1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797244103321

Titolo

Old English studies in honour of John C. Pope / / edited by Robert B. Burlin and Edward B. Irving, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1974

©1974

ISBN

1-4426-3271-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

829/.1

Soggetti

English literature - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - History and criticism

Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature

Civilization, Medieval, in literature

Festschriften

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The discovery of darkness in northern literature / T.M. Andersson -- Three aspects of Wyrd in Beowulf / F.A. Payne -- Social structure as doom: the limits of heroism in Beowulf / H. Berger, H.M. Leicester -- Inner weather and interlace: a note on the semantic value of structure in Beowulf / R.B. Burlin -- Homage to Caedmon and others: a Beowulfian praise song / J.B. Bessinger -- 'Gifstol' and goldhoard in Beowulf / S.B. Greenfield -- Elements of the marvellous in the characterization of Beowulf: a reconsideration of the textual evidence / F.C. Robinson -- Some observations on the A3 lines in Beowulf / E.G. Stanley -- The rhythm of Deor / K. Malone -- The prosodic terminology of Anglo-Saxon scholars / R.W. Burchfield -- Exodus retraced / E.B. Irving -- On Wulf and Eadwacer / N.E. Eliason -- Mainly on philology and the interpretative criticism of Maldon / J.E. Cross -- The 'fuglas scyne' of the Phoenix, line 591 / B. Mitchell -- The list of chapter-headings in the Old English Bede / D. Whitelock -- The common origin of AElfric fragments at New Haven, Oxford, Cambridge,



and Bloomington / R.L. Collins, P. Clemoes -- John Collins Pope: A bibliography / M. Borroff.

Sommario/riassunto

As a tribute to the superb teaching and exemplary literary criticism of this eminent Yale scholar, the majority of these essays deal with thematic, textual, and prosodic issues in Old English poetry, seven of them providing a valuable reassessment of some of the perennial problems of Beowulf criticism: the implications of its metaphysical and social systems as well as its rhetorical and imagistic structures; and especially the recurrent need for a careful re-examination of the text and a return to the manuscript evidence. These contributions add significantly to the debate over the meaning of the tragic element of Beowulf and to the better understanding of the character of its hero. The poetic literature is further represented by a new evaluation of the central literary problems of the Exodus, a reinterpretation of the puzzling Wulf and Eadwacer, and philological and syntactical examinations of Maldon and the Phoenix. Other interests of Professor Pope are reflected in two metrical analyses and a thorough lexicographical survey of Old English prosodic terminology, a painstaking study of the chapter-headings in the Old English Bede, and an essay which brilliantly establishes the experience of a hitherto unknown AElfric manuscript.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792367103321

Autore

Ohrenstein Roman A

Titolo

Economic analysis in Talmudic literature [[electronic resource] ] : rabbinic thought in the light of modern economics / / by Roman A. Ohrenstein and Barry L.J. Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009

ISBN

1-282-60187-3

9786612601873

90-474-2808-0

Edizione

[3rd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

Brill eBook titles 2009

Altri autori (Persone)

GordonBarry (Barry Lewis John)

Disciplina

296.1/206

Soggetti

Economics - Religious aspects - Judaism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter One. The Talmud, Its Method And Related Issues / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Two. Old Wisdom And The Written Law / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Three. Economic Self-Interest And Social Progress / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Four. Business Cycle Analysis: The Talmudic Insight / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Five. Time Dimension, Opportunity Cost And Market Behavior / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Six. Game Theory—The Talmudic Minimax / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Seven. Risk, Uncertainty And Expectation / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Eight. The Welfare Dimension / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Nine. Categories Of Value / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Ten. Human Capital Issues / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Chapter Eleven. Jews In The European Economy / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Name Index / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- Subject Index / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon -- List Of Abbreviations / R.A. Ohrenstein and B. Gordon.

Sommario/riassunto

This lucidly written study is unique in that there is no book extant by an economic historian that discusses Talmudic economics in the light of modern economics. Its major focus is on the intricate debates,



statements and principles that were forged by the Talmudic Rabbis. This ancient storehouse of learning includes a wealth of economic knowledge of modern sophistication. The book taps these \'economic treasures\' by way of analytic inquiry. The authors, both economic historians and economists, through their study of the original dialectics in the Talmud, were able to discern a wide range of macro- and micro-economic ideas of major significance. These concepts when viewed from either a contemporary or a modern perspective, display an extraordinary degree of insight and sophistication. Indeed, sections of the Talmud and the reflections of subsequent commentators on those passages, embody a wealth of economic thought that was later to become significant in the reasoning of political economists, or of their professional academic successors.

3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004403129107536

Autore

Bikhchandani, Sushil

Titolo

The analytics of uncertainty and information / Sushil Bikhchandani, University of California, Los Angeles, Jack Hirshleifer, John G. Riley, University of California, Los Angeles.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge (United Kingdon) [etc.] : Cambridge University Press, 2013

ISBN

9780521541961

Edizione

[2. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 493 p. ; 23 cm

Collana

Cambridge surveys of economic literature

Altri autori (Persone)

Hirshleifer, Jack

Riley, John G.

Disciplina

339.5

Soggetti

Incertezza - Economia

Equilibrium (Economics)

Economia - Impiego [della] Teoria dell'informazione

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia