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Shakespeare Movie Coming Soon! Mystery Disclosed. - Christofer French
Surname recorded from 1248, and means "a spearman." This was a common type of English surname, e.g. Shakelance (1275), Shakeshaft (1332). Shake in the sense of "to brandish or flourish (a weapon)" is attested from late O.E. Heo scæken on heore honden speren swiðe stronge. "Never a... Submitted 214 days 15 hours ago.

I Can See Warsaw From Here; A Brief Review of Russian History - Michael Eza
Russia has been the source of many themes in fictional writing. “Lenin, Trotski and Dzierzynski believed that over-killing was better than running the risk of being over-thrown (Service 107)." This concept is a theme, which runs through almost all of Russian society after the death of Nicholas II... Submitted 196 days 18 hours ago.

The Great Pyramid: Mind Boggling Features of the Greatest of the World’s Wonders - Joel Hendon
Although the Great Pyramid is, by far, the largest of the Egyptian pyramids, that is not at all the sole reason for it’s mind boggling wonders. The method of construction of any of the pyramids has baffled people for years, but this monstrosity is beyond simply baffling. It is very... Submitted 1 year 45 days ago.

Arthur, King? - Jack H. Schick
The most famous British King was not English. He did not wear shining armor, or search for the Holy Grail. He may have actually not been a king. In fact, he may not have existed at all. The legend of King Arthur emerged from the mists of ancient history among the Welsh and the displaced Britons... Submitted 2 years 79 days ago.

Othello: A Warlock Or A Warrior - - Michael Eza
Othello: A Warlock Or A Warrior The handkerchief in Othello is perceived as something different to each person who touches it, but for Othello, Desdemona and Iago it represents magic, devotion and power respectively. Michael C. Andrews argues in his article “Honest Othello”, that... Submitted 234 days 6 hours ago.

Major Developments in Libyan Culture and History - - Waniss A. Otman
As part of the shoreline of the Mediterranean and the continent of Africa, Libya has been host to a succession of cultures, identified by written records as well as the vast number of artefacts and structures still standing or uncovered, known as the archaeological record. But new archaeological... Submitted 317 days 10 hours ago.

The Story of Strength and Bravery of 16th Century Martyrs - - Joel Hendon
Although somewhat known, the story of John Fryth is not extremely famous. But it is a perfect example of the soundness of faith possessed by numerous Christians from the first century up through relatively recent centuries. Fryth was born in Westerham, England in 1503 although his parents moved... Submitted 1 year 189 days ago.

Emergent Christianity And Its Forbears. Morphing Into Something Old But New - - Christofer French
I once studied the Bible quite intensely for a game show in the 70's. This was after I was a minister, and after my formal biblical studies. This experience - speed reading through the Bible about 4 or 5 times - gave me a startling "subjective" experience. I saw Biblical history more as a FILM, a... Submitted 2 years 115 days ago.

The Hound Of The Baskervilles, et al, Remembered - Joel Hendon
Memories have a tendency to be pleasant to the average mind. Our minds tend to forget the unpleasant parts of our lives and the parts which were sweetest are often indelibly etched in our memory. Reading of the old classics tend to give me nostalgia more than anything else, I believe. Sir... Submitted 3 years 152 days ago.

I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag - - David Tanguay
The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag is an oath of loyalty to the country. It is recited at many public events. Congress sessions open with the recitation of the Pledge. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag reads as follows: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United... Submitted 3 years 251 days ago.

Origins of the Segregation of Literary Fiction from Popular Fiction - - Jennifer Cuddy
Why is literary fiction notorious for being statistically 'low sellers' in the world of book publishing? This question, is often indirectly asked by many literary writers who are frustrated by what they believe to be a book publishing industry who cater only to mass markets by following... Submitted 3 years 353 days ago.

Goethe: A German Writer of the First Rank - Satis Shroff
Johann Wolfgang Goethe, who was lifted to nobility as J. W.von Goethe in 1782, was born on August 28, 1749 in the town of Frankfurt. The Goethes lived in a large, comfortable house in the Hirschgasse, now called Goethe Haus. Besides practical, scientific and autobiographical writings, he left... Submitted 4 years 20 days ago.

Homer, Western Civilizations Definition of Culture, Masculinity, and the Silence of Sappho - - Jennifer Cuddy
In our now ethnically diverse culture of political correctness, can we justify the traditional canon as representative of a universal definition of culture? In times past, the study of epic Greek poems such as Homer's 'The Iliad' have resulted from hegomonic conventions, which have since then... Submitted 4 years 51 days ago.

Review: The Rising Shore: Roanoke - ngoldman
Author: Deborah Homsher ISBN: 13: 978-0-9790-51560-9 10: 0-9790-5160-6 Inspired by true events concerning the first British attempt to establish a foothold in North America, Deborah Homsher’s The Rising Shore:Roanoke presents a novel with compelling fictionalized... Submitted 5 years 93 days ago.

The European Renaissance & the English Literature - Shahzada Sultan
All the histories of Europe , cultural, religious, political, and literary—record the reverberations of a strongly repercussive intellectual upheaval that rocked the European world and caused a veritable rebirth of arts and literature. This convulsion has been given the name of Renaissance... Submitted 5 years 232 days ago.

Review: Double Daggers Authored by James R. Clifford - ngoldman
Author: James R. Clifford ISBN: 0897542177 The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW Submitted 5 years 291 days ago.

Analysis of "Under the Lions Paw" - Ben Ganter
Deterministic Propaganda Naturalist writers often promote a negative view of society focusing on the hardships the poor and uneducated face in everyday life. This deterministic view, used by many of the naturalist authors, disseminates a pessimistic outlook on human existence and is prevalent... Submitted 5 years 326 days ago.

Overview of African Prehistory - - Waniss A. Otman
In 1963 Professor Trevor-Roper, Regius Professor of history at, Oxford University, stated: “Nowadays, undergraduates demand that they should be taught African History. Perhaps in the future there will be some African History to teach. But at the present there is none; there is only the... Submitted 316 days 11 hours ago.

Review: The Good Healer Reviewed - ngoldman
Author: Dimitrije Medenica ISBN: 978-1453657034 Although Dimitrije Medenica, author of The Good Healer refers to his work of fiction as a novel, I am inclined to classify it as a novella. Nonetheless, this in no way detracts from the fact that we have quite a yarn here that packs a... Submitted 1 year 283 days ago.

Review: The Last Paradise - ngoldman
Author: Michael Kasenow ISBN: 978-1-4401-2001-5 The Last Paradise was at times not easy to stay with as it dwells so profoundly upon appalling racist behavior, sadness and anger, all taking a heavy emotional toll, nevertheless it still was a great read. In addition, Kasenows cast of rich and... Submitted 3 years 81 days ago.

Ellis M. Goodman Discusses His Novel Bear Any Burden - ngoldman
Title: Bear Any Burden Author: Ellis M. Goodman ISBN: 13: 978-0979494833 Today, Norm Goldman Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest Ellis M. Goodman author of Bear Any Burden. Good day Ellis and thanks for participating in our interview... Submitted 3 years 165 days ago.

Yuan-tsung discusses her book Middle Kingdom: One Family, Three Revolutionaries, and the Birth of Modern China - ngoldman
Today, Norm Goldman Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is excited to have as our guest, Yuan-tsung, or YT as her publishers call her, who is the author of Return to the Middle Kingdom: One Family, Three Revolutionaries, and the Birth of Modern China. Submitted 3 years 330 days ago.

Elitism in the Literary Intelligentsia - Jennifer Cuddy
Why is literary fiction inevitably a poor seller? This question is at the core of John Carey's The Intellectuals and the Masses, Pride and Prejudice Among the Literary Intelligentsia, 1880-1939 . John Carey asserts that the English literary intelligentsia of this era made a conscious effort to... Submitted 3 years 339 days ago.

A Thousand Years of Zähringen - - Satis Shroff
The ruins of Zähringen's castle lies o n a hillock overlooking the Vale of Dreisam. And the hamlet of Zähringen is a part of Freiburg. Zähringen is 1000 years old, reason enough to celebrate a festival with the inauguration of the Zähringer fountain, which is a tall monolith with a scarlet heart... Submitted 3 years 340 days ago.

On Doctor Faustus and Mephistopheles - Satis Shroff
Dr. Johann Faust, the man who sold his soul to the Devil. A mythical figure? Certainly not. I went to the pretty town of Staufen via Bad Krözingen from Freiburg. From the distance you can see the ruins of a castle looming above the vineyards on a hill. In the town below is a Gasthaus called Zum... Submitted 4 years 221 days ago.