How to Be a Man

The historiography concerning The War of the Jews by Flavius Josephus has underlined the various aspects (economic, social, political, religious) of the Roman-Jewish conflict from 66 to 73 AD. A study of the Jew's vision of himself and the Other, the Roman, makes it possible to see this conflict from the point of view of the conquered. Analysis of the events which, from 6 to 66 AD, resulted in the opening of hostilities, suggests that the Jewish-Roman conflict was also a conflict of mentalities. The Jewish mentality implies a concept of war which contributed to the development of the divisions and schisms between the supporters of full-scale war against Rome (the Zealots) and the non-belligerents (Rabbi Yohanan ben Zaccaï and the Yavne School, Flavius Josephus). Furthermore, the discourse of Flavius Josephus is Jewish discourse. So far as certain options are concerned, such as his rejection of the war against Rome on the one hand, and his hatred of the Zealots on the other, a literal reading of that discourse shows that they are in the direct line of Jewish tradition as represented by RYBZ and his Yavne School. Josephus can be taken literally ; the interest of his writing lies in its presentation of an internal cohesion and in the light that throws on the points of convergence and divergence in the same Pharisaic options. Finally, Josephus' text leads us to reconsider the problem of his 'betrayal'.

Un sac à main pour jouer à faire comme les grands ! 40 objets à nommer et à chercher : Où sont les clefs de la voiture ? Vois-tu des pansements ? Tu veux un carnet et un crayon pour dessiner ? Une petite faim ? Trouve la compote banane Des livres très solides, à emporter partout pour les bébés dès 18 mois.

Reading Forster's novel and Ivory's film together gives a stunning opportunity to re-assess the representation of Pre-World War One modernity. Far from presenting Edwardian England as a golden period, Howards End explores social structures, social mobility, real estate, the ambivalent relation to culture and new technological modes of communication and transport. Stylistically, the novel breaks new ground with its Protean narrative voice, and transitions towards Modernism with its mythic, musical method. The eponymous house becomes a metaphor for ecological balance, a new kind of extended family structure, a network of connections and a new sense of community. If Howards End as a novel reinvents literary legacy and redefines personal and national heritage, Ivory's adaptation must also be reassessed as so-called heritage cinema, far from the clichés of a purely aesthetic approach. It is no period piece or marketable commodity meant to toe a conservative line, but a carefully woven creative transposition, which also raises social and gendered questions.

What is a family ? And how is family experienced ? These questions, explored through artists' eyes, are at the heart of the exhibition, Real Families : Stories of Change, a collaboration between the Fitzwilliam Museum and the University of Cambridge Centre for Family Research. The book provides a catalogue of the exhibition in four sections, containing twelve illuminating essays that discuss the concept of the family. Real Families : Stories of Change focuses on art produced in the past 50 years, a period of significant change in how families are created and structured, with historical works woven into the exhibition to examine what is genuinely new, and what has remained the same, about the family. The catalogue includes reproductions of paintings, photography and sculpture. In the first section, 'What is a Family ? ', artists portray new forms of family, including families formed by assisted reproduction and families with LGBTQ+ parents, as well as families affected by divorce, adoption and infertility. The works prompt viewers to consider stereotyped beliefs about what makes a family and society's prejudice against childlessness. Second, 'Family Transitions' starts with artists' representations of motherhood, followed by an examination of the positive role that fathers play. Works on siblings speak to the dynamic and intense relationships that exist between siblings, and those on grandparents and grandchildren highlight the benefit of having each other in their lives. Artists also convey their complex feelings about their ageing parents. 'Family Dynamics' explores positive and negative relationships between couples, parents and children, and extended family, with works that foreground affection and rejection, comfort and conflict, enmeshment, estrangement and not fitting in. The works also examine the wider social, cultural and political influences on family relationships. Finally, 'Family Legacies' highlights the importance to many people of a sense of connection and belonging. This section explores the transmission of family from one generation to the next through genetic inheritance, social and cultural practices, language and objects, which can forge emotional connections and give rise to family memories.

Lorsque Brian May est tombé sur les oeuvres de l'artiste Sarah Rugg sur Instagram, inspirées par son travail, il a été tellement impressionné qu'il a proposé de les publier sur papier. Le résultat est ce volume de la taille d'un album vinyle (30x30 cm) et dont le titre fait référence à son premier album solo "Back to the Light", remasterisé et réédité en 2021. Une extraordinaire anthologie de portraits de l'artiste qui, avec ses oeuvres, a lancé le phénomène, désormais viral sur Instagram, du "Bri-art" .

"When hell freezes over", "to have other fish to fry", "to go the whole hog"... Autant d'expressions farfelues, presque impossibles à comprendre quand on ne les connaît pas ! Grâce à ce petit guide illustré avec humour, partez à la rencontre des curiosités et des subtilités de la langue anglaise. Découvrez plus de 200 locutions anglaises courantes, accompagnées de leur traduction littérale et de leur équivalent en français. Parler anglais sera désormais "as easy as falling off a log"!

Je suis, pour ma part, convaincue que le rôle essentiel du monde éducatif dans son ensemble est de permettre, par une véritable présence, l'émergence chez tous les partenaires de la situation d'apprentissage, de leur propre questionnement qui ouvre l'espace intérieur sur notre capacité matricielle, celui qui met en mouvement les co-acteurs, la personne en formation et ceux qui l'accompagnent, vers un lieu où il leur est possible d'actualiser leur potentiel. ... Si le questionnement est la véritable sève de l'arbre du savoir-apprendre, les différents acteurs de la situation de formation ne peuvent plus en faire l'économie pour leur propre parcours. I, for one, am convinced that the essential role of all the educational actors, through a genuine presence to each other, is to enable the emergence of personal inquiry which contributes to the opening up of our learning space. It also sets in motion the co-actors, the learner and those who accompany that learner toward a place where it is possible to actualize their own potential. ... If inquiry is the true sap of the tree of knowledge, the different actors in the educational setting can no longer do without it on their own journey.

C'est la rentrée des classes pour Dani. Il est impatient de découvrir son école et ses nouveaux camarades. Et il semblerait bien que ses amis Houla et Hop, soient aussi de la partie : les Minibous se sont cachés dans le sac à dos de leur Maxigrand préféré. Une fois sur place, une surprise les attend : l'école des Maxigrands en cache une autre plus petite pour les Minibous. Houla et Hop y font la connaissance d'autres petits êtres comme eux, venus là pour apprendre à bien se comporter. Or, quand Houla et Hop se trouvent quelque part, les bêtises ne tardent jamais à se produire...

"Sur les pavés des rues et sur les écorces des arbres, j'ai découvert des univers entiers. Je suis très peu au fait de ce que l'on appelle généralement "abstrait". L'abstraction pure serait pour moi une peinture dans laquelle on ne trouverait aucune affinité avec la vie, une chose pour moi impossible. J'ai cherché un monde "un" dans mes peintures mais pour le réaliser j'ai utilisé comme une masse tourbillonnante. Je n'assume aucune position définie. Peut-être que ceci explique la remarque faite par quelqu'un qui regardait une de mes peintures : Où est le centre ? " Mark Tobey, 1955 "I have discovered many a universe on paving stones and tree barks. I know very little about what is generally called "abstract" painting. Pure abstraction would mean a type of painting completely unrelated to life, which is unacceptable to me. I have sought to make my painting "whole" but to attain this I have used a whirling mass. I take up no definite position. Maybe this explains someone's remark while looking at one of my paintings : Where is the center ? " Mark Tobey, 1955

MFC, Microsoft Foundation Class, is the critical component of Microsoft's Visual C++ 4 compiler which allows programmers and developers to generate code compatible with all Windows applications. Knowing how to use the MFC library is critical for programmers of all levels who want to be successful learning C programming within the Microsoft Windows environment. Designed for introductory to intermediate programmers already familiar with object-oriented programming and C++, this book describes the most frequently used portions of the MFC library. In addition, Learn the MFC C++ Classes also covers the API (Application Programming Interface) functions needed for the example applications. Topics include graphics and text drawing, child windows, dialogs and button controls, edit controls, data transfer functions, document-view architecture, splitter windows, toolbars, custom. controls, status bars, modal and modeless dialogs, and more. The source code and executable programs for all examples used in the book are contained on the two companion diskettes. This Books Covers: > Menus and Message Maps > List Box, Combo Box, and Edit Controls > Data Transfer Functions > Communication Between Parent and Child for Modal and Modeless Dialogs > The Document-View Architecture > Document-View Applications with Filing and Printing > An MDI Application > Class Hierarchy, Data Types, and Hungarian Notation Prefixes

Strategically located between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, criss crossed by major communication axis joining north to South ant east to West, the South of France has always been a melting pot of people and ideas... No wonder then that as soon as the Reformation started, it received and enthusiastic welcome in many of the towns and villages and soon swept most of the Southern half of France. In many of these villages, the descendants of the Cathars and the Vaudois had been living quietly and were among the first to join the new churches. However, challenging the spiritual, and in some cases the secular, power of Rome wasn't without danger ; soon the "heretics" were being persecuted, harassed and burned with their seditious books. As the French Kings (with the notable exception of Henry IV), sided with the Pope, a culture of resistance developed and has remained to this day. This book shows the clear link and shared ideas between the Huguenots who fought Louis XIVth and their descendants who hid Jewish children and fought nazi occupation forces. Richar Maltby, retired Professor of History at King's School in Canterbury and the author of a successful illustrated history of Canterbury takes us through the villages, towns and hideouts of the Huguenots and follows the Renaissance to WWII. His well-researched and well-illustrated book describes how the influence of the Bible and protestant theology permeated a whole civilization with a strong love for freedom and rejection of oppression.

Une approche du paysage, non pas touristique, mais intimiste ; des panoramas, non pas à consommer, mais à découvrir par hasard, au détour de petites routes sinueuses. Une découverte en ralentissant son rythme habituel, réaliser la prise de vue à l'instant propice, être dans le kairos de la Grèce antique, en laissant le temps à un rayon de soleil de se glisser entre deux nuages, de manière, tout en étant baigné par la lumière, à s'intégrer dans tout ce qui vibre autour de nous, par toute cette nature, heureusement encore, exubérante. An approach to the landscape, not touristy, but intimate ; panoramas, not to be consumed, but to be discovered by chance, at the turn of small winding roads. A discovery by slowing down its usual place, taking the shot at the right time, being in the kairos of ancient Greece, allowing time for a ray of sun to slip between two clouds, so, while being bathed in light, to integrate into everything that vibrates around us, by all this, fortunatelu still, exuberant.

Transforme ta chambre, écris un livre à plusieurs, fais tourner ton carnet d'amitié, lance-toi dans un vlog, crée ton bullet journal, pars à la conquête de ton style... Autant de défis enthousiasmants et épanouissants à destination des collégien. nes ! La youtubeuse à l'optimisme contagieux Elise Francisse prend la plume et les pinceaux pour embarquer les préados dans son univers coloré et fantaisiste. De son ton aussi drôle que bienveillant, elle distille des conseils pratiques pour démontrer à qui veut que la créativité est à portée de toutes les mains et comment en faire un outil d'empouvoirement et de réjouissance quotidien. On peut s'en servir pour transformer son environnement et s'y sentir bien, pour se procurer de la joie ou en donner à ses proches, pour construire des projets à plusieurs ou apprendre à mieux se connaître. Un livre d'activités testé et approuvé par des collégiens... et leurs parents, bien contents de les voir lâcher leur téléphone et s'épanouir dans ces défis créatifs.

Lorsque Jax Mayson déboule dans la vie d'Ellie, ça fait des étincelles ! Ellie Anthony n'est pas à la recherche du grand amour. Elle ne veut même pas d'un homme dans sa vie. Mais quand Jax Mayson insiste pour les protéger, sa fille et elle, elle n'a d'autre choix que de lui faire confiance. Elle espère simplement ne pas y laisser des plumes en succombant au charme d'un briseur de coeurs. Jax Mayson le sent à la seconde où il pose les yeux sur elle, Ellie Anthony est la femme de sa vie. Lorsqu'il découvre qu'elle a une fille, il comprend qu'il mettra tout en oeuvre pour les protéger et, peut-être, gagner une place auprès de cette famille. Même si pour ça, il lui faudra confronter les fantômes de son passé. #RomanceContemporaine #MèreCélibataire #Protecteur

Fêtée liturgiquement le 16 juillet, la piété envers Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel s'est répandue notamment à travers la dévotion au Scapulaire. Une neuvaine sous forme classique, avec des mots simples. Inclut un bref historique de la dévotion à Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel. Le texte est bâti sur une traduction révisée du chant traditionnel à ND du Mont Carmel : Flos Carmeli. 1er jour : Vivre avec Marie 2ème jour : Avec Marie appartenir à l'Eglise 3e jour : Ressembler à Marie 4e jour : S'offrir comme Marie 5e jour : Compter sur Marie 6e jour : Croire avec Marie 7e jour : Espérer avec Marie 8e jour : Aimer avec Marie 9e jour : Servir avec Marie Neuvaine ayant reçu l'imprimatur de Mgr Robert Le Gall, archevêque de Toulouse.

During the second century and into the early first century BC, the island of Delos was home to the largest port of transit in the eastern Mediterranean. As such, it welcomed many Italian traders who prospered among its cosmopolitan population for some fifty or so years. The many buildings, statues, paintings and inscriptions unearthed since 1873 by the French School at Athens have made it possible to trace out the life of this disparate yet influential community.

From September 2011 to December 2013 the Luigi Sturzo Institute in Rome along with the Centre of European Studies planned a series of international scientific meetings to study one highly important political subject : the commitment of Christian Democrats on an international level. This project has been organised thanks to the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the International Labour Organisation. Internationalism is a Key Element for the Christian Democrat Identity. In fact, CD is a political movement of thought and action whose roots lie in a specific ideology : to use the German word Weltanschauung, it is based on a particular framework of ideas and beliefs that leads the party to interpret the relationship between men and nations from an international point of view, ensuring the human being a central place in every social policy. The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, wrote in a Message to these Meetings : "We can consider ourselves very lucky that 50 years ago forward-thinking personalities founded the World Union of Christian Democrats. From then on, the world, through globalisation, has been deeply changed. Events that take place in other continents immediately impact on our lives. We will be able to protect ourselves from terrorism, achieve economic and social security, and defend our environment only through common global action. This is the task of our generation : to overcome these global challenges. [...] Our parties and our political organisations share a common Christian ideal of man. This ideal, grounded on the inalienability of human dignity, is at the core of one important value : to this man has linked a social and economic model that combines economic success and social responsibility." Her message clearly shows the need to use historical knowledge, to return to and explore a rich and challenging past as well as to develop a reflection on and a course of action for the present and the future.

This book is concerned with the ethnic experience of Chinese secondary school children living in Northern Ireland. The author analyses two sub-groups of Chinese children : those with parents coming from Hong Kong and those with parents coming from Mainland China. The purpose of this study is to investigate how these apparently ‘Chinese' children feel about their ethnic identity. By drawing upon Bourdieu's concepts of habitus, and a cultural studies' approach to ethnicity and identity in general, the author examines the characteristics of cultural specificity and heterogeneity. Methodologically, the author has chosen an ethnographic approach. Prominence is given to the definitions, perspectives and voices of the children themselves by conducting open-ended, indepth and informal interviews and by doing so on an extended basis. The whole process continued for two and half years. Close attention was paid to the children's immediate circumstances, their parental occupations and their general social and cultural conditions.

Legal Friction : Law, Narrative, and Identity Politics in Biblical Israel tracks the mystery of narratives in the Hebrew Bible and their allusions to Sinai laws by highlighting intertextual allusions created by verbal resonances. While the second and the third parts of the volume illustrate allusions to Sinai narratives made by some narratives occurring in the post-Sinaitic era, twenty-three Genesis narratives are analyzed to show that the protagonists were bound by Sinai Laws before God supposedly gave them to Moses, anticipating the Book of Jubilees. Legal Friction suggests that most of Genesis was composed during or after the Babylonian exile, after the codification of most Sinai laws, which Genesis protagonists consistently violate. The fact that they are not punished for these violations implies to the exiles that the Sinai Covenant was unconditional. In addition, the author proposes that Genesis contains a hidden polemic, encouraging the Judean exiles to follow the revisions of laws of the Covenant Code by the Holiness Code and Deuteronomy. Genesis narratives, like those describing post-Sinai events, often cannot be understood properly without recognition of their allusions to biblical laws.

Julien VERMEULEN : Hugo Claus à New York (1959) In 1959-1960, Hugo Claus spent six months in the US, Mexico and Cuba. In the course of his trip he wrote down a number of impressions and experiences which he later turned into a cycle of poems, entitled "Reportage" (1961). In terms of contents and style these poems differ from his previous work. Claus now uses a style which is less hermetical : apart from this remarkable transparency, a wide range of ironic expressions, ambivalent idioms, contrasting registers and playful characterisations constitute a lexicological diversity. The great number of assonances and the use of non-literary text registers also characterize these poems. In this way this cycle anticipates later work in which Claus systematically applies diverse collage techniques. The poems "N. Y. 1" and "N. Y. 2" are also an exceptional testimony of the feelings of isolation and vulnerability of the lyrical "I". In 1959-1960 bracht Hugo Claus zes maanden door in de VS, Mexico en Cuba. Tijdens zijn verblijf noteerde hij enkele indrukken en ervaringen die hij later in de gedichtenreeks "Reportage" (1961) uitwerkte. Inhoudelijk en stilistisch wijkt deze poëzie af van zijn vroeger werk. Claus hanteert hier immers een stijl die minder hermetisch is : naast een opmerkelijke transparantie constateren we ook lexicografische diversiteit met allerlei ironische en ondermijnende dubbele bodems, kritische en contrastieve registers, ludieke en spottende typeringen. Ook het grote aantal assonanties en het gebruik van niet-literaire tekstregisters karakteriseren deze gedichten. In die zin anticipeert deze cyclus op zijn later werk waarin hij talrijke collagetechnieken op een systematische wijze toepast. De openingsgedichten "N. Y. 1" en "N. Y. 2" getuigen ook op een uitzonderlijke wijze van het isolement en de kwetsbaarheid van de ik-figuur. Sarah BEEKS : Masscheroen ou trois messieurs nus. L'engagement artistique de Hugo Claus dans les années soixante In the spring of 1968 Hugo Claus was officially charged with public indecency. The fact that he had staged three naked men in his play Masscheroen, could not be tolerated by to the conservative judiciary in Flanders. The lawsuit caused a great fuss within the artistic milieu : art and literature had regularly been censored and something had to be done. Inspired by the activist élan of May '68, Claus and his colleagues chose to act upon their artistic commitment. Through cheerful happenings and poetic protest evenings they fought for the autonomy of art and literature. In het voorjaar van 1968 werd Hugo Claus aangeklaagd wegens openbare zedenschennis. In zijn toneelstuk Masscheroen had hij drie naakte mannen laten optreden en dat kon volgens de conservatieve rechterlijke macht in Vlaanderen niet door de beugel. De zaak leidde tot veel ophef binnen het artistieke milieu : kunst en literatuur werden eind jaren zestig veelvuldig gecensureerd en dat werd niet langer geaccepteerd. Aangestoken door het activistische elan van mei '68 besloten Claus en zijn collega's zich artistiek geëngageerd te tonen. Door middel van vrolijke happenings en poëtische protestavonden bevochten zij de autonomie van kunst en literatuur. Pieter VERSTRAETEN : Le corps du Christ. Le roman A propos de Dédé et le catholicisme Hugo Claus's short novel Omtrent Deedee [With regard to Deedee], which appeared in 1963, can be read in a variety of ways. In general, two slightly antagonistic interpretative models have been dominant so far : whereas the early literary analysis by Julien Weverbergh focuses on the symbolic dimension of the story, a commentator such as Bert Vanheste emphasizes the novel's connection with contemporary social discussions, such as the debates on the democratization of Catholic faith in the context of Vaticanum II (1962-1965). In this article I want to further develop the latter perspective by reading the book primarily as a commentary on Catholic faith, understood in its institutional as well as its ideological dimensions. In particular, I focus on the kind of priesthood the main character Deedee is embodying, on the relation between the priest Deedee and the young homosexual Claude, who seems to represent an alternative kind of priesthood, and on the process of transubstantiation, which plays a major role in all this. Finally, I relate the motif of transubstantiation to Claus's conception of meaning and symbolism. It appears that the religious sacrament as well as the signifying process are based on the interaction between the concrete and material on the one hand and the abstract and ideal on the other. In the end, in Omtrent Deedee, both categories are unmasked as mere social constructs, failing to do what they promise : restoring an original, sacral union or wholeness. Van Hugo Claus' korte roman Omtrent Deedee, verschenen in 1963, zijn heel verschillende interpretaties mogelijk. Grosso modo staan daarbij twee verschillende lectuurmodellen tegenover elkaar. Terwijl de vroege analyse van Julien Weverbergh vooral inzet op de symbolische dimensie van het verhaal, vraagt iemand als Bert Vanheste expliciet aandacht voor de betrokkenheid van de roman op contemporaine maatschappelijke problemen, zoals de discussies rond de democratisering van het katholieke geloof die plaatsvinden in de context van Vaticanum II. In dit artikel wil ik dat tweede perspectief verder uitwerken door Omtrent Deedee in de eerste plaats te lezen als een commentaar op het katholieke geloof, zowel op de institutionele als op de ideologische dimensie ervan. Ik focus daarbij op de aard van het priesterschap van het hoofdpersonage Deedee, op de relatie tussen de geestelijke Deedee en de jonge homoseksueel Claude, die een alternatieve priesterrol op zich neemt, en op het sacrale proces van de transsubstantiatie, dat bij dit alles een cruciale rol lijkt te spelen. Tenslotte verbind ik het motief van de transsubstantiatie met Claus' visie op betekenis en symboliek. Zowel het religieuze sacrament als het proces van betekenisgeving zijn immers gebaseerd op de interacties tussen het concrete en materiële enerzijds en het abstracte en ideële anderzijds. Finaal worden beide categorieën in Omtrent Deedee ontmaskerd als louter sociale constructies die er niet in slagen hun belofte waar te maken en een oorspronkelijke, sacrale eenheid en heelheid te herstellen. Tom SINTOBIN : Raconter en bafouillant, bafouiller en racontant. Traumatisme et narrativité chez Hugo Claus In this article two novels by Hugo Claus are analysed from the perspective of Trauma theory : Desire (1978) and The sorrow of Belgium (1983). Trauma destroys an individual's life-narrative and results in a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In Desire it is Didi that seems to suffer from it : she lost her human identity and her awareness of time, she is barely able to speek - which means that she has lost the plot that can give her life meaning and coherence. The reader is never told what exactly is the matter : all he gets are flashes, which are not sufficient to tell him the whole story. Moreover, he is confronted with the fact that the language of the novel is very ambiguous. These two characteristics - the unability to get to a fullblown story and the loss of language - the reader shares with a PTSD-patient, which suggests that this novel has a performative aspect : the reader lives through the same drama as that of the characters. In The sorrow of Belgium, uncle Omer is confronted with a malfunctioning language and ability to narrate. His problem manifests itself in repetition and in misunderstandings due to the ambiguity of words. The reader encounters exactly the same problem at the end of the novel, when a passage that seemed rather superficial at first sight in reality turns out to be full of meaning. However, there are characters in this novel whom one would expect to be traumatised that nevertheless do not show the typical characteristics. Above all the father, Staf, talks endlessly about the terrible things that happened to him, even so much that the members of his family are no longer interested. The feeling of the "surplus" of narratives, that are as a consequence not healing any more but aim at hiding something, is a feeling shared by the reader while he is reading this strange novel, which gets in its turn a performative aspect. In dit artikel worden twee romans van Hugo Claus, Het verlangen (1978) en Het verdriet van België (1983) bestudeerd vanuit het perspectief van traumastudies. Daarbij wordt een trauma gedefinieerd als datgene wat het levensnarratief van een individu vernietigt, met een Post Traumatic Stress Disorder tot gevolg. In Het verlangen blijkt Didi's pathologie daar nogal wat kenmerken van te hebben : ze is haar menselijke identiteit kwijt, haar tijdsbesef is ontregeld, ze kan amper nog spreken - zij heeft dus niet langer de beschikking over een levensnarratief dat haar bestaan zinvol en coherent kan maken. De lezer verneemt echter nooit precies wat er aan de hand is : hij krijgt slechts flitsen te zien en komt niet tot een sluitend verhaal. Bovendien wordt hij ermee geconfronteerd dat de taal van de roman wel heel meerzinnig wordt. Deze beide kenmerken - het onvermogen om tot een verhaal te komen en het verlies van taal - deelt de lezer met een PTSD-patiënt, zodat het verhaal in overdrachtelijke zin performatief is geworden : de lezer ondervindt het drama van de personages aan den lijve. Ook in Het verdriet van België komt er een personage voor wiens taal en verhalend vermogen hapert : Nonkel Omer. Zijn aandoening uit zich onder meer in herhaling en in misverstanden door dubbelzinnige woorden en blijkt ook de lezer parten te spelen wanneer die zich tegen het einde van de roman met een ogenschijnlijk anekdotische maar in werkelijkheid uitermate beladen passage geconfronteerd ziet. Nochtans zijn er ook personages waarvan men zou kunnen aannemen dat ze getraumatiseerd zijn zonder dat ze de kenmerken van een PTSD vertonen : vooral vader Staf vertelt honderduit over wat hem is overkomen, zelfs in die mate dat zijn verhalen niet meer interessant gevonden worden door zijn huisgenoten. Het gevoel van de overdaad aan verhalen, die niet langer heilzaam zijn maar iets verbergen, maakt zich ook van de lezer meester bij zijn lectuur van deze vreemde roman. Het verdriet van België heeft zodoende op zijn beurt iets performatiefs. Dirk VAN HULLE : Claus et la narratologie exogénétique. La cognition externe (extended mind) et les notes de lecture autour du Chagrin des Belges This article combines genetic criticism with a post-Cartesian approach to cognitive narratology, notably to the examination of literary evocations of the fictional mind. The case study is the genesis of Hugo Claus' novel Het verdriet van België. The exogenetic analysis of two extant notebooks shows how the author's reading notes contribute not just to the fictional cosmology of the novel, but also to the cognitive cosmology of the characters' 'extended' minds. The article argues that for Claus, as for many twentieth-century authors, the materiality of the avant-texte served as a cognitive model for the evocation of the workings of the fictional mind. Dit artikel combineert tekstgenetisch onderzoek met een post-Cartesiaanse benadering van de cognitieve narratologie, in het bijzonder het onderzoek naar vormen van literaire bewustzijnsrepresentatie. De gevalstudie is de genese van Hugo Claus' roman Het verdriet van België. Uit de exogenetische analyse van twee bewaard gebleven notitieboeken blijkt hoe de lectuurnotities bijdragen, niet alleen tot de fictionele kosmologie van de roman, maar ook tot de cognitieve kosmologie van personages en hun "extended mind" . Het artikel argumenteert dat voor Claus, net als voor heel wat twintigste-eeuwse auteurs, de materialiteit van de avant-texte heeft gefungeerd als cognitief model voor literaire bewustzijnsrepresentatie. Malgorzata DUBROWSKA : Die mythische Welt Anna Seghers'. Literarische Bilder aus dem französischen Exil Alongside her journalistic undertakings, literary works by Anna Seghers left trajectories of her residence as an immigrant in France between the years 1933-1941. In her literary works, the writer often depicted in a metaphorical way the world of immigration experiences : Sense of instability, isolation, life intimidations and also consciousness of replication of the immigrant' destiny. She brought a universal literary vision that corresponded to the biblical tradition and the world of the Greek and Roman mythologies. The author of this article, based on the selected literary works of Anna Seghers that were created in France, catalogues the universal experiences of the existence of the human kind, that in Seghers' works become mythical. Les textes littéraires d'Anna Seghers, qui complètent son activité publicistique, où elle décrit d'une manière métaphorique ses expériences d'expatriée, en disent long sur les années de son exil en France (1939-1941). La précarité, l'isolement, le danger de mort et la conscience de réitération de l'existence d'exilé font naître une vision littéraire universelle qui puise tant dans la tradition biblique que dans les mythologies grecque et romaine. A travers les textes littéraires retenus, issus de la période française, l'auteur de la présente contribution tente de concrétiser cette expérience atemporelle de l'existence humaine à laquelle Seghers donne une dimension mythique.

Jefferson and Nature is the first comprehensive study to take Jefferson completely at his word-his favorite word. Nature-the term and the many ideas associated with it-pervades Jefferson's life and writings. It sets hem apart from his colleagues in the American Enlightenment and provides the distinctive gateway to his thought and action. By no means consistent and at tunes apparently opportunistic in his use of the term, Jefferson nevertheless draws nearly every realm of life back to this essential word and idea. Charles Miller's book tells why this is so.

Cet ouvrage s'adresse à toute personne (élèves, étudiants, adultes) souhaitantde façon simple, autonome et active, améliorer sa prononciation en anglais, mieux en comprendre les règles et se perfectionner. Riche de nombreuses activités variées, il sera également utile aux enseignants à la recherche d'exercices ludiques pouvant être repris en classe. Il propose : - 30 fiches explicatives agrémentées de nombreux exercices d'entrainement corrigés (répétition, reconnaissance de sons, virelangues...) pour permettre de mettre en oeuvre sans attendre les connaissances et compétences phonologiques présentées. - 95 fichiers audioà télécharger gratuitement sur le site des éditions Ellipses.

Au petit matin, qui fait des bonds sautant d'arbre en arbre ? C'est un jeune faon. Il est tout fou, attention prends garde ! Chaque double-page est accompagné d'un texte poétique ou l'enfant relève sur la page de droite un volet avec un pop up qui surgit. Il faut deviner l'animal. un vocabulaire riche et un livre avec de nombreux pop up pour découvrir les animaux de la forêt.

Il était une fois un château où un fantôme faisait peur à ceux qui voulaient entrer. C'était la reine Hou !Hou !, qui terrorisait les voyageurs égarés.

"J'avais imaginé un tableau et je me donnais les moyens de le réaliser trait pour trait." Klaus et Ninon, professeur et élève, puis mari et femme, oublient leurs impératifs pour mener une vie douce et passionnée. L'inévitable arrive : ils fondent une famille et par-là même les bases de leur métier. Façonnant un monde à leur enfant Tavaszi, c'est dans un décor solaire et parfois maussade que le couple lui assure un avenir en sacrifiant, si nécessaire, sa fragilité native. Des poèmes qui sont des lettres, des lettres qui font des poèmes ou proèmes. Ce sont des poèmes en prose, des lettres et des vers composés au fusil orné de fleurs, disséminés au coeur d'un roman raconté par les personnages eux-mêmes. C'est aussi un journal encensé d'une fiction, des perspectives qui se laissent dénouer par une lecture habile.

Dans les confins d'une forêt japonaise insulaire vit un ours qui a été séparé de sa famille dès son plus jeune âge. Las des jours qui passent, il vit, se nourrit et se promène perpétuellement seul, jusqu'à ce qu'une corneille venue de la ville vienne lui tenir compagnie. Tous deux décident alors de faire route ensemble, le temps que le premier rejoigne ses congénères et que le second retrouve le chemin du retour. Traversant montagnes, champs et volcans, rencontrant cerfs, hiboux et sangliers, les deux voyageurs se rapprochent courageusement de leur but... mais trouveront-ils vraiment ce qu'ils cherchent ? Vivez ce périple initiatique au plus près de ces deux individus et devenez témoin de leur amitié poignante.

The mere fact of existing is already a battle of every moment, but that of being born a woman is seen as the most arduous of battles, in a society that considers women not only less than men, but below men. The simple attributes devolved to human being are sometimes denied to them, under the indifferent eye of the society. Who is to blame for this general contemptuous attitude vis-à-vis the woman ? The man ? Society ? Or the woman herself ? Woman parenthood, excision, rape, sexual harassment, the prison, early marriages and widowhood are core points tackled in the seven short stories of this book where the main characters ; Micheline, Amina, Jenaëlle, Ann-Lise, Lucie, Violet and Bernadette shall each take the reader through their stories using their own words. Based on true stories, these fictions are a personal move to throw more light on the stumbling blocks faced by the woman in her struggle for optimal fulfillment. Through the life stories clearly depicted in this book, most readers can picture their own lives, the lives of a mother, a sister, a friend or a daughter. Two objectives constitute the backbone of this book ; draw attention on the way the woman is perceived by the African society and Cameroon in particular and raise awareness in the woman so that she can come to understand that the key to her destiny lies within herself and nowhere else. Hence the need to portray womanhood as society sees it : a handicap.

Anthony Speelman is the doyen of English art dealers specializing in Dutch Golden Age art. Vividly written and handsomely illustrated, his memoirs offer fascinating insight into the sometimes secretive world of Old Masters. This book will appeal not only to dealers, collectors and others in the fine art world, but also to would-be collectors eager for a glimpse behind the curtain. These memoirs cover a lifetime of dealing in Old Masters at the very highest level. Speelman's career started under the guidance of his father Edward, whose own biography has much to tell. Over the years, Speelman has sold paintings to many of the world's greatest collectors, including Norton Simon, Paul Mellon, Baron Thyssen, Harold Samuel, Charles Clore and the Wrightsmans in New York, along with world renowned museums such as the Getty, the Louvre and the National Gallery, London, among many others. He writes about his encounters with these eminent bodies in a light-hearted style, sometimes amusing, always extremely interesting - including an anecdote about a recent meeting with a Chinese billionaire with a penchant for fine wine. The two monkeys in the title refer to two paintings of a monkey holding a peach by George Stubbs, the outstanding English animal painter. Anthony describes how he discovered one of these masterpieces as a 'sleeper' in a Sotheby's sale. Early in his career Anthony's rooms in Piccadilly were broken into and a number of paintings stolen, including a George Stubbs painting of a spaniel. An intriguing tale follows, ending with the paintings recovered some eighteen months later after a failed blackmail attempt on the part of the thieves. Amongst his accomplishments, Speelman was for many years chairman of the vetting committee at the annual Maastricht art fair. He describes the working of the committees which ensure that all works exhibited are correctly described. Still active in the art world, he is currently chairman of the vetting committee of the prestigious annual Masterpiece art fair in London. Other chapters detail Speelman's travels to California, New York and Paris, his interest in gastronomy and his thrilling adventures in the world of horseracing. The book is beautifully illustrated with examples of works that have passed through the author's hands. The wide range of illustrations is not limited to Dutch art and includes works by Canaletto, Stubbs, Raphael, Tiepolo, Melendez and other Old Masters.

Far from the crowds and the well-worn clichés, Seville still has many hidden gems it only reveals to locals and visitors who head off the beaten track. An essential guide for those who thought they knew Seville well or are seeking to discover another side of the city. Why is there a stone relief of Grace Kelly on the wall of Seville Town Hall and how can you track down the railway from the Ibero-American Expo of 1929 ? Where might you find the legacy of Christopher Columbus' son, a medieval Jewish cemetery in a car park, the oddest of barbershops, forgotten souvenirs from the Guadalquivir steamboats, Masonic symbols in a church, the last remaining vestiges of the Andalusian pavilions from the '29 Expo, a little-known Modernist electric power station, an example of the Nazi Enigma machine, a collection of Chinese and Japanese art in a Renaissance mansion or the pillars of a medieval synagogue ?

The Pondera Online project aims to collect and study ancient and medieval weights. No attempt for such a global corpus has been successful since the end of the 19th century. Dispersed objects, disparate information and imprecise data together constitute a major obstacle to a comprehensive approach. Therefore, the Pondera Online project is intended to fill a gap in the collection, standardisation, and processing of these archaeological data, thanks to an open access database (https : //pondera. uclouvain. be/). In this framework, four annual workshops have been organised in Louvain-la-Neuve between 2016 and 2019, bringing together specialists in Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic weights and measures. These meetings have led to a rich program of presentations and discussions, and to the preparation of several papers. Thirteen of them are gathered in this second collective volume.