'It is good to see a reprint and complete updating of this well-known historical tour de force, with its evidence of vast reading and literally thousands of useful facts.' - Times Educational Supplement
'It is good to see a reprint and complete updating of this well-known historical tour de force, with its evidence of vast reading and literally thousa...
Since 1966 readers new to James Joyce have depended upon this essential guide to Ulysses. Harry Blamires helps readers to negotiate their way through this formidable, remarkable novel and gain an understanding of it which, without help, it might have taken several readings to achieve.
The New Bloomsday Book is a crystal clear, page-by-page, line-by-line running commentary on the plot of Ulysses which illuminates symbolic themes and structures along the way. It is a highly accessible, indispensible guide for anyone reading Joyce's masterpiece for the first...
Since 1966 readers new to James Joyce have depended upon this essential guide to Ulysses. Harry Blamires helps readers to negotiate their ...
What do you believe, and why do you believe it? On Christian Truth is a book for Christians seeking a deeper understanding of their faith. It is also a helpful summary for readers who are curious to know what Christians believe. Bringing his polished skills as a novelist, essayist and teacher, Harry Blamires shows how the great body of Christian doctrine fits together into a coherent, intellectually satisfying, and spiritually inspiring view of reality. Harry Blamires is a highly respected teacher and author of more than thirty books. He has won a wide following of both British and American...
What do you believe, and why do you believe it? On Christian Truth is a book for Christians seeking a deeper understanding of their faith. It is also ...
In this now classic book, noted scholar and author Harry Blamires perceptively diagnoses some of the weaknesses besetting the church with insights as fresh and relevant today as they were in the 1960s. Arguing that a distinctively Christian reasoning has been swept away by secular modes of thought and politically correct assumptions, the author calls for the recovery of the authentically Christian mind. "America needs a shot of intellectual insulin directly to its oft-sleepy mind. Harry Blamires is calling out to Christians to think once again. To Blamires, Jesus is not some spongy source of...
In this now classic book, noted scholar and author Harry Blamires perceptively diagnoses some of the weaknesses besetting the church with insights as ...
Eliot s "Four Quartets "is arguably the finest long poem in modern English literature. It is also one that presents considerable problems of interpretation. In "Word Unheard, "first published in 1969, Blamires aims to unravel some of these problems by guiding the reader line by line through the poem, blending paraphrase with commentary. Blamires pays particular attention to the philosophical and theological dimensions of the poem and to its multifarious personal, historical and literary allusions. This title will be of interests to students of literature. "
Eliot s "Four Quartets "is arguably the finest long poem in modern English literature. It is also one that presents considerable problems of interp...
