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Mythic Woods

Author : Jonathan Roberts
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited
ISBN 13 : 0297843524
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book Mythic Woods written by Jonathan Roberts and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These magnificent and evocative color photos reveal why forests have been a source of inspiration to humankind throughout the ages. The bestselling author of Meeting with Remarkable Trees has chosen 15 "mythic woods," from the famous Sherwood Forest (so unlike its legendary image) to the little-known Valley of the Giants in Tasmania, home to some of the world's tallest trees. Some are huge and ecologically vital, like the Amazon and Canadian rainforests; others are tiny remnants, like the Black Wood of Rannoch. The rich and diverse gallery includes the Petrified Forest of Arizona and the towering underwater groves of the Californian Kelp Forest. If anyone questions the need to nurture and protect Earth's forests, these images offer a supremely eloquent answer.

Heroes Masked and Mythic

Author : Christopher Wood
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476683158
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Heroes Masked and Mythic written by Christopher Wood and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero. What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's Black Panther? Do DC's Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess reflect the tradition of Amazon women such as Penthesileia? How does the modern superhero's journey echo that of the epic warrior? With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in comics and film as the crystallization of the hero's journey in the modern imagination.

Lavondyss

Author : Robert Holdstock
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575119047
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Lavondyss written by Robert Holdstock and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of the wildwood lies a place of mystery and legend, from which few return and none emerged unchanged: Lavondyss . . . the ultimate realm, the source of all myth. When Harry Keeton disappeared into Ryhope Wood, his sister Tallis was just an infant. Now, thirteen years old, she hears him whispering to her from the Otherworld. He is in danger. He needs her help. Using masks, magic and clues left by her grandfather, she finds a way to enter the primitive forest and begin her search. Eventually she comes to Lavondyss itself, a realm both beautiful and deadly, a place in which she is changed forever . . . Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood won the World Fantasy Award and is among the most praised post-war novels of the fantastical. In this haunting sequel, Lavondyss, we are returned to the Wildwood and the mythos that Holdstock has made his own. Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1989.

The Key

Author : James N. Frey
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312300524
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Key written by James N. Frey and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-08-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers aspiring authors of novels and screenplays advice on using the classic themes of universal folklore and mythology to structure their works, and provides examples from well-known fiction and films.

The Wood Wife

Author : Terri Windling
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812549294
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (492 download)

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Download or read book The Wood Wife written by Terri Windling and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-08-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman writer moves into a house she inherited from a poet in the hills of Arizona. The man died in mysterious circumstances and Maggie Black wants to find out why. So begins a terrifying introduction to the Indian spirits which roam the hills and feed on people's creative juices.

Islands Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islands Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1987-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Selected Poems

Author : Victor Hugo
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142437034
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Selected Poems written by Victor Hugo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-02-26 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of his life, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was the most famous writer in the world. His legacy includes the nineteenth century's most celebrated works of drama, fiction, memoir, and criticism. But in his day Hugo was know foremost as a poet-indeed the greatest French poet of the age. He wrote with passion about history, erotic experience, familial love, philosophy, nature, social justice, art, and mysticism. In this new bicentennial edition, acclaimed poet and translator Brooks Haxton offers an exquisite selection of Hugo's finest work: love poems, historical tableaux, elegy, and idyll, including his incomparable "Boaz Asleep," which Marcel Proust praised as the most beautiful poem of the nineteenth century. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Mythago Wood

Author : Robert Holdstock
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575088451
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Mythago Wood written by Robert Holdstock and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and of those few, none remain unchanged. Ryhope Wood may look like a three-mile-square fenced-in wood in rural Herefordshire on the outside, but inside, it is a primeval, intricate labyrinth of trees, impossibly huge, unforgettable ... and stronger than time itself. Stephen Huxley has already lost his father to the mysteries of Ryhope Wood. On his return from the Second World War, he finds his brother, Christopher, is also in thrall to the mysterious wood, wherein lies a realm where mythic archetypes grow flesh and blood, where love and beauty haunt your dreams, and in promises of freedom lies the sanctuary of insanity ... Readers love Mythago Wood: '6.0 stars. This book is a MASTERPIECE and will likely be on my list of "All Time Favourite" novels before too long' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Blimey, what a book! Genuine classic of mythological fiction.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'An imaginative masterpiece has broken the boundaries of fantasy genre. In Mythagowood Myths manifest from characters's unfathomable desires. The mysterious forest which the protagonists are obsessed with is an original concept of legends, it rooted in subconscious mind arouses overwhelming power of human minds'. Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'To attempt to write a straightforward synopsis of Mythago Wood itself is almost to lose the very essence of the novel, to break away from the ethereal feeling which transcends the book.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I've seldomly read a book that is so rich and enthralling in its descriptions and really draws me into the mythical woods, where time flows differently, where your subconscious can conjure up archetypes and these can infringe upon your very real life outside of the forest.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The Mythic Journey

Author : Liz Greene
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1633410501
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Mythic Journey written by Liz Greene and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek gods, Norse heroes, Polynesian tricksters, and Native American warriors—they all have lessons to teach us. Since the beginning of time, human beings have relied on myths, fairy tales, and fables to explain life’s mysteries. Bringing a fresh perspective to these age-old tales, Liz Greene and Juliet Sharman-Burke reveal how seekers today can find comfort and support in the legends and lore of the past. The Mythic Journey explores the psychological themes of many mythical traditions, recounting stories from Greco-Roman, Hebraic, Egyptian, Celtic, Norse, and various Eastern civilizations. More than 50 myths are beautifully retold, and each is followed by a psychological overview explaining how we can apply the story to our own lives. The Mythic Journey is a handbook for human life, guiding readers from the conflicts of family and childhood, through problems of love, intimacy, and ambition, and ultimately to the point when we must face our own mortality. We discover that true self knowledge comes through facing life’s challenges with courage and strength; that beauty, talent, power, and wealth bring their own forms of suffering; and that in the darkness of loneliness, failure, and loss, we have always discovered new light and new hope.

Sport Stars

Author : David L. Andrews
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134598548
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Sport Stars written by David L. Andrews and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport Stars investigates the nature of contemporary sporting celebrity, examining stars' often turbulent relationship with the press, and exploring themes of identity, race, and spectacle.

The English Constitution

Author : Ian Ward
Publisher : Hart Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1841134317
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The English Constitution written by Ian Ward and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to provide a stimulating text for both academics and students; advancing a series of original ideas about the English constitution.

Primitive

Author : Jo Odgers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134172451
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Primitive written by Jo Odgers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative, illustrated edited edition brings together a collection of authors to chart the rise, fall and possible futures of the word primitive.

The Dark Between the Stars

Author : Kenneth C. Gardner Jr.
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781475933147
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book The Dark Between the Stars written by Kenneth C. Gardner Jr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1923, eighteen-year old Elijah Cockburn is enjoying typical small-town Midwestern life in Menninger, North Dakota, when a confrontation forces him and his friends Merle and Pearl and their cousin Axel to hitch a freight and head into the American West. Awaiting them are Wobblies, railroad bulls, bootleggers, the Jack Dempsey-Tommy Gibbons title fight, hobo jungles, pickpockets, President Warren G. Harding, and San Francisco, where Elijah's brother Josh shows him a new way to look at life. Memorable characters, such as Twig, Bear, Boss, Lucretia, Hiram and his dog JJ, Miss Hoar, Black Betty, White Hair, and Duke inhabit the novel.

Narrative Mechanics

Author : Beat Suter
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839453453
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Narrative Mechanics written by Beat Suter and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do stories in games have in common with political narratives? This book identifies narrative strategies as mechanisms for meaning and manipulation in games and real life. It shows that the narrative mechanics so clearly identifiable in games are increasingly used (and abused) in politics and social life. They have »many faces«, displays and interfaces. They occur as texts, recipes, stories, dramas in three acts, movies, videos, tweets, journeys of heroes, but also as rewarding stories in games and as narratives in society - such as a career from rags to riches, the concept of modernity or market economy. Below their surface, however, narrative mechanics are a particular type of motivational design - of game mechanics.

A Mythic Journey

Author : Edward Diller
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813186064
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book A Mythic Journey written by Edward Diller and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although The Tin Drum has often been called one of the great novels of the 20th century, most critics have been baffled in attempting to draw its apparent chaos into a single literary framework. Here is the full-length study to penetrate the brilliance of Gunter Grass's style and uncover the novel's mythopoetic core. In A Mythic Journey: Gunter Grass's Tin Drum, author Edward Diller convincingly demonstrates the still valid relationship between modern and classical literary criticism. By reading The Tin Drum as both modern myth and historical epic, he provides a profound and sensitive interpretation of one of the masterpieces of 20th century literature.

Robert Holdstock’s Mythago Wood

Author : Paul Kincaid
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031103742
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Robert Holdstock’s Mythago Wood written by Paul Kincaid and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-20 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a detailed examination of one of the most important works of fantasy literature from the twentieth century. It goes through Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock considering how it engages with war on a personal and family level, how it plays with ideas of time as something fluid and disturbing, and how it presents mythology as something crude and dangerous. The book places Mythago Wood in the context of Holdstock’s other works, noting in part how complex ideas of time have been a consistent element in his fiction. The book also briefly examines how the themes laid out in Mythago Wood are carried through into later books in the sequence as well as the Merlin Codex

Rats Alley

Author : Peter Chasseaud
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750984902
Total Pages : 897 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Rats Alley written by Peter Chasseaud and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 897 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When first published in 2006, Rats Alley was a ground-breaking piece of research, the first-ever study of trench names of the Western Front. Now, in this fully updated and revised second edition, the gazetteer has been extended to well over 20,000 trench names, complete with map references – in itself an essential tool for any First World War researcher. However, combined with the finely considered history and analysis of trench naming during the First World War, this is an edition that no military history enthusiast should be without. Discover when, how and why British trenches were first named and follow the names' fascinating development throughout the First World War, alongside details of French and German trench-naming practices. Looked at from both contemporary and modern points of view, the names reveal the full horror of trench warfare and throw an extraordinary sidelight on the cultural life of the period, and the landscape and battles of the Western Front. Names such as Lovers Lane, Idiot Corner, Cyanide Trench, Crazy Redoubt, Doleful Post, Furies Trench, Peril Avenue, Lunatic Sap and Gangrene Alley can be placed in context. With useful information on where original trench maps are held, and how to obtain copies, Rats Alley is a vital volume for both military and family historians.