Romancing The East

Author : Jerry Hopkins
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781462911875

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Romancing the East by Jerry Hopkins Pdf

Profiling individual, legendary authors, best-selling author Jerry Hopkins combines his research and his own experiences as a longtime expatriate with an intimate knowledge of Asia and offers us a unique perspective on the impact of Eastern culture in Western literature. From the time of Marco Polo's trek across the Central Asian desert to the empire of the mighty Kahn, no other place on earth, not the languid South Pacific or even deepest, darkest Africa has so challenged and enchanted the Western imagination as have the fabled lands of the East! However soaked in blood its history and no matter how unsettling its social conditions and poverty, Asia has never lost its irresistible attraction or mystic. It has long been an inspiration for Western novelists, so much so that more than 5000 novels have been set in Asia in the English language alone. Storied names like Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, Pearl S. Buck, George Orwell, Graham Greene, E.M. Forster and many more have used their experiences in Asia as a vibrant backdrop for some of the world's most famous works of literature.

Author : Nicola McDonald
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0719063191

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Pulp Fictions of Medieval England by Nicola McDonald Pdf

Pulp fictions of medieval England comprises ten essays on individual popular romances; with a focus on romances that, while enormously popular in the Middle Ages, have been neglected by modern scholarship. Each essay provides valuable introductory material, and there is a sustained argument across the contributions that the romances invite innovative, exacting and theoretically charged analysis. However, the essays do not support a single, homogenous reading of popular romance: the authors work with assumptions and come to conclusions about issues as fundamental as the genre's aesthetic codes, its political and cultural ideologies, and its historical consciousness that are different and sometimes opposed. Nicola McDonald's collection and the romances it investigates, are crucial to our understanding of the aesthetics of medieval narrative and to the ideologies of gender and sexuality, race, religion, political formations, social class, ethics, morality and national identity with which those narratives engage.

Author : Thurlow Fraser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Taiwan
ISBN : NYPL:33433074854641

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The Call of the East by Thurlow Fraser Pdf

Author : E. M. Hull
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513277868

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The Shadow of the East by E. M. Hull Pdf

Barry Craven is an adventurous but troubled Englishman who, after suffering a tragic loss, suddenly becomes guardian to a young woman whom he eventually marries. The Shadow of the East is a tumultuous story driven by one man’s shame and need for redemption. A wealthy Englishman, Barry Craven, has unexpectedly followed in his father’s footsteps. Despite their strained relationship, their personal lives have become intertwined. This leads to a shocking revelation that traumatizes Barry, who is overwhelmed with guilt. When an old friend dies, Barry is appointed guardian of his orphan daughter, Gillian. He is shocked to discover that the child is a young woman, and the two fall in love. Once their relationship begins, it quickly suffers due to personal demons. Like many of E.M. Hull’s books, The Shadow of the East has international appeal. It takes place in multiple countries and is infused with both Western and Eastern cultures. This is an enduring love story that highlights the challenges of two unlikely partners. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Shadow of the East is both modern and readable.

Author : Roberta L. Krueger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108807678

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The New Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance by Roberta L. Krueger Pdf

This new Companion provides a broad and perceptive overview of the most important vernacular literary genre of the Middle Ages. Freshly commissioned, original chapters from seventeen leading scholars introduce students and general readers to the form's poetics, narrative voice and manuscript contexts, as well as its relationship to the Mediterranean world, race, gender and the emotions, among many other topics. Providing fresh perspectives on the first pan-European literary movement, essays range across a broad geographical area, including England, France, Italy, Germany and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as a varied linguistic spectrum, including Arabic, Hebrew and Yiddish. Exploring the celebration of chivalric ideals and courtly refinements, the volume excavates the tensions and traumas lying beneath decorous surface appearances. An introduction, bibliography of texts and translations as well as chapter-by-chapter reading lists complete this essential guide.

Author : Jonathan Harris,Catherine Holmes,Eugenia Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199641888

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Byzantines, Latins, and Turks in the Eastern Mediterranean World After 1150 by Jonathan Harris,Catherine Holmes,Eugenia Russell Pdf

A detailed introduction provides a broad geopolitical context to the contributions and discusses at length the broad themes which unite the articles and which transcend traditional interpretations of the eastern Mediterranean in the later medieval period.

Author : Siân Echard
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-03
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780812240917

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Printing the Middle Ages by Siân Echard Pdf

Printing the Middle Ages focuses on the life of medieval texts after the Middle Ages, tracing the impact of the books that transmitted medieval literature to the English-speaking world, showing how these books imitated and refashioned the medieval past for later audiences.

Author : Alison Wiggins,Rosalind Field
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781843841258

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Guy of Warwick by Alison Wiggins,Rosalind Field Pdf

The first interdisciplinary enquiry into a key figure in medieval and early modern culture. Guy of Warwick is England's other Arthur. Elevated to the status of national hero, his legend occupied a central place in the nation's cultural heritage from the Middle Ages to the modern period. Guy of Warwick: Icon and Ancestor spans the Guy tradition from its beginnings in Anglo-Norman and Middle English romance right through to the plays and prints of the early modern period and Spenser's Faerie Queene, including the visual tradition in manuscript illustration and material culture as well as the intersection of the legend with local and national history. This volume addresses important questions regarding the continuities and remaking of romance material, and therelation between life and literature. Topics discussed are sensitive to current critical concerns and include translation, reception, magnate ambition, East-West relations, the construction of "Englishness" and national identity, and the literary value of "popular" romance. ALISON WIGGINS is Lecturer in English Language at the University of Glasgow; ROSALIND FIELD is Reader in Medieval Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London. Note on ebook images: Due to limited rights we are unable to make all images in this book available in the ebook version. If you'd like to purchase the ebook regardless, please email us on [email protected] to obtain a PDF of the images. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. CONTRIBUTORS: JUDITH WEISS, MARIANNE AILES, IVANA DJORDJEVIC, ROSALIND FIELD, ALISON WIGGINS, A.S.G. EDWARDS, ROBERT ALLEN ROUSE, DAVID GRIFFITH, MARTHA W. DRIVER, SIAN ECHARD, ANDREW KING, HELEN COOPER

Author : Cyrus Townsend Brady
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290001928

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By the World Forgot by Cyrus Townsend Brady Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Cyrus Townsend Brady
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9356154562

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By the World Forgot by Cyrus Townsend Brady Pdf

The book "" By the World Forgot: A Double Romance of the East and West "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

Author : Lee Manion
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107057814

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Narrating the Crusades by Lee Manion Pdf

The first study to demonstrate how English literature continued to engage with crusading from medieval romances right through to Shakespeare.

Author : Neil Cartlidge
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781843843047

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Heroes and Anti-heroes in Medieval Romance by Neil Cartlidge Pdf

Investigations into the heroic - or not - behaviour of the protagonists of medieval romance. Medieval romances so insistently celebrate the triumphs of heroes and the discomfiture of villains that they discourage recognition of just how morally ambiguous, antisocial or even downright sinister their protagonists can be, and, correspondingly, of just how admirable or impressive their defeated opponents often are. This tension between the heroic and the antiheroic makes a major contribution to the dramatic complexity of medieval romance, but it is not an aspect of the genre that has been frequently discussed up until now. Focusing on fourteen distinct characters and character-types in medieval narrative, this book illustrates the range of different ways in which the imaginative power and appeal of romance-texts often depend on contradictions implicit in the very ideal of heroism. Dr Neil Cartlidge is Lecturer in English at the University of Durham. Contributors: Neil Cartlidge, Penny Eley, David Ashurst, Meg Lamont, Laura Ashe, Judith Weiss, Gareth Griffith, Kate McClune, Nancy Mason Bradbury, Ad Putter, Robert Rouse, Siobhain Bly Calkin, James Wade, Stephanie Vierick Gibbs Kamath

Author : Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9798216140573

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Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction by Kristin Ramsdell Pdf

As the first encyclopedia solely devoted to the popular romance fiction genre, this resource provides a wealth of information on all aspects of the subject. Romance fiction accounts for a large share of book sales each year, and contrary to popular belief, not all of its readers are women: roughly 16 percent are men. This enormously popular genre continues to captivate people reading for pleasure, and it also commands a growing amount of academic interest. Included are alphabetically arranged reference entries on significant authors along with works, themes, and other topics. The articles are written by scholars, librarians, and industry professionals with a deep knowledge of the genre and so provide a thorough understanding of the subject. An index provides easy access to information within the entries, and bibliographies at the end of each entry, a general bibliography, and a suggested romance reading list allow for further study of the genre.

Author : Amy Burge
Publisher : Springer
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137593566

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Representing Difference in the Medieval and Modern Orientalist Romance by Amy Burge Pdf

This book, the first full-length cross-period comparison of medieval and modern literature, offers cutting edge research into the textual and cultural legacy of the Middle Ages: a significant and growing area of scholarship. At the juncture of literary, cultural and gender studies, and capitalizing on a renewed interest in popular western representations of the Islamic east, this book proffers innovative case studies on representations of cross-religious and cross-cultural romantic relationships in a selection of late medieval and twenty-first century Orientalist popular romances. Comparing the tropes, characterization and settings of these literary phenomena, and focusing on gender, religion, and ethnicity, the study exposes the historical roots of current romance representations of the east, advancing research in Orientalism, (neo)medievalism and medieval cultural studies. Fundamentally, Representing Difference invites a closer look at medieval and modern popular attitudes towards the east, as represented in romance, and the kinds of solutions proposed for its apparent problems.

Author : Denise Liotta Dennis
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738743417

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Classical Feng Shui for Romance, Sex & Relationships by Denise Liotta Dennis Pdf

Harness the ancient power and wisdom of Classical Feng Shui to enhance all of your relationships, from romantic pursuits to day-to-day interactions with friends, family, and coworkers. Explore real-life stories of men and women's struggles with love and relationships and how Feng Shui enabled them to overcome their obstacles. Whether you are a beginner or advanced student, Master Denise Liotta Dennis provides you with step-by-step instructions on: The two most popular Feng Shui systems: Eight Mansions and Flying Stars How to heal your house of detrimental formations that will repel romance and cause negative relationships Never-before-seen insights on the Life-Gua Zodiac, which helps you assess personality matches Other closely held secrets used by Feng Shui masters, including a variety of period charts Classical Feng Shui for Romance, Sex & Relationships is filled with effective methods for attracting love, prosperity, and even your soul mate. Use this comprehensive guide to improve not just the energy of your living space today, but also your happiness for many years to come.