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Free Download Brian A. Verrett, "The Serpent in Samuel: A Messianic Motif"
English | ISBN: 1725259842 | 2020 | 214 pages | EPUB | 714 KB
In this study, Brian A. Verrett argues that 1-2 Samuel contains a serpent motif by practicing biblical theology and literary criticism. This motif derives from the serpent in Genesis 3, and its function within the Samuel narrative is to heighten the reader’s anticipation in the coming messiah, who is the son of David and the seed of the woman from Genesis 3:15. This messiah will defeat the serpent and inaugurate his glorious reign over a renewed world. When 1-2 Samuel is read in this way, one appreciates previously unnoticed features of the text, understands aspects of the text that were formerly confusing, and rightly sees that the whole of 1-2 Samuel is a messianic document.

Free Download David McKinney, "Samuel Beckett and Recent Irish Fiction: A Comparative Study "
English | ISBN: 1032468904 | 2024 | 202 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This volume considers Samuel Beckett’s fiction and drama as major aesthetic and thematic influences on the work of Irish authors Eimear McBride, Keith Ridgway, Emma Donoghue, and Kevin Barry in the post-crash period of 2009-2015. Through cross-comparisons between the aesthetics and form of Beckett’s Trilogy, Mercier and Camier, Footfalls and Not I, and those of a range of post-crash Irish novels including Beatlebone, Hawthorn and Child, Room, and A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing, this book establishes Beckett’s continuing influence on Irish fiction. With particular reference to these newer authors’ treatment of scarcity, trauma, indeterminism, gender and sexuality, and confinement in the context of major societal changes and traumas in Irish society since 2009, topics include the imposition of austerity, collapse of faith in institutions, and the increasing recognition of LGBTQIA+ and reproductive rights.

Free Download Samuel Beckett and Recent Irish Fiction: A Comparative Study
by David McKinney
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1032468904 | 210 Pages | True PDF | 3.64 MB

Free Download The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell, Bernard Mayes, Blackstone Audio, Inc.
English | June 26, 2017 | ISBN: B07344S6GX | 54 hours and 39 minutes | M4B 64 Kbps | 1.36 Gb
The book is full of humorous anecdote and rich characterization, and paints a vivid picture of 18th-century London, peopled by prominent personalities of the time such as Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Wilkes, Oliver Goldsmith and David Garrick, while also giving a compelling insight into Johnson’s complex humanity – his depression, fear of death, intellectual brilliance and rough humor.

Free Download Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War By Les Standiford
2012 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 0061899550 | EPUB | 1 MB
"Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace."-Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding BrothersLes Standiford’s Last Train to Paradise, the fascinating true account of the building of a railroad "across the ocean" from Miami to Key West, is already a classic of popular history. With Desperate Sons, the New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Adam Home tells the remarkable story of America’s first patriots, the Sons of Liberty, whose revolutionary acts have become legend. With all the suspense and power of a historical action thriller, Standiford’s Desperate Sons recounts the courage and tenacity of a hardy group that included Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock-radical activists who were responsible for some of the most notorious events leading up to the American Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere’s fabled midnight ride. Fans of David McCullough’s John Adams and 1776 will be riveted by this true history of young men inflamed by the fires of common purpose who helped a new nation to rise up against its British oppressor.

Free Download James Boswell, "The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson"
English | 2021 | ASIN: B09BRDMVG4 | EPUB | pages: 426 | 0.5 mb
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. is a travel journal by Scotsman James Boswell first published in 1785. In 1773, Boswell enticed his English friend Samuel Johnson to accompany him on a tour through the highlands and western islands of Scotland. Johnson was then in his mid sixties and well known for his literary works and his Dictionary. The two travellers set out from Edinburgh and skirted the eastern and northeastern coasts of Scotland, passing through St Andrews, Aberdeen and Inverness. They then passed into the highlands and spent several weeks on various islands in the Hebrides, including Skye, Coll, and Mull. After a visit to Boswell’s estate at Auchinleck, the travellers returned to Edinburgh. Johnson published his Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland on 18 January 1775.

Free Download Hannah Simpson, "Samuel Beckett and Disability Performance "
English | ISBN: 3031041321 | 2022 | 251 pag
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Free Download Marc Grnbech-dam, "Jesus As the Son of 1-2 Samuel’s David: An Intertextual Reading of the Gospel of Matthew "
English | ISBN: 9004693882 | 2024 | 338 pages | PDF | 4 MB
An intertextual reading of Matthew’s Gospel, exploring how 1-2 Samuel influence Matthew’s portrayal of Jesus as a new David. Matthew’s Jesus both imitates and inverts the acts of King David in ways that promote righteousness and mercy.

Free Download Marvin A. Sweeney, "1 – 2 Samuel "
English | ISBN: 1108472613 | 2023 | 364 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In this commentary to 1-2 Samuel, Marvin Sweeney focuses on the qualities of leadership displayed by the major characters of the book. He reads 1-2 Samuel in relation to Machiavelli’s The Prince and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, which provide a comparative evaluation of the qualities of leadership displayed by Eli, Samuel, Saul, David, Ish-Bosheth, Abner, Abshalom, Joab, and others. Additionally, Sweeney provides an analysis of the synchronic, literary structure of Samuel, as well as a new theory regarding its composition. He also re-evaluates the role of 2 Samuel 21-24 within the synchronic literary structure of the book, arguing that the so-called Succession Narrative in 2 Samuel 9-20 is a northern Israelite composition that stands as a component of the Jehu Dynastic History. Highlighting the geography and cities of the land of Israel, Sweeney’s commentary enables readers to understand the role that the land of Israel plays in the narrative of the book of Samuel.

Free Download Art and Life: The Story of Samuel Bak by Ute Ben Yosef
English | October 16, 2023 | ISBN: 1879985462 | True PDF | 360 pages | 334 MB
Art & Life: The Story of Samuel Bak traces the development of a child prodigy deeply shaped by the catastrophic events of the Shoah, from his early artistic influences to his years in the Vilna Ghetto and Landsberg DP Camp, his formal training in Israel and Paris, and his fruitful art career in Rome, New York, Switzerland, and Boston