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K-19
Tells the real story of a Russian submarine's narrowly averted nuclear meltdown at the height of the cold war. Companion volume to the feature film.
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Anne, Preserved in the Public Record Office
A crucial work of reference for anyone interested in the history of the period. This volume of the Calendar of State Papers Domestic for the reign of Queen Anne covers the period from May 1704 to October 1705. It includes not only the main series of state papers domestic but also the related series ofstate papers Ireland, Scotland, military and naval; entry books and Signet Office letter books and docket books. Together with incoming letters of the Secretaries of State, there are also some copies of out-letters, petitions, regular intelligence reports owing to the war with France, and material relating to crime, law and order, censorship and the regulation of trade; there is also full listing of official passes issued to individuals to travel abroad. Overall, the volume provides a mine of information on a range of subjects mentioned, from the building of the Eddystone lighthouse and the invention of street lighting to a dispute between the colonists of Connecticut and the Mohican Indians. An indispensable tool for the professional historian.
Nemesis Divina
Linnaeus' mature theodicy, his attempt to reconcile the suffering and evil of the world with the omnipotence and goodness of God, is presented in a condensed form in the final editions of his Systema Naturae (1758/68). In this comprehensive compendium of our knowledge of the three great realms of organic nature, he outlines the significance of the sub-conscious, social awareness and theological orientation in the spiritual life of man, and indicates how fate, fortune, and Providence interrelate within his conception of the Deity. In the Nemesis Divina this general undertaking is developed into an `experimental theology', which is exactly analogous to Linnaeus' work in the natural sciences, i...
Amphiaraus
Immer wieder wird in der Forschung darauf hingewiesen, dass Raumkonzeption und Grenzziehung von hoher Bedeutung für Statius' >Thebais Die Aspekte von Ritual und Grenzraum verbinden sich bei Statius paradigmatisch in der Figur des Amphiaraus. In einem close reading der beiden umfangreichsten Amphiaraus-Episoden zeigt Nils Jäger, wie Statius Amphiaraus vom Seher auf dem Gipfel des Bergs Aphesas zum Sehergott der Erdspalte auf dem Schlachtfeld vor Theben werden lässt. Der Autor knüpft ein komplexes motivisches Netzwerk um diese Figur, welches die jähe Einfahrt des Sehers in die Unterwelt bespiegelt, mit weiterer Bedeutung auflädt und so zur zentralen Grenzüberschreitung der >Thebais
