Peter Bien
Autor von The mystery of Quaker light
Über den Autor
Peter Bien is Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College
Werke von Peter Bien
Words, wordlessness, and the word : silence reconsidered from a literary point of view (1992) 39 Exemplare
Kazantzakis: Politics of the Spirit (Princeton Modern Greek Studies; 2 Volume Set) (1990) 13 Exemplare
In stillness there is fullness : a peacemaker's harvest : essays and reflections in honor of Daniel A. Seeger's four… (2000) 9 Exemplare
Workbook for Demotic Greek I providing supplementary exercises in writing and spelling, complementing the oral/aural… (1973) 8 Exemplare
Three generations of Greek writers : introductions to Cavafy, Zazantzakis, Ritsos (1983) 3 Exemplare
Kazantzakis' Post-Christian Christ 1 Exemplar
Κωνσταντίνος Καβάφης 1 Exemplar
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Die letzte Versuchung (1955) — Übersetzer, einige Ausgaben; Übersetzer, einige Ausgaben; Übersetzer, einige Ausgaben — 3,118 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Bien, Peter Adolph
- Geburtstag
- 1930-05-28
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- New York, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
- Ausbildung
- Columbia University (MA - English and Comparative Literature, PhD - English and Comparative Literature)
Haverford College (BA - Music) - Berufe
- professor (English and Comparative Literature)
- Organisationen
- Dartmouth College
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On retiring to Kendal (and beyond) : a literary… von Peter Bien
The author employs poetry and literature to reflect on the meaning of retirement and whether death is an unmitigated calamity. He concludes it is not better to live forever, and that strangely, death enhances life, rather than negating it.
Light is the central metaphor in the religious lives of Friends, but not of Friends alone. “The light that lighteth every person who cometh into the world” has served as an image of sacred mystery for ancient Hebrews and Greeks, for Dante, for modern poets, and theorists on the physics of electromagnetism. What has Light meant to different people throughout the ages? How did various ideas about Light influence the prologue to John’s Gospel? What did early Friends understand Light to mean? This pamphlet explores the theology and poetry of Friends’ favorite religious symbol.… (mehr)
What has light meant to different people throughout the ages? How did various ideas about light influence the prologue to John's Gospel? What did early Friends understand Light to mean? In this pamphlet, Peter Bien explores the theology and poetry of Friends favorite religious symbol.
The author employs poetry and literature to reflect on the meaning of retirement and whether death is an unmitigated calamity. He concludes it is not better to live forever, and that strangely, death enhances life, rather than negating it.
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