Those wishing to know the nature of madness, wrote Voltaire, should observe their dreams. This is an important new analysis of the problematic relationship between dreams and madness that preoccupied nineteenth-century French writers, thinkers, and doctors. Tony James shows how doctors (such as Esquirol, Lelut, and Janet), thinkers (including Maine de Biran and Taine), and writers (Balzac, Nerval, Baudelaire, Victor Hugo, and Rimbaud) grappled in very different ways with the problems raised by the so-called "phenomena of sleep" and particularly the question: might dreams be a source of...
Those wishing to know the nature of madness, wrote Voltaire, should observe their dreams. This is an important new analysis of the problematic relatio...
Sir Alexander St. Clair becomes a Knight of the Temple shortly before the dissolution of the Order but will go to great lengths to continue the work. He and a few others are assigned to join Scottish royalty and continue to serve the Order by supporting the new Scottish king, Robert the Bruce.
Sir Alexander St. Clair becomes a Knight of the Temple shortly before the dissolution of the Order but will go to great lengths to continue the work. ...
When Crown Prince Arthur's life is threatened by his uncle forcing his way on to the throne, General Drew Thompson, the Hero of Bogota, must come to his aid.
When Crown Prince Arthur's life is threatened by his uncle forcing his way on to the throne, General Drew Thompson, the Hero of Bogota, must come to h...
Ghosts, superstition and semi-sorcery are all the stuff of daily life in Ban Somboon, a tiny village. in far flung Isaan, Thailand's poorest province. Far from Bangkok and the country's famed sun, sea and sex resorts Ban Somboon sees few foreigners (farang). Nestling close to the Cambodian border the village is a community where ancient Khmer traditions and customs linger. When a farang of pensionable age from Britain arrives to make his home in the village he faces a steep learning curve. First Tales of a Thai Village chronicles the myriad shocks and surprises, discoveries both of delight...
Ghosts, superstition and semi-sorcery are all the stuff of daily life in Ban Somboon, a tiny village. in far flung Isaan, Thailand's poorest province....
Random Notes from a Thai Village continues the narrative of an ex-pat's life in Ban Somboon, a tiny village that nestles close by the Cambodian border in Isaan, Thailand's poorest province. Its closeness to Cambodia means most of Ban Somboon's inhabitants are Khmer Thai who nurture and maintain most of the ancient Khmer customs and traditions. Ghosts, superstition and semi-sorcery are all part of daily life in the village. James chronicles the learning curve of adapting to life in an environment where clashes of culture bring about frequent and often hilarious misunderstandings. He has a...
Random Notes from a Thai Village continues the narrative of an ex-pat's life in Ban Somboon, a tiny village that nestles close by the Cambodian border...
