Riding With Rilke

Author : Ted Bishop
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735233652

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Riding with Rilke by Ted Bishop Pdf

English professor and motorcycle enthusiast Ted Bishop is taking one last ride before fall term when his bike vibrates out of control and he is flung into a ditch, breaking his back and collapsing his lungs. With limited mobility, Ted finally has time to savour the reading experience. He begins writing about his crash, realizing that two worlds had come together when his head hit the pavement. The more he thinks about it, the more it seems that archival work is the inverse, not the opposite, of motorcycling. Ultimately, what surrounds both reader and rider is silence. In Riding with Rilke, Ted Bishop takes us on the road through some of the richest landscapes in North America and Europe, with numerous stops along the way. Whether describing the archival jolt of holding Virginia Woolf's suicide note in the British Library or the outlaw thrill of cruising Main Street in small-town America on a bike nicknamed “Il Mostro,” Bishop tells a story filled with insight and humour.

Author : Edward Bishop
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0393062619

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Riding with Rilke by Edward Bishop Pdf

Ted Bishop chronicles the motorcycle trip he took from Edmonton to Austin just before being seriously injured after losing control of his bike, describing the people and places he encountered along the way and the things he learned about life in the process.

Author : Thomas Oliver Beebee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781623561895

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German Literature as World Literature by Thomas Oliver Beebee Pdf

This new collection investigates German literature in its international dimensions. While no single volume can deal comprehensively with such a vast topic, the nine contributors cover a wide historical range, with a variety of approaches and authors represented. Together, the essays begin to adumbrate the systematic nature of the relations between German national literature and world literature as these have developed through institutions, cultural networks, and individual authors. In the last two decades, discussions of world literature-literature that resonates beyond its original linguistic and cultural contexts-have come increasingly to the forefront of theoretical investigations of literature. One reason for the explosion of world literature theory, pedagogy and methodology is the difficulty of accomplishing either world literature criticism, or world literary history. The capaciousness, as well as the polylingual and multicultural features of world literature present formidable obstacles to its study, and call for a collaborative approach that conjoins a variety of expertise. To that end, this collection contributes to the critical study of world literature in its textual, institutional, and translatorial reality, while at the same time highlighting a question that has hitherto received insufficient scholarly attention: what is the relation between national and world literatures, or, more specifically, in what senses do national literatures systematically participate in (or resist) world literature?

Author : Judith Ryan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139426664

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Rilke, Modernism and Poetic Tradition by Judith Ryan Pdf

If the rise of modernism is the story of a struggle between the burden of tradition and a desire to break free of it, then Rilke's poetic development is a key example of this tension at work. Taking a sceptical view of Rilke's own myth of himself as a solitary genius, Judith Ryan reveals how deeply his writing is embedded in the culture of its day. She traces his often desperate attempts to grapple with problems of fashion, influence and originality as he shaped his career during the crucial decades in which modernism was born. This 1999 book was the first systematic study of Rilke's trajectory from aestheticism to modernism as seen through the lens of his engagement with poetic tradition and the visual arts. It is full of surprising discoveries about individual poems. Above all, it shifts the terms of the debate about Rilke's place in modern literary history.

Author : Anna A. Tavis
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0810114666

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Rilke's Russia by Anna A. Tavis Pdf

Explores the biographical and textual evidence of Russia's importance in shaping the writer Rainer Maria Rilke's aesthetic perception. During Rilke's two trips to Russia at the turn the century, he made connections with a number of important artists, including Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, and the author traces the impact of these meetings and other experiences in Russia upon Rilke's writing. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Maureen O'Connor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610691468

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Life Stories by Maureen O'Connor Pdf

Memoirs, autobiographies, and diaries represent the most personal and most intimate of genres, as well as one of the most abundant and popular. Gain new understanding and better serve your readers with this detailed genre guide to nearly 700 titles that also includes notes on more than 2,800 read-alike and other related titles. The popularity of this body of literature has grown in recent years, and it has also diversified in terms of the types of stories being told—and persons telling them. In the past, readers' advisors have depended on access by names or Dewey classifications and subjects to help readers find autobiographies they will enjoy. This guide offers an alternative, organizing the literature according to popular genres, subgenres, and themes that reflect common reading interests. Describing titles that range from travel and adventure classics and celebrity autobiographies to foodie memoirs and environmental reads, Life Stories: A Guide to Reading Interests in Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Diaries presents a unique overview of the genre that specifically addresses the needs of readers' advisors and others who work with readers in finding books.

Author : Robert Burgin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 837 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216091059

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Going Places by Robert Burgin Pdf

Successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives and identify fiction and nonfiction read-alikes with this detailed and expertly constructed guide. Just as savvy travelers make use of guidebooks to help navigate the hundreds of countries around the globe, smart librarians need a guidebook that makes sense of the world of travel narratives. Going Places: A Reader's Guide to Travel Narratives meets that demand, helping librarians assist patrons in finding the nonfiction books that most interest them. It will also serve to help users better understand the genre and their own reading interests. The book examines the subgenres of the travel narrative genre in its seven chapters, categorizing and describing approximately 600 titles according to genres and broad reading interests, and identifying hundreds of other fiction and nonfiction titles as read-alikes and related reads by shared key topics. The author has also identified award-winning titles and spotlighted further resources on travel lit, making this work an ideal guide for readers' advisors as well a book general readers will enjoy browsing.

Author : F. W. van Heerikhuizen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-30
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781000760149

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Rainer Maria Rilke by F. W. van Heerikhuizen Pdf

Originally published in English in 1951, this biography of one of Germany’s foremost mystical poets dis-proves many of the myths surrounding Rainer Maria Rilke and examines his life and work from social, historical and psychological perspectives, while all the time referencing Rilke’s works to his complex personality. The legacy of his work on younger generations is also examined. All German prose quotations have been translated into English for this edition, existing translations used for the German poetry.

Author : Stephanie Dowrick
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781101547489

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In the Company of Rilke by Stephanie Dowrick Pdf

Connecting to your inner life through the transformative poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. In the Company of Rilke is a rare book about a rare poet. Rainer Maria Rilke was a giant of twentieth-century writing who remains a visionary voice for our own time, captivating readers not only with his brilliance but also his fearlessness about the "deepest things." Speaking through his own contradictions and ambivalences, he gives readers a profound understanding of the complex beauty of human existence. Here, questions matter more than answers. Here, a poet can speak directly to God while also doubting God. Astonishingly, this is the first major study of Rilke from a spiritual perspective, even though the greatest of Rilke' s gifts was to show how inevitably life centers upon a profound mystery-to which we can freely open ourselves. Drawing on her deep understanding of the gifts of Rilke's writings, as well as her own personal spiritual seeking, Stephanie Dowrick offers an intimate and accessible appreciation of this most exceptional poet and his transcendent work.

Author : Daniel Joseph Polikoff
Publisher : Lantern Books
Page : 1147 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781621519997

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In the Image of Orpheus - RILKE: A Soul History by Daniel Joseph Polikoff Pdf

Author : Steven E. Alford,Suzanne Ferriss
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781861894755

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Motorcycle by Steven E. Alford,Suzanne Ferriss Pdf

Easy Rider. Motocross Grand Prix. James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. The motorcycle is a global icon of untamed freedom, symbolizing a daring and reckless lifestyle of adventure. Yet there are few books that chronicle how and when this legendary vehicle roared down the open road. Motorcycle explores the roots of the rebel’s ultimate ride. After early incarnations as a nineteenth-century steam-powered bicycle and multi-wheeled vehicles, the modern motorcycle came into its own as a cheap, mobile military asset during World War I. From there, it rapidly spread through modern culture as a symbol of rebellion and subversive power, and Motorcycle tracks the symbolic role that the bike has played in literature, art, and film. The authors also investigate the international subcultures that revolve around the motorcycle and scooter. They chart the emergence of American biker culture in the 1950s, when decommissioned fighter pilots sought new ways to satiate their desire for thrill and danger, and explore how the motorcycle came to represent the untamed nonconformity of the American West. In contrast, smaller scooters such as the Vespa and moped became the utilitarian vehicle of choice in space-starved metropolises across Europe and Asia. Ultimately, the authors argue, the motorbike is the exemplary Modernist object, dependent on the perfect balance of man and machine. An unprecedented and wholly engrossing account, Motorcycle is an essential reading for the Harley-Davidson roadhog, bike collector, or anyone who’s felt the power of the unmistakable king of the road.

Author : Nicola Wilson,Claire Battershill
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781942954576

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Virginia Woolf and the World of Books by Nicola Wilson,Claire Battershill Pdf

A celebration of the centenary of the founding of Leonard and Virginia Woolf’s Hogarth Press.

Author : E. M. Butler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781107680517

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Rainer Maria Rilke by E. M. Butler Pdf

This book, first published in 1946, profiles the influential poet Rainer Maria Rilke, seeing in him and his works a counteracting force to that of the destructive war in Europe. The biography addresses Rilke's life and the influences on his poetry, especially his time spent in Paris and his traumatizing military service in WWI.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Rainer Maria Rilke by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jan Vansina
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780299299934

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Through the Day, Through the Night by Jan Vansina Pdf

One of twelve children in a close-knit, affluent Catholic Belgian family, Jan Vansina began life in a seemingly sheltered environment. But that cocoon was soon pierced by the escalating tensions and violence that gripped Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. In this book Vansina recalls his boyhood and youth in Antwerp, Bruges, and the Flemish countryside as the country was rocked by waves of economic depression, fascism, competing nationalisms, and the occupation of first Axis and then Allied forces. Within the vast literature on World War II, a much smaller body of work treats the everyday experiences of civilians, particularly in smaller countries drawn into the conflict. Recalling the war in Belgium from a child’s-eye perspective, Vansina describes pangs of hunger so great as to make him crave the bitter taste of cod-liver oil. He vividly remembers the shock of seeing severely wounded men on the grounds of a field hospital, the dangers of crossing fields and swimming in ponds strafed by planes, and his family’s interactions with occupying and escaping soldiers from both sides. After the war he recalls emerging numb from the cinema where he first saw the footage of the Nazi death camps, and he describes a new phase of unrest marked by looting, vigilante justice, and the country’s efforts at reunification. Vansina, a historian and anthropologist best known for his insights into oral tradition and social memory, draws on his own memories and those of his siblings to reconstruct daily life in Belgium during a tumultuous era. Best Special Interest Books, selected by the American Association of School Librarians Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Reviewers