age ~71
from Muskegon, MI
Of the articles in this volume, eight concern a world-famous author (FranÃois Rabelais); the others are studies of little-known authors (Cortesi, Corrozet, Mercier) or genres (the joke, the apophthegm). The common theme, in all but one, is humour: how it was defined, and how used, by orators and hum...
Author
Barbara C. Bowen
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
314
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN #
0860789543
EAN Code
9780860789543
ISBN #
14
Francois Rabelais (1483?-1553) is a difficult and often misunderstood author, whose reputation for coarse "Rabelaisian" jesting and "Gargantuan" indulgence in food, drink, and sex is highly misleading. He was in fact a committed humanist who expressed strong views on religion, good government, educa...
Author
Barbara C. Bowen
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
216
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN #
0826513069
EAN Code
9780826513069
ISBN #
3
A scripture is given, then the explanation of why this scripture is confusing to us today, then an explanation of what the scripture means in light of the customs and conditions in Bible lands. There are illustrations and photographs to illlustrate some of the verses.
Author
Barbara Macdonald Bowen
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
121
Publisher
Eerdmans
ISBN #
2
Author
Barbara R. Bowen
Binding
Paperback
Pages
24
Publisher
Tate Publishing
ISBN #
1631226843
EAN Code
9781631226847
ISBN #
13
This small volume is an anthology of Renaissance jokes (called facetiae) taken from Latin, Italian, German, Middle French and Middle English collections between 1341 and 1549. This collection is more than a scholarly examination of these texts: it affords a lighter side of Renaissance culture and be...
Author
Barbara C. Bowen (author & editor)
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
107
Publisher
Summa Pubns
ISBN #
0917786653
EAN Code
9780917786655
ISBN #
9
This small book contains nothing new, but brings together information on many customs differing so widely from those of our part of the world that we hope it will help Sunday school teachers and young people to a little better understanding of some parts of THE BOOK.
Author
Barbara M. Bowen
Binding
Paperback
Pages
94
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN #
1494456443
EAN Code
9781494456443
ISBN #
11
Coast to Coast (Signatures)
Author
Roger C. Farr, Dorothy S. Strickland, Richard F. Abrahamson, Alma Flor Ada, Barbara Bowen Coulter
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
605
Publisher
Harcourt School
ISBN #
0153101113
EAN Code
9780153101113
ISBN #
12
Warm Friends: Signatures Level 1 Book 3
Author
Roger C. Farr, Dorothy S. Strickland, Richard F. Abrahamson, Alma Flor Ada, Barbara Bowen Coulter
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
179
Publisher
Harcourt School
ISBN #
0153106298
EAN Code
9780153106293
ISBN #
7
Author
Barbara E. Bowen
ISBN #
0815300425
Author
Barbara C. Bowen
ISBN #
0917058453
Author
Barbara C. Bowen
ISBN #
0917786955