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Overview
The text centers on the Philosopher and his wife, the Thin Woman, who undergo a series of journeys and harrowing trials. Faced with danger both human and divine, the two characters are forced to weather the winds of change in order to change themselves. Divided into six books, The Crock of Gold—no doubt inspired by the Irish oral tradition of storytelling—follows the Philosopher’s quest to save the most beautiful woman in the world; his encounter with the gods who have captured her; his return home and arrest for murder (he has been framed by leprechauns incensed at the loss of their crock of gold); and finally, the Thin Woman’s quest to find the fabled Three Infinites.
James Stephens’ The Crock of Gold is perhaps unparalleled in its ability to weave together ancient narrative techniques, mythological sources, and such dominant themes of its day as gender equality and humanity’s quest for self-understanding beyond the traditional boundaries of faith and religion. It is also a darkly comic novel, full of ironic political commentary and suspiciously human conversations situated within the animal world. Most popular of Stephens’ works, The Crock of Gold conceals in its humorous, irreverent outlook a deeply serious, ultimately reverent love for the human soul—unsurprising for an author whose life was marked with difficulty from the very beginning.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9788728020111 |
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Publisher: | Saga Egmont International |
Publication date: | 03/30/2022 |
Sold by: | De Marque |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 370 |
File size: | 674 KB |
About the Author
Date of Birth:
May 22, 1859Date of Death:
July 7, 1930Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, ScotlandPlace of Death:
Crowborough, Sussex, EnglandEducation:
Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885Table of Contents
Chapter I: The Boer Nations
Chapter II: The Cause of Quarrel
Chapter III: The Negotiations
Chapter IV: The Eve of War
Chapter V: Talana Hill
Chapter VI: Elandslaagte And Rietfontein
Chapter VII: Battle of Ladysmith
Chapter VIII: Lord Methuen’s Advance
Chapter IX: Battle of Magersfontein
Chapter X: Battle of Stormberg
Chapter XI: Battle of Colenso
Chapter XII: The Dark Hour
Chapter XIII: The Siege of Ladysmith
Chapter XIV: The Colesberg Operations
Chapter XV: Spioen Kop
Chapter XVI: Vaalkranz
Chapter XVII: Buller’s Final Advance
Chapter XVIII: The Siege And Relief of Kimberley
Chapter XIX: Paardeberg
Chapter XX: Roberts’ Advance on Bloemfontein
Chapter XXI: Strategic Effects of Lord Roberts’ March
Chapter XXII: The Halt At Bloemfontein
Chapter XXIII: The Clearing of The South-East
Chapter XXIV: The Siege of Mafeking
Chapter XXV: The March On Pretoria
Chapter XXVI: Diamond Hill—Rundle’s Operations
Chapter XXVII: The Lines of Communication
Chapter XXVIII: The Halt At Pretoria
Chapter XXIX: The Advance to Komatipoort
Chapter XXX: The Campaign of De Wet
Chapter XXXI: The Guerilla Warfare in the Transvaal: Nooitgedacht
Chapter XXXII: The Second Invasion of Cape Colony
Chapter XXXIII: The Northern Operations From January to April 1901
Chapter XXXIV: The Winter Campaign From April to September 1901
Chapter XXXV: The Guerilla Operations In Cape Colony
Chapter XXXVI: The Spring Campaign From September to December 1901
Chapter XXXVII: The Campaign of January to April 1902
Chapter XXXVIII: De la Rey’s Campaign of 1902
Chapter XXXIX: The End