Shadows In The City Of Light

Author : Sara R. Horowitz,Amira Bojadzija-Dan,Julia Creet
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781438481753

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Shadows in the City of Light by Sara R. Horowitz,Amira Bojadzija-Dan,Julia Creet Pdf

The essays in Shadows in the City of Light explore the significance of Paris in the writing of five influential French writers—Sarah Kofman, Patrick Modiano, George Perec, Henri Raczymow, and Irene Nemirovsky—whose novels and memoirs capture and probe the absences of deported Paris Jews. These writers move their readers through wartime and postwar cityscapes of Paris, walking them through streets and arrondissments where Jews once resided, looking for traces of the disappeared. The city functions as more than a backdrop or setting. Its streets and buildings and monuments remind us of the exhilarating promise of the French Revolution and what it meant for Jews dreaming of equality. But the dynamic space of Paris also reminds us of the Holocaust and its aftermath. The shadowed paths traced by these writers raise complicated questions about ambivalence, absence, memory, secularity, and citizenship. In their writing, the urban landscape itself bears witness to the absent Jews, and what happened to them. For the writers treated in this volume, neither their Frenchness nor their Jewishness is a fixed point. Focusing on Paris's dual role as both a cultural hub and a powerful symbol of hope and conflict in Jewish memory, the contributors address intersections and departures among these writers. Their complexity of thought, artistry, and depth of vision shape a new understanding of the impact of the Holocaust on Jewish and French identity, on literature and literary forms, and on the development of Jewish secular culture in Western Europe.

Author : Piotr Sadowski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781350016156

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The Semiotics of Light and Shadows by Piotr Sadowski Pdf

Lighting and shadows are used within a range of art forms to create aesthetic effects. Piotr Sadowski's study of light and shadow in Weimar cinema and contemporaneous visual arts is underpinned by the evolutionary semiotic theories of indexicality and iconicity. These theories explain the unique communicative and emotive power of light and shadow when used in contemporary indexical media including the shadow theatre, silhouette portraits, camera obscura, photography and film. In particular, Sadowski highlights the aesthetic and emotional significance of shadows. The 'cast shadow', as an indexical sign, maintains a physical connection with its near-present referent, such as a hidden person, stimulating a viewer's imagination and provoking responses including anxiety or curiosity. The 'cinematic shadow' plays a stylistic role, by enhancing image texture, depth of field, and tonal contrast of cinematic moments. Such enhancements are especially important in monochromatic films, and Sadowski interweaves the book with accounts of seminal Weimar cinema moments. Sadowski's book is distinctive for combining historical materials and theoretical approaches to develop a deeper understanding of Weimar cinema and other contemporary art forms. The Semiotics of Light and Shadows is an ideal resource for both scholars and students working in linguistics, semiotics, film, media, and visual arts.

Author : Christopher Ward
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781459706163

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Mac in the City of Light by Christopher Ward Pdf

Mac’s school trip to Paris turns into an adventure she never imagined. Fourteen-year-old California girl Mackenzie, known as Mac, goes on a school trip to Paris where she meets up with an old musician friend of her dad’s, Rudee Daroo, who now makes a living as a cab driver. Rudee reveals that some of the greatest monuments in Paris are being either destroyed or stolen and that the city is slowly becoming darker. Mac finds herself in league with a crew of crazy cabbies and their friends as she tries to right these wrongs. She encounters sinister, shadowy characters who live in the Paris underground, a philosopher gendarme, a gypsy who can dance people into dream states, and gargoyles come to life. From dodging her school group to a heart-stopping encounter atop Notre Dame Cathedral, Mac needs all the resources she can muster to help Paris remain the "City of Light."

Author : Lucy Cavendish
Publisher : Simon Pulse/Beyond Words
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781582703053

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Oracle of Shadows and Light by Lucy Cavendish Pdf

This charismatic set of forty-five oracle cards and an in-depth guidebook provides teens with the power to change their lives. Seeking both to empower and entertain, bestselling Australian author Lucy Cavendish joins forces with world-renowned fantasy artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith to craft popular oracle cards that specifically address today’s independent teens. Misfits, mystics, seekers, and wanderers alike will delve into the forty-five beautifully illustrated cards, each with its own guiding message, from developing your inner strength, intuition, or simply finding happiness with oneself. Within the wide-eyed wonder of Oracle of Shadows and Light, readers will encounter grumpy fairies, sassy witches, cheeky ghosts, and brazen beings, all acting as the magickal messengers of mysterious dreams. Honest, quirky, and haunting, these shadowy-sweet strangelings appear within the in-depth guidebook, offering with step-by-step instructions for powerful, accurate, healing readings that can shape the seeker’s day, year, and future.

Author : Keri Arthur
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698185371

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City of Light by Keri Arthur Pdf

The first in an all-new futuristic fantasy series from Keri Arthur—the New York Times bestselling author of the Souls of Fire novels. When the bombs that stopped the species war tore holes in the veil between this world and the next, they allowed entry to the Others—demons, wraiths, and death spirits who turned the shadows into their hunting grounds. Now, a hundred years later, humans and shifters alike live in artificially lit cities designed to keep the darkness at bay.... As a déchet—a breed of humanoid super-soldiers almost eradicated by the war—Tiger has spent her life in hiding. But when she risks her life to save a little girl on the outskirts of Central City, she discovers that the child is one of many abducted in broad daylight by a wraith-like being—an impossibility with dangerous implications for everyone on earth. Because if the light is no longer enough to protect them, nowhere is safe...

Author : E.P. Clark
Publisher : Helia Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781952723049

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The City of Shadows by E.P. Clark Pdf

The shadows are speaking. Can their riddle be unraveled? Eleven years ago, Royal bodyguard Giacomo da Prado first followed young Prince Luca into the shadows. Plunged against his will into a world of illicit magic, Giaco has tried to hold onto the rationality of a Reborn man, even as he walks the line between the two worlds. But now, called upon to serve as Prince Luca’s bodyguard once again, Giaco has to face all his worst fears. Luca has disappeared into the shadows—and Giaco’s beloved wife, the famed card-reader Amanda, is in danger of being pulled after him. Can Giaco overcome his training and his innate distaste of dark magic in order to save the two people he loves the most? Set in a magical version of Renaissance Florence, The City of Shadows will appeal to fans of paranormal and occult suspense, as well as dark and historical fantasy. It is Book 3 in the Giaco & Luca Series, but can be read as a standalone.

Author : American Institute of the City of New York
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1166 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Science
ISBN : PRNC:32101074755610

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Annual Report of the American Institute, of the City of New York by American Institute of the City of New York Pdf

Author : Li Donghao
Publisher : Sellene Chardou
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304487452

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The most powerful killer by Li Donghao Pdf

The purple golden bell takes out an arc in the air, like an elf flying and wandering, but wherever it goes, the man-eating flower king follows it, which seems to be really right by Brady. The man-eating flower king may be interested in the purple golden bell, or it may not be true that it is a female.

Author : Sarah Bowen
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781597814270

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A Light from the Shadows by Sarah Bowen Pdf

Author : William Chapman Sharpe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780190682262

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Grasping Shadows by William Chapman Sharpe Pdf

What's in a shadow? Menace, seduction, or salvation? Immaterial but profound, shadows lurk everywhere in literature and the visual arts, signifying everything from the treachery of appearances to the unfathomable power of God. From Plato to Picasso, from Rembrandt to Welles and Warhol, from Lord of the Rings to the latest video game, shadows act as central players in the drama of Western culture. Yet because they work silently, artistic shadows often slip unnoticed past audiences and critics. Conceived as an accessible introduction to this elusive phenomenon, Grasping Shadows is the first book that offers a general theory of how all shadows function in texts and visual media. Arguing that shadow images take shape within a common cultural field where visual and verbal meanings overlap, William Sharpe ranges widely among classic and modern works, revealing the key motifs that link apparently disparate works such as those by Fra Angelico and James Joyce, Clementina Hawarden and Kara Walker, Charles Dickens and Kumi Yamashita. Showing how real-world shadows have shaped the meanings of shadow imagery, Grasping Shadows guides the reader through the techniques used by writers and artists to represent shadows from the Renaissance onward. The last chapter traces how shadows impact the art of the modern city, from Renoir and Zola to film noir and projection systems that capture the shadows of passers-by on streets around the globe. Extending his analysis to contemporary street art, popular songs, billboards, and shadow-theatre, Sharpe demonstrates a practical way to grasp the "dark side" that looms all around us.

Author : Rafael Estrada
Publisher : Babelcube Inc.
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781547552931

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The City of Shadows by Rafael Estrada Pdf

There are those who do not pay much attention to the shadows, after all, they are just harmless silhouettes that bodies project. But Elia grandmother doesn’t think the same. She claims that they are alive and use as shields from the light in a desperate act of affirmation. Even if we ignore them, we can’t do without them. You will wonder if they can influence people. Think about it, because they are here intentionally: they follow us, surround us, move among us without us even realizing it and they watch everything we do. A novel where reality and fantasy are so intimately joined that is almost impossible to separate them. “Without a doubt, where it shows the most quality is the imaginative plot, design to keep the attention of the young reader through mystery and intrigue. The story, which even saves an unexpected surprise at the end, is told in a flashback style, a few years later, by the main character”. (Bibliópolis)

Author : Gary Kent
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 172713303X

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Shadows and Light by Gary Kent Pdf

Written by writer/director, actor, stuntman, special effects guru, production manager Gary Kent, SHADOWS AND LIGHT tells of a Hollywood that was and still is, from the perspective of a man who has seen and done it all. As stated in the original printing: "Shadows and Light illuminates the "reel" revolution that started in 1960 with director John Cassavetes' work. An officer in this revolution, Kent compiled credits on over one hundred motion pictures and won several major film awards. This book is Kent's homage to the artistic, talented makers of magic, who began on the bottom of the dog-pile making biker flicks and nudie cuties and today find themselves on top of the Hollywood heap. The book is filled with memories, reminiscences, inside information, heretofore unknown facts, anecdotes and photos accumulated over forty-some years in independent, outrageous and courageous cinema. Kent provides a glimpse into the mystery of preparing stunt, action and special effects sequences without resorting to computer graphics and offers an inside take at the making of some favorite motion pictures, from concept to release. The books features stories of William Shatner, Ann-Margret, Brian De Palma, Bruce Campbell, Ed Wood, Charles Manson, Frank Zappa, Duane Eddy, the Hells Angels and others." With budgets big and small, Gary Kent has worked on the movies and met some of the biggest characters to ever grace the screen. This is the first printing from Happy Cloud Media, LLC, bringing SHADOWS AND LIGHT back into print with an updated Afterword.

Author : Adrian Cole
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497621763

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The King of Light and Shadows by Adrian Cole Pdf

Impending war and terror threaten the newly enthroned emperor in the third novel in the grimdark Omaran Saga, following Throne of Fools. Chaos gathers like a dark cloud above Omara--as the evil Anakhizer prepares to unleash a storm of wizard war upon the last stronghold of the human race. Only the stolen power of Orhung's rod can bring salvation to the doomed world. But the wondrous instrument lies in the perilous deplanes beneath the nice. And Brannog, now King among the Earthwrought--along with a beautiful girl possessing remarkable gifts--must embark on a dangerous quest to battle the ultimate in corruption and return hope to his land. Don't miss the entire quartet: A PLACE AMONG THE FALLEN, THRONE OF FOOLS, THE KING OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS, and THE GODS IN ANGER

Author : Jamieson Wolf
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1434838641

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Light in the City of Shadows by Jamieson Wolf Pdf

I like to think of my stories as a light in the dark. There is a city of people inside me, characters yet to be born, characters already on the printed page interacting with one another. And every time I have a thought or an inspiration to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard, a light shines down on them; a light shines in the dark.FROM THE INTRODUCTIONLight in the City of Shadows consists of 22 stories collected for the first time in one collection. The stories flow from reality into myth and back again, giving us brief glimpses into the lives of those around us and the secrets of their hearts. Darkness exists in the City of Shadows. While walking it's streets, be careful what you wish for. It might just come true.

Author : Neill Lochery
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781586488802

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Lisbon by Neill Lochery Pdf

Lisbon had a pivotal role in the history of World War II, though not a gun was fired there. The only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis power operated openly, it was temporary home to much of Europe's exiled royalty, over one million refugees seeking passage to the U.S., and a host of spies, secret police, captains of industry, bankers, prominent Jews, writers and artists, escaped POWs, and black marketeers. An operations officer writing in 1944 described the daily scene at Lisbon's airport as being like the movie "Casablanca," times twenty. In this riveting narrative, renowned historian Neill Lochery draws on his relationships with high-level Portuguese contacts, access to records recently uncovered from Portuguese secret police and banking archives, and other unpublished documents to offer a revelatory portrait of the War's back stage. And he tells the story of how Portugal, a relatively poor European country trying frantically to remain neutral amidst extraordinary pressures, survived the war not only physically intact but significantly wealthier. The country's emergence as a prosperous European Union nation would be financed in part, it turns out, by a cache of Nazi gold.