In his book Love in the Western World, Denis de Rougemont notes that “a myth is needed to express the dark and unmentionable fact that passion is linked with death, and involves the destruction of any one yielding himself up to it with all its strength” (21). The theme of Liebestod often involves the double suicide of lovers who cannot live without each other and who die of despair over the death of the other. Connecting la petite and la grande mort, the Liebestod represents love as an eternal force that conquers death and survives lovers’ corporeal bodies. Liebestod (from the German Liebe, meaning “love,” and Tod, meaning “death”) defines the lovers’ consummation of their love in death or after death. “Liebestod” is the title of the final dramatic musical piece from Richard Wagner’s 1859 opera, Tristan und Isolde, but the word itself also means the theme of “love death” prevalent in art, drama, and literature.
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Price Before Discount$100.00PREVIEWS Consumer Price $100. Elektra claws her way back from beyond the grave, in perhaps her defining story! Then, in a tautly crafted tale of espionage and deception, Elektra must unravel a supernatural conspiracy that threatens the Presidency! Collecting ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN #1-8, ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN, and material from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #28 and WHAT IF? (1977) #35. Elektra By Frank Miller Omnibus HC (Daredevil) by Miller, Frank at .uk - ISBN 10: 0785127771 - ISBN 13: 9780785127772 - Marvel Comics - 2008. A classic Marvel hero redefined by one of comics greatest visionaries Frank Millers spellbinding scripts and pulse-pounding pencils mark one of Daredevils. First, following a fatal duel with Bullseye, Elektra is seemingly dead and buried. Now, fan-favorite creator Frank Miller ushers his awesome assassin through good, evil, life, death, rebirth and more, in this definitive collection of the character’s most memorable solo adventures. 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Stewart spent 10 years in the consulting industry, and unlike many of his MBA credentialed co-workers, had a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University. The Management Myth offers an insightful romp through the entire history of thinking about management, a withering critique of pseudoscience in management theory, and a clear explanation of why the MBA usually amounts to so much BSleading us through the wilderness of American business thought. Gleefully revealing the magician's tricks, Stewart takes readers on a whirlwind tour of how this industry came to be a powerhouse. Following in the footsteps of "shamans," consultants "envelop their work with an aura of sacred mystery" and "outrageously unjustified" levels of self-confidence to add to their perceived expertise. 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Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. What's a duke to do, when the girl who's perfectly wrong becomes the woman he can't live without? Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season-or any season-but his diabolical mother abducts him to "Spinster Cove" and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare Book PDF The warring sisters and abusive father of that book have given way to the Langdons, a loving family whose members, like most people, are exceptional only in their human particularities. In the first volume of a planned trilogy, Smiley returns to the Iowa of her Pulitzer Prize winning A Thousand Acres, but in a very different vein. Later still, a girl we’d seen growing up now has a little girl of her own. With the country on the cusp of enormous social and economic change through the early 1950s, we watch as the personal and the historical merge seamlessly: one moment electricity is just beginning to power the farm, and the next a son is volunteering to fight the Nazis. He will be the oldest of five.Įach chapter in this extraordinary novel covers a single year, encompassing the sweep of history as the Langdons abide by time-honored values and pass them on to their children. A masterpiece in the making.” - USA Todayġ920, Denby, Iowa: Rosanna and Walter Langdon have just welcomed their firstborn son, Frank, into their family farm. Army Signal Corps promptly began recruiting them. Pershing needed telephone operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, speak fluent French and English, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet, since the calls often conveyed classified information.Īt the time, nearly all well-trained American telephone operators were women-but women were not permitted to enlist, or even to vote in most states. He immediately found himself unable to communicate with troops in the field. In June 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France to establish American forces in Europe. Chiaverini weaves the intersecting threads of these brave women’s lives together, highlighting their deep sense of pride and duty.”- Kirkus Reviews “An eye-opening and detailed novel about remarkable female soldiers. Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory. From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I-the women of the U.S. Plus: Wonder Woman must prove her worth to the Justice League a journey to the land of the dead with Wonder Girl shakes the Teen Titan to her core and a team-up with the Flash pits the heroes against super-fast foes Zoom and the Cheetah! WONDER WOMAN BY GREG RUCKA VOLUME 2 collects WONDER WOMAN #206-217 and THE FLASH #219, with art from star collaborators Drew Johnson (The Shield), Rags Morales (IDENTITY CRISIS) and more!įrom the legendary Greg Rucka comes the next volume and collection of Wonder Woman's action-packed adventures. The aftermath of the ruination of Wonder Woman's island home brings tragedy to Princess Diana's closest friends, and a reborn threat from ancient myth threatens the world in this second collection of Eisner Award-winning author Greg Rucka's critically acclaimed debut at the helm of the Amazon Warrior's adventures! The machinations of Ares have unexpectedly led to the revival of the long-dead Medusa, whose gaze can permanently turn anyone who sees her into stone! But when Wonder Woman fights Medusa in front of a worldwide audience, she makes an incredible and unexpected sacrifice to have any hope of defeating her foe. From the legendary Greg Rucka comes the next volume and collection of Wonder Woman's action-packed adventures. He was expecting Petruchio to push away such a woman, but instead Petruchio accepts the challenge to woo her. He tells up frank who Katherina is and what type of personality she has. In order to get Bianca, he tells Petruchio to go and woo Katherina. He comes back to Italy and bumps into a friend who is in love with Bianca. So in order to get Bianca, they get Petruchio who is a lordly tradesman, very rich man. So, there’s a bit of tension because all these suitors want Bianca, in the sense, to have her available to take someone’s hand in marriage. Their father, Baptista Minola, he is quite rich and has many suitors pinning after Bianca, but he doesn’t want to give away Bianca before Katherina’s married. She’s rude, aggressive, violent basically, every single thing that is the opposite of the obedient, pious, loving daughter image that her sister, Bianca, embodies. She is aggressive, a spinster for her era because no one wants to marry her. We follow a family in Italy, the Minola family particularly the sisters Katherina and Bianca Minola, specifically Katherina. I’m starting this channel by talking about “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare, because there’s nothing like starting a channel then starting with a controversial play.įor those of you who don’t know, I’ll provide a brief synopsis: Hello everyone, hope you’re all doing well and staying safe. The values which President Hinckley highlights are: It is written for everyone, and is somewhat of a plea for society to return to certain core values that have been neglected and which are necessary to reverse the rising tide of broken homes, neglected children, and the increasingly uncivil tone of public discourse. It is subtitled, “10 Neglected Virtues that Will Heal our Hearts and Homes.” It is the first book President Hinckley had published by a secular (non-Mormon) publisher, and the book is geared primarily toward those who are not members of the Mormon Church. Hinckley, the former Prophet and President of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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