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Geographica (Strabo) - ... of his time, it suffers from several major flaws: a constant and very intrusive defense of the poet Homer as a geographical source, leading him to dismiss more recent writers, such as Herodotus, who were often eyewitnesses to what they reported; a preoccupation with minute, often captiously argumentative, criticism of these other writers; a peculiarly Greek aprioristic attitude to facts, seeking to derive them from the pure exercise of reason: in sum, one would prefer more geography and less argumentation.
Dorian Gray syndrome - Dorian Gray Syndrome (DGS) denotes a cultural and societal phenomenon characterized by an excessive preoccupation with the individual's own appearance (dysmorphophobia) accompanied by difficulties coping with the aging process and with the requirements of maturation. Sufferers of Dorian Gray Syndrome are heavy users of cosmetic medical procedures and products in an attempt to preserve their youth ...
Merkabah - Merkabah (מרכבה, literally: "chariot") is the term used to describe the earliest form of Jewish mysticism, usually "Merkabah mysticism" in English. Based on the imagery found in the Biblical book of Ezekiel, merkabah became a preoccupation of some Jews during Second Temple times (probably in the 2nd c.
American Renaissance - ... period ca 1880 - 1914 (often thought to have begun with the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge), characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United States was the heir to Greek democracy, Roman law, and Renaissance humanism. The American preoccupation with national identity (or nationalism) in this period was expressed by modernism and technology as well as academic classicism.
Anthony Mann - Man of the West - Review by The Guardian of film that "brings to the fore all Mann's preoccupations and knits them perfectly together."
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Contemplative Life - ... ordered in view of contemplation; a way of living especially adapted to lead to and facilitate contemplation, while it excludes all other preoccupations and intents.
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Wild Cat - ... stalking prey in the wild, the furniture-scratching preoccupation that echoes the territorial scent deposits a wild ... stalking prey in the wild, the furniture-scratching preoccupation that echoes the territorial scent deposits a wild ... stalking prey in the wild, the furniture-scratching preoccupation that echoes the territorial scent deposits a ...
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Canadian Child Literature - ... these characters and events convey Gabrielle Roy's preoccupation with childhood and old age, the passage of ... these characters and events convey Gabrielle Roy's preoccupation with childhood and old age, the passage of ... these characters and events convey Gabrielle Roy's preoccupation with childhood and old age, the passage ...
Aesthetics Astronomy Discourse Science Virginia Woolf - ... Ronchetti locates the sources of Woolf's lifelong preoccupation with the artist's relationship to society in ... Ronchetti locates the sources of Woolf's lifelong preoccupation with the artist's relationship to society in ... Ronchetti locates the sources of Woolf's lifelong preoccupation with the artist's relationship to society ...
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Aesthetics Astronomy Discourse Science Virginia Woolf - ... Ronchetti locates the sources of Woolf's lifelong preoccupation with the artist's relationship to society in ... Ronchetti locates the sources of Woolf's lifelong preoccupation with the artist's relationship to society in ... Ronchetti locates the sources of Woolf's lifelong preoccupation with the artist's relationship to society ...
Seven Famous Greek Plays by Whitney J. Oates, ISBN 0394701259 : "In the interval between the epics of Homer...and the age of the three great tragic poets, thinkers began to explore the various phenomena of the external world and came to understand many aspects of nature which had hitherto been shrouded in complete mystery. The creative literary activity of this epoch likewise betokens on the part of the Greeks an increasingly higher level of self-understanding and self-consciousness, in the best sense of the word. At this time appeared a group of lyric poets, who had looked deeply within their own natures, and through the vehicle of their poetry, made abundantly evident how thoroughly they understood the essential character of man's inner being. In Greek tragedy as we now have it we meet a fully developed dramatic form....The influence of tragedy on classic comedy is evident in the increasing preoccupation with subjects that are utopian or timeless, [while] the traditional satire on contemporary events and personages recedes more and more into the background." -- from the Introduction, by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O'Neill, Jr.
Rattlesnake Crossing by J. A. Jance, ISBN 0380792478 : Sheriff Joanna Brady is the law in Cochise County, and she will never allow her personal trials to interfere with the job she was elected to do -- especially now that death has invaded Bisbee, Arizona, and has shattered the small desert town's fragile peace. A gun dealer has died violently, and his stock of high-powered weapons has been cleaned out. Suspicion falls upon rancher Alton Hosfield, an armed separatist at war with the federal government and the local law -- with everyone, in fact, whom he perceives as a threat to his independent way of life. Joanna Brady suspects the solution is not to cut-and-dried -- especially when the cold-blooded slaying is followed by a series of others, equally horrific and perplexing. At best, an incendiary "Ruby Ridge" situation is brewing. At worst, a maniacal serial killer has come to feed on the unsuspecting community. But Joanna's preoccupation with bringing a murderer to justice could take a terrible toll on her private life...and unravel threads of family, love, and responsibility that might never again be retied.
I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years 1933-19451 by Victor Klemperer, ISBN 0375753788 : The publication of Victor Klemperer's secret diaries brings to light one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period. "In its cool, lucid style and power of observation," said The New York Times, "it is the best written, most evocative, most observant record of daily life in the Third Reich." I Will Bear Witness is a work of literature as well as a revelation of the day-by-day horror of the Nazi years. A Dresden Jew, a veteran of World War I, a man of letters and historian of great sophistication, Klemperer recognized the danger of Hitler as early as 1933. His diaries, written in secrecy, provide a vivid account of everyday life in Hitler's Germany. What makes this book so remarkable, aside from its literary distinction, is Klemperer's preoccupation with the thoughts and actions of ordinary Germans: Berger the greengrocer, who was given Klemperer's house ("anti-Hitlerist, but of course pleased at the good exchange"), the fishmonger, the baker, the much-visited dentist. All offer their thoughts and theories on the progress of the war: Will England hold out? Who listens to Goebb...
Glass Menagerie (Full Frame) : After what producer David Susskind called "the longest wooing for a part in a lifetime of dealing with stars," four-time Oscar winner Katharine Hepburn ("On Golden Pond") made her television dramatic debut as the indomitable, overbearing matriarch, Amanda Wingfield, in Tennessee Williams' poignant 1945 memory play, which reteamed her with director Anthony Harvey ("The Lion in Winter"). "The Glass Menagerie" portrays a mother whose preoccupation with her past as a Southern belle and her unrealistic dreams for her children's futures threaten to smother her painfully shy daughter (Joanna Miles) and her aspiring writer son ("The Killing Fields'" Sam Waterston). Michael Moriarty plays the gentleman caller whose visit offers false hope and disrupts the family's precarious balance. 1973-74 Emmy Awards - Best Supporting Actor, Michael Moriarty; Best Supporting Actress, Joanna Miles. Performer Theatre And Film Credits, Photo Gallery, Trailers.
F For Fake (Full Frame, Special Edition) : Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In Orson Welles' free-from documentary "F For Fake," the legendary filmmaker (and self-describes charlatan) gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career - the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies. Beginning with portraits of world-renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his equally devious biographer, Clifford Irving, Welles goes on a dizzying cinematic journey that simultaneously exposes and revels in fakery and fakers of all stripes - not the least of which is Welles himself. Charming and inventive, "F For Fake" is an inspired prank and a searching examination of the essential duplicity of cinema. English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
That Obscure Object Of Desire : Luis Bunuel's final film explodes with eroticism, bringing full circle the director's lifelong preoccupation with the darker side of desire. Bunuel regular Fernando Rey plays Mathieu, an urbane widower, tortured by his lust for the elusive Conchita. With characteristic subversive flare, Bunuel uses two different actresses in the lead -- Angela Molina as a Spanish coquette and Carole Bouquet, a sophisticated French beauty. Interview with screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere; Text interview with director Luis Bunuel; Excerpts from Jacques de Baroncelli's 1929 silent version of the same original story, "La Femme et le Pantin", Interviews, Trailers.
Party Of Five: The Complete First Season : After the sudden loss of their parents, the Salingers must band together to keep their own lives on track, discovering first loves, last calls, and themselves along the rocky road to growing up. Headlined by a young, sexy cast, including Neve Campbell, Scott Wolf and Lacey Chabert, this high-rated, long-running series (1994-2000) firmly found its place as a pop culture phenomenon for all ages. Shot through with equal doses heart-ache and laughter, "Party Of Five: The Complete First Season" remains an emotional knockout, delivering all (22) episodes of this Golden Globe-winning (Best TV Series, Drama, 1996) series' breakthrough debut season, proving again that home is where the heart is. Episodes include: Disc 1: "Pilot" - Five children orphaned by their parents' fatal auto accident seek to make their way in San Francisco. "Homework" - Bailey develops a crush on Kirsten; Julia strives to be popular; Claudia searches for the Salingers' long-lost grandfather. "Good Sports" - Bailey's loyalty ot his football teammates places him in jeopardy; Julia's generosity to some popular new friends causes...
Harper (Widescreen) : Hard-boiled private investigator Lew Harper is hired to locate a missing millionaire named Sampson. Elaine Sampson, the victim's invalid wife is indifferent and apparently happy he's gone. The trail leads him to the plush pad that Sampson maintained in Los Angeles, where the clues indicate that he had a cultist's preoccupation with astrology and was under the influence of a one time movie star, Fay Estabrook. With junkie pianists, double-crossing lawyers, brutal beatings and car crashes, "Harper" has his work cut out for him.
Little Ashes (Widescreen) : Madrid in 1922 is a city wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dali arrives at university at the age of 18 years old, determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university's social elite - Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunuel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time he, Luis and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However, as time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull toward the charismatic Federico - who is oblivious to the attention he is getting from his beautiful writer friend, Magdalena. Finally, in the face of his friends' preoccupations - and Federico's growing renown as a poet - Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success. Alone in Madrid, Federico struggles against his psyche, tortured by the damning implications of his own religious beliefs and the undeniable voice of his flesh. He is haunted by news o...
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