A History of Character

A History of Character
Author: Jimmy Patterson
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2014-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578144269

A history of Midland, Texas

Character

Character
Author: Marjorie Garber
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0374709378

What is “character”? Since at least Aristotle’s time, philosophers, theologians, moralists, artists, and scientists have pondered the enigma of human character. In its oldest usage, “character” derives from a word for engraving or stamping, yet over time, it has come to mean a moral idea, a type, a literary persona, and a physical or physiological manifestation observable in works of art and scientific experiments. It is an essential term in drama and the focus of self-help books. In Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession, Marjorie Garber points out that character seems more relevant than ever today, omnipresent in discussions of politics, ethics, gender, morality, and the psyche. References to character flaws, character issues, and character assassination and allegations of “bad” and “good” character are inescapable in the media and in contemporary political debates. What connection does “character” in this moral or ethical sense have with the concept of a character in a novel or a play? Do our notions about fictional characters catalyze our ideas about moral character? Can character be “formed” or taught in schools, in scouting, in the home? From Plutarch to John Stuart Mill, from Shakespeare to Darwin, from Theophrastus to Freud, from nineteenth-century phrenology to twenty-first-century brain scans, the search for the sources and components of human character still preoccupies us. Today, with the meaning and the value of this term in question, no issue is more important, and no topic more vital, surprising, and fascinating. With her distinctive verve, humor, and vast erudition, Marjorie Garber explores the stakes of these conflations, confusions, and heritages, from ancient Greece to the present day.

American Character

American Character
Author: Colin Woodard
Publisher: Viking Adult
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2016
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0525427899

The struggle between individualism and the good of the community as a whole has been the basis of every major disagreement in America's history, from the debates at the Constitutional Convention to the civil rights movement to the Tea Party. In American Character, Colin Woodard traces these two key strands in American politics through the four centuries of the nation's existence, from the first colonies through the Gilded Age and Great Depression to the present day, and how different regions of the country have successfully or disastrously accommodated them.

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon
Author: Nieves Mathews
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 620
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780300064414

In 1621 Bacon fell from power as Lord Chancellor, the highest position in the land. Charged with accepting bribes, he was convicted, fined, imprisoned and exiled from the Court. He died five years later, disgraced and deeply in debt.

The Author as Character

The Author as Character
Author: A. J. Hoenselaars
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1999
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780838637869

"Many fictional works have real, historical authors as characters. Great national literary icons like Virgil and Shakespeare have been fictionalized in novels, plays, poems, movies, and operas. This fashion might seem typically postmodern, the reverse side of the contention that the Author is Dead; but this collection of essays shows that the representation of historical authors as characters can boast of a considerable history, and may well constitute a genre in its own right. This volume brings together a collection of articles on appropriations of historical authors, written by experts in a wide range of major Western literatures."--BOOK JACKET.

Coded Character Sets

Coded Character Sets
Author: Charles E. Mackenzie
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Total Pages: 552
Release: 1980
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The standards process. Terms and concepts. Early codes. The duals of BCDIC. The size of BCDIC. The size and structure of PTTC. The structure of EBCDIC. The sequence of EBCDIC. The duals of EBCDIC. The graphic subsets of EBCDIC. The card code of EBCDIC. The new PTTC. The size and structure of ASCII. The sequence of ASCII. Which bit first?. Decimal ASCII. Which Hollerith?. Katakana and the Hollerith card code. What is a CPU code?. ASCII in 8-bit interchange environment. The alphabetic extender problem. Graphic subsets for the government. Which ASCII? Logical or, logical not. A comparison of contiguous, noncontiguous, and interleaved alphabets. Code extension examples. The 96-column card code. Glossary. Index.

Craftsmanship and Character

Craftsmanship and Character
Author: Harold Melvin Hyman
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 718
Release: 1998
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780820319735

The history of Vinson & Elkins both mirrors and contrasts that of many other large American law firms. The firm was founded in 1917 by two partners, who pooled a handful of clients and ten thousand dollars. By the 1990s the firm retained more than five hundred lawyers, represented more than eight thousand clients on several continents, and posted multi-million dollar annual earnings.

Books That Build Character

Books That Build Character
Author: William Kilpatrick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1994-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0671884239

William Kilpatrick's recent book Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong convinced thousands that reading is one of the most effective ways to combat moral illiteracy and build a child's character. This follow-up book--featuring evaluations of more than 300 books for children--will help parents and teachers put his key ideas into practice.

A History of the Theatre Costume Business

A History of the Theatre Costume Business
Author: Triffin I. Morris
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1351052330

A History of the Theatre Costume Business is the first-ever comprehensive book on the subject, as related by award-winning actors and designers, and first hand by the drapers, tailors, and craftspeople who make the clothes that dazzle on stage. Readers will learn why stage clothes are made today, by whom, and how. They will also learn how today’s shops and ateliers arose from the shops and makers who founded the business. This never-before-told story shows that there is as much drama behind the scenes as there is in the performance: famous actors relate their intimate experiences in the fitting room, the glories of gorgeous costumes, and the mortification when things go wrong, while the costume makers explain how famous shows were created with toil, tears, and sweat, and sometimes even a little blood. This is history told by the people who were present at the creation – some of whom are no longer around to tell their own story. Based on original research and first-hand reporting, A History of the Theatre Costume Business is written for theatre professionals: actors, directors, producers, costume makers, and designers. It is also an excellent resource for all theatregoers who have marveled at the gorgeous dresses and fanciful costumes that create the magic on stage, as well as for the next generation of drapers and designers.