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Becoming Centaur

Author : Monica Mattfeld
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 027107972X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Centaur written by Monica Mattfeld and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study of the relationship between men and their horses in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England, Monica Mattfeld explores the experience of horsemanship and how it defined one’s gendered and political positions within society. Men of the period used horses to transform themselves, via the image of the centaur, into something other—something powerful, awe-inspiring, and mythical. Focusing on the manuals, memoirs, satires, images, and ephemera produced by some of the period’s most influential equestrians, Mattfeld examines how the concepts and practices of horse husbandry evolved in relation to social, cultural, and political life. She looks closely at the role of horses in the world of Thomas Hobbes and William Cavendish; the changes in human social behavior and horse handling ushered in by elite riding houses such as Angelo’s Academy and Mr. Carter’s; and the public perception of equestrian endeavors, from performances at places such as Astley’s Amphitheatre to the satire of Henry William Bunbury. Throughout, Mattfeld shows how horses aided the performance of idealized masculinity among communities of riders, in turn influencing how men were perceived in regard to status, reputation, and gender. Drawing on human-animal studies, gender studies, and historical studies, Becoming Centaur offers a new account of masculinity that reaches beyond anthropocentrism to consider the role of animals in shaping man.

The Centaur

Author : John Updike
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 067964587X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book The Centaur written by John Updike and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE PRIX DU MEILLEUR LIVRE ÉTRANGER The Centaur is a modern retelling of the legend of Chiron, the noblest and wisest of the centaurs, who, painfully wounded yet unable to die, gave up his immortality on behalf of Prometheus. In the retelling, Olympus becomes small-town Olinger High School; Chiron is George Caldwell, a science teacher there; and Prometheus is Caldwell’s fifteen-year-old son, Peter. Brilliantly conflating the author’s remembered past with tales from Greek mythology, John Updike translates Chiron’s agonized search for relief into the incidents and accidents of three winter days spent in rural Pennsylvania in 1947. The result, said the judges of the National Book Award, is “a courageous and brilliant account of a conflict in gifts between an inarticulate American father and his highly articulate son.”

Becoming John Updike

Author : Laurence W. Mazzeno
Publisher : Camden House
ISBN 13 : 1571135111
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Becoming John Updike written by Laurence W. Mazzeno and published by Camden House. This book was released on 2013 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When John Updike died in 2009, tributes from the literary establishment were immediate and fulsome. However, no one reading reviews of Updike's work in the late 1960s would have predicted that kind of praise for a man who was known then as a brilliant stylist who had nothing to say. What changed? Why? And what is likely to be his legacy? These are the questions that Becoming John Updike pursues by examining the journalistic and academic response to his writings. Several things about Updike's career make a reception study appropriate. First, he was prolific: he began publishing fiction and essays in 1956, published his first book in 1958, and from then on, brought out at least one new book each year. Second, his books were reviewed widely - usually in major American newspapers and magazines, and often in foreign ones as well. Third, Updike quickly became a darling of academics; the first book about his work was published in 1967, less than a decade after his own first book. More than three dozen books and hundreds of articles of academic criticism have been devoted to Updike. The present volume will appeal to the continuing interest in Updike's writing among academics and general readers alike. Laurence W. Mazzeno is President Emeritus of Alvernia University. Among other books, he has written volumes on Austen, Dickens, Tennyson, and Matthew Arnold for Camden House's Literary Criticism in Perspective series.

Centaur Rising

Author : Jane Yolen
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 0805096655
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Centaur Rising written by Jane Yolen and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night during the Perseid meteor shower, Arianne thinks she sees a shooting star land in the fields surrounding her family's horse farm. About a year later, one of their horses gives birth to a baby centaur. The family has enough attention already as Arianne's six-year-old brother was born with birth defects caused by an experimental drug—the last thing they need is more scrutiny. But their clients soon start growing suspicious. Just how long is it possible to keep a secret? And what will happen if the world finds out? At a time when so many novels are set in other worlds, Jane Yolen imagines what it would be like if a creature from another world came to ours in this thoughtfully written, imaginative novel, Centaur Rising. A Christy Ottaviano Book

Centaur Aisle

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345454332
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Centaur Aisle written by Piers Anthony and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magic of Xanth was useless in Mundania—until Dor tried honesty! Dor was having troubles growing up to be the next Magician-King of the magic Land of Xanth. He wanted no part of running the Kingdom. But now the Good King Trent was leaving on a trade mission to non-magical Mundania, home of such weird beasts as horses and bears, so Dor had to take over as King for a week. A week passes. No Trent. Then three weeks. King Trent still hasn't returned. Surely, something terrible had happened; he was apparently held captive in some foul dungeon, unable to escape. Dor was left with the burden of ruling—and with Irene, who was entirely too willing to be his Queen! His only hope was to enter Mundania and free King Trent. But how could it be done without the powers of magic? Nevertheless, he started forth bravely—together with Irene, a golem, a centaur, and a young ogre—heading for the far south of Xanth. The entrance to Mundania, of course, lay to the north.

Theorizing Animals

Author : Nik Taylor
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004203605
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Theorizing Animals written by Nik Taylor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilising ideas from post-modernism and post-humanism this book challenges current ways of thinking about animals and their relationships with humans. Including contributions from across the social sciences the book encourages readers to reflect upon taken for granted ways of conceptualising human relaitonships with animals. It will be of interest to those in the broad field of human-animal studies as well as those within most social science and humanities disciplines including sociology, anthropology, philosophy and social theory.

The Centaur in the Garden

Author : Moacyr Scliar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780896727304
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book The Centaur in the Garden written by Moacyr Scliar and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A novel of magical realism set in an early twentieth-century Jewish immigrant colony in southern Brazil"--Provided by publisher.

Memoirs of a Centaur

Author : Mercedes Ciccociopo
Publisher : Muíños de vento
ISBN 13 : 9874826657
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of a Centaur written by Mercedes Ciccociopo and published by Muíños de vento. This book was released on 2023-01-05 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juana seemed to have it all. She had finally reached that important position she had been looking for in the company she was working with. And she also knew she could reach other professional goals and even fame. However, when she moved to a new city because of her job, she felt the need to "move" in more than one sense. She started traveling, getting away from it all... but, even though she had been dreaming about it during her whole life, it seemed that it was not enough nor were the relationships she would develop on the way. Her life was a constant emotional roller coaster, driven mainly by the influence of the exterior, of others, of the struggle between the "must be" and the "to be." And so, on her deep inner journey, she started realizing that what she actually needed was simply to live.

Nessus the Centaur

Author : Henry Hollenbaugh
Publisher : Alondra Press
ISBN 13 : 0981452337
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Nessus the Centaur written by Henry Hollenbaugh and published by Alondra Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Centaur's Life Vol. 21

Author : Kei Murayama
Publisher : Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 1685790771
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book A Centaur's Life Vol. 21 written by Kei Murayama and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As graduation and life after high school creeps ever closer, Himeno and her friends discuss such heady topics as consciousness and identity, artificial intelligence, and whether to choose a career out of practicality or pleasure. This volume also takes a deep dive into the history and culture of Amphibianfolk. A Centaur's Life, now with an anime adaptation, is a long-running, hugely popular exploration of non-human society!

Beyond Human

Author : Charlie Blake
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144117124X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Human written by Charlie Blake and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Human investigates what it means to call ourselves human beings in relation to both our distant past and our possible futures as a species, and the questions this might raise for our relationship with the myriad species with which we share the planet. Drawing on insights from zoology, theology, cultural studies and aesthetics, an international line-up of contributors explore such topics as our origins as reflected in early cave art in the upper Palaeolithic through to our prospects at the forefront of contemporary biotechnology. In the process, the book positions "the human" in readiness for what many have characterized as our transhuman or posthuman future. For if our status as rational animals or "animals that think" has traditionally distinguished us as apparently superior to other species, this distinction has become increasingly problematic. It has come to be seen as based on skills and technologies that do not distinguish us so much as position us as transitional animals. It is the direction and consequences of this transition that is the central concern of Beyond Human.

Her Centaur Chef

Author : Mary Winter
Publisher : Charmed Chicken Media via PublishDrive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Her Centaur Chef written by Mary Winter and published by Charmed Chicken Media via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effie Daniels left nothing to chance. A determined CFO of an internet startup, she counted numbers, weighed the cost against the benefits, and always made the argument for the more frugal option. Which meant she hadn’t made her decision to hire a personal chef lightly. However being pampered the weekend before Valentine’s Day would give her the strength to deal with the endless parade of chocolate and flowers that always invaded the office, and would fill her freezer so she wouldn’t have to cook for a while. If she happened to hire sexy star chef Nessos Aragnos, well don’t let anyone say the company wasn’t doing well. She just had to remember, she’d paid him to be there and when the weekend was over, he’d leave only his delicious creations behind. The instant Nessos had seen Effie’s picture on her company’s website, he’d known she was his fated mate. That she’d hired him proved it. Plus, it’d provide the perfect opportunity to seduce her with his food and with his body. He was more than ready to take on the challenge of convincing her they were mates. When she discovers he’s also a centaur, Effie’s wondering if there’s a little magic, or something, in the food Nessos is cooking for her. She’s willing to accept that Nessos isn’t human. That they’re mates? Well that’s going to take a little more convincing, one delectable dish at a time.

Kilo; being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent

Author : Ellis Parker Butler
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387025653
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Kilo; being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent written by Ellis Parker Butler and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-03 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Mind Hacks

Author : Tom Stafford
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 144939096X
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (493 download)

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Download or read book Mind Hacks written by Tom Stafford and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2004-11-22 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brain is a fearsomely complex information-processing environment--one that often eludes our ability to understand it. At any given time, the brain is collecting, filtering, and analyzing information and, in response, performing countless intricate processes, some of which are automatic, some voluntary, some conscious, and some unconscious.Cognitive neuroscience is one of the ways we have to understand the workings of our minds. It's the study of the brain biology behind our mental functions: a collection of methods--like brain scanning and computational modeling--combined with a way of looking at psychological phenomena and discovering where, why, and how the brain makes them happen.Want to know more? Mind Hacks is a collection of probes into the moment-by-moment works of the brain. Using cognitive neuroscience, these experiments, tricks, and tips related to vision, motor skills, attention, cognition, subliminal perception, and more throw light on how the human brain works. Each hack examines specific operations of the brain. By seeing how the brain responds, we pick up clues about the architecture and design of the brain, learning a little bit more about how the brain is put together.Mind Hacks begins your exploration of the mind with a look inside the brain itself, using hacks such as "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Turn On and Off Bits of the Brain" and "Tour the Cortex and the Four Lobes." Also among the 100 hacks in this book, you'll find: Release Eye Fixations for Faster Reactions See Movement When All is Still Feel the Presence and Loss of Attention Detect Sounds on the Margins of Certainty Mold Your Body Schema Test Your Handedness See a Person in Moving Lights Make Events Understandable as Cause-and-Effect Boost Memory by Using Context Understand Detail and the Limits of Attention Steven Johnson, author of "Mind Wide Open" writes in his foreword to the book, "These hacks amaze because they reveal the brain's hidden logic; they shed light on the cheats and shortcuts and latent assumptions our brains make about the world." If you want to know more about what's going on in your head, then Mind Hacks is the key--let yourself play with the interface between you and the world.

The Monsters Know What They're Doing

Author : Keith Ammann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982122684
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Monsters Know What They're Doing written by Keith Ammann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular blog The Monsters Know What They’re Doing comes a compilation of villainous battle plans for Dungeon Masters. In the course of a Dungeons & Dragons game, a Dungeon Master has to make one decision after another in response to player behavior—and the better the players, the more unpredictable their behavior! It’s easy for even an experienced DM to get bogged down in on-the-spot decision-making or to let combat devolve into a boring slugfest, with enemies running directly at the player characters and biting, bashing, and slashing away. In The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, Keith Ammann lightens the DM’s burden by helping you understand your monsters’ abilities and develop battle plans before your fifth edition D&D game session begins. Just as soldiers don’t whip out their field manuals for the first time when they’re already under fire, a DM shouldn’t wait until the PCs have just encountered a dozen bullywugs to figure out how they advance, fight, and retreat. Easy to read and apply, The Monsters Know What They're Doing is essential reading for every DM.

Centaurs and Amazons

Author : Page DuBois
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472081530
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Centaurs and Amazons written by Page DuBois and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1991-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVTraces the development of the Greek hierarchical view of life that continues to permeate Western society /div

To Reach the High Frontier

Author : Roger D. Launius
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813148073
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book To Reach the High Frontier written by Roger D. Launius and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Access—no single word better describes the primary concern of the exploration and development of space. Every participant in space activities—civil, military, scientific, or commercial—needs affordable, reliable, frequent, and flexible access to space. To Reach the High Frontier details the histories of the various space access vehicles developed in the United States since the birth of the space age in 1957. Each case study has been written by a specialist knowledgeable about the vehicle described and places each system in the larger context of the history of spaceflight. The technical challenge of reaching space with chemical rockets, the high costs associated with space launch, the long lead times necessary for scheduling flights, and the poor reliability of the rockets themselves show launch vehicles to be the space program's most difficult challenge.