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Get the Summary of William Egginton's The Rigor of Angels in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Solomon Shereshevsky, a journalist with an extraordinary memory, was studied by psychiatrist Alexander Luria, leading to a career as a mnemonist. Shereshevsky's synesthesia and memory affected his understanding of abstract concepts and sense of self. Meanwhile, Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, facing a personal crisis, questioned the self and language's ability to connect people. His works explored memory and identity, paralleling Shereshevsky's experiences...
'In 1605 a crippled, greying, almost toothless veteran of Spain's wars against the Ottoman Empire published a book. That book, Don Quixote, went on to sell more copies than any other book beside the Bible, making its author, Miguel de Cervantes, the most widely read author in human history. Cervantes did more than just publish a bestseller, though. He invented a way of writing.' In Cervantes' time, 'fiction' was synonymous with a lie. Books were either history, and true, or 'poetry' which might be invented, but had to conform to strict principles. Don Quixote tells the story of a poor nobleman, addled from reading too many books on chivalry, who deludes himself that he is a knight errant and...
Essays focus on Baroque as a concept and category of analysis which has been central to an understanding of Hispanic cultures during the last several hundred years
Comparative Literature: Sharing Knowledges for Preserving Cultural Diversity theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and Humanities in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Comparative Literature: Sharing Knowledge's for Preserving Cultural Diversity provides six different topics: 1. Language, literature and human sustainability; 2. Relationships among literature and other artistic activities and discourses ; 3. Comparative literature and other fields of knowledge; 4. Comparative literature, criticism and media ; 5. Comparative literature in the age of global change; 6. Translatio studii and cross-cultural movements or Weltverkehr. These three volumes are aimed at a wide spectrum of audiences: University and College Students, Educators and Research Personnel.
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In 1641/2 Parliament organized a signed protest against the possibility of "an arbitrary and tyrannical government." Citizens signed in their own parishes.