La historia mas larga jamas so–ada (Spanish Edition)
The remaining three penitential pieces are thoroughly Castilian. Although the content of Psalms likely circulated in the Castilian language as of the early fourteenth century with production of the so-called Biblia Alfonsina incorporated into Part 3 of the General estoria , it would not stir up significant interest among Spanish poets until the Renaissance. He is the Odd and loves the odd number.
Although manuscript copies of Els cent noms de Deu were circulating by the early fourteenth century, I have found no evidence that the work made inroads in Castilla, whether in devotional literature or in courtly lyric. XXX, titled Alquiteb del rogar por agua. For an edition of MS J.
For a comprehensive listing of aljamiado manuscripts treating of the theme, see Casassas Canals In fact, he himself almost certainly assumed such a name. Other correspondences are approximate, although no less telling: Latin hymnody, beginning with the fourth century bishop Hilarius, drew broadly on the Book of Psalms as it developed a bank of names for God, all topical throughout the Middle Ages and broadly disseminated in works such as the Te Deum or the Rex Coeli. Significant, however, is that rarely in this tradition is God showcased as the exclusive object of praise; he appears, rather, in broader developments of the triune God or in his manifestation as the second person of the Trinity.
The first, however, is fully penitential, the second an enigmatic contemptus mundi addressed to God. Neither engages in praise of God to any degree beyond that required by convention. Such pieces were composed most often in conjunction with Mawlid, or commemoration of the birthday of the Prophet, an annual feastday that had been institutionalized by the Fatimids in the eleventh century and in some sectors came to rival Id al-Fitr and Id al-Adha in the Muslim religious calendar.
Wrangling among legal scholars over the legitimacy of Mawlid condemned as a bidca, or heretical innovation, by some did not prevent its spread throughout the Islamic world: Not so the undivided nature of God, the core tenet of Islam that perpetually sets itself against Christian belief in a triune God. Sura 4, for example, reads: O people of the Book, do not be fanatical in your faith, and say nothing but the truth about God.
Abstain from this for your own good; for God is only one God, and far from His glory is it to beget a son. And the Creator, Praise to Him, is not joined to anything or separated from anything. If He were characterized by being joined or separated, then He would necessarily be created. And the Creator being created is impossible, through the impossibility of overturning truths.
It had already entered the visual arts as of the tenth century with the production of the illuminated Beatus manuscripts, copied and recopied in subsequent centuries and widely disseminated in monastic libraries throughout the peninsula. Unmistakable throughout is the absolute protagonism of Christ, an implacable Christus Iudex presiding over a scene populated by every sort of saint and sinner and at times an attendant Virgin Mary. In a pastiche no doubt inspired by Romanesque tympana, Christ presides over judgment with his mother in close attendance: I have found no similar survey for Castilla, although themes and artistic motifs employed in the Castilian context are certainly analogous.
Even so, what he chooses to omit is telling. Three centuries later and on the western edge of the Islamic world, Spanish- speaking Muslims would rehearse these same themes in aljamiado texts intended to bolster orthodox belief just as contact with the greater umma was being stretched thin. Number already alludes somewhat cryptically to the completed or perfected state of truth: Gloria in excelsis Deo! I have corrected here. Messengers in the Biblical context are occasionally angelic, more often than not human.
Equally problematic is the notion of Christ as heredero. But the weight of the term as deployed in the Old and New Testaments corresponds to believers who, as heirs to the covenant, inherit the kingdom or inherit salvation. He was in the beginning with God. However, the reason I would recommend this book is the descriptions of Scotland.
They are written with love and wonder. I especially loved how Verne writes about the geological formations of Staffa. In truth, I read this book b I thought this was a delightful book. I was not disappointed. Jules Verne could have done much better. Don't read this book unless you want to visit Scotland. Es una historia de amor maravillosa. Love,adventures,a optical effect in the sea at sundown,a excelent desciption of the Hebridas islands and a tribute to the Fingals cave. Verne no daba puntada sin hilo. Pero eso son batallas del abuelo cebolleta. Entretenida pero no grandiosa.
De futuristische wetenschap staat hier op een laag pitje - de wetenschappelijke verklaring van de groene straal wordt in het begin gegeven en is tot vandaag nog altijd correct.
Hand of Fate
Een optisch verschijnsel zonder verder belang, enkel in het Vaticaan wordt dit al eeuwen bestudeerd. De groene straal is ondanks de titel dan ook enkel maar van belang als kapstok om de rest van het verhaal aan op te hangen: Typisch Verne is dit weer een combinati De futuristische wetenschap staat hier op een laag pitje - de wetenschappelijke verklaring van de groene straal wordt in het begin gegeven en is tot vandaag nog altijd correct. Typisch Verne is dit weer een combinatie van veel feiten omgeving door een romantisch, grappig en op het einde erg spannend verhaal over een kleine groep mensen die de lezer goed leert kennen.
Deze ongecensureerde uitgave met de originele tekeningen is een topper voor alle liefhebbers van Jules Verne. Een minder bekend boek maar absoluut waard om te lezen. Verne in his romantic and humorous mode, as opposed to his scientific mode c. In this short novel, the scientist is the buffoon, and the artist wins out in the end. Meanwhile I am still searching for the Green Flash at sunset, without success. Included in this edition is Dix heures en chasse, in which Verne makes fun of people who hunt.
Perhaps based on a true incident? A very humorous short story, in which Verne makes clear his preference for armchair adventurin Verne in his romantic and humorous mode, as opposed to his scientific mode c. A very humorous short story, in which Verne makes clear his preference for armchair adventuring over the real thing. Aventuras, peligros y los detalles que caracterizan todas las obras de Julio Verne. Instead it is a collection of stories that has nothing to do with Le rayon vert.
Worth reading, nevertheless, as some of these are early stories that anticipate the later novels, particularly the arctic adventure Un hivernage dans les glaces. At the other extreme, Docteur Ox is Verne at his most satirical. But Le rayon vert is nowhere to be found, so buyer beware! Nice ambients, poor character development. The Green Ray; cute romantic comedy, with beautiful scotland scenery. The Danube Pilot; entertaining and yet not my favourite. Oct 22, Ibrahim Niftiyev rated it liked it. Mar 10, Mariner Waterworld rated it liked it.
Easy to read, so detailed in the scenery that makes you feel like you're there. Foreseeable ending but so well worked out that feels novel. Oct 25, Juan rated it it was amazing. Fines de si mal no recuerdo. Jan 10, Startnowgo rated it liked it. I read this book for the first time in a freshman english course at Georgia Tech. I had hoped it would lean a little more towards science fiction, what with the point being to discover the Green Ray, but it was really more fluff.
Readable fluff, but still fluff. The characters lacked depth - sometimes I was sure that they were caricatures and the whole novel was a satire of popular genres of the time. I could talk about the dichotomy between fact and fiction, objectivity and sentiment, but even I read this book for the first time in a freshman english course at Georgia Tech. I could talk about the dichotomy between fact and fiction, objectivity and sentiment, but even that theme was laid out pretty plainly read: Mostly, this book was just a long-winded ode to Scotland's natural beauty.
Correct title book 2 10 May 12, Wrong date of first publication 3 16 Mar 23, Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the genre of science-fiction. Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of spa Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the genre of science-fiction. Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised.
He is the third most translated author of all time, behind Disney Productions and Agatha Christie. His prominent novels have been made into films. Verne, along with H. Wells, is often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction". Other books in the series. Extraordinary Voyages 1 - 10 of 54 books. Books by Jules Verne.
No trivia or quizzes yet. Quotes from The Green Ray. I have to say that Cassidy is one of those characters that I am having a hard time liking. She seems to have a knack for getting into bad relationships and situations. I do like however the way that Nic and Allison are there for her and encourage her to get the help that she needs. Looking forward to Heart of Ice, the next book in the series. Feb 05, Patricia Kirk rated it really liked it.
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When Jim Fate, the talk show host with the hot running mouth gets murdered during his show, listeners and crew think terrorists might have sent the deadly poison. As people fall in the street, it seems to prove it. But as Allison and Nic work the case, that becomes only one possibility. They realize that they would have less trouble looking for people who like him. The police and When Jim Fate, the talk show host with the hot running mouth gets murdered during his show, listeners and crew think terrorists might have sent the deadly poison. The police and court details are excellent.
Only someone who worked those venues could show those scenes so convincingly. Parts of it turn raw the reason for my reservations. The three well-drawn friends who people Hand of Fate, as they try to solve the mystery, suffer tragedy. We worry about Cassidy when she falls asleep in a tub full of water after taking sleeping pills with wine. And Nic, African-American, has a daughter with green eyes. And why does Nic reject all men? With a small letdown in the middle as the women follow clues, this book is constantly suspenseful.
I ordered this book from my public library after finding it listed on an online Christian bookstore. If you like solid suspense you will enjoy this book. Having said that, one scene is so brutal Christians need to be aware that it can be disturbing to those trying to live by Philipians 4: That scene is anything but "good and lovely.
This is the second in the "Triple Threat" series by Lis Wiehl. It's the 4th novel by Ms. I didn't stay quite as interested in this one as I did it's "predecessor". This time we do get another good and interesting idea for the plot. We open up with what looks like a chemical terrorist attack. As we proceed through the book we also get more involved in the personal life and problems of our 3 protagonists.
This edged toward and tottered on the edge of what I generally call "soap This is the second in the "Triple Threat" series by Lis Wiehl. This edged toward and tottered on the edge of what I generally call "soap opera". It doesn't however tip over the edge. The book does get back on track and while the end has a bit of a rushed and tacked on feel and I suspect most have it figured out early on it's still pretty good and actual writing helps it.
I'd say this is the weakest of the novels I've read by Ms. Wiehl and thus falls into that "3 star zone where books that range from "pretty good" to "I didn't actually hate it" end up. Wiehl is very concerned about women's rights in general and domestic abuse in particular. This obviously plays a part in what goes on here. I'm at least happy that she doesn't paint a "males" with the same brush I got sensitive to that for a while as my wife and daughter a few years ago seemed to watch a lot of Lifetime Movies Me Wiehl does use the subject but handles it well. So pretty good book, loses it's plot for a while but picks it back up later.
Nov 20, Sid Frost rated it really liked it. I purchased the CD edition of the book, read by Pam Turlow, for a long automobile trip and enjoyed it so much I bought the first in the series when I got back. These three are friends and have a history of being in college together. The story begins with the murder of a radio t I purchased the CD edition of the book, read by Pam Turlow, for a long automobile trip and enjoyed it so much I bought the first in the series when I got back.
The story begins with the murder of a radio talk show host in Portland, Oregon, and the main goal is to find the killer, or killers. One of the trio is a close friend of the victim and the other two had scheduled a meeting with him before he was killed because he was receiving threats. Unfortunately for Jim Fate, he was killed before the meeting.
The story moves along quickly with suspense, action, and realistic characters. Each of the triple threat women have subplots going on in their lives not directly related to solving the mystery, but these subplots did not distract from the story. There were many twists and turns along the way, just like in any good book.
I would recommend Hand of Fate to anyone interested in a good mystery. Apr 08, Suspense Magazine rated it really liked it. Instantly riveting, the action begins with the dramatic and unexpected death of Jim Fate, a nationally syndicated and brash on-air personality. Wading through this ever-expanding pool of suspects are the intelligent and successful members of this unofficial club; FBI Special Agent, Nicole Hodges; federal prosecutor, Allison Pierce; and television crime reporter, Cassidy Shaw. Wiehl and Henry clearly demonstrate their remarkable talent—as authors and collaborators—by creating heart-wrenching circumstances where readers cannot help but empathize, forming an unexpected bond with each character.
Those who have waited patiently for this release will not be disappointed. Jul 24, Sara Strand rated it liked it. What a great book. Normally- I don't know that I would pick this one up if I were out browsing for books. It's part of a series but what's fantastic is that you don't need to read the one that comes before it. It stands on its own. It's the story of a popular radio talk show host, Jim Fate, who was killed in the studio by a mysterious and poisonous gas.
The murder came on the heels of threats and scares of sarin gas and put the city of Portland into a panic. In the aftermath it follows three wome What a great book. In the aftermath it follows three women, a federal prosecutor, a television anchor woman and an FBI agent who are all friends and all have a connection to Jim Fate and together try to solve his murder.
This book has a ton of twists and turns and really- you have no idea who did it. I thought I figured it out and why, but in the end, I was wrong. It was a page turner and generally very entertaining. It's a good book to read if you are looking to depart from what you usually read. Nov 11, Margaret Metz rated it liked it. I am not really sure what I think of this book.
It's well-written, has an interesting storyline and some great characters but I wasn't sure what it was that bugged me until the end. There was a not so subtle monologue about children of illegal aliens and then I knew what it was. Not only was the political "preaching" a little heavy-handed, it "felt" like a book by two different authors.
Some of the story seemed to come from a fairly conservative viewpoint and then there would be these They also seemed forced. We only get the illegal alien angle from two short encounters with a small child following a terrorism scare. It wasn't integral to the plot or the main characters. If it's a cause important to one or both of the authors, I think it would be better aided by a story featuring an illegal prominently.
The Green Ray (Extraordinary Voyages, #23) by Jules Verne
This is a great pleasant read. I found it rather simple , but did look forward to reading it daily. Small, but not heavy christian element for those that do not care for the heavy christian theme. I like both styles.
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I will read more if I can get them free or about. I usually will not pay much for an author I have not tried yet. Good enough to read, but do not like to pay for a book unless 2nd hand or cheap kindle if I would not want to keep and read again. Coming from the view This is a great pleasant read.
Coming from the views of others though-and I do recommend it-you may enjoy it enough to read twice or give as a gift if you are into that. It was a long book, which I like. Covered woman in different work types. Not depressing like some mystery , thrillers can be. Great friendship, but not silly. Sep 22, Glenn rated it liked it. I found this story better than the first book, but still let me down in many areas. Jul 22, Gary Sedivy rated it it was ok. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Technically, I did not read this book, it was an audio-book listened to on a road-trip vacation.
She stumbled over words or phrases several times.
Obviously, the production values were so low, the mistakes were not re-recorded. Even more egregious was the mispronunciation of place names.