Kirjahaku

Julius Caesar, ancient Rome's most colourful leader, has been a subject of controversy for more than two thousand years. In the classical world he was celebrated as an inspired military commander, as a law-giver and orator possessed of outstanding drive and intellect. He was also denounced for his ambition, cruelty, concupiscence, and for his overthrow of a noble republic. Over the centuries almost every conceivable characteristic has been attributed to him. His murder--the world's most famous political assassination--began a process which led to the inauguration of the imperial rule that would last for the rest of Roman time. Throughout the medieval and early modern periods Caesar was central to narratives of conquest and resistance, of kingship and subjecthood, of liberty and despotism. There was a time, however, when he was not the most storied figure from classical antiquity. The post-classical phenomenon of a chimerical and ambiguous Caesar is born in thirteenth-century France when the author of the Li Fet des Romains, a monumental prose life of Caesar, chose to complicate the influential view of a monstrous Caesar found in Lucan's epic poem Bellum civile: this decision gave birth to the complex figure that has fascinated ever since. This book offers original translations of texts written between 1170 and 1574 in French, Latin, Italian, and Middle English, accompanied by commentaries which enable the reader to chart the evolution of the Caesar phenomenon throughout the medieval period right up to his first appearances on the early modern stage.

The Benedictine monk John Lydgate was the most admired poet of the fifteenth century. He received commissions from some of the most powerful men in the land (including Henry V); he is spoken of with constant admiration; manuscripts of his work are abundant; many of his poems were put into print by England's earliest printers, ensuring that his influence extended well into the sixteenth century. The Fall of Princes, probably the longest poem in the language, is arguably Lydgate's masterwork; yet, until now, it has received only cursory critical attention. This book offers the first extended discussion of the poem. The Fall of Princes accumulates accounts of nearly 500 figures from mythology and history (biblical, classical, and medieval) who have fallen from their positions of fame and power into obscurity, adversity, or poverty. In presenting these tragedies Lydgate probes the causes of the reversal of their fortunes; how far can the caprice of a blind Lady Fortune be blamed? How far are the protagonists themselves responsible for their undoing? Most pressingly of all, why is it that bad things happen to seemingly innocent people? In drawing its conclusions about the downfalls of powerful men and women, Lydgate's poem operates within the popular medieval genre of 'advice to princes' literature. This book locates Lydgate's work within its contexts, exploring the nature of his relationship with the uneasy Lancastrian dynasty during the minority of Henry VI as well as his response to contemporary conflicts between ecclesiastical and secular authority. In particular, this book closely analyses Lydgate's manipulations of his French source text, allowing readers to see in detail for the first time what it is that Lydgate was setting out to achieve. Finally, the book identifies the readership of Lydgate's poem in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, discussing its influence on the evolution of narrative tragedy in English.

Have you ever wondered how certain people who make claims that they can contact UFOs and the Beings that control them do this? Is there a secretly hidden process that allows them to communicate with aliens or do you think it simply is not possible?Nigel Mortimer has made this claim for over 30 years and has channelled a celestial being he calls Sharlek. He even claims that it was this and other ETs that taught him the knowledge that allows him to make contact with them. Having demonstrated this contact to audiences of 1000's, Nigel has now been directed to share the methodology with anyone who cares to read this book. The process is more simple than you can ever imagine.

Scientific Genius and Prophet Nikola Tesla envisaged a quality of the atmosphere which he called the Aetheric Energy Field. This 'energy' enveloped all of reality on planet Earth and beyond. He was certain that all matter drew its energy from this hidden force.The author has studies Tesla's findings concerning the Ether and looked at the problem from a dowsers point of view. He suggests that it is from this strange 'hidden' energy that information can be extracted by the human mind. Further, he speculates that some UFO phenomenon and Other Worldly Entities may be able to communicate with us using this 'Ether' at energy cross-over points in the sacred landscape. Using the Ether energy these Beings can manipulate matter, project thought-forms and change the way we understand our everyday world.Taking us through a journey from the hidden and amazing life of Tesla to modern day Quantum Physics, the book explores how Etheric Energy may play a vital part in allowing UFOs and visitors from other planets to travel through portals. Nigel Mortimer's refreshing new look at UFOs, Portals and Earth Energies brings about a brand new theory concerning the Ether which modern science is beginning to appreciate once again. This is no ordinary UFO book. It is an exploration into the unknown chapters of the mind and how we are able to appreciate in a better way some of the true mysteries and conspiracies of today.