As such it draws to a conclusion the themes introduced in Genesis and played out in Exodus and Leviticus: God has promised the Israelites that they shall become a great ( i. e. numerous ) nation, that they will have a special relationship with Yahweh their god, and that they shall take possession of the land of Canaan.

The main themes of the book are introduced in the opening poem ( the " Song of Hannah "): ( 1 ), the sovereignty of Yahweh, God of Israel ; ( 2 ), the reversal of human fortunes ; and ( 3 ), kingship.

Miyazaki's next film, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ( Kaze no Tani no Naushika, 1984 ), was an adventure film that introduced many of the themes which recur in later films: a concern with ecology and the human impact on the environment ; a fascination with aircraft and flight ; pacifism, including an anti-military streak ; feminism ; and morally ambiguous characterizations, especially among villains.

As soon as he was well enough to write again, he began work on Time Enough for Love ( 1973 ), which introduced many of the themes found in his later fiction.

This film, capitalizing on the same voodoo zombie themes as Seabrook's book of three years prior, is often regarded as the first legitimate zombie film, and introduced the word " zombie " to the wider world.

The themes which were later explored in Parsifal of self-renouncing, reincarnation, compassion and even exclusive social groups ( castes in Die Sieger, the Knights of the Grail in Parsifal ) were first introduced in Die Sieger.

During this period many of the themes which will be developed in the liturgical texts of the forty days are introduced.

More important, however, was the prologue, which comprised sung dialogue between allegorical characters which introduced the overarching themes of the stories depicted.

Historically, the sketches tended to be unrelated, but more recent groups have introduced overarching themes that connect the sketches within a particular show, with recurring characters that return for more than one appearance.

A twelve sided 50 ngwee coin was introduced in 1979 to replace the 50 ngwee note and featured commemorative FAO themes.

Themes which are introduced in each of the first chapters will then exist in succeeding narrative chapters, such as after reading the first chapter of a detective novel, then the narrative story takes on a few common detective-style themes.

1971's Walkabout was a British film set in Australia which was a forerunner to many Australian films related to indigenous themes and introduced David Gulpilil to cinematic audiences.

For example, in what Foley called a " pivotal " contribution, Larry Benson introduced the concept of " written-formulaic " to describe the status of some Anglo-Saxon poetry which, while demonstrably written, contains evidence of oral influences, including heavy reliance on formulas and themes A number of individual scholars in many areas continue to have misgivings about the applicability of the theory or the aptness of the South Slavic comparison, and particularly what they regard as its implications for the creativity which may legitimately be attributed to the individual artist.

As the series progressed, writers gradually introduced the themes that Zoidberg is also poor, homeless, friendless, smelly, undignified, and repulsive.

The early Anglo-Celtic immigrants of the 18th and 19th centuries introduced folk ballad traditions which were adapted to Australian themes: " Bound for Botany Bay " tells of the voyage of British convicts to Sydney, " The Wild Colonial Boy " evokes the spirit of the bushrangers, and " Click Go the Shears " speaks of the life of Australian shearers.

These themes include different uses of power, magic and balance, cooperation vs. dominance, the eternal soul of the Archipelago vs. Kargish concepts of reincarnation, and the position and importance of women in magic, are introduced, turned on their heads, and redefined.

New themes introduced are used repeatedly and altered.

Often mentioned as one of Barks ' strongest stories, it largely defines Scrooge's character, and the themes introduced here are now considered part of a tradition.

And a small group of Arab American writers known as the Al-Rabitah al-Qalamiyah ( a. k. a. the " New York Pen League ") and under the leadership of Khalil Gibran, were absorbing modernist European influences and thereby introduced innovative forms and themes into Arabic-language literature.

Edited and introduced by Frederick Carter, the book once more dealt with Spare's mystical ideas, continuing many of the themes explored in The Book of Pleasure.

Guillaume Apollinaire's poetry introduced themes and imagery from modern life to readers.

While the original series had more realistic themes such as gang violence and family ties, this series introduced science fiction themes such as robots and mutants.

The background was later changed from a cream to a light blue, and variations on the theme for special occasions and yearly themes were also introduced.

Alexander Grothendieck's work during the ` Golden Age ' period at IHÉS established several unifying themes in algebraic geometry, number theory, topology, category theory and complex analysis.

His remaining secular works in this late period fall into three categories: first, large scale cantatas and one oratorio Habsburg written on patriotic themes or in response to the international political situation, pedagogical works written to aid his students in voice, and finally simple songs, rounds or canons written for home entertainment ; many with original poetry by the composer.

Ibsen started thinking about the play around May 1878, although he did not begin its first draft until a year later, having reflected on the themes and characters in the intervening period ( he visualised its protagonist, Nora, for instance, as having approached him one day wearing " a blue woolen dress ").

The novel takes place over a long period of time, including many adventures all united by common themes of the nature of reality, reading, and dialogue in general.

The form continued to be popular throughout the Greek period and treated a number of different themes.

Chase describes music from this period, “ Taking the guitar as his instrumental model, and drawing his inspiration largely from the peculiar traits of Andalusian folk music – but without using actual folk themes – Albéniz achieves a stylization of Spanish traditional idioms that while thoroughly artistic, gives a captivating impression of spontaneous improvisation ... Cordoba is the piece that best represents the style of Albéniz in this period, with its hauntingly beautiful melody, set against the acrid dissonances of the plucked accompaniment imitating the notes of the Moorish guslas.

By contrast, homoerotic themes were present in poetry and other literature written by some Muslims from the medieval period onwards and which celebrated love between men.

The restlessness of the Victorian period ’ s issues of working class radicalism, labor, war, economy, and other national themes were the targets of Punch, which in turn commanded the nature of Tenniel ’ s subjects.

These themes were expanded upon in two of his most popular plays of the period — 1929's Jean de la Lune of the Moon a / k / a The Dreamer and 1932's Domino.

In addition to the Vedas, the principal texts of Hinduism, the core themes of the Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata are said to have their ultimate origins during this period.

" Harry Harrison summarised the period by saying " old barriers were coming down, pulp taboos were being forgotten, new themes and new manners of writing were being explored ".

This period is known as the Postmodern era ; though there's no widely agreed upon central definition of Postmodernism, many themes and techniques commonly identified as Postmodern are nearly identical to Surrealism.

Other science fiction works of the period, including Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward and the later Metropolis, dealt with similar themes.

Through this period, many of his poems revolve around themes of death, endurance, separation and grief.

Some of the fragments show the pastoral themes that were typical of ancient Greek bucolic poetry, while others attest the broader thematic interpretation of the bucolic form that prevailed in the later Hellenistic period.

The themes in Genji are common to the period, and are defined by Shively as encapsulating " the tyranny of time and the inescapable sorrow of romantic love ".

With protagonists who asserted their independence from the fated past, themes during this period are more closely related to the existential concerns of such writers as Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus.

The distinctive themes and origins of Australia's " bush music " or " bush band music " can be traced to the songs sung by the convicts who were sent to Australia during the early period of the British colonisation, beginning in 1788.

The Parliament albums of this period had become concept albums with themes from science fiction and afro-futurism, elaborate political and sociological themes, and an evolving storyline with recurring fictional characters.

Works from this period include a piano fantasy based on themes from Glinka's opera A Life for the Tsar, an attempt at a string quartet, three songs which would eventually be published in 1908 and the opening movement ( the only one completed ) of his First Piano Concerto.

Toward the close of this period in which many later-developed themes were first experimented with, the Xiao family of the Southern Liang Dynasty ( 502-557 ) engaged in highly refined and often denigrated court-style poetry lushly describing sensual delights as well as the description of objects.