The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders &c. - The Original Classic Edition
Автор: Defoe Daniel
Год издания: 0000
Daniel Defoes 1722 novel, Moll Flanders, remains a fascinating imaginative work, and is in many ways more interesting than his famous first effort, Robinson Crusoe. Having seen bits of two recent film adaptations in the last couple of months on television, and being a budding 18th century scholar, I decided it was time I picked up my own copy of Moll Flanders and see the actual product on its own terms. A story no less about a castaway and delinquent than Crusoe, in Moll Flanders, Defoe attempts to set down the history of a woman with a wild and often desperate life. A character of infinitely more interiority and reflection than Crusoe, Moll gives us through a first person narrative, a look into various stations of life in 18th century England and America. <p> The novel begins with a tip of the hat to that fine progenitor of the novel, Don Quixote, a Gines-like acknowledgment that Moll, as the author of her own story, cannot complete that story within the text of the novel, unless people can write when they are deceased. Amusements aside, Moll begins her story as Crusoe begins his, with an immediate acknowledgment of the instability of the modern self – the corruption of her own name. Born in Newgate prison, and having never known her mother, Moll finds herself among gypsies and landed gentry before settling in Colchester for the term of her youth. Here, she founds her sense of social ambition, unusual even for Jane Eyre in the 19th century, as one in which she figures to be a gentlewoman by earning her own living. Various mishaps and misadventures lead her through marriages, whoredom, and thievery as Moll attempts to find her place in the world as a woman of common birth. Early on she learns the lessons that will aid her on her journey, viz., the value of money, quick wit, and a sense of her own sexuality. <p> While Defoe certainly does not sugar-coat the wrongs of woman in the early 18th century – delving deeply into issues of feminine helplessness before the law, the difficulties of procuring stable employment, and various reproductive issues such as adoption, abortion, and infant mortality – yet he maintains a consistent character of Moll as an extremely strong, adaptive, and resilient female character. The most riveting facet of Moll throughout is her own sense of self-worth and importance, especially in her own history. For instance, while chronicling an encounter with a former lover, Moll tells us that while his adventures are worth their own narrative, this is my story, not his. Molls strength in the midst of doubt, desperation, and general loneliness keeps the readers constant interest and admiration. <p> Defoes exploration of inter-gender relationships are worthy of note themselves for the sheer variety of social, economic, and personal situations he includes in the novel. The economic theme stands out among these, and provides a link back to the preoccupations of Robinson Crusoe. Like Crusoe, Moll is always aware of the value of her personal possessions, and conscious of how to exploit and husband her resources to best advantage. Also like Crusoe, Moll Flanders is keenly aware of the possibilities and drawbacks of English colonial ventures in America. Defoes efforts to link all these themes to the lot of the English prison population, the family unit, and indentured servants and African slaves, are all managed extremely well within the text of the novel. For all this, Moll Flanders remains an entertaining, satisfying, relevant novel, and stands for me above Crusoe as a work of high literary value.
The SAP R/3 Handbook, Second Edition
Автор: Jos? Antonio Hern?ndez
Год издания:
Other enhancements and options that have been added and that you can find in this book are related to
subjects such as the following:
Availability is increased, and there are now further options for distributing the system, along with new
powerful platforms.
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There is a new change and transport system, including all the facilities of the Transport Management
System (TMS).
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In the ABAP workbench, there are a host of new utilities, a stepforward object?oriented ABAP, the
replacement of matchcodes with search helps, and more.
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Windows NT is now a very popular platform with thousands of customers. For this reason, this new
edition is operating system independent, dealing with both UNIX and Windows NT where
appropriate.
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? The authorization system and administrator duties have been facilitated with the profile generator.
? Since release 4.0 there is a new object?based monitoring architecture and alert monitors.
? The well?known OSS has now become SAPnet, with two variants: R/3 front end and Web front end.
In this edition you will find lots of new things to discover and enjoy. I hope you enjoy this book and
enjoySAP.
Язык программирования C++. Лекции и упражнения. Platinum Edition
Автор: С. Прата
Год издания:
В новом издании популярной книги известного автора и специалиста по C++ рассматривается устоявшаяся версия языка, соответствующая стандарту ISO/ANSI. Изложение материала не привязано ни к какой конкретной реализации C++. В основе изложения материала лежит оригинальная методика, разработанная автором и неоднократно проверенная на различных группах пользователей. Книга охватывает обширный круг вопросов, необходимых для создания полноценных программ на C++, - от знакомства с основами синтаксиса языка до многочисленных новых функциональных возможностей C++, таких как классы, объекты, наследование, полиморфизм, виртуальные функции, стандартная библиотека шаблонов STL, RTTI и др.
Практические задания к главам книги составлены на основе реальных проектов. Издание рассчитано на пользователей с любым уровнем подготовки. Для начинающих эта книга послужит превосходным учебником, а опытные программисты смогут воспользоваться ею в качестве справочника, облегчающего их ежедневный труд.
Книгу можно рекомендовать как методическое пособие преподавателям высших и средних учебных заведений, а также в качестве учебника для студентов.
The Oxford History of the Classical World.
Автор:
Год издания:
Обзор этой книги огромный.Книга покрывает период значительно больший чем тысяча лет, от стихотворений Гомера до конца языческой религии и падения Римской Империи на Западе. В географическом расширении, повествование начинается с Греции, с небольших общин, возникших в темные времена завоевания и уничтожения, и деревнями бронзового периода на холмах Рима, и заканчивается Империей, которая объединяла не только Средиземноморский мир , а северные земли до Алжира, от Португалии до Сирии, от Рейна до Нила.
Starting Electronics, Third Edition
Автор: Brindley Keith
Год издания:
This book originated as a collection of feature articles, previously published as magazine articles. They were chosen for publication in book form not only because they were so popular with readers in their original magazine appearances but also because they are so relevant in the field of introductory electronics — a subject area in which it is evermore difficult to find information of a technical, knowledgeable, yet understandable nature. This book is exactly that. Since its original publication, I have added significant new material to make sure it is all still highly relevant and up-to-date.
Horses and Other Animals In Motion. 45 Classic Photographic Sequences
Автор: Muybridge Eadweard
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Эта книга - сборник фотографий различных животных в движении. Фотографии сделаны со скоростью 1/2000 секунды, и полученные секвенции кадров представляют собой типичные движения лошадей и других животных на расчерченном вспомогательной сеткой фоне. Большинство секвенций включают снимки с нескольких углов зрения. Лошади показаны в ходьбе, рыси, легком галопе, галопе, тянущими повозку и т.д. Также представлены движения собак, кошек, свиней, слона, козы, птиц и др.
Книга является репринтом издания, выпущенного в 1887 году.
На мой взгляд, будет полезна художникам в качестве референсов при изображении животных.