The Lion's Cub - Le lionceau

The Lion's Cub - Le lionceau
Author: Margaret MacMillan
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0776631349

In The Lion’s Cub, her 2018 Symons Medal address, eminent Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan examines the impact of the First War World on Canadian Confederation. With her characteristic flair and gift for telling detail, Margaret MacMillan shows the paradox of Canada’s experience in the First World War. On the one hand, the Great War, as it was originally known, brought Canada closer to nationhood and gave many Canadians a greater sense of identity. On the other hand, the Great War also marked a time when Confederation was shaken and very nearly came apart. Its divisive impact continued to be felt throughout the twentieth century. And can still be felt today, in Canada’s national political life, and in the relationship between Quebec and the rest of the country. Yet Canada survived, and continues to survive. And Margaret MacMillan concludes that this is the great strength of Confederation. The Lion’s Cub suggests Canada’s endurance should be recognized for the achievement it is. In a world where political boundaries are often as artificial as Canada’s, the ability of our “improbable country” to survive and prosper may be an example of hope for a wider world. The Symons Medal is one of Canada’s most prestigious honours. It is presented annually by the Confederation Centre of the Arts to honour persons who have made an exceptional contribution to Canadian life. Bilingual Edition - Historienne et écrivaine canadienne de réputation internationale, Margaret MacMmillan aborde la Première Guerre mondiale et ses répercussions paradoxales sur le Canada dans son discours prononcé en 2018 lors de la remise de la médaille Symons et intitulé Le lionceau. Avec son style caractéristique et son talent inné de narratrice, Margaret MacMillan a révélé le paradoxe saisissant de l’expérience canadienne durant la Première Guerre mondiale. En effet, si la Grande Guerre, comme on l’appelait à l’époque, a sensibilisé le Canada à l’idée de nation et a conféré à bon nombre de Canadiens un sentiment accru d’identité, elle a aussi symbolisé une époque où la Confédération canadienne fut fortement ébranlée et faillit même se désagréger. De plus, les risques de fracture résultant de la Grande Guerre perdurèrent durant tout le XXe siècle. Et aujourd’hui encore, ses effets continuent de se faire sentir dans la vie politique nationale canadienne, particulièrement dans les relations entre le Québec et le reste du pays. Pourtant, le Canada a survécu et continue de survivre. Selon Margaret MacMillan, c’est d’ailleurs la plus grande force de la Confédération canadienne. Dans son ouvrage intitulé Le lionceau, elle suggère que l’endurance et la résilience du Canada devraient être impérativement reconnues à leur juste valeur. Dans un monde où les frontières politiques sont souvent aussi artificielles que celles du Canada, la capacité à survivre et à prospérer de notre « pays improbable » est un brillant exemple d’espoir pour un monde plus vaste et plus divers. La médaille Symons est une des récompenses honorifiques les plus prestigieuses du Canada. Chaque année, elle est remise par le Centre des arts de la Confédération à une personne distinguée en reconnaissance de sa contribution exceptionnelle à la vie canadienne. Édition bilingue

The Lion's Cub

The Lion's Cub
Author: L M Zorn
Publisher: L M Zorn
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2021-02-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0473560267

Alexandros, a prince of Macedon, has been a pawn in his parents’ battle for power from his earliest memories. His whole life in the cut-throat world of the royal court has been spent walking the knife edge of their warring demands, balancing his duty to King Philippos’ legacy with his obligations to his mother Olympias and her fierce ambitions, rarely seen as a person in his own right. While tending his horse, he has a chance encounter with Hephaistion, a boy from the back hills who says exactly what he thinks and who sees Alexandros in a way no one else ever has. Hephaistion arrived for training at the Royal Page School in Pella with one goal: to make his father proud. But the maddening boy he unceremoniously meets on Pella’s training fields turns Hephaistion's world upside down. Alexandros is exceptional in every way, and unlike anyone he has ever met before, and their close friendship drags Hephaistion into the world of the royal court where intrigue, infighting, and politics put their lives on the line. Hephaistion is unprepared to find himself so close to the heart of the royal household, and Alexandros is reluctant to put his complete trust in anyone after growing up surrounded by treachery. As they navigate the dangers of the court and the world around them, a relationship born out of chance becomes the foundation of an empire. Their friendship marks the start of a journey beyond the bounds of the world they know, beyond even any world they could imagine, and into legend.

A Comprehensive French Grammar

A Comprehensive French Grammar
Author: Glanville Price
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2013-05-21
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1118697677

Characterized by clear and accessible explanations, numerous examples and sample sentences, a new section on register and tone, and useful appendices covering topics including age and time, A Comprehensive French Grammar, Sixth Edition is an indispensable tool for advanced students of French language and literature. A revised edition of this established, bestselling French grammar Includes a new section on register and medium and offers expanded treatment of French punctuation Features numerous examples and sample sentences, and useful appendices covering topics including age, time, and dimension, all available in an easily-navigable format Written by renowned French scholar, Glanville Price

Three Lion Cubs

Three Lion Cubs
Author: Daniel Shain Osiason
Publisher: Daniel S Osiason
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1639729739

Three Lion Cubs is an illustrated short story that has morals and themes, which can be appreciated by all ages. The tale starts with three lion cubs who lose their parents and are left alone in the middle of the jungle. One cub joins the peacocks, another is saved by the vultures and the last joins a family of Yogis. Each lion grows up with different qualities. Ultimately, the lions have to come to terms with how they were raised and learning how to be true to themselves.

Gilda the Giraffe and Leonardo the Lion Cub

Gilda the Giraffe and Leonardo the Lion Cub
Author: Lucie Papineau
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404812949

Bored with his babysitter, Gilda the giraffe, Leonardo the lion cub makes friends with a turtle who introduces him to the wonders of the ocean, along with a few watery surprises.

Myth and Menagerie

Myth and Menagerie
Author: Katie Hornstein
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2024
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300253206

An innovative examination of encounters between humans and lions and representations of these charismatic animals in the visual culture of postrevolutionary France In artistic traditions that stretch back to antiquity, lions have been associated with strength and authority. The figure of the lion in nineteenth-century France stood at a crossroads between these historical meanings and contemporary developments that recast the animal's significance, such as the literal presence of lions in public menageries. In this highly original study, Katie Hornstein explores the relationships among animals, spectatorship, and visual production. She examines the fascinating encounters between artists, viewers, and lions that took place--in menageries and circuses, on canvases, and on the pages of books--and out of which, she argues, new perceptions of power, empire, and the natural world emerged. Myth and Menagerie considers a range of visual objects, bringing into dialogue photographs of circus animals, hunting manuals, and zoo guidebooks with sculptures, drawings, and paintings by artists such as Théodore Géricault, Eugène Delacroix, Édouard Manet, and Rosa Bonheur. Illuminating the lives of individual lions against the backdrop of societal change and colonial expansion, Hornstein constructs a fresh theoretical framework for thinking about animals as more than symbols or passive subjects and for acknowledging a history in which both humans and animals had a stake.

The Lion's Cub

The Lion's Cub
Author: Richard Henry Stoddard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1890
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

In La Fontaine's Labyrinth

In La Fontaine's Labyrinth
Author: Randolph Runyon
Publisher: Rookwood Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2000
Genre: Fables, French
ISBN: 9781886365162

Runyon demonstrates the intimate connectedness between each fable and the next as well as the sequential unity of each of La Fontaine's masterpieces. (Poetry)

Comprehensive French Grammar

Comprehensive French Grammar
Author: Salim Khan Anmol
Publisher: Sakha Global Books
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2017-01-10
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

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