The Medieval Idea of Marriage
The Medieval Idea of Marriage

Author: Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 9780198205043

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This wide-ranging book offers fascinating insights into the nature of marriage in the Middle Ages, both in its social, political, legal, and religious aspects, and in its treatment in contemporary art and literature.

Nostalgia for the Absolute
Nostalgia for the Absolute

Author: George Steiner

Publisher: House of Anansi

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 0887845940

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The decline of formal religious systems has left a moral and emotional emptiness in Western culture. George Steiner, internationally renowned thinker and scholar, pursues this and examines the alternative "mythologies" of Marxism, Freudian psychology, LŽ vi-Straussian anthropology, and fads of irrationality.

Chilly Scenes of Winter
Chilly Scenes of Winter

Author: Ann Beattie

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-05-18

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0307790754

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This is the story of a love-smitten Charles; his friend Sam, the Phi Beta Kappa and former coat salesman; and Charles' mother, who spends a lot of time in the bathtub feeling depressed.