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Anthony Burgess' epic work revolves around a writer, Kenneth Marchal Toomey, and the man he is linked to through family ties, Carlo Campanati, an earthy Italian priest destined to become Pope. Toomey, now in his 80s recalls the past.
This is the discussion of the concept of alterity and icons in the Egyptian New Kingdom war reliefs. The concept of drama, and how it is present in these narrative representations is also covered.
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This scarce book was originally published in 1907 and comprises a comprehensive and informative look at the history of the country town of South Tipperary in Ireland. Containing a wealth of information and anecdote which is still useful today. An interesting read that is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any historian or lover of the Emerald Isle. Contents Include: Introductory; Feudal Clonmel; Clonmel in the Sixteenth Century; Clonmel, 1603-1641; War of 1641, and Siege by Cromwell; Clonmel during the Commonwealth; From the Restoration to the Revolution; Clonmel in the Eighteenth Century; Clonmel in the Eighteenth Century (continued); Clonmel in the Nineteenth Century;...
John of Gaunt (1340 -99), Duke of Lancaster and pretender to the throne of Castile, was son to Edward III, uncle to the ill-starred Richard III and father to Henry IV and the Lancastrian line. The richest and most powerful subject in England, a key actor on the international stage, patron of Wycliffe and Chaucer, he was deeply involved in the Peasant's revolt and the Hundred Years War. He is also one of the most hated men of his time. This splendid study, the first since 1904, vividly portrays the political life of the age, with the controversial figure of Gaunt at the heart of it.