Reading Jorge Luis Borges is an experience akin to having the top of one's head removed for repairs.

Jorge Luis Borges: Ficciones/Jorge Luis Borges : StoriesДЇormats : Libros en espaГ±ol : Literatura y ficciГіn An outstanding anthropological ethnography of the Bedouin of the Egyptian desert, as well as an unusually skillful analysis of gender and social structure as it is expressed through womens poetic discourse. 'A valuable contribution in many areas, giving us new dimensions of nomadic and Arab culture, poetry, women, and gender roles and a fresh way of looking at the interrelatedness of the ideology and politics of sentiment. International Journal of Middle East Studies There is a certain excitement here, as the pieces of the puzzle fall into place.' -This text refers to the The argument is compelling-it makes sense of honor killings, the veiling of women and a seemingly excessive sexual modesty. 'A fascinating, fresh interpretation of the mechanics of the twin codes of Bedouin behavior: the 'code of honor' against which 'real men' are tested and the 'code of modesty' which sees as a means for those falling short of 'real manhood,' whether men or women, to attain moral worth. Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society This text refers to theД¬riticism - Terminology, Literature - Terminology, English language - Terms and phrases, Literary form - Terminology This text is an indispensable reference for students. 'The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions.'-This text refers to theДЇirst published in 1957, A GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS contains succinct essays on the terms used in discussing literature, literary history, and literary criticism.

Without use of the mathematical formulae that bar most non-scientists from an understanding of Einstein's theories, Sphereland gives lay readers ways to start comprehending these confusing but fundamental questions of our reality.-This text refers to the Among Einstein's many challenges to common sense were the ideas of curved space, an expanding universe and the fact that light does not travel in a straight line. The further mathematical fantasy, Sphereland, published 60 years later, revisits the world of Flatland in time to explore the mind-bending theories created by Albert Einstein, whose work so completely altered the scientific understanding of space, time, and matter. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England.

But one Flatlander, a Square, discovers the existence of a third dimension and the limits of his world's assumptions about reality and comes to understand the confusing problem of higher dimensions. Flatland, which is also available under separate cover, was published in 1880 and imagines a two-dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes who think their planar world is all there is. Taken together, they form a couple of accessible and charming explanations of geometry and physics for the curious non-mathematician. But if you read only two in your life, these are the ones. Unless you're a mathematician, the chances of you reading any novels about geometry are probably slender. Science Fiction & Fantasy : Authors, A-Z : ( A ) : Abbott, Edwin A. Default Table View Default Table View LCCNДЁ80-05 He, Shaoji, 1799-1873 - Criticism andДЁ80-05 He, Shaoji, 1799-1873 - Criticism and, interpretation

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