Bøger om 17. århundrede

"A most unusual portrait of early America based on a rare family document, in which a young mother's years in captivity with the Shawnee prove to be the best years of her life. It's 1779 and a young white woman named Margaret Erskine is venturing west from Virginia, on horseback, with her baby daughter and the rest of her family. She has no experience of Indians, and has absorbed most of the prejudices of her time, but she is open-minded, hardy, and mentally strong, a trait common to most of her female descendants--Sallie Bingham's ancestors. Bingham had heard Margaret's story since she was a child but didn't see the fifteen pages Margaret had dictated to her nephew a generation after her captivity until they turned up in her mother's blue box after her death. Devoid of most details, this restrained account inspired Bingham to research and imagine and fill the gaps in her story and to consider the tough questions it raises. How did Margaret, our narrator, bear witnessing the murder of her infant? How did she survive her near death at the hands of the Shawnee after the murder of the chief? Whose father was her baby John's, born nine months after her taking? And why did her former friends in Union West Virginia turn against her when, ransomed after four years, she reluctantly returned? This is the seldom told story of the making of this country in the years of the Revolution, what it cost in lives and suffering, and how one woman among many not only survived extreme hardship, but flourished"--

Letters from an American Farmer is increasingly recognized as one of the foundational texts in the study both of American literature and of American history. This compact edition combines a selection of the most important, accessible, and engaging sections of Crèvecoeur's work with a focused selection of background contextual material. The result is an edition ideally suited for use in a wide range of undergraduate courses. This volume is one of a number of editions that have been drawn from the pages of the acclaimed Broadview Anthology of American Literature. The series is designed to make selections from the anthology available in a format convenient for use in a wide variety of contexts; each edition features an introduction and exaplanatory footnotes, and is designed to meet the needs of today's students.

"Drawing on an extensive corpus-based study, this book explores theoretical and empirical discussions of stance research applied to data from Early Modern English. It also presents a new method for the study of pragmatic phenomena, making it essential reading for researchers and students in both historical pragmatics and corpus pragmatics"--

"The subject of this study is every Yiddish work from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that is directly or indirectly related to the Bible. The survey begins with the Mirkevet ha-Mishneh, the first published Yiddish book, which is a biblical concordance, published in Cracow, 1534-36, and concludes with the two competing translations of the entire Bible into Yiddish by Yekutiel Blitz and Joseph Witzenhausen, published in Amsterdam, 1676-86. (These were translations without any accompanying commentaries, and were modeled on Protestant Bibles, like the English King James, or the German Luther Bible.) The study includes not only translations of biblical books, but also adaptations, reworkings, and paraphrases of biblical texts, appearing in diverse literary styles, by a wide variety of authors"--

"For fans of sweeping historical literature in the vein of Philipp Meyer's The Son or Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, an extraordinary US literary debut set in Paris and colonial New Orleans and based on a true story, about three of the 88 young women-among them an orphan, a madwoman, and an abortionist-who were deported to the Louisiana Territory as brides"--

Daniel hated his brother. He knew it was wrong; knew his parents would be grieved if they discovered what was in his heart. But he had his fill of living in Taregan's shadow . . . Taregan the bold, the athletic, the courageous. How Daniel despised him! His only hope was to somehow escape Taregan and the life he'd always known.Then British soldiers arrive, bringing with them the perfect opportunity, which Daniel accepts . . . never dreaming his choices will lead them all into danger, betrayal, and the greatest trial they have ever faced.

From 1764 through 1766, John Dickinson’s writings reveal how he became a leading figure in the Pennsylvania Assembly and in the growing American resistance to unjust British taxation. Seeking protection of fundamental rights, he opposed Benjamin Franklin’s plan to abolish liberty of conscience in Pennsylvania, served as the lead draftsman in the Stamp Act Congress, and offered the American public the first practical advice on resisting British oppression.

Rasmus Vangshardt offers an original interpretation of one of the most famous images of literary history, the theatrum mundi. By applying methods of comparative literature, hispanic studies, and theology, he reconsiders the world theatre's historical peak in early modern Europe in general and the Spanish Golden Age in particular. The author presents a new close reading of Pedro Calderón's El gran teatro del mundo (c. 1633-36) and outlines the historical and systematic framework for a theatrum mundi of celebration. This concept entails using art to justify human existence in the face of changing conceptions of the cosmos: an early modern aesthetic theodicy and a justification of the world in that liminal space between drama and ritual. By discussing historiographical theories of early modern Europe, especially those of Hans Blumenberg and Bruno Latour, and through conversations with Shakespearean drama and Spanish Golden Age classics, Vangshardt also argues that the theatrum mundi of celebration questions traditional assumptions of great divides between the Middle Ages and Early Modernity and challenges theories of a European-wide early modern sense of crisis.

Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living through the Revolutionary War? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more! A Day in the Life section, prompts for thinking deeper, sidebars, more facts, index, and glossary are also included. QR codes throughout the book will take readers to fun activities, informational links, videos, and more! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. DiscoverRoo is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO" -- Amazon website.

"Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living in Colonial America? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more! A Day in the Life section, prompts for thinking deeper, sidebars, more facts, index, and glossary are also included. QR codes throughout the book will take readers to fun activities, informational links, videos, and more!"--

Their future hangs in the balance as the storm of war rises around them. Tavish MacGregor has never seen the Scottish Highlands, but he feels their call all the same. Orphaned, abused, and robbed of all but pride, he apprentices himself to a North Carolinian shipwright in hopes of returning to his ancestral home. When he meets beautiful, spirited Catalyn Shaw, Tavish discovers a new home and family beneath the longleaf pines. But his cruel master holds a deadly secret over his head, forcing him to choose between escaping to Scotland and staying with Catalyn. As tensions build between the colonies and the Crown, Catalyn faces her own heartbreaking decision-leave everything to be with Tavish, or stay and be torn apart forever.

A poet who crafted thegreatest character in literary history with his engaging anti-hero of Satan, John Milton connected personal experience with the breadth of cosmic epic. His Paradise Lost is a touchstone of English literature.In the latest entry in Ig's celebrated Bookmarked series, author Ed Simon considers Paradise Lost within the scope of his own alcoholism and recovery, the collapse of higher education, the imbecility ofthe canon wars, the piquant joys of labyrinthine sentences, and the exquisiteattractions of Lucifer. Milton is easy to respect and easier to fear, but withthe guidance of Simon, Milton becomes easiest of all to love. Paradise Lost mayhave generated thousands of works of criticism over the centuries, but none ofthem are like this.

Rembrandt schuf über 80 Selbstdarstellungen in Form von Gemälden, Radierungen und Zeichnungen - mehr als jeder andere Künstler vor ihm. Das Selbstporträt war ihm vor allem stilistisches Experiment. Ob als verschmitzter junger Mann, in der Pose des Soldaten oder Orientalen, im biblischen oder mythologischen Gewand, mal als Melancholiker an der Staffelei, dann wieder als Bürger im Sonntagsstaat - jeder expressive Pinselstrich, jeder verschleierte Gesichtszug diente der Charakterisierung einer jeweils anderen Facette seiner Person.Durch die präzise Erfassung von Stimmungen, Mimik, und teils flüchtigen Momenten revolutionierte Rembrandt die Kunst des Selbstporträts. Nicht der repräsentative Idealtypus stand primär im Mittelpunkt, sondern die genaue Beobachtung eines Künstlers, der selbst sein häufigstes Modell war. Neben ihrer stilistischen Vielfalt und dem Gespür für das Menschliche bestechen die Werke durch große Experimentierfreude: die feinen, mit grober Rohrfeder in die feuchte Patina geritzten Locken, die subtil Licht reflektieren. Oder die radierten Bildnisse als virtuose Fingerübungen in der Darstellung des eigenen Mienenspiels.Dieser Band präsentiert sämtliche Selbstporträts - von den ersten Werken im Alter von 22 bis zum letzten Bildnis, das kurz vor seinem Tod entstand - und ist Zeugnis eines Lebens, das sich der Revolutionierung der malerischen Praxis in Inhalt und Form verschrieben hatte.

In Pieces of Me Patriotism My Genealogical Journey of the Eastern Shore of Maryland 1632-1832 Volume 1, author Stephani Miller takes readers on a captivating journey through her family's first two hundred years in English America and the new United States. Through DNA tests, historical documents, and oral history, Miller unlocks the secrets of her family's past, tracing their roots back to the Eastern Shore Maryland. As she shares her findings, Miller offers hints and guidelines to readers interested in researching their own ancestors, highlighting the importance of meticulous research and the incredible impact genealogy can have on our understanding of ourselves and our place in history. Combining personal anecdotes with rich historical context, Pieces of Me Patriotism is a must-read for anyone interested in the power of genealogy and the history of early America.

"Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. What began as a mysterious affliction of two young girls who suffered violent fits and exhibited strange behavior soon spread to other young women. Rumors of demonic possession and witchcraft consumed Salem. Soon three women were arrested under suspicion of being witches--but as the hysteria spread, more than 200 people were accused. Thirty were found guilty, twenty were executed, and others died in jail or their lives were ruined. What really happened in Salem? Killing the Witches tells the horrifying story of a colonial town's madness, offering the historical context of similar episodes of community mania during that time, and exploring the evidence that emerged in the Salem trials, in contemporary accounts, and in subsequent investigations.--

Ukrainian Witchcraft Trials is an analysis of early modern witchcraft trials and legal procedures in Ukrainian lands, along with an examination of quantitative data drawn from the different trials. Kateryna Dysa first describes the ideological background of the tribunals based on works written by priests and theologians that reflect attitudes towards the devil and witches. The main focus of her work, however, is the process leading to witchcraft accusations. From the stories of participants of the trials she shows what led people to enunciate first suspicions then accusations of witchcraft. Finally, she presents a microhistory from one Volhynian village, comparing attitudes towards two "e;female crimes"e; in the Ukrainian courts. The study is based on archival research together with previously published witch trials transcripts. Dysa approaches the trials as indications of belief and practice, attempting to understand the actors involved rather than dismiss or condemn them. She takes care to situate Ukrainian witchcraft and its accompanying trials in a broader European context, with comparisons to some African cases as well.

Les Plaisirs de la Vie... Le nom évocateur de ce livre, écrit par César Pellenc, de la domesticité d'Honoré de Brancas de Forcalquier, et publié à Aix-en-Provence, est une ode poétique à la gastronomie franco-provençale du XVIIème siècle.Au-delà de l'aspect lyrique, l'analyse porte aussi sur les aliments, les boissons, les métiers ou la vaisselle permettant de présenter cette gastronomie sous ses différentes facettes : mets, préparations culinaires, manières et usages de table, domaine médical...