A Feast Of Creatures

Author : Craig Williamson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780812204452

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A Feast of Creatures by Craig Williamson Pdf

In A Feast of Creatures, Craig Williamson recasts nearly one hundred Old English riddles of the Exeter Book into a modern verse mode that yokes the cadences of Aelfric with the sprung rhythm of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Like the early English riddlers before him, Williamson gives voice to the nightingale, plow, ox, phallic onion, and storm-wind. In lean and taut language he offers us mead disguised as a mighty wrestler, the sword as a celibate thane, the silver wine-cup as a seductress, the horn transformed from head-warrior to ink-belly or battle-singer. In his notes and commentary he gives us possible and probable solutions, sources, and analogues, a shrewd sense of literary play, and traces the literary and cultural contexts in which each riddle may be viewed. In his introduction, Williamson traces for us the history of riddles and riddle scholarship.

Author : Francis Adelbert Blackburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Exeter book
ISBN : UOM:39015008866918

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The Husband's Message & the Accompanying Riddles of the Exeter Book by Francis Adelbert Blackburn Pdf

Author : Andrew George, Jr.
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781459608306

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A Feast for All Seasons by Andrew George, Jr. Pdf

Traditional North American Native peoples' cuisine has existed for centuries, but its central tenet of respecting nature and its bounty have never been as timely as they are now. Andrew George, of the Wet'suwet'en Nation in Canada, is a well-respected aboriginal chef and instructor who has spent the last twenty-five years promoting the traditions of First Nations food. In A Feast for All Seasons, written with Robert Gairns, he has compiled aboriginal recipes that feature ingredients from the land, sea, and sky, elements of an enduring cuisine that illustrate respect for the environment and its creatures, and acknowledgment of the spiritual power that food can have in our lives. The 120 recipes include delectable, make-at home dishes such as Salmon and Fiddlehead Stirfry, Stuffed Wild Duck, Barbecued Oysters, Pan-fried Rabbit with Wild Cranberry Glaze, Clam Fritters, and Wild Blueberry Cookies. The book also features recipes with exotic ingredients that provide a fascinating glimpse into the history of Native cuisine: Moose Chili, Boiled Porcupine, Smoked Beaver Meat, and Braised Bear. This unique cookbook pays homage to an enduring food culture? grounded in tradition and the power of nature? that transcends the test of time.

Author : Meg Clibbon
Publisher : Zero to Ten
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1840894512

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Magical Creatures by Meg Clibbon Pdf

Introduces and describes a selection of magical creatures from the world of fairy tales and folklore. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Author : Daniel Tiffany
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226803111

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Infidel Poetics by Daniel Tiffany Pdf

Poetry has long been regarded as the least accessible of literary genres. But how much does the obscurity that confounds readers of a poem differ from, say, the slang that seduces listeners of hip-hop? Infidel Poetics examines not only the shared incomprensibilities of poetry and slang, but poetry's genetic relation to the spectacle of underground culture. Charting connections between vernacular poetry, lyric obscurity, and types of social relations—networks of darkened streets in preindustrial cities, the historical underworld of taverns and clubs, the subcultures of the avant-garde—Daniel Tiffany shows that obscurity in poetry has functioned for hundreds of years as a medium of alternative societies. For example, he discovers in the submerged tradition of canting poetry and its eccentric genres—thieves’ carols, drinking songs, beggars’ chants—a genealogy of modern nightlife, but also a visible underworld of social and verbal substance, a demimonde for sale. Ranging from Anglo-Saxon riddles to Emily Dickinson, from the icy logos of Parmenides to the monadology of Leibniz, from Mother Goose to Mallarmé, Infidel Poetics offers an exhilarating account of the subversive power of obscurity in word, substance, and deed.

Author : Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627125789

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Legendary Creatures and Monsters by Dean Miller Pdf

This comprehensive atlas provides information on supernatural beings from around the world, presented in alphabetical order and including such creatures as changelings, the hydra, and werewolves. Sidebars and boxes highlight interesting facts, glossary, an index, and resources for further study conclude this meticulously illustrated book.

Author : Ruby Roth
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781556437854

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That's Why We Don't Eat Animals by Ruby Roth Pdf

That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals uses colorful artwork and lively text to introduce vegetarianism and veganism to early readers (ages six to ten). Written and illustrated by Ruby Roth, the book features an endearing animal cast of pigs, turkeys, cows, quail, turtles, and dolphins. These creatures are shown in both their natural state—rooting around, bonding, nuzzling, cuddling, grooming one another, and charming each other with their family instincts and rituals—and in the terrible conditions of the factory farm. The book also describes the negative effects eating meat has on the environment. A separate section entitled “What Else Can We Do?” suggests ways children can learn more about the vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, such as:“Celebrate Thanksgiving with a vegan feast” or “Buy clothes, shoes, belts, and bags that are not made from leather or other animal skins or fur.” This compassionate, informative book offers both an entertaining read and a resource to inspire parents and children to talk about a timely, increasingly important subject. That's Why We Don't Eat Animals official website: http://wedonteatanimals.com/

Author : John Ashton
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486823805

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Curious Creatures in Zoology by John Ashton Pdf

Rather than a work of science, this richly illustrated volume offers fare for the imagination with its fascinatingly odd menagerie. Historical accounts of centaurs, unicorns, and lesser-known fantastical creatures provide abundant amusement.

Author : Rachel Piercey
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781647004606

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If You Go Down to the Woods Today by Rachel Piercey Pdf

Journey through a magical woodland, with poems to read and things to find My woodland’s full of animals, of every different kind. So shall we stay here for a while and see what we can find? Experience the everyday wonder of nature in this first book of poetry, exploring a magical woodland year. With poems by acclaimed writer Rachel Piercey, join Bear on his journey from spring to winter with lots of friends to meet, places to explore, and things to spot along the way.

Author : Constantine Verevis
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780231851305

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Flaming Creatures by Constantine Verevis Pdf

Banned soon after its first midnight screenings, the prints seized and the organizers arrested, Jack Smith’s incendiary Flaming Creatures (1963) quickly became a cause célèbre of the New York underground. Championed and defended by Jonas Mekas and Susan Sontag, among others, the film wildly and gleefully transgresses nearly every norm of Hollywood morality and aesthetics. In a surreal and visually dense series of episodes, the titular “creatures” reenact scenes drawn from the collective cinematic unconscious, playing on mainstream film culture’s moral code in a way that is at once a love letter to classical Hollywood and a searing send-up of its absurdities. Tracing the film’s production and reception history, Constantine Verevis argues that it embodies a unique type of cinematic rewriting, one that combines Smith’s multifaceted artistic work with exotic fragments drawn from the cinematic past. This study of Smith’s magnum opus explores its status as a cult film that appropriates the visual texture, erotic nuance, and overt fabrication of old Hollywood exoticism.

Author : Tripp York,Andy Alexis-Baker
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621894773

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A Faith Embracing All Creatures by Tripp York,Andy Alexis-Baker Pdf

What is the purpose of animals? Didn't God give humans dominion over other creatures? Didn't Jesus eat lamb? These are the kinds of questions that Christians who advocate compassion toward other animals regularly face. Yet Christians who have a faith-based commitment to care for other animals through what they eat, what they wear, and how they live with other creatures are often unsure how to address these biblically and theologically based challenges. In A Faith Embracing All Creatures, authors from various denominational, national, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds wrestle with the text, theology, and tradition to explain the roots of their desire to live peaceably with their nonhuman kin. Together, they show that there are no easy answers on "what the Bible says about animals." Instead, there are nuances and complexities, which even those asking these questions may be unaware of. Editors Andy Alexis-Baker and Tripp York have gathered a collection of essays that wrestle with these nuances and tensions in Scripture around nonhuman animals. In so doing, they expand the discussion of nonviolence, peacemaking, and reconciliation to include the oft-forgotten other members of God's good creation.

Author : Erich Hoyt
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781770856493

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Weird Sea Creatures by Erich Hoyt Pdf

An illustrated look at the weird and wonderful creatures that live in the very deepest parts of the sea. Humans have always wondered, with a mixture of fear and fascination, what lurks beneath the surface in the depths of the ocean. In this book, Erich Hoyt introduces 50 of the oddest creatures you will ever meet in the sea. From the carnivorous comb jelly to the lantern-carrying deep-sea dragonfish, from a vampire squid with giant eyes to dancing jellyfish, Hoyt explores these peculiar conditions and their equally peculiar environment. These creatures have adapted to lack of light and, using sound pulses (echolocation) or light-producing organs and pigment cells (emitting light via bioluminescence), they are able to communicate without giving their location away to predators. These stunning, captivating photographs weren't taken from the portholes of submarines. Photographers David Shale, Solvin Zanki and Jeff Rotman worked with oceanography institutes, museums and the BBC Natural History Unit, taking long cruises across the ocean to record and try to understand these little-studied residents of the deep sea. To capture the creatures for observation, a net was lowered far beneath the surface. As soon as the trawl was hauled aboard, the photographers would race to transfer the most unusual animals to fresh seawater aquariums in a chilled laboratory on board. These pages let readers gaze into strange, wild eyes and study faces with toothless or crooked smiles that witness the fruits of deep-sea evolution. Informative captions explain what the patterns of lights on their bodies are "saying" to others in their absolutely dark world. The wonder and extraordinary weirdness of what lives in the deep seas, so far away from us and yet so close, will become more familiar with this book.

Author : Carmen Gil
Publisher : Cuento de Luz
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788415784067

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The Things in the Air by Carmen Gil Pdf

The Things in the Air is a tale that will fill your air with surprises and fill your child’s face with a huge smile that no one will be able to wipe off — not even the Snouty Witches! Guided Reading Level: Q, Lexile Level: 1040L

Author : Brian Jacques
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0606203605

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The Great Redwall Feast by Brian Jacques Pdf

Fans of the beloved "Redwall" books will delight in this tale of the hares, otters and moles of Redwall Abbey planning a surprise feast for the Abbot. These characters now star in an animated PBS series. Full-color illustrations.

Author : Insight Editions
Publisher : Insight Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1683834003

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Harry Potter: Creatures by Insight Editions Pdf

Discover the creatures of the wizarding world in stunning 3D scenes. Revisit the magic of Harry Potter through four intricate, multilayer dioramas that capture beloved moments from the films. From Harry's pulse-pounding battle with the Hungarian Horntail dragon to his encounter with Thestrals in the Forbidden Forest, each pop-up is laser die-cut for precision and gorgeously detailed. Every scene is followed by essential information about the creatures and fun, behind-the-scenes facts from the films. Designed to thrill both seasoned Harry Potter fans and younger children, this volume is a treasured keepsake for the whole family.