigmatic and complex concepts. Also included are corrections of the serious errors in the English translation. The introduction assesses the importance of The Pleasure of the Text in Barthes's evolution and defines intertextuality and other key Barthesian notions such as écriture; a bibliography and index complete this valuable and most unusual study. Students and professors alike will find it indispensable.

The Gentlest Law (American University Studies)

Mortimer, Armine Kotin

This book investigates the world of medieval Chinese Buddhist thought at a time when the efficacy of Buddhist practice was being openly questioned. It reviews the life and times of Yung-ming Yen-shou (904-975), a leading figure in the restoration of Buddhism and the principle architect of post-T'ang Buddhist practice. It focuses on the Wan-shan t'ung-kuei chi (Treatise on the Common End of Myriad Good Deeds), a work which has long been credited with providing theoretical justification for the combined practice of Ch'an meditation and activities aimed at rebirth in the Pure Land. The present study offers evidence on how Yen-shou and his Treatise have for centuries been subjected to sectarian bias, clarifying our understanding of the man and his work.

The Meaning of Myriad Good Deeds (Asian Thought and Culture)

History

Welter, Albert

Americas

In this provocative work, Thomas Jovanovski presents a contrasting interpretation to the postmodernist and feminist reading of Nietzsche. As Jovanovski maintains, Nietzsche’s written thought is above all a sustained endeavor aimed at negating and superseding the (primarily) Socratic principles of Western ontology with a new table of aesthetic ethics – ethics that originate from the Dionysian insight of Aeschylean tragedy. Just as the Platonic Socrates perceived a pressing need for, and succeeded in establishing, a new world-historical ethic and aesthetic direction grounded in reason, science, and optimism, so does Nietzsche regard the rebirth of an old tragic mythos as the vehicle toward a cultural, political, and religious metamorphosis of the West. However, Jovanovski contends that Nietzsche does not advocate such a radical social turning as an end in itself, but as only the most consequential prerequisite to realizing the culminating object of his «historical philosophizing» – the phenomenal appearance of the Übermensch.

Aesthetic Transformations: Taking Nietzsche at His Word (American University Studies)

Jovanovski, Thomas

What Is Dramaturgy? attempts to document, by way of articles, statements, and bibliographies, the dramaturg’s profession, which began with Lessing in Germany in the second half of the eighteenth century and was instituted in the United States two hundred years later during the rise of the regional theatre movement. As critics-in-residence (also known as literary managers), dramaturgs perform a variety of tasks: broadly speaking, they select and prepare playtexts for performance, advise directors, and educate the audience; they are translators, theatre historians, public lecturers, even «artistic consciences.» Dramaturgy literally means «the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition considered collectively», and in a sense the dramaturg is the dramatist’s representative or advocate in the theatre. That is, he is the guardian of the text – new as well as old – and therefore a person whose work is necessary for the revival of dramatic art in our time. What Is Dramaturgy? is dedicated in the end not only to promoting the dramaturg’s function, but also to anticipating his creation of an intellectually illumined American theatre.

What is Dramaturgy?

Bert Cardullo

Humor & Entertainment

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