Prankster

Author : Alison Williams
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004488793

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Tricksters and Pranksters by Alison Williams Pdf

This volume represents a contribution to comparative scholarship in Medieval and Renaissance studies in its investigation of the ingenious diversity of roguish practices found in Medieval and Renaissance literature and its recognition of the coherent normative function of tales of tricksters and pranksters. The wide variety of works analysed, from those forming part of the established canon of texts on undergraduate degree schemes to lesser-known works, makes the volume of interest to students and researchers alike. The roguish behaviour of women, priests, foxes and outlaws and the knavery of Eulenspiegel and Panurge are used to illustrate how rituals of inversion and humiliation typical of the medieval carnival are reflected in literary accounts of trickery, and to question whether the restorative function attributed to carnival celebration is equally to be found in the intra-textual and extra-textual outcomes of trickery. This analysis is supported by studies into the trickster in mythology, sociological investigations into the role of disorder, Bakhtinian theories of carnival and the carnivalesque, and theories of black humour.

Author : Adam Gorightly
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781616406226

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The Prankster and the Conspiracy by Adam Gorightly Pdf

One of the 1960s counterculture's most fascinating characters was Kerry Wendell Thornley -- a writer, philosopher, Zen dishwasher, enlightened prankster, and, possibly, an Oswald double with disturbing ties to the Kennedy assassination. A lifelong provocateur, Thornley was linked to many of the fringe elements of the time. He helped create the spoof religion called the Discordian Society and its tract, the Principia Discordia. He coined the term "paganism" to describe various nature religions. And he befriended Robert Anton Wilson, inspired the Illuminatus, and gave his anarchic support to the Bavarian Illuminati, a brilliant prank.

Author : R.B. Oswell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557039012

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Road Trip: The Prankster in Pranksville by R.B. Oswell Pdf

Author : Scott Cawthon,Elley Cooper,Andrea Waggener
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781338835366

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Felix the Shark: An AFK Book (Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights #12) by Scott Cawthon,Elley Cooper,Andrea Waggener Pdf

Don’t miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest player up at night . . . A dark bridge to the past . . . Dirk sets out on a long-shot quest to recapture a cherished childhood memory from a unique animatronic pizzeria. Mandy finds something lurking in the files of her favorite horror game and opens herself up to a haunting. In light of her son’s fascination with Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, Sylvia buys her son a unique birthday present—a Freddy Fazbear mask that’s the genuine article . . . in more ways than one. In this twelfth volume, Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon spins three bonus novellalength stories from different corners of his series’ canon. These tales may have ended up on the cutting room floor while developing the Fazbear Frights series, but they bring no less terror in the telling. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy’s fans.

Author : Kembrew McLeod
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780814764367

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Pranksters by Kembrew McLeod Pdf

From Benjamin Franklin's newspaper hoax that faked the death of his rival to Abbie HoffmanOCOs attempt to levitate the Pentagon, pranksters, hoaxers, and con artists have caused confusion, disorder, and laughter in Western society for centuries. Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, a Pranksters aexplores how OC pranksOCO are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique. Invoking such historical and contemporary figures as P.T. Barnum, Jonathan Swift, WITCH, The Yes Men, and Stephen Colbert, Kembrew McLeod shows how staged spectacles that balance the serious and humorous can spark important public conversations. In some instances, tricksters have incited social change (and unfortunate prank blowback) by manipulating various forms of media, from newspapers to YouTube. For example, in the 1960s, self-proclaimed OC professional hoaxerOCO Alan Abel lampooned AmericaOCOs hypocritical sexual mores by using conservative rhetoric to fool the news media into covering a satirical organization that advocated clothing naked animals. In the 1990s, Sub Pop Records then-receptionist Megan Jasper satirized the commodification of alternative music culture by pranking thea New York Times ainto reporting on her fake lexicon of OC grunge speak.OCO Throughout this book, McLeod shows how pranks interrupt the daily flow of approved information and news, using humor to underscore larger, pointed truths. Written in an accessible, story-driven style, a Pranksters areveals how mischief makers have left their shocking, entertaining, and educational mark on modern political and social life."

Author : Scott Cawthon,Elley Cooper,Andrea Waggener
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781338785975

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Prankster: An AFK Book (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #11) by Scott Cawthon,Elley Cooper,Andrea Waggener Pdf

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night... Standing up for yourself can be hard . . .Jeremiah decides he's done being the butt of his coworker's jokes at their small game studio. Joel is counting the days until he can quit his family's garden center and hit the road to a new life. Aimee finally works up the courage to ditch her loud-mouthed, annoying friend at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. But when it comes to Five Nights at Freddy's, even the most well-meaning actions can reap horrible consequences. In this eleventh volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.

Author : Erin Danielle Russell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481467339

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How to Trick the Tooth Fairy by Erin Danielle Russell Pdf

From the coauthor of Dork Diaries comes a witty and engaging picture book about a prankster who wants to pull off the best prank of all—pranking the Tooth Fairy! Kaylee loves pulling pranks: from dropping water balloons on passers by to even tricking Santa Claus, she’s a prize-winning prankster! But is she the Princess of Pranks? No! That title is held by none other than the Tooth Fairy. But when Kaylee loses a tooth and the Tooth Fairy goes about her usual tooth-taking business, Kaylee pranks her with a fake frog. As Kaylee and the Tooth Fairy try to out-prank one another, things get way out of hand, until the two finally see eye and eye and decide to share the crown!

Author : Martin Pasko
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781434298621

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Superman: Prankster of Prime Time by Martin Pasko Pdf

After being released from prison, the evil PRANKSTER vows to turn over a new leaf. Instead of using his trickster talents for trouble, he's taking them to TV. As the host of a new show, the PRANKSTER recruits teenagers to perform practical jokes for a television audience. At first, the show is a hilarious hit. Soon, however, each prank becomes a preview for a crime, and SUPERMAN isn't amused. He's sending teenage reporter JIMMY OLSEN to investigate, and stop this reality show from becoming real-life mystery.

Author : Jack V. Haney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317457763

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The Complete Russian Folktale: v. 4: Russian Wondertales 2 - Tales of Magic and the Supernatural by Jack V. Haney Pdf

These stories of heroism and magic, and of terrifying encounters with Baba Yaga, Zmei the serpent and Koschchei the Immortal, represent at least one example of every wondertale type known in Russia.

Author : Wayne Wheelwright
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781782346425

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The Superman Villains Quiz Book by Wayne Wheelwright Pdf

This book contains well over 100 questions on the villains that continue to plague Superman, from who created the characters to events throughout comics history.

Author : Scott Cawthon,Elley Cooper
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781338785951

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The Puppet Carver: An AFK Book (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #9) by Scott Cawthon,Elley Cooper Pdf

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night... Consumed by failure... Desperate to keep his kiddie pizzeria from bankruptcy, Jack lets his animatronics tech pitch him a new invention that might just give him some perspective. Frustrated by an unfair arcade game, Colton throws himself into re-engineering the device at any cost. Marley's best friend goes missing on a tour of the Freddy's Pizza Factory; she knows what really happened... but her guilt isn't the only thing threatening to eat her alive. In this ninth volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.

Author : M. C. Beaton
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781455510726

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Death of a Prankster by M. C. Beaton Pdf

Travel to the Scotland Highlands with this classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery from the author of the Agatha Raisin series. Death of a Prankster: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery Admittedly, there's a touch of black humor in the case. Rich, old practical joker Andrew Trent summons his kin to remote Arrat House in the dead of winter for a deathbed farewell. They arrive to find him in perfect health and eager to torment them with a whole new bag of unfunny jokes. But this time the body that falls out of the closet is Andrew Trent's own. And nobody's laughing. Especially not Constable Hamish Macbeth, who is hard put to glean any information from Trent's unappealing nearest and dearest. And when the lanky constable's former flame, Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, inserts her beautiful self into the case, Hamish must muster all his native guile to carry him through. Fortunately, he has a few clever tricks up his own sleeve, which enable this most endearing of crime fighters to get the best, and last, laugh.

Author : Srdja Popovic,Sophia A. McClennen
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501756061

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Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic,Sophia A. McClennen Pdf

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world. The 2020 Brown Democracy Medal winner, Srdja Popovic, was a leader in the revolution that brought down the Milošević regime in Serbia and he continues to help protestors around the world learn effective, sometimes humorous, nonviolent tactics. In 2020, he teamed up with Sophia A. McClennen to study the concept of "dilemma actions," which offers a structured, strategic approach to fighting back against authoritarianism, as well as for defending democracy.

Author : MICHAEL TAYLOR
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781105420146

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HIPPIE, KEN KESEY, AND THE KIND PRANKSTERS, THE ANIMALS SAVED AND A LONG DEBATED CONQUERED GRAVE, SOME HAVE TURNED TO DEATH, WE ARE OF EVERLASTING LIFE by MICHAEL TAYLOR Pdf

Author : Steve Edsall
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453553145

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Cousins and Pranksters by Steve Edsall Pdf

Sven and Ariella are a couple in their twenties who meet through an online dating service. Despite many differences in their likes and dislikes, the two fall in love. During their courtship, Sven soon discovers there are peculiar figures in Ariella ́s family, some of whom are obviously disturbed. Unbeknownst to Sven, two of his friends have ties to Ariella ́s extended family and both have different roles in the bizarre family saga. Cousins and Pranksters is a past-paced, humorous contemporary novella with some unbelievable characters - including one that gets away with almost inconceivable mayhem. The absurdity of modern life is satirized and brought to life by an assortment of absurdly funny characters.