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More editionsFabian Alfie University of Arizona ' A version of this paper was presented at a session of the Thirty-Fourth International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, MI in 1999. 1 would like to thank and acknowledge all the participants of that ...
Ethnicity and Self-identity
PreviewFabian Alfie studies Cecco Angiolieri's poetry and, more generally, early Italian comic tradition. Michael Calabrese focuses on male sexuality as the corollary of the plague in Boccaccio's Decameron and as the inescapable condition facing ...
Pointless Book 2: Continued By Alfie Deyes Finished By You
Alfie DeyesBigger, better, and even more pointless, The Pointless Book 2 is once again full of hilarious challenges and crazy activities, and the ultimate accessory to Alfie's wonderful PointlessBlog.
Discourses of Mourning in Dante, Petrarch, and Proust
Jennifer RushworthLansing, Richard, 'The Formal Structure of the Vita nuova', in 'Accessus ad Auctores': Studies in Honor of Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. by Fabian Alfie and Andrea Dini (Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2011), pp.
Studies in medieval and Renaissance culture: diversity
Paul Maurice CloganMen on Bottom: Homoeroticism in Cecco Angiolieri FABIAN ALFIE Although little known outside of Italy, Cecco Angiolieri was one of the most renowned comic poets of the Italian Middle Ages (ca. 1265-1312). His lyric production comprises ...
Comedy and Culture: Cecco Angiolieri's Poetry and Late ...
Fabian AlfieComedy and Culture examines the ways in which the culture and society of the Middle Ages impacted on the works of the Sienese poet, Cecco Angiolieri (c. 1260-1312).
Dante's Tenzone with Forese Donati: The Reprehension of Vice
Fabian AlfieDante's Tenzone with Forese Donati examines the lasting impact of these sonnets on Dante's writings and Italian literary culture, notably in the work of Giovanni Boccaccio.
Rustico Filippi, 'The Art of Insult':
Fabian AlfieAlison Finch General Editor Editorial Board Professor Malcolm Cook (French) Professor Alison Finch (French) Professor Ritchie Robertson (Germanic) Dr Mark Davie (Italian) Dr Stephen Parkinson (Portuguese) Professor David Gillespie ...
The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional ...
Alfie KohnALSO BY ALFIE KOHN No Contest: The Case Against Competition The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life You Know What They Say The Truth About Popular Beliefs Punished by Rewards: The Trouble ...
No Contest: The Case Against Competition
Alfie KohnContrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers.
Schooling Beyond Measure and Other Unorthodox Essays about ...
Alfie KohnIn this collection of provocative articles and blog posts originally published between 2010 and 2014, Alfie Kohn challenges the conventional wisdom about topics ranging from how low-income children are taught, to whether American schools ...
Alfie: The Life and Times of Alfie Byrne
Trevor White... 'Witness statement', Bureau of Military History Collection 1913–1921 Long, Patrick, 'O'Duffy, Eoin', Dictionary of Irish Biography (Dublin and Cambridge, 2009) Lyon, Anne, Constitutional History of the UK (London, 2003) Lyons, F. S. L. , John ...
Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History
John Fabian WittIn this deeply original book, John Fabian Witt tells the fascinating history of the laws of war and its eminent cast of characters—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, and Lincoln—as they crafted the articles that would change the ...
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments ...
Alfie KohnThis is an eye-opening, paradigm-shattering book that will reconnect readers to their own best instincts and inspire them to become better parents.
Sorted! (Agent Alfie, Book 2)
Justin RichardsA hilarious new series for younger readers, following the misadventures of an ordinary boy at an extraordinary school for young spies...
Thunder Raker (Agent Alfie, Book 1)
Justin RichardsA hilarious new series for younger readers, following the misadventures of an ordinary boy at an extraordinary school for young spies...
Possession
Peter JamesA terrifying novel of a young man who is willing to defy even death Fabian Hightower has been killed in a car crash.
Feel-Bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children ...
Alfie KohnThis new book will be greeted with enthusiasm by his many readers, and by teachers and parents seeking a refreshing perspective on today’s debates about kids and schools.
Michael Caine: 1960s
Graham MarshAlso captured here is Caine on the set of many of his most iconic films from the era, including Zulu, Alfie, Ipcress File and Italian Job.
Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community
Alfie KohnFor this 10th anniversary edition, Kohn adds a new afterword that expands on the book's central themes and responds to questions from readers.
Punished by rewards: the trouble with gold stars, incentive ...
Alfie KohnCriticizes the system of motivating through reward, offering arguments for motivating people by working with them instead of doing things to them
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