Command of the sea;: The history and strategy of maritime empires
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Command of the sea;: The history and strategy of maritime empires by Clark G Reynolds
Allen Ginsberg, while in the New York State Psychiatric Institute, met Carl Solomon. Their first exchange: Solomon: Who are you? Ginsberg: I'm Myshkin. Solomon: I'm Kirilov. From that moment their friendship started. Myshkin is the idiot in Dostoyevsky's 'The Idiot (he ends his life in a Swiss asylum) while Kirilov is one of the possessed characters in Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed. Sometimes diverse cultures meet. The heroic samurai Benkei, according to Japanese legend, killed a giant carp which had swallowed his mother when she fell into a waterfall. It is not recorded if Benkei lost his taste for gefilte fish or sushi. The Japanese legendary monster, the>Nu, was slain by a samurai no less brave than Benkei. Benkei, disappointedly, is apparently not Japanese affectionate for Benjamin. A Yiddish version would have substituted mother-in-law for mother and worked in the Yiddish for Adam was fortunate - he didn't have a mother-in-law.The ultimate Nu? Gertrude Stein, dying, asked What is the question?| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780688002671 |
| ISBN 10 | 0688002676 |
| Title | Command of the sea;: The history and strategy of maritime empires |
| Author | Clark G Reynolds |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Morrow/Hale |
| Year published | 1974-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 642 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |