Grendel

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307756787

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Grendel by John Gardner Pdf

This classic and much lauded retelling of Beowulf follows the monster Grendel as he learns about humans and fights the war at the center of the Anglo Saxon classic epic. "An extraordinary achievement."—New York Times The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This is the novel William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."

Author : Nicholas E. Brink
Publisher : Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0895032627

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Grendel and His Mother by Nicholas E. Brink Pdf

One cause of the behavioral, emotional and mental torment in a person's life is the psychological trauma that results from the actions and words of parents and others. This volume examines the effect of such trauma on a child's development and how the resulting torment eventually brings this child as an adult to psychotherapy.

Author : John Gardner
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781480409217

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On Moral Fiction by John Gardner Pdf

“Fearless, illuminating” criticism from a New York Times–bestselling author and legendary teacher, “proving . . . that true art is moral and not trivial” (Los Angeles Times). Novelist John Gardner’s thesis in On Moral Fiction is simple: “True art is by its nature moral.” It is also an audacious statement, as Gardner asserts an inherent value in life and in art. Since the book’s first publication, the passion behind Gardner’s assertion has both provoked and inspired readers. In examining the work of his peers, Gardner analyzes what has gone wrong, in his view, in modern art and literature, and how shortcomings in artistic criticism have contributed to the problem. He develops his argument by showing how artists and critics can reintroduce morality and substance to their work to improve society and cultivate our morality. On Moral Fiction is an essential read in which Gardner presents his thoughtfully developed criteria for the elements he believes are essential to art and its creation. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Gardner, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Gardner family and the University of Rochester Archives.

Author : Ethel Mannin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : English fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036747892

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Late Have I Loved Thee by Ethel Mannin Pdf

Author : Matt Wagner
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:3005211

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Grendel: Devil's Odyssey #5 by Matt Wagner Pdf

Several years into their mission to find a new home for humanity, Grendel Prime and Sigma Seven finally discover a planet with signs of advanced technology. Unfortunately, this world is a ghost planet—the massive husk of a civilization long since decayed. Only the extinct race's machinery has endured and continues to function without purpose. Can Prime navigate the perils of this mechanized hellscape . . . and survive?

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410347435

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A Study Guide for John Gardner's "Grendel" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for John Gardner's "Grendel," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Sandra Hiortdahl
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527584693

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Grendel Recast in John Gardner's Novel and Beowulf by Sandra Hiortdahl Pdf

This book brings John Gardner’s bestselling Grendel to life in the most comprehensive study of the novel to date. Using as a guide Gardner’s discussions on art, his extensive scholarship on Anglo-Saxon poetry, and his love of stories, this chapter-by-chapter analysis shows Grendel to be much more than an ironic twist on Beowulf. It reveals three distinct fights that mirror the poem, which solves mysteries that have stymied readers for decades. Anyone studying or teaching the novel will find useful analyses of Beowulf, a discussion of the novel within Gardner’s views on morality and art, and an assessment of Grendel as a modern tragic hero and anti-hero. The monster wants to be human with every ounce of his being, even at his death. This issue of identity, particularly for those who are outcast from society, culture, and community, finds resonance in nearly all of Gardner’s works. It does so in Grendel as well, and importantly so, as this work reveals.

Author : Alex Archer
Publisher : Gold Eagle
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780373621682

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Grendel's Curse by Alex Archer Pdf

A sword of legend in the hands of an extremist... Skalunda Barrow, Sweden, has long been rumored to be the final resting place of the legendary Nordic hero Beowulf. And there's something of Beowulf's that charismatic and zealous right-wing politician Karl Thorssen wants very badly. Intent on getting his hands on the mythical sword Nægling, Sweden's golden-boy politico puts together a team to excavate the barrow. A team that American archaeologist Annja Creed manages to finagle her way onto. She wouldn't miss this possible discovery for anything. With Nægling at his side, Thorssen could be invincible...a Nordic King Arthur. What his followers don't know--and Annja is beginning to suspect--is just how far Thorssen will go to achieve his rabid amibitions. When Thorssen marks Annja for death, she quickly realizes that this is much more than a political game. And the only way to survive is to match Thorssen's sword with her own.

Author : A. E. Kaplan
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399555541

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Grendel's Guide to Love and War by A. E. Kaplan Pdf

"A tale of rivalry, romance, and existential angst"--Jacket.

Author : Matt Wagner
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506714059

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Grendel: Devil's Odyssey by Matt Wagner Pdf

Grendel Prime searches the stars for a new home for mankind, and Matt Wagner returns to his darkest creation! As civilization comes to an end on Earth, the final Grendel Khan gives Grendel Prime a new directive: Find a perfect planet to be the new home for the human race. But will the deadly and relentless paladin ultimately save humanity . . . or destroy it? Features a bonus cover gallery with all standard comic-series covers by Matt Wagner and an all-star run of variant covers by guest artists Fabio Moon, Gabriel Bá, Tyler Crook, Dan Schkade, Ben Stenbeck, and others! Collects Grendel: Devil's Odyssey comics #1-#8.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486111100

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Beowulf by Anonim Pdf

Finest heroic poem in Old English celebrates the exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of southern Sweden. Combines myth, Christian and pagan elements, and history into a powerful narrative. Genealogies.

Author : Matt Wagner
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781630084691

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The Art of Matt Wagner's Grendel by Matt Wagner Pdf

Over two and a half decades, what began as the story of Hunter Rose, the talented young author who became the city's most feared assassin and criminal overlord, evolved into a prolonged examination of authority, society, and that dark mechanism of nature — violence. Now, take a step inside one of the most daring comic book projects ever created as Matt Wagner guides you through the artwork that changed contemporary comics forever. As beautiful and graceful as it is thrilling and surprising, each piece — many seen for the first time or previously long out of print — brings you deeper into the seductive mystery that is Grendel.

Author : Robert E. Bjork,John D. Niles
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0803212372

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A Beowulf Handbook by Robert E. Bjork,John D. Niles Pdf

The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is one of the landmarks of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition. Each chapter provides a history of the scholarly interest in a particular topic, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. Written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, A Beowulf Handbook will be of value to nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf and to scholars at work on their own research. In its clear and comprehensive treatment of the poem and its scholarship, this book will prove an indispensable guide to readers and specialists for many years to come.

Author : David Lucas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 1406352543

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Grendel by David Lucas Pdf

A charming and clever tale of a little monster who loves chocolate.Grendel loves his mum and Grendel loves his dog, but most of all Grendel loves CHOCOLATE! When he is magically granted three wishes, what does he wish for? More chocolate of course! He gets rather more than he asks for when his whole world turns to chocolate and starts to melt... Whatever can he do? This fresh and fun re-telling of the Midas story has a message for us all - be careful what you wish for!

Author : Judy Anne White
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 082043115X

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Hero-ego in Search of Self by Judy Anne White Pdf

In Hero-Ego in Search of Self, Judy Anne White offers a perceptive explanation for continued interest in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. Building upon the earlier work of Jeffery Helterman and John Miles Foley, she argues that the sum of all confrontations between hero and monster in Beowulf equals the process of individual psychological development identified by Carl Jung as individuation. Dr. White's study proposes that the hero's struggle is the universal struggle towards self-knowledge - and that Beowulf thus resonates for the contemporary reader as it did for the poet's original audience.