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Listening to Old Voices

Author : Patrick B. Mullen
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252018084
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Listening to Old Voices written by Patrick B. Mullen and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patrick Mullen examines how elderly people use folk traditions to engage others and pass on their wisdom and knowledge to succeeding generations. Based on interviews with nine people in their seventies and eighties who live in rural Virginia, North Carolina, and southern Ohio, this book shows how folklore enriches people's lives. Mullen places the folklore - local legends, jokes, personal-experience narratives, family history, folk medicine, planting signs, foodways, wood carving, belief systems, customs, folk architecture - within the context of the individuals' life stories and the culture of their local communities. The analysis concentrates on recurring themes in each person's folklore and the rhetorical strategies the storytellers use to interest listeners and assure that their traditions will be passed on.

Architectural Voices

Author : David Littlefield
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9780470016732
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Architectural Voices written by David Littlefield and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2007-12-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If a building could speak, what would it say? What would it sound like? Would it be worth listening to? This book treats buildings as deeply human creations - built by people for people; they come to embody the dreams, imaginings and stories that take place within them. David Littlefield and Saskia Lewis argue that buildings have voices and that it is worth listening to what they have to say. By focusing on elderly structures that are the subject of reinvention, this book examines how the buildings guide architects and artists. These reinventions, or re-imaginings, are not merely examples of straightforward conservation, nor simple exercises in contrasting old and new; they represent a more sensitive, personal approach to creative reuse. The authors' accounts of more than 20 historic buildings and their interviews with the people responsible for renewing them, demonstrate that the poetic qualities of the places we inhabit are not limited to just architectural style. In this book, the voices of an abandoned cathedral, a former brothel, a stately home and a Royal Mail sorting office reveal themselves. Listening to these voices opens up a new dimension to understanding the lives and meanings of old buildings.

Little Zion

Author : Shelly O'Foran
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807830488
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Little Zion written by Shelly O'Foran and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arson attacks in 2006 on a number of small Baptist churches in rural Alabama recall the rash of burnings at predominantly black houses of worship that damaged or destroyed dozens of southern churches in the mid-1990s. One of the churches struck by pro

Fiction's Inexhaustible Voice

Author : Stephen M. Ross
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820313757
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Fiction's Inexhaustible Voice written by Stephen M. Ross and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Faulkner recognized voice as one of the most distinctive and powerful elements in fiction when he delivered his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, describing the last sound at the end of the world as man's "puny inexhaustible voice, still talking." As a testimonial of an artist's faith in his art, the speech raised the value of voice to its highest reach for man, as "one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail." In Fiction's Inexhaustible Voice, Stephen Ross explores the nature of voice in William Faulkner's fiction by examining the various modes of speech and writing that his texts employ. Beginning with the proposition that voice is deeply involved in the experience of reading Faulkner, Ross uses theoretically grounded notions of voice to propose new ways of explaining how Faulkner's novels and stories express meaning, showing how Faulkner used the affective power of voice to induce the reader to forget the silent and originless nature of written fiction. Ross departs from previous Faulkner criticism by proceeding not text-by-text or chronologically but by construction a workable taxonomy which defines the types of voice in Faulkner's fiction: phenomenal voice, a depicted event or object within the represented fictional world; mimetic voice, the illusion that a person is speaking; psychic voice, one heard only in the mind and overheard only through fiction's omniscience; and oratorical voice, an overtly intertextual voice which derives from a discursive practice--Southern oratory--recognizable outside the boundaries of any Faulkner text and identifiable as part of Faulkner's biographical and regional heritage. In Faulkner's own experience, listening was important. As he once confided to Malcolm Cowley, "I listen to the voices, and when I put down what the voices say, it's right." In Fiction's Inexhaustible Voice, Ross conducts a careful analysis of this fundamental source of power in Faulkner's fiction, concluding that the preponderance of voice imagery, represented talking, verbalized thought, and oratorical rhetoric and posturing makes the novels and stories fundamentally vocal. They derive their energy from the play of voices on the imaginative field of written language.

Doing Oral History : A Practical Guide

Author : Donald A. Ritchie
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198035136
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Doing Oral History : A Practical Guide written by Donald A. Ritchie and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003-08-07 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oral history is vital to our understanding of the cultures and experiences of the past. Unlike written history, oral history forever captures people's feelings, expressions, and nuances of language. But what exactly is oral history? How reliable is the information gathered by oral history? And what does it take to become an oral historian? Donald A. Ritchie, a leading expert in the field, answers these questions and, in particular, explains the principles and guidelines created by the Oral History Association to ensure the professional standards of oral historians. Doing Oral History has become one of the premier resources in the field of oral history. It explores all aspects of oral history, from starting an oral-history project, including funding, staffing, and equipment to conducting interviews; publishing; videotaping; preserving materials; teaching oral history; and using oral history in museums and on the radio. In this second edition, the author has incorporated new trends and scholarship, updated and expanded the bibliography and appendices, and added a new focus on digital technology and the Internet. Appendices include sample legal release forms and information on oral history organizations. Doing Oral History is a definitive step-by-step guide that provides advice and explanations on how to create recordings that illuminate human experience for generations to come. Illustrated with examples from a wide range of fascinating projects, this authoritative guide offers clear, practical, and detailed advice for students, teachers, researchers, and amateur genealogists who wish to record the history of their own families and communities.

Conversations with Larry Brown

Author : Larry Brown
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578069507
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (695 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with Larry Brown written by Larry Brown and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2007 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interviews with the author of Dirty Work, Father and Son, Joe, and Big Bad Love

Appalachia Inside Out: Conflict and change

Author : Robert J. Higgs
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870498763
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Appalachia Inside Out: Conflict and change written by Robert J. Higgs and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two volumes of Appalachia Inside Out constitute the most comprehensive anthology of writings on Appalachia ever assembled. Representing the work of approximately two hundred authors.

Folklife Center News

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folklife Center News written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Macmillan's Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Macmillan's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

MacMillan's Magazine

Author : Sir George Grove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MacMillan's Magazine written by Sir George Grove and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lost World of the Craft Printer

Author : Maggie Holtzberg
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252017995
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book The Lost World of the Craft Printer written by Maggie Holtzberg and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "She finds that a significant number of printers independently developed similar responses to the deskilling of their craft and the threat of unemployment. Demonstrating a widespread consistency in themes and expressive forms in the printers' occupational narratives, Holtzberg-Call shows that what once served as the printers' rhetoric of tradition is now their rhetoric of displacement. Initiation rites, long apprenticeships, a complex and peculiar jargon, and a gallery of legendary figures once bound hot-metal printers into a specialized, highly regarded occupational folk community. The hot-metal printers' lore has survived in an exemplary form that functions as a source of reconciliation with the demise of their craft." "Holtzberg-Call analyzes how and why the printers traditionalize and idealize their work experience, drawing parallels between the shift from mechanical to computer typesetting and an equally disconcerting transition in the nineteenth century, when Linotype deposed handset type. She also shares her knowledge of the many aspects of hot-metal printing culture, from the life of the tramp printer to the meanings of various printing terms to the operation of a Linotype machine. One gains a sense of the conditions in the old type shops, where long hours, excessive heat, and poorly ventilated fumes from solvent, ink, and molten lead were the crucible in which camaraderie, pride, and fulfillment were forged.".

Folklore: The Basics

Author : Simon J. Bronner
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317420985
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Folklore: The Basics written by Simon J. Bronner and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs, desires, and anxieties that often are often not revealed through other means. Providing a clear framework for approaching the study of folklore, it introduces the reader to methodologies for identifying, documenting, interpreting and applying key information about folklore and its relevance to modern life. From the Brothers Grimm to Internet Memes, it addresses such topics as: What is folklore? How do we study it? Why does folklore matter? How does folklore relate to elite culture? Is folklore changing in a digital age? With case studies, suggestions for reading and a glossary of key terminology, Folklore: The Basics supports readers in becoming familiar with folkloric traditions and interpret cultural expression. It is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of folklore for the first time.

The Family Saga

Author : Francis Edward Abernethy
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574411683
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book The Family Saga written by Francis Edward Abernethy and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The family saga is made up of an accumulation of separate family legends. These are the stories of the old folks and the old times that are told among the family when they gather for funerals or Thanksgiving dinner. These are the "remember-when" stories the family tells about the time when the grownups were children.

The Christian Advocate

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Christian Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christian Advocate and Journal and Zion's Herald

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Christian Advocate and Journal and Zion's Herald written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 2162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Voices New Lives

Author : Derek Williams
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483474488
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book New Voices New Lives written by Derek Williams and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daily readings for all those suffering from the debilitating malady of sex addiction.

Voices in the Night

Author : Flora Annie Webster Steel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Voices in the Night written by Flora Annie Webster Steel and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The new year was already some hours old, but the world to which it had come was still dark. Dark with a curious obscurity, that was absolutely opaque yet faintly luminous, because of the white fog which lay on all things and hid them from the stars; for the sky above was clear, cold, almost frosty. That was why the fog, born, not of cool vapour seeking for cloud life among the winds of heaven, but of hot smoke loving the warmth of dust and ashes, clung so closely to the earth; to its birthplace. It was an acrid, bitter smoke, not even due to the dead hearthfires of a dead day, since they--like all else pertaining to the domestic life of India--give small outward sign of existence, but to the smouldering piles of litter and refuse which are lit every evening upon the outskirts of human habitation. Dull heaps with a minimum of fire, a maximum of smoke, where the humanity which has produced the litter, the refuse, gathers for gossip or for warmth. Even in the fields beyond the multitude of men, where some long-limbed peasant, watching his hope of harvest, dozes by a solitary fire, this same smoke rises in a solid column, until--beaten down by the colder moister air above--it drifts sideways to spread like a vast cobweb over the dew-set carpet of green corn. ... --Taken from prologue