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Author : Ernest Edward Holmes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book In Praise of Legend written by Ernest Edward Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marie Lu
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110154595X
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Legend written by Marie Lu and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Legend doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it." From the New York Times bestselling author of The Young Elites What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
Author : David Vann
Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558496729
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)
Download or read book Legend of a Suicide written by David Vann and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In "Ichthyology," a young boy watches his father spiral from divorce to suicide. The story is told obliquely, often through the boy's observations of his tropical fish, yet also reveals his father's last desperate moves, including quitting dentistry for commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. "Rhoda" goes back to the beginning of the father's second marriage and the boy's fascination with his stepmother, who has one partially closed eye. This eye becomes a metaphor for the adult world the boy can't yet see into, including sexuality and despair, which feel like the key initiating elements of the father's eventual suicide. "A Legend of Good Men" tells the story of the boy's life with his mother after his father's death through the series of men she dates." "In "Sukkwan Island," an extraordinary novella, the father invites the boy homesteading for a year on a remote island in the southeastern Alaskan wilderness. As the situation spins out of control, the son witnesses his father's despair and takes matters into his own hands. In "Ketchikan," the boy is now thirty years old, searching for the origin of ruin. He tracks down Gloria, the woman his father first cheated with, and is left with the sense of "a world held in place, as it turned out, by nothing at all." Set in Fairbanks, where the author's father actually killed himself, "The Higher Blue" provides an epilogue to the collection."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Dudley Buck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Legend of Don Munio written by Dudley Buck and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Florence Percival
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521416558
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Chaucer's Legendary Good Women written by Florence Percival and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of Chaucer's Legend of Good Women.
Author : Hermann Gunkel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Legends of Genesis written by Hermann Gunkel and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marianne E. Kalinke
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802078148
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (781 download)
Download or read book The Book of Reykjahólar written by Marianne E. Kalinke and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legends belong to the vast corpus of German hagiography, yet the currency of these particular versions is documented today only by virtue of their inclusion in this Icelandic legendary.
Author : Angie Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733814409
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Legend Undone written by Angie Day and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mara wasn't just a Legend who survived on human energy, she used to be a dangerous Shadow who wielded more power than she wanted. When she discovered that Alec, the leader of the Shadows and her childhood love, held a dark secret, she ran. Mara must keep moving, hiding among the humans that every Legend learned to hate, while she searches to understand her past. Under the alias Kate, she meets Kylan and his way of life challenges everything she used to know. As she falls for Kylan, she finds clues about what happened before she became a Shadow. But the closer she gets to an answer, the closer Alec can get to her and destroy everything she has grown to love.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Living Church written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adelaide Anne Procter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Legends and Lyrics written by Adelaide Anne Procter and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2236 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 2236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eli Yassif
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 081434111X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book The Legend of Safed written by Eli Yassif and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish life through the legends created and narrated in Safed in the sixteenth century. In 1908, Solomon Schechter—discoverer of the Cairo Geniza and one of the founders of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America—published his groundbreaking essay on the city of Safed (Tzfat) during the sixteenth century. In the essay, Schechter pointed out the exceptional cultural achievements (religious law, moral teaching, hermeneutics, poetry, geography) of this small city in the upper Galilee but did not yet see the importance of including the foundation on which all of these fields began—the legends that were developed, told, and spread in Safed during this period. In The Legend of Safed: Life and Fantasy in the City of Kabbalah, author Eli Yassif utilizes "new historicism" methodology in order to use the non-canonical materials—legends and myths, visions, dreams, rumors, everyday dialogues—to present these legends in their historical and cultural context and use them to better understand the culture of Safed. This approach considers the literary text not as a reflection of reality, but a part of reality itself—taking sides in the debates and decisions of humans and serving as a major tool for understanding society and human mentality. Divided into seven chapters, The Legend of Safedbegins with an explanation of how the myth of Safed was founded on the general belief that during this "golden age" (1570–1620), Safed was an idyllic location in which complete peace and understanding existed between the diverse groups of people who migrated to the city. Yassif goes on to analyze thematic characteristics of the legends, including spatial elements, the function of dreams, mysticism, sexual sins, and omniscience. The book concludes with a discussion of the tension between fantasy (Safed is a sacred city built on morality, religious thought, and well-being for all) and reality (every person is full of weaknesses and flaws) and how that is the basis for understanding the vitality of Safed myth and its immense impact on the future of Jewish life and culture. The Legend of Safedis intended for students, scholars, and general readers of medieval and early modern Jewish studies, Hebrew literature, and folklore.
Author : G. A. Rudd
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134632762
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Geoffrey Chaucer written by G. A. Rudd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So many questions surround the key figures in the English literary canon, but most books focus on one aspect of an author's life or work, or limit themselves to a single critical approach. Geoffrey Chaucer offers: *basic information on an author's life, contexts and works *the major critical issues surrounding the author's works, from the time they were written to the present *explanations of the full range of different critical views and interpretations * guides to further reading in each area.
Author : John S. Strong
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120806160
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The Legend of King Aśoka written by John S. Strong and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first English translation of the Asokavadana text, the Sanskrit version of the legend of King Asoka, first written in the second century A.D. Emperor of India during the third century B.C. and one of the most important rulers in the history of Buddhism. Asoka has hitherto been studied in the West primarily from his edicts and rock inscriptions in many parts of the Indian subcontinent. Through an extensive critical essay and a fluid translation, John Strong examines the importance of the Asoka of the legends for our overall understanding of Buddhism. Professor Strong contrasts the text with the Pali traditions about Kind Asoka and discusses the Buddhist view of kingship, the relationship of the state and the Buddhist community, the king s role in relating his kingdom to the person of the Buddha, and the connection between merit making, cosmology, and Buddhist doctrine. An appendix provides summaries of other stories about Asoka.
Author : Tamar Alexander-Frizer
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814329719
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (297 download)
Download or read book The Heart is a Mirror written by Tamar Alexander-Frizer and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In part 1, Alexander-Frizer investigates the relationship between folk literature and group identity via the stories' connection to Hebrew canonical sources, their historical connection to the land of origin, their treatment of prominent family members and historical events, and their connection to the surrounding culture in the lands of the Spanish Diaspora. Part 2 contains an analysis of several important genres and subgenres present in the folktales, including legends, ethical tales, fairy tales, novellas, and humorous tales. Finally, in part 3, Alexander-Frizer discusses the art of storytelling, introducing the theatrical and rhetorical aspects of Sephardic folktales, such as the storyteller, the audience, and the circumstances of time and place."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Richard W. Barber
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851157481
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (574 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of the British Isles written by Richard W. Barber and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1999 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BRITISH ISLES have a long tradition of tales of gods, heroes and marvels, hinting at a mythology once as relevant to the races which settled the islands as the Greek and Roman gods were to the classical world.The tales drawn together in this book, from a wide range of medieval sources, span the centuries from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets. The Norse gods which peopled the Anglo-Saxon past survive in Beowulf/I>; Cuchulainn, Taliesin and the magician Merlin take shape from Celtic mythology; and saints include Helena who brought a piece of the True Cross to Britain, and Joseph of Arimathea whose staff grew into the Glastonbury thorn. Tales of the British Arthur are followed by legends of later heroes, including Harold, Hereward and Godiva. These figures and many others were part of a familiar national mythology on which Shakespeare drew for Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet, creating the famous versions that are known today. Here the original stories are presented again. RICHARD BARBER's other books include King Arthur: Hero and Legend, Arthurian Legends: An Anthology, and The Knight and Chivalry; he is currently working on a study of the legend of the Holy Grail.Borders.com: England and the British Isles have a rich and still thriving tradition of myths and legends - and this wonderful volume collects together more than thirty of the best from a number of sources... an incredible insight into the fascinating yet complex history of the British Isles and its peoples... Those fascinated by mythology will want to add this wonderful book to their collections.
Author : Howard Pyle
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book King Arthur: 10 Books of Tales & Myths about the Legendary King of Camelot written by Howard Pyle and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-25 with total page 3196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ebook collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The edition contains ten books of incredible & unforgettable tales of King Arthur, The Holy Grail, Sir Lancelot, Sorcerer Merlin, the Excalibur, the Legendary Camelot, Adventures of the Noble Knights of the Round Table, as well as other British Celtic Legends and Myths: King Arthur – An Introduction by H. W. Mabie Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by James Knowles King Arthur and His Knights by Maude L. Radford The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Richard Morris The Mabinogion Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race
