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Companion to Literary Myths, Heroes and Archetypes

Author : Pierre Brunel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317387147
Total Pages : 1242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Companion to Literary Myths, Heroes and Archetypes written by Pierre Brunel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 1242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in French in 1988, and in English in 1992, this companion explores the nature of the literary myth in a collection of over 100 essays, from Abraham to Zoroaster. Its coverage is international and draws on legends from prehistory to the modern age throughout literature, whether fiction, poetry or drama. Essays on classical figures, as well as later myths, explore the origin, development and various incarnations of their subjects. Alongside entries on western archetypes, are analyses of non-European myths from across the world, including Africa, China, Japan, Latin America and India. This book will be indispensable for students and teachers of literature, history and cultural studies, as well as anyone interested in the fascinating world of mythology. A detailed bibliography and index are included. ‘The Companion provides a fine interpretive road map to Western culture’s use of archetypal stories.’ Wilson Library Review ‘It certainly is a comprehensive volume... extremely useful.’ Times Higher Education Supplement

The Myth of the Titanic

Author : R. Howells
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230510841
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of the Titanic written by R. Howells and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-03-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first critical analysis of the Titanic as modern myth, this book focuses on the second of the two Titanics . The first was the physical Titanic , the rusting remains of which can still be found twelve thousand feet below the north Atlantic. The second is the mythical Titanic which emerged just as its tangible predecessor slipped from view on 15 April 1912. It is the second of the two Titanics which remains the more interesting and which continues to carry cultural resonances today. The Myth of the Titanic begins with the launching of the 'unsinkable ship' and ends with the outbreak of the 'war to end all wars'. It provides an insight into the particular culture of late-Edwardian Britain and beyond this draws far greater conclusions about the complex relationship between myth, history, popular culture and society as a whole.

International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113443684X
Total Pages : 1399 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature written by Peter Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 1399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's literature continues to be one of the most rapidly expanding and exciting of interdisciplinary academic studies, of interest to anyone concerned with literature, education, internationalism, childhood or culture in general. The second edition of Peter Hunt's bestselling International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature offers comprehensive coverage of the subject across the world, with substantial, accessible, articles by specialists and world-ranking experts. Almost everything is here, from advanced theory to the latest practice – from bibliographical research to working with books and children with special needs. This edition has been expanded and includes over fifty new articles. All of the other articles have been updated, substantially revised or rewritten, or have revised bibliographies. New topics include Postcolonialism, Comparative Studies, Ancient Texts, Contemporary Children's Rhymes and Folklore, Contemporary Comics, War, Horror, Series Fiction, Film, Creative Writing, and 'Crossover' literature. The international section has been expanded to reflect world events, and now includes separate articles on countries such as the Baltic states, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Iran, Korea, Mexico and Central America, Slovenia, and Taiwan.

Encyclopedia of Life Writing

Author : Margaretta Jolly
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136787445
Total Pages : 1141 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Life Writing written by Margaretta Jolly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 1141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Emyr Humphreys

Author : Diane Green
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1783163690
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book Emyr Humphreys written by Diane Green and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an examination of the novels of Emyr Humphreys in the light of his ideas on Wales: Welsh history, Welsh culture and the importance of a separate Welsh identity. It explores Humphreys’ practice in the light both of his own theories of culture and fiction and of a variety of models derived from postcolonial theory. Its main conclusions are that there are two particular techniques, the use of Welsh history and of Celtic myth, that have proved particularly central to Humphreys’ purposes throughout his career. These have consistently been the principal ways in which he foregrounds for the reader both what it means to be Welsh and the importance, for the nation, of maintaining an understanding of its heritage. And both these key strategies of his fiction should, it is argued, be read as typical postcolonial devices.

American Mythologies

Author : William Blazek
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780853237464
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book American Mythologies written by William Blazek and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This challenging new book looks at the current reinvention of American Studies: a reinvention that, among other things, has put the whole issue of just what is 'American' and what is 'American Studies' into contention. The collection focuses, in particular, on American mythology. The editors themselves have written essays that examine the connections between mythologies of the United States and those of either classical European or Native American traditions. William Blazek considers Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine novels as chronicles combining Ojibwa mythology and contemporary U.S. culture in ways that reinvest a sense of mythic identity within a multicultural, postmodern America. Michael K Glenday's analysis of Jayne Anne Phillips' work and explores in it the contexts where myth and dream interact with each other. Betty Louise Bell is one of four essayists in this collection who focus their criticism on authors of Native American heritage. In the first part of 'Indians with Voices', Bell carefully argues that Roy Harvey Pearce's seminal Native American studies text Savagism and Civilization fails to acknowledge its white elitist assumptions about what constitutes The American Mind and views Native Americans along a primitive-savage binary that helped to create a twentieth-century 'national mythos of innocence and destiny'. Other essays include Christopher Brookeman's study of the impact of Muhammad Ali on Norman Mailer's non-fiction writing about heavyweight boxing.

The Friendly Guide to Mythology

Author : Nancy Hathaway
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440650810
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Friendly Guide to Mythology written by Nancy Hathaway and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How was the world as we know it created? What does it mean to be a hero? Where do we go when we die? Why are flood myths so ubiquitous? Anyone who has pondered these and other questions about humanity's ancient beliefs will be fascinated by The Friendly Guide to Mythology. Focusing on Greek and Roman mythology but including myths from Africa, Asia, Australia, northern Europe, and the Americas, The Friendly Guide to Mythology is filled with compelling stories of gods, goddesses, mortals, and monsters. Beautifully ornamented with photos, line drawings, and quotes, this entertaining guide also includes an A-to-Z listing of the world's most captivating goddesses; profiles of famous writers, collectors, and interpreters of myths; and engaging sidebars. Featuring myths of love, wisdom, and adventure as well as those of violence, jealousy, and pure folly, this accessible collection offers fascinating insight into the human psyche and brings our rich mythological heritage delightfully into focus.

Heroism in the Harry Potter Series

Author : Katrin Berndt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317122119
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Heroism in the Harry Potter Series written by Katrin Berndt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking up the various conceptions of heroism that are conjured in the Harry Potter series, this collection examines the ways fictional heroism in the twenty-first century challenges the idealized forms of a somewhat simplistic masculinity associated with genres like the epic, romance and classic adventure story. The collection's three sections address broad issues related to genre, Harry Potter's development as the central heroic character and the question of who qualifies as a hero in the Harry Potter series. Among the topics are Harry Potter as both epic and postmodern hero, the series as a modern-day example of psychomachia, the series' indebtedness to the Gothic tradition, Harry's development in the first six film adaptations, Harry Potter and the idea of the English gentleman, Hermione Granger's explicitly female version of heroism, adult role models in Harry Potter, and the complex depictions of heroism exhibited by the series' minor characters. Together, the essays suggest that the Harry Potter novels rely on established generic, moral and popular codes to develop new and genuine ways of expressing what a globalized world has applauded as ethically exemplary models of heroism based on responsibility, courage, humility and kindness.

Artists, Writers, and Musicians

Author : Michel-Andre Bossy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313017328
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Artists, Writers, and Musicians written by Michel-Andre Bossy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-10-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disney's animated trailblazing, Dostoyevsky's philosophical neuroses, Hendrix's electric haze, Hitchcock's masterful manipulation, Frida Kahlo's scarifying portraits, Van Gogh's vigorous color, and Virginia Woolf's modern feminism: this multicultural reference tool examines 200 artists, writers, and musicians from around the world. Detailed biographical essays place them in a broad historical context, showing how their luminous achievements influenced and guided contemporary and future generations, shaped the internal and external perceptions of their craft, and met the sensibilities of their audience.

Scottish Women's Gothic and Fantastic Writing

Author : Monica Germana
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748686347
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Scottish Women's Gothic and Fantastic Writing written by Monica Germana and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a critical survey of the gothic texts of late twentieth-century and contemporary Scottish women writers including Kate Atkinson, Ellen Galford, A.L. Kennedy, Ali Smith and Emma Tennant focusing on four themes: quests and other worlds, w

Culture as Text, Text as Culture

Author : Elodie Lafitte
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527553302
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Culture as Text, Text as Culture written by Elodie Lafitte and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-22 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture as Text, Text as Culture represents a novel, interdisciplinary analysis of textuality as it pertains to Cultural Studies. More specifically, the work examines how the analysis of texts has shaped the most vital contemporary debate of Cultural Studies: the recognition that all texts and their contexts are constructs. Building upon a Post-structural/Post-modern understanding of truth as a construct, Cultural Studies has long since acknowledged the ability of texts to express the time and culture of their origin. This work, however, expands this idea, demonstrating not only how a culture is preserved in a text, but how that text can in turn define its culture, even redefine its history. This compendium is structured around four of the most prominent contemporary topics of Cultural Studies: the relationship between historical and fictional writing, the ability of authors to recreate or redefine history, the relationship between language and image, and the ability for traditionally marginalized groups to reassert their place in history. The book presents articles from a large spectrum of disciplinary fields and civilizations in order to demonstrate how the application of Cultural Studies can unite seemingly disparate disciplines.

Recent Reference Books in Religion

Author : William M. Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135923027
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Recent Reference Books in Religion written by William M. Johnston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent Reference Books in Religion provides incisive summaries and evaluations of more than 350 contemporary reference works on religious traditions ancient and modern that have been published in English, French and German. For maximum usefulness to readers, Professor Johnston has broadly defined religion to include not just the world religion of Christianity , Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism but also such alternative approaches as mythology, folklore, and the philosophy of ethics. Each entry, analyzing a particular work, includes full bibliographic details as well as commentary: outstanding articles and contributors are highlighted, strengths and weaknesses are carefully noted and weighed. Readers are directed to volumes whose strengths and weaknesses are carefully noted and weighed. Readers are directed to volumes whose strengths complement the weaknesses of others. An indispensable guide in any religious studies collection, Recent Reference Books in Religion: 2nd Edition includes works published through the end of 1997. It also includes a Glossary that describes types and functions of refernce books, and five indexes: Titles, Authors, Topics, Persons and Places.

ARBA Guide to Subject Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Author : Susan C. Awe
Publisher : Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ARBA Guide to Subject Encyclopedias and Dictionaries written by Susan C. Awe and published by Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a selection of subject dictionaries and encyclopedias that would be useful in all types of libraries.

Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Generalia, language and literature, the arts

Author : Albert John Walford
Publisher : London : Library Association Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Generalia, language and literature, the arts written by Albert John Walford and published by London : Library Association Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Memory--remembering--forgetting

Author : Wojciech Kalaga
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memory--remembering--forgetting written by Wojciech Kalaga and published by Peter Lang Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Comparison

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Comparison written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reference Books Bulletin, 1994-1995

Author : Sandy Whiteley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780838978160
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (781 download)

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Download or read book Reference Books Bulletin, 1994-1995 written by Sandy Whiteley and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged by broad subject and indexed by narrow subject, by format and by title, this annual publication offers an overview of the reference materials published during 1994.