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For My Own A Contemporary Christmas Anthology
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Book Synopsis For My Own: A Contemporary Christmas Anthology by : Alison Packard
Download or read book For My Own: A Contemporary Christmas Anthology written by Alison Packard and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snowy days and steamy nights This year, a modern-day Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas with the help of a suddenly sexy old friend. A down-on-his-luck baseball star finds a beautiful new beginning with a hometown girl. And a prim-and-proper teacher is determined to bring out the holiday spirit in a grumpy tree farmer. Settle in for the season with this collection of very merry short fiction. Edited by Angela James, this anthology includes: A Christmas for Carrie by Alison Packard Christmas Curveball by Shari Mikels Kissing Her Scrooge by Kinley Cade Stories also available for purchase separately. 107,000 words
Book Synopsis Upholding Mystery by : David Impastato
Download or read book Upholding Mystery written by David Impastato and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible that a body of Christian poetry is now being produced whose literary merit is equal to its religious conviction? David Impastato's splendid anthology, Upholding Mystery, answers that question with a resounding and surprising "yes".".
Book Synopsis The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature by : J. Thomas Rimer
Download or read book The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature written by J. Thomas Rimer and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-24 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Volume 2 of Columbia's comprehensive anthology of modern Japanese literature, thoughtfully selected and carefully translated readings portray the vast changes that have transformed Japanese culture since the end of the Pacific War. Beginning with the Allied Occupation in 1945 and concluding with the early twenty-first century, these stories, poems, plays, and essays reflect Japan's heady transition from poverty to prosperity, its struggle with conflicting ideologies and political beliefs, and the growing influence of popular culture on the country's artistic and intellectual traditions. Organized chronologically and by genre within each period, readings include fiction by Hayashi Fumiko and Oe Kenzaburo; poems by Ayukawa Nobuo, Katsura Nobuko, and Saito Fumi; plays by Mishima Yukio and Shimizu Kunio; and a number of essays, among them Eto Jun on Natsume Soseki and his brilliant novel Kokoro (The Heart of Things), and Kawabata Yasunari on the shape of his literary career and the enduring influence of classical Japanese literature. Some authors train a keen eye on the contemporary world, while others address the historical past and its relationship to modern culture. Some adopt an even broader scope and turn to European models for inspiration, while others look inward, exploring psychological and sexual terrain in new, often daring ways. Spanning almost six decades, this anthology provides a thorough introduction to a profound period of creative activity.
Book Synopsis Global Theatre Anthologies: Ancient, Indigenous and Modern Plays from Africa and the Diaspora by : H.W. Fairman
Download or read book Global Theatre Anthologies: Ancient, Indigenous and Modern Plays from Africa and the Diaspora written by H.W. Fairman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power of theatrical performance is universal, but the style and concerns of theatre are specific to individual cultures. This volume in the Global Theatre Perspectives series presents a reconstructed ancient performance text, four one-act indigenous African plays and five modern dramas from various regions of Africa and the Caribbean Diaspora. Because these plays span centuries and are the work of artists from diverse cultures, readers can see elements that occur across time and space. Physicalized ritual, direct interaction with spectators, improvisation, music, drumming, and metaphorical animal characters help create the theatrical forms in multiple plays. Recurring themes include the establishment or challenging of political authority, the oppression or corruption of government, societal expectations based on gender, the complex and transformational nature of identity, and the power of dreams. Though each play is its own unique entity, reading them together allows readers to explore what theatrical elements and cultural concerns are perhaps essentially African. The Caribbean plays add further perspective to the questions of what values, theatrical and societal, are part of African drama, how these have influenced the Caribbean aesthetic, and what the relationships are between the old and new world. Among the creators of the pieces are two Nobel Laureates, those who have been exiled or jailed for the political nature of their work, and the author of his country's first constitution. The volume can serve as the primary text for an intensive semester-long investigation of African drama and culture. But it is also possible to use this volume along with others in the series as texts for a single course on drama from around the world. The global perspectives approach, letting works from ancient, indigenous, and modern times resonate with each other, encourages thinking across boundaries and connective human understanding.
Book Synopsis Classes on Modern Poets and the Art of Poetry by : James Dickey
Download or read book Classes on Modern Poets and the Art of Poetry written by James Dickey and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Housman, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Robert Frost, Walter de la Mare, and Robert Bridges.
Book Synopsis A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations by : Fred Guida
Download or read book A Christmas Carol and Its Adaptations written by Fred Guida and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-08-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 150 years after its original composition, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol continues to delight readers. The figure of Ebenezer Scrooge has become a cultural icon, and Tiny Tim's "God Bless Us Every One" is as familiar as "Merry Christmas." It is not surprising that Dickens' "ghostly little book," as he called it, has proved popular with playwrights and screenwriters. In everything from elegant literary treatments to animated musicals, the role of Scrooge has been essayed by actors from George C. Scott to Mr. Magoo. This critical account of the story's history and its various adaptations examines first the original writing of the story, including its political, economic, and historical context. The major interpretations are analyzed within their various media: stage, magic lantern shows, silent film, talkies, and television. Dickens' other, lesser known Christmas stories, like "The Cricket on the Hearth," are also examined and compared to the immortal Carol. Finally, a complete annotated filmography of all film and television productions based on A Christmas Carol is included, with commentary on each version's loyalty to the original text. The book includes 25 previously unpublished photos as well as analysis of previously undocumented productions. The text includes a foreword by the distinguished film and literary scholar Edward Wagenknecht, a bibliography and an index.
Book Synopsis Dashing All the Way by : Elizabeth Essex
Download or read book Dashing All the Way written by Elizabeth Essex and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling and critically acclaimed historical romance authors Celeste Bradley, Eva Devon, Elizabeth Essex and Heather Snow heat up this Christmas with four never-before-released novellas guaranteed to make your holiday season merry and bright.
Download or read book Christmas Pie written by Jodi Taylor and published by Headline. This book was released on 2023-12-25 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merry Christmas from Jodi Taylor. It's time for St Mary's traditional Christmas jump - even though it's only September... St Mary's has never lacked for enemies, but danger has never been closer to home. A state of war has broken out between St Mary's and the Women's Institute - the Raffia Mafia. Markham, Max, Peterson and Miss Sykes must jump to Restoration London in search of real Christmas pie - the honour of St Mary's is at stake. At least that how it all begins, but this is St Mary's after all... Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'The Chronicles of St Mary's is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read' 'Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller' 'I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much reading a book' 'I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one'
Download or read book The Bookman written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Current Catholic Verse; an Anthology by : David Plante McAstocker
Download or read book Current Catholic Verse; an Anthology written by David Plante McAstocker and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Living Church written by and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1977 with total page 1482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Anthology of Magazine Verse and Anthology of Poems from the Seventeen Previously Published Braithwaite Anthologies by :
Download or read book Anthology of Magazine Verse and Anthology of Poems from the Seventeen Previously Published Braithwaite Anthologies written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Literature in Society by : Regina Rudaitytė
Download or read book Literature in Society written by Regina Rudaitytė and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume focus on the text-world dichotomy that has been a pivotal problem since Plato, implicating notions of mimesis and representation and raising a series of debatable issues. Do literary texts relate only to the fictional world and not to the real one? Do they not only describe but also perform and thus create and transform reality? Is literature a mere reflection/expression of society, a field and a tool of political manipulations, a playground to exercise ideological and social power? Herbert Grabes’ seminal essay “Literature in Society/Society and Its Literature”, which opens this volume, perfectly captures the essential functions of literature in society, whether it be Derridean belief in a revolutionary potential of literature, “the power of literature to say everything”, or Hillis Miller’s view of literature having the potential to create or reveal alternative realities; or, according to Grabes, the ability of literature “to offer to society a possibility of self-reflection by way of presenting a double of what is held to be reality”; and, last but not least, the ability of literature “to considerably contribute to the joy of life by enabling a particular kind of pleasure” – the pleasure of reading literature. The subsequent essays collected in this volume deal with complex relations between Literature and Society, approaching this issue from different angles and in various historical epochs. They are on diverse thematics and written from diverse theoretical perspectives, differing in scope and methodology.
Book Synopsis The Reed of God by : Caryll Houselander
Download or read book The Reed of God written by Caryll Houselander and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reed of God is an inspirational classic written by a British Roman Catholic ecclesiastical artist, Caryll Houselander. This book contains a beautiful meditation on Mary, Mother of God and so much more. Reading this book will bring you closer to Our Blessed Mother, and hence, to Christ Himself. Filled with lyrical prose and touching analogies, the author shows how Mary was the "Reed of God" and that we are all vessels waiting to do God's work, and carrying Christ within us.
Download or read book Unity written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Literary Christmas by : British Library
Download or read book A Literary Christmas written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This seasonal compendium collects together poems, short stories, and prose extracts by some of the greatest poets and writers in the English language. Like Charles Dickens's ghosts of Christmas Past and Present, they are representative of times old and new--from John Donne's Elizabethan hymn over the baby Jesus to Benjamin Zephaniah's "Talking Turkeys," from Thomas Tusser counting the cost of a Tudor feast to P. G. Wodehouse's wry story about Christmas on a diet. Enjoy a Christmas Day as described by Samuel Pepys, Anthony Trollope, George Eliot, or Nancy Mitford. Venture out into the snow in the company of Jane Austen, Henry James, and Dickens's Mr. Pickwick. Entertain the children with the seasonal tales of Dylan Thomas, Kenneth Grahame, and Oscar Wilde.
