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The Houstiliad

Author : Michael Lieberman
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1680030566
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Houstiliad written by Michael Lieberman and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this savage yet beautiful book length poem Michael Lieberman captures the rage of men in modern society. He reimagines the characters of Homer's Iliad, recasts them, and sets them in conflict in today's Houston. Unflinching is its descriptions of violence, The Houstiliad implicitly contrasts the rage of Homer's Achilles which was specific and focused with the free-floating rage of contemporary men. Though unsparing in its descriptions, Lieberman's portrait is leavened by lovely lyric passages, reflection, and humor. For those who care about the complicated role of men in modern society this book is revelatory without promising an easy path to redemption or honor. Achilles' wrath is where our tale begins then spools out venom and men's mortal sins. It's tempered true yet riffs on Homer's style, suffused with guile, grit, and mordant wile. * * * Men savage men in violent travails though in the end it's humor that prevails.

Some Dark Fire

Author : Michael Lieberman
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1680031082
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Some Dark Fire written by Michael Lieberman and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Lieberman’s Some Dark Fire, New and Selected Poems is a generous sampling of an exceptional poet’s mature work, written over almost thirty years—since Lieberman moved to Houston in 1988. His poems offer a perspective on our world that is in turn celebratory, somber, joyous, dark, tender, and, most of all, doubt-plagued. He offers no easy answers, but his questions will enrich and reward the reader. This deeply felt book is the work of a gifted poet and research physician at the height of his powers. Lucky Every heart conceals a few small secrets or, if full of amplitude and plenty, large ones. I begin with a green bough, forsythia— supple and yellow with flower. I end there—not because I am impoverished, but because I have it all.

Women of Harvard Square

Author : Michael Lieberman
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1937875865
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Women of Harvard Square written by Michael Lieberman and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of Harvard Square are smart, sassy, and sexy. There's Agnes, who with her boyfriend Maynard provides the inspiration for her best friend Diana’s new play that turns into a steamy, boundary-bending sendup. As for Agnes and Diana, don't even try to imagine their shenanigans. You'll want to meet Agnes's grandmother Abigail, who at eighty-seven is still feisty and more than a little naughty—and Adriana, her daughter and Agnes’s mother, who receives a shocking gift from her old Radcliffe roommate. That’s Olympia, the award-winning novelist, who gets the scare of her life when she decides to set her new novel in Pittsburgh and visits. Did I mention Beverly, the long, tall Texan who came to Harvard for college and never left—and never left Texas behind? Oh, and Henrietta, whose imagination is so outrageous and dark that she will soon get her own novel. What the women of Harvard Square are saying about Mike Lieberman: Agnes Lubeck: “Mike Lieberman is a master.” Diana Endicott: “I’m on board with what he has done. This guy gets it.” Beverly Ardmore: “He’s nothing but a pimp. It’s all the more outrageous because we're both Texans.” Abigail Lubeck: “I thought I would be only an old person, Agnes’s creaky grandmother. But he gave me a great role to play, and you know what? He threw in a vibrator as well. He knows how to honor older women.” Henrietta Markham: “Mike Lieberman gave me more than I deserve. He gave me motive and opportunity as the crime folks say—and with them sex and, well . . . I’ll let you read The Women of Harvard Square.”

The Texas Review

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Texas Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Houstiliad

Author : Michael Lieberman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680030556
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Houstiliad written by Michael Lieberman and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this nervy adaptation of Homer's classic, the story of Achilles' rage is told with a deft touch and a large dollop of humor. Achilles, an MIT-trained engineer, has dropped out and with Patroclus, his white macaw, cruises around Houston on an old BMW motorcycle looking for trouble. And he finds plenty. Along the way we meet Hector, the Hammer; Agamemnon, a wealthy Houston businessman with an eye for Achilles' girlfriend; Aphrodite, a custom bra designer; Apollo, owner of Cafae Apollo; and many of Homer's other characters, as Lieberman liberates them from their classical context. The result is a wry take on Houston and an uncompromising exploration of the rage of men in contemporary society"--ECIP Summary.

A Community of Writers

Author : Robert Dana
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587292769
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book A Community of Writers written by Robert Dana and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With these words, written long before his Iowa Writers' Workshop became world famous, much imitated, and academically rich, Paul Engle captured the spirit behind his beloved workshop. Now, in this collection of essays by and about those writers who shared the energetic early years, Robert Dana presents a dynamic, informative tribute to Engle and his world. The book's three sections mingle myth and history with style and grace and no small amount of humor. The beginning essays are given over to memories of Paul Engle in his heyday. The second group focuses particularly on those teachers—Robert Lowell, John Berryman, Kurt Vonnegut, for example—who made the workshop hum on a day-to-day basis. Finally, the third section is devoted to storytelling: tall tales, vignettes, surprises, sober and not-so-sober moments. Engle's own essay, "The Writer and the Place," describes his "simple, and yet how reckless" conviction that "the creative imagination in all of the arts is as important, as congenial, and as necessary, as the historical study of all the arts." Today, of course, there are hundreds of writers' workshops, many of them founded and directed by graduates of the original Iowa workshop. But when Paul Engle arrived in Iowa there were exactly two. His indomitable nature and great persuasive powers, combined with his distinguished reputation as a poet, loomed large behind the enhancement of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. This volume of fine and witty essays reveals the enthusiasm and drive and sheer pleasure that went into Iowa's renowned workshop.

All about Skin

Author : Jina Ortiz
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 029930194X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book All about Skin written by Jina Ortiz and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short fiction anthology of work by award-winning, multicultural, women writers, All about Skin captures the reality of harsh media pressures, difficult family relationships, racial prejudices, and other problems that face women of color around the world.

Journey Within

Author : Sarah Al Mulla
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1783017244
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Journey Within written by Sarah Al Mulla and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Journey Within takes you on a powerful and stirring journey through life - a journey that is relived and retold through first-hand experiences of love, faith, courage, desire and many other emotions.

Active Romanticism

Author : Julie Carr
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 081735784X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Active Romanticism written by Julie Carr and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Essays that highlight the pervasive role of Romantic poetry and poetics on modern and contemporary innovative poetry"--

City at the End of Time 形象香港

Author : Ping-kwan Leung
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888139355
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book City at the End of Time 形象香港 written by Ping-kwan Leung and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Leung Ping-kwan in the 1980s and 1990s, this volume of poetry evokes the complexity of Hong Kong city life in the critical moments preceding the 1997 handover. The poet muses upon the problems of cultural identity and the passing of time, and explores the relationship between poetry and other genres and media within a cross-cultural and cross-border context. An introduction by Ackbar Abbas in the original edition relates Leung’s writing to the cultural and political space of Hong Kong in the 1990s. This expanded bilingual version adds a new essay by Esther Cheung, and also a recent conversation between Leung and three critics, which provides insights on how Leung’s poetry still resonates powerfully after two decades. The book invites readers to look afresh at Leung’s meditative poetry and probe into the contradictory realities of this changing postcolonial city.

A Collection of Blessings

Author : Helen Steiner Rice
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1634091582
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book A Collection of Blessings written by Helen Steiner Rice and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Favored poet Helen Steiner Rice’s beautiful verse has been treasured for decades. Her work continues to encourage readers as they experience the heavenly Father’s blessings in Barbour’s Value Book line! Readers will be inspired to share Helen Steiner Rice’s uplifting verse again and again with A Collection of Blessings. Poems like “Thank You, God, for Everything” and “The Blessing of Sharing” will refresh and inspire long-time and first-time readers—and is perfect for ministry use or personal evangelism.

A History of Korean Literature

Author : Peter H. Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139440861
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book A History of Korean Literature written by Peter H. Lee and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-12-18 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive narrative history of Korean literature. It provides a wealth of information for scholars, students and lovers of literature. Combining both history and criticism the study reflects the latest scholarship and offers a systematic account of the development of all genres. Consisting of twenty-five chapters, it covers twentieth-century poetry, fiction by women and the literature of North Korea. This is a major contribution to the field and a study that will stand for many years as the primary resource for studying Korean literature.

New Essays on Phillis Wheatley

Author : John C. Shields
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 1572337265
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (723 download)

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Download or read book New Essays on Phillis Wheatley written by John C. Shields and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2011-05-30 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first African American to publish a book on any subject, poet Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784) has long been denigrated by literary critics who refused to believe that a black woman could produce such dense, intellectual work. In recent decades, however, Wheatley's work has come under new scrutiny as the literature of the eighteenth century and the impact of African American literature have been reconceived. Fourteen prominent Wheatley scholars consider her work from a variety of angles, affirming her rise into the first rank of American writers. --from publisher description.

A Short History of the Short Story

Author : Gulnaz Fatma
Publisher : Loving Healing Press
ISBN 13 : 1615991662
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book A Short History of the Short Story written by Gulnaz Fatma and published by Loving Healing Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worldwide Appreciation of the Short Story Form Spans Cultures and Centuries! In this concise volume, Gulnaz Fatma traces the short story from its origins in fables, ancient poetry, and tales such as "The Arabian Nights," to its modern form in the early American stories of Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne, and then through the twentieth century and throughout the world. The elements of what makes a short story are presented along with a discussion of the difficulties in defining the genre. The short story's relation to the novel as well as its uniqueness as its own form are deftly presented. While the American and European traditions of the short story take up much of this book, the final chapter is a thorough presentation of the short story's development in India. Anyone interested in the short story--teachers, students, writers, and readers--will find this volume informative, thoughtful, and a welcome addition to our understanding of one of literature's most dynamic forms. Gulnaz Fatma is an Indian writer and author. She is a research scholar in the Department of English at Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh, India. "As a fiction writer who has also taught the short story form, I was impressed by the thoroughness and insight presented in this concise book. Fatma's broad exploration of the short story form is backed by numerous supporting examples and her chapter on the short story in India will introduce many readers to that country's own literary gems." --Tyler R. Tichelaar, Ph.D. and author of the award-winning "Narrow Lives" From the World Voices Series www.ModernHistoryPress.com Literary Criticism: Short Stories Literary Criticism: Asian - General

Anglophone Poetry in Colonial India, 1780–1913

Author : Mary Ellis Gibson
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821443577
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Anglophone Poetry in Colonial India, 1780–1913 written by Mary Ellis Gibson and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anglophone Poetry in Colonial India, 1780–1913: A Critical Anthology makes accessible for the first time the entire range of poems written in English on the subcontinent from their beginnings in 1780 to the watershed moment in 1913 when Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature.Mary Ellis Gibson establishes accurate texts for such well-known poets as Toru Dutt and the early nineteenth-century poet Kasiprasad Ghosh. The anthology brings together poets who were in fact colleagues, competitors, and influences on each other. The historical scope of the anthology, beginning with the famous Orientalist Sir William Jones and the anonymous “Anna Maria” and ending with Indian poets publishing in fin-de-siècle London, will enable teachers and students to understand what brought Kipling early fame and why at the same time Tagore’s Gitanjali became a global phenomenon. Anglophone Poetry in Colonial India, 1780–1913 puts all parties to the poetic conversation back together and makes their work accessible to American audiences.With accurate and reliable texts, detailed notes on vocabulary, historical and cultural references, and biographical introductions to more than thirty poets, this collection significantly reshapes the understanding of English language literary culture in India. It allows scholars to experience the diversity of poetic forms created in this period and to understand the complex religious, cultural, political, and gendered divides that shaped them.

A Companion to the Study of Virgil

Author : Nicholas Horsfall
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004217592
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to the Study of Virgil written by Nicholas Horsfall and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2000-08-18 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not yet another introduction to Virgil’s poetry. The editor and three contributors offer a guide to the key problems and to the most intelligent discussions. They do not hesitate to point out what we do not know, and where more work needs to be done. Apart from ample discussion of the poems and the main issues they raise, the book offers chapters on the life of Virgil, his style, and his influence on late Latin epic.

How Long is the Present

Author : David Antin
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826355293
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book How Long is the Present written by David Antin and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book editor Stephen Fredman provides critical introductions to a selection of talk poems from Antin's now out-of-print collections in conjunction with a new interview with the author.