Of Elephants and Toothaches


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This collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. The cycle’s deft handling of moral ambiguity and inventive technique established Kieślowski as a major international director. Kieślowski once said, “Both the deep believer and the habitual skeptic experience toothaches in exactly the same way.” Of Elephants and Toothaches takes seriously the range of thought, from theological to skeptical, condensed in the cycle’s quite human tales. Bringing together scholars of film, philosophy, literature, and several religions, the volume ranges from individual responsibility, to religion in modernity, to familial bonds, to human desire and material greed. It explores Kieślowski’s cycle as it relentlessly solicits an ethical response that stimulates both inner disquiet and interpersonal dialogue.




Tiger Toothache


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When their friend Tasha the tiger has a terrible pain in her tooth, Milo and Eddie take her to see Henrietta, the hippopotamus dentist.




Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa


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Expert mouse dentist Doctor De Soto is called suddenly to Africa to work on the sore tooth of a desperate elephant.




Of Elephants and Toothaches


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A multi- and interdisciplinary collection of essays addressing ethical, political and aesthetic questions raised in the ten-film cycle Decalogue (1989) by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski.




Lion and the Toothache 4


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"There are a lot of benefits that your children can get when you as a parent read them bedtime stories. You will be able to spend quality time together with your child, and by spending time with you, you and your child get to do something new together - cheer for the good guys and boo the bad ones in the books you read. You also get a peek into how your child sees the world through the comments she makes on the plot, the characters, and the setting. It was a happy day in the animal kingdom. The wild boar was throwing a birthday party and he invited all the animals to his celebration. There were giraffes chewing the green leaves above the boar's burrow, elephants were taking a walk around the woods trying to find a gift for the boar, monkeys were playing with all sorts of different fruit, deers and does came with their offspring, few lionesses with cubs and a lion. The sun was shining in the sky and the song could be heard from the forest. The boar went through deep organization of his birthday party. He arranged the tables and filled them with fruits, grass, leaves, meat and sweets for all his animal friends. Baloons were hanging from the branches and colorful tapes were scattered around the trees. This children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories, jokes, games, and more! This children's storybook has it all! WHAT A GREAT DEAL! => FUN SHORT STORY, GAMES, ACTIVITIES, A COLORING BOOK INSIDE LINK AND FREE GIFT Your child will be entertained for hours! Kids and children can practice their reading skills or have a parent read it aloud. This special story includes lessons and morals about about love and determination. What's included inside : Special Bonus Free Gift! Free Coloring Lion and the toothache (Lion Series Book 4) Just For fun Activities Word Search Word Search Solutions Games and Maze Puzzles Games and Maze Puzzles Solutions Jokes Funny About the Author KINDLE UNLIMITED & AMAZON PRIME members can read this book for FREE!This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home with friends and family. Also can use as a bedtime story. Excellent for beginning and early readers Short story with pictures that are great for a quick bedtime story Includes ""Just For Fun"" activities Perfect for a bedtime story for kids Fun games and puzzles included Big and cute illustrations for early and younger readers FREE coloring book downloads included ***FREE GIFT INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE!***Free children's book download included! (see inside for details) Scroll up and click 'buy' to get a quality book and spend best time with your child!100% Money Back Guarantee" Tag: bedtime stories for toddlers, books for kids, short stories for children, bedtime stories for babies, animal stories for kids,kids adventure story books,kids books ages 4 8, short stories for kids, free picture books for children, easy children books,baby story books,short stories for kids 3 5, bedtime stories for kids ages 5 9, short stories for kids,fun story for kids, free picture books for kids, free story books for children, preschool books for 3-5 free, easy animal story books, early beginner preschool, kids storybook, free books for kids, animal kingdom books, kids fun story.




Of Levinas and Shakespeare


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Scholars have used Levinas as a lens through which to view many authors and texts, fields of endeavor, and works of art. Yet no book-length work or dedicated volume has brought this thoughtful lens to bear in a sustained discussion of the works of Shakespeare. It should not surprise anyone that Levinas identified his own thinking as Shakespearean. "The play's the thing" for both, or put differently, the observation of intersubjectivity is. What may surprise and indeed delight all learned readers is to consider what we might yet gain from considering each in light of the other. Comprising leading scholars in philosophy and literature, Of Levinas and Shakespeare: "To See Another Thus" is the first book-length work to treat both great thinkers. Lear, Hamlet, and Macbeth dominate the discussion; however, essays also address Cymbeline, The Merchant of Venice, and even poetry, such as Venus and Adonis. Volume editors planned and contributors deliver a thorough treatment from multiple perspectives, yet none intends this volume to be the last word on the subject; rather, they would have it be a provocation to further discussion, an enticement for richer enjoyment, and an invitation for deeper contemplation of Levinas and Shakespeare.




On Extremity


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On Extremity: From Music to Images, Words, and Experiences brings together transdisciplinary scholarship on sounds, images, words, and experiences (human and non-human) to reflect on the polysemic and polymorphic characteristics of extremity and the category of the extreme. The editors and authors aim to contribute to a living, breathing, and expanding definition of extremity that helps us understand what we gain, or lose, when we interact with it, create it, and share it with, or force it upon, others. The volume calls for the emergence of “extremity studies” as an area of perusal to help us navigate our current global condition.