Lesser Prince

This volume depicts the life and times of the Mughal emperor Jahangir in the light of his memoirs, Jahangirnama, popularly known as Tuzuk-i Jahangiri. With its fresh treatment of source material and a vivid account of historical events, the book tells the history of Jahangir’s India through his intimate and confessional memoirs incorporated in the genre of Mughal manuscript painting. The work is noteworthy for its historical portraits as well as Jahangir’s visual realism, his remarkable knowledge of natural history, and the perceptive and detailed descriptions of the world around him. Moving away from conventional historical writing, the book is a psychological study of an individual, his innate qualities, behavioural moves and instinctive affinities. Jahangir’s memoirs reveal deeper facets of him as a person as well as a poet, aesthete, connoisseur of painting and a keen observer of nature, both human and that of the natural world. The author also includes other contemporary literature of the period that narrate Jahangir’s life, such as Akbarnama, Ma’asir-i Jahangiri, Iqbalnama-i Jahangiri, Intikhab-i Jahangiri, Tatimma-i Waqi’at-i Jahangiri and Zakhirat-ul Khwanin, as well as Jesuits accounts and travelogues. He further analyses the influence of European Renaissance art on the history of Mughal paintings. A first of its kind, this book will greatly interest scholars and researchers of medieval history, Indian history, Mughal history, art history, popular culture and South Asian studies, as well as the general reader.

Could elves be attending school with human children? Could you be an elf? In this fast-paced fantasy adventure, anything is possible. Fourteen year old Tig Parnassus is the smallest kid in his class, enduring bullying and solitude even though he's known these kids for most of his life. One day, in the middle of Algebra class, his sixth sense tells him something is terribly wrong. After a mad dash, he arrives home to find his critically wounded father accompanied by family he didn't realize existed. To make matters more interesting, his beautiful aunt insists that he is an Elven Prince of the House of Parnassus. A greedy, power-hungry wizard has awakened an ancient evil and pulled it into our world. Tig is thrust through a portal into the magical Faerie world of Gaeland. The portal reveals a world filled with elves, gnomes, demons, and even a dragon. Along with two new friends who are discovering their own elven heritage, Tig must not only find a way to return his father to health, but save Gaeland from demon domination. In Lesser Prince, the lives of three kids are changed forever when they discover that magic is part of who they are. The power of family and friendship gives them courage to stand firm in the face of evil.

This is an easy to read yet highly informative history of ancient China. It is a classic in the field and covers all aspects of ancient Chinese life and culture. From the dynasties of the kings to the occupations and entertainments of the people, including ancient Chinese religions, sports, literature and customs. As well as the politics, geography and wars of this great civilization. It also includes chapters on ancient japan, human sacrifice, ancestor worship, and many interesting but generally unknown facts.

Synopsis: Once again, the Coalition Forces are drawn together in a quest for peace. Never before would the skill and determination of these highly trained people be tested as it will be in this most exceptional of situations. The finest examples from the United States of America, British and Australian Armed Forces must again combine their efforts and even this may not be enough. Posted together at a remote and highly classified research facility, no one could have foreseen the tragic accident that tore them away from the world so familiar and cast them adrift in the midst of chaos. An ancient and brutal land awaits where the doctrine of modern warfare will struggle for credibility on a battlefield where a longbow is considered, ‘state of the art’ warfare. Each of the small group of people will have their courage pushed to the very limits in an epic clash of times and cultures. Featuring high drama, suspense, wry humour, romance and almost non-stop excitement, adults of all ages will be swept up in this tale. From ordered battlefields where legions of armoured men stand toe to toe on blood-soaked ground to war at sea in tall ships. From the burning desert sands to the sudden shocking combat of urban warfare, this “What If’ saga in four parts will answer the oft-asked question of Modern vs Ancient, who would emerge victorious? Breathtaking Romance, Non-stop Action, Heart-wrenching Drama and wry Humour, these fast-paced stories transverse cultures and times to take the reader on an assault to the senses.

From Rome's Coliseum to the temples of ancient Egypt; with the fiery death of a Templar knight and the escape of concentration camp prisoners in Nazi Germany; Nefaste's journal unveils the unseen battle of good and evil's impact on history before Janis Koppel is drawn into its vortex.

A study in the meaning of Jesus as seen through the lens of legends and ideas related to Dionysus, Baal, Lucifer, and Ulysses.

Royalist polemic and a sophisticated use of classical allusion are at the heart of the two 1648 volumes which are the focus of this study, yet there are striking differences in their politics and in the ways they represent their relation to poetry of the past. Pugh's study of these brilliant but neglected poets brings nuance to our understanding of literary royalism, and considers the interconnections between politics and poetics. Through a series of detailed close readings revealing the complex and nuanced significance of classical allusion in individual poems, together with an historically informed consideration of the polemical force of both publishing acts, Pugh aligns the two poets with competing factions within the royalist camp. These political differences, she argues, are reflected not only in the idea of monarchy explicitly articulated in their poetry, but also in the distinctive theories of intertextuality foregrounded in each volume, Herrick's absolutism going hand-in -hand with his peculiarly transcendental image of poetic imitation as an immortal symposium, Fanshawe's constitutionalism with a distinctly humanist approach. Offering a new argument for the unity of Herrick's vast collection Hesperides, and making a case for the rehabilitation of Richard Fanshawe, this engaging book will also be of wider interest to anyone concerned with politics in seventeenth-century literature or with classical reception.