Mad Hope

Author : Heather Birrell
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770563155

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Mad Hope by Heather Birrell Pdf

In the stories of Mad Hope, Heather Birrell finds the heart of her characters and lets them lead us into worlds both unrecognizable and alarming. We think we know these people but discover we don't—they are more alive, more real, and more complex than we first imagined. A high school science teacher is forced to re-examine the role he played in Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania after a student makes a shocking request. The uncertainty, anxiety, and anticipation of pregnancy are examined through an online chat group. Parenting is viewed from the perspective of a gay man caring for his friend and her adopted son. A tragic plane crash becomes the basis for a meditation on motherhood and its discontents. Birrell uses precise, inventive language to capture the beautiful mess of being human—and more than lives up to her Journey Prize accolades. Her characters come to greet us, undo us, make us yearn, and make us smile. Heather Birrell is the author of the story collection I know you are but what am I? Her work has been honored with the prestigious Journey Prize for short fiction and the Edna Staebler Award for creative nonfiction.

Author : Atay Citron,Sharon Aronson-Lehavi,David Zerbib
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781408184134

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Performance Studies in Motion by Atay Citron,Sharon Aronson-Lehavi,David Zerbib Pdf

Performance Studies in Motion offers multiple perspectives on the current field of performance studies and suggests its future directions. Featuring new essays by pioneers Richard Schechner and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, and by international scholars and practitioners, it shows how performance can offer a new way of seeing the world, and testifies to the dynamism of this discipline. Beginning with an overview of the development of performance studies, the essays offer new insights into: contemporary experimental and postdramatic theatre; participatory performance and museum exhibitions; the performance of politicians, political institutions and grassroots protest movements; theatricality at war and in contemporary religious rituals, and performative practices in therapy, education and life sciences. Employing original reflexive approaches to concrete case studies and situations, contributors introduce a variety of applications of performance studies methodologies to contemporary culture, art and society, creating new interdisciplinary links between the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences. With studies from and about places as diverse as Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Israel, Korea, Palestine, the Philippines, Poland, Rwanda and the USA, Performance Studies in Motion showcases the vitality and breadth of the field today.

Author : Béatrice Picon-Vallin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780429638220

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Le Théâtre du Soleil by Béatrice Picon-Vallin Pdf

Le Théâtre du Soleil traces the company’s history from a group of young, barely trained actors, directors, and designers struggling to match their political commitment to a creative strategy, to their grappling with the concerns of migration, separation and exile in the early decades of the twenty-first century. Béatrice Picon-Vallin recounts how, in the 55 years since its founding, the Théâtre du Soleil has established itself as one of the foremost names in modern theatre. Ariane Mnouchkine and her collaborators have developed a unique and ever-evolving style that combines a piercing richness of shape, color, and texture with precision choreography, innovative musical accompaniment, and multi-layered, metaphorical dreamscapes. This rich, storied history is illustrated by a wealth of spectacular rehearsal and production photos from the company's own archive and interviews with dozens of past and present members, including Mnouchkine herself. Judith G. Miller’s timely translation of the first comprehensive history and analysis of a remarkable, award-winning company is a compelling read for both students and teachers of Drama and Theatre Studies.

Author : Adam Potkay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316513705

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Hope: A Literary History by Adam Potkay Pdf

Compelling treatment of a question pervading literature from antiquity: when is hope a good thing and when is it not?

Author : Gerard de Vries,Donald Barton Johnson
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 9053567909

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Vladimir Nabokov and the Art of Painting by Gerard de Vries,Donald Barton Johnson Pdf

Studie van de verwijzingen naar beeldende kunst in het werk van de Russisch-Amerikaanse schrijver (1899-1977).

Author : Edwin T. Atkinson
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
Page : 986 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1874-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-western Provinces of India by Edwin T. Atkinson Pdf

Author : Marie Bostwick
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496709264

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Hope on the Inside by Marie Bostwick Pdf

In this compelling, heartwarming novel from New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick, one woman finds new purpose in a new phase of life . . . “Whatever comes your way, find the happiness in it.” Hope Carpenter received that advice from her mother decades ago. Now, with their four children grown, Hope and her husband, Rick, are suddenly facing an uncertain future, after a forced retirement strains both their savings and their marriage. Seeking inspiration and a financial boost, Hope gets a job teaching crafts to inmates at a local women’s prison. At first, Hope feels foolish and irrelevant, struggling to relate to women whose choices seem so different from her own. But with time, and the encouragement of the prison chaplain, she begins to discover common ground with the inmates, in their worries about their children and families, their fear of having failed those who need them. Just like her, they want to make something of themselves, but believe it might be impossible. Embarking on an ambitious quilting project, Hope and her students begin to bond. Together, piece by piece, they learn to defy expectations—their own and others’—and to see that it’s never too late to stitch together a life that, even in its imperfections, is both surprising and beautiful. Praise for Marie Bostwick and Her Novels “Reading Marie Bostwick is like wrapping yourself up in a warm, hand-crafted quilt.” —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author “It takes great skill to write a heartwarming story about grief, and Bostwick proves she is up to the task. . . . A great addition to any women’s-fiction collection.” —Booklist “Beautiful, thought-provoking, tragic and redeeming, The Second Sister is a feel-good goldmine.” —USAToday.com

Author : Oyer, Gordon
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781608338931

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Signs of Hope by Oyer, Gordon Pdf

"Explores the thinking of the famous Trappist monk on topics of social concern-peace, race, ecology-through his correspondence with particular activists, scholars, and thinkers"--

Author : Jason T. Eberl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781444356571

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Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy by Jason T. Eberl Pdf

PHILOSOPHY/POP CULTURE “The contributors to Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy strive to make things relevant to fans of the show, and they put their information out in a way that is accessible to folks who wouldn't know Heidegger from Heineken.” Green Man Review, Spring 2009 "The writers are well versed in their subjects...The book is most effective at making the reader rethink what they thought they knew." Neo-opsis What’s the point of living after your world has been destroyed? This is one of many questions raised by the Sci-Fi Channel’s critically acclaimed series Battlestar Galactica. More than just an action-packed “space opera,” each episode offers a dramatic character study of the human survivors and their Cylon pursuers as they confront existential, moral, metaphysical, theological, and political crises. This volume addresses some of the key questions to which the Colonials won’t find easy answers, even when they reach Earth: Are Cylons persons? Is Baltar’s scientific worldview superior to Six’s religious faith? Can Starbuck be free if she has a special destiny? Is it ethical to cut one’s losses and leave people behind? Is collaboration with the enemy ever the right move? Is humanity a “flawed creation?” Should we share the Cylon goal of “transhumanism?” Is it really a big deal that Starbuck’s a woman?

Author : Richard Zoglin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439140277

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Hope by Richard Zoglin Pdf

Chronicles the life and career of comedian, actor, and entertainer Bob Hope.

Author : Troy DuJardin,M. David Eckel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030950620

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Faith, Hope, and Love by Troy DuJardin,M. David Eckel Pdf

These essays consider the three traditional theological virtues—faith, hope, and love—alongside their opposites—doubt, despair, and hate, from a scholarly perspective. The volume includes contributions not just from philosophers of religion, but also from psychologists, sociologists, and film and literature scholars, to paint a complex and nuanced picture of these virtues, both of how we might understand them, and how we can hope to embody them ourselves. While these virtues make up a core part of the Christian tradition, the chapters here go far and wide in search of different cultural conceptions of these universal human concerns. Inquiries are made into these virtues within Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, and Islamic thought, alongside philosophers including Aristotle, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Levinas, and Murdoch. The resulting tapestry is often beautiful, sometimes horrific, but always thoroughly human. This text appeals to students and researchers working in these fields. Chapter [9] is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : John Howe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019191628

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Christian Theology ... Selected and arranged: with a life of the author. By S. Dunn by John Howe Pdf

Author : John Howe (of Magdalen College, Oxford.),Samuel Dunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000300620

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Christian Theology: Selected and Systematically Arranged by John Howe (of Magdalen College, Oxford.),Samuel Dunn Pdf

Author : Joanna Macy,Chris Johnstone
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781608687114

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Active Hope (revised) by Joanna Macy,Chris Johnstone Pdf

The challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, war, political polarization, economic upheaval, and the dying back of nature together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. This revised, tenth anniversary edition of Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face these crises so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. Drawing on decades of teaching an empowerment approach known as the Work That Reconnects, the authors guide us through a transformational process informed by mythic journeys, modern psychology, spirituality, and holistic science. This process equips us with tools to face the mess we’re in and play our role in the collective transition, or Great Turning, to a life-sustaining society.

Author : Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 10529 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786560308

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Delphi Complete Works of Anthony Hope (Illustrated) by Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins Pdf

Famous for his 1894 adventure novel ‘The Prisoner of Zenda’, Anthony Hope was an Edwardian era novelist whose works spawned the Ruritanian romance genre. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Hope’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hope’s life and works * Concise introductions to the famous novels and other texts * All 30 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including LUCINDA and Hope’s last novel LITTLE TIGER * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the Edwardian texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Hope’s rare war essays – available in no other collection * Features Hope’s autobiography, first in digital print - explore Hope’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels A MAN OF MARK FATHER STAFFORD MR WITT’S WIDOW A CHANGE OF AIR HALF A HERO THE GOD IN THE CAR THE INDISCRETION OF THE DUCHESS THE PRISONER OF ZENDA THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO THE HEART OF PRINCESS OSRA PHROSO RUPERT OF HENTZAU SIMON DALE THE KING’S MIRROR QUISANTÉ TRISTRAM OF BLENT THE INTRUSIONS OF PEGGY DOUBLE HARNESS A SERVANT OF THE PUBLIC SOPHY OF KRAVONIA HELENA’S PATH THE GREAT MISS DRIVER SECOND STRING MRS MAXON PROTESTS A YOUNG MAN’S YEAR CAPTAIN DIEPPE THE SECRET OF THE TOWER BEAUMAROY HOME FROM THE WARS LUCINDA LITTLE TIGER The Short Story Collections SPORT ROYAL AND OTHER STORIES FRIVOLOUS CUPID THE DOLLY DIALOGUES COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP TALES OF TWO PEOPLE The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Non-Fiction DIALOGUE: A LECTURE THE NEW (GERMAN) TESTAMENT: SOME TEXTS AND A COMMENTARY MILITARISM, GERMAN AND BRITISH WHY ITALY IS WITH THE ALLIES The Autobiography MEMORIES AND NOTES Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks