This reading of 2 Samuel continues the analysis of the books of Samuel begun in Samuel and the Deuteronomist. The figure of David drawn in 2 Samuel both dominates the story and provides a major challe
The three volumes of The Accursed Share address what Georges Bataille sees as theparadox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end ofutility can only be us
Escaping the life of a pirate's slave, Sassinak eventually becomes a Fleet ship captain, and with the help of her grandmother, Lunzie Mespil, just unfrozen from cryogenic sleep, saves the confederatio