Spark To A Waiting Fuse

Author : James K. Baxter
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 086473400X

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Spark to a Waiting Fuse by James K. Baxter Pdf

A landmark in New Zealand literary scholarship, this book provides an extraordinary insight into the formative years of one of New Zealand's most significant poets. Included are 56 letters written by James K. Baxter to his slightly older friend, Noel Ginn, who was at the time imprisoned as a conscientious objector. In these letters, a teenage Baxter pours out his ideas and feelings on life, philosophy, and his own work. Included are the complete texts of the 255 poems written at the time and discussed in the letters. The introduction, an important work of biographical criticism in its own right, puts Baxter's ideas and interests within the context of the wider public events and intellectual and spiritual currents of his time.

Author : Carlos Eire
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781471108358

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Waiting For Snow In Havana by Carlos Eire Pdf

A childhood in a privileged household in 1950s Havana was joyous and cruel, like any other-but with certain differences. The neighbour's monkey was liable to escape and run across your roof. Surfing was conducted by driving cars across the breakwater. Lizards and firecrackers made frequent contact. Carlos Eire's childhood was a little different from most. His father was convinced he had been Louis XVI in a past life. At school, classmates with fathers in the Batista government were attended by chauffeurs and bodyguards. At a home crammed with artifacts and paintings, portraits of Jesus spoke to him in dreams and nightmares. Then, in January 1959, the world changes: Batista is suddenly gone, a cigar-smoking guerrilla has taken his place, and Christmas is cancelled. The echo of firing squads is everywhere. And, one by one, the author's schoolmates begin to disappear-spirited away to the United States. Carlos will end up there himself, without his parents, never to see his father again. Narrated with the urgency of a confession, WAITING FOR SNOW IN HAVANA is both an ode to a paradise lost and an exorcism. More than that, it captures the terrible beauty of those times in our lives when we are certain we have died-and then are somehow, miraculously, reborn.

Author : Zoe Alderton
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781443875936

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The Spirit of Colin McCahon by Zoe Alderton Pdf

The Spirit of Colin McCahon provides a vivid historical contextualisation of New Zealand’s premier modern artist, clearly explaining his esoteric religious themes and symbols. Via a framework of visual rhetoric, this book explores the social factors that formed McCahon’s religious and environmental beliefs, and justifications as to why his audience often missed the intended point of spiritual his discourse – or chose to ignore it. The Spirit of Colin McCahon tracks the intricate process by which the artist’s body of work turned from optimism to misery, and explains the many communicative techniques he employed in order to arrest suspicion towards his Christian prophecy. More broadly, The Spirit of Colin McCahon outlines a model of analysis for the intersection of art and religion, and the place of images as rhetorical devices within Antipodean culture. The emerging field of religion and visual culture is important not only to students of New Zealand art history, but also to a growing field of appreciation for the communicative power of images. This book provides a helpful model for examining art and literature as social and religious tools, and advances the importance of visual rhetoric within studies of art and social expression.

Author : Lucy Collins,Stephen Matterson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786489015

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Aberration in Modern Poetry by Lucy Collins,Stephen Matterson Pdf

This critical work considers the role played by elements that might be considered aberrational in a poet's oeuvre. With an introductory essay exploring the nature of aberration, these fourteen contributions investigate the work of major 20th-century poets from the U.S., Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Aberration is considered from the standpoint of both the artist and the audience, prompting discussion on a range of important issues, including the formation of the canon. Each essay discusses the status of the aberrant work and the ways in which it challenges, enlarges or supports the overall perception of the poet.

Author : Ursula Bethell
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0864735049

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Vibrant with Words by Ursula Bethell Pdf

"To date, no full-length biography has been published; these letters (few of which have ever been published before) allow her to tell her own life story, in a narration that can be earnestly solemn or gaily witty, that records moments of joy and of sorrow, but that emerges finally as an intensely moving account of one woman's attempt to come to terms with the grief that dominated her final years. With their extensive annotations, they give us an unrivalled picture of this significant woman, and her attitudes to life and literature."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Nora Clark
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781443876780

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Aphrodite and Venus in Myth and Mimesis by Nora Clark Pdf

Aphrodite and Venus in Myth and Mimesis is a broad, flexible source book of comparative literature and cultural studies. It promotes the wide-ranging presence and impact of prominent idiosyncratic personalities in fabled goddess mythology and its emphatic notions of endearment and allure. The book brings together seven hundred acknowledged sources drawn from successive historical, global and literary eras, including principal commentaries, along with factual information and important renditions in art, prose and verse, within and beyond mainstream western culture. A lengthy, detailed introduction presents a copious documented preview of the viable adaptation and mimesis of ‘divine’ characterization and its respective centrality from the long distant past to the present day. Myth, rarely latent, demonstrates varied modes of expression and open-ended flexibility throughout the six comprehensive chapters which illuminate and probe, in turn, aspects of the ideological presence, sensibilities, trials and triumphs and interventions of the goddess, whether sacred or profane. Particular literary extracts and episodes range across ancient cultures alongside quite recent expressions of hermeneutics, blending myth with the contemporary in the multi-layered reception or admonishment of the goddess, whether by one designation or the other. As such, this book is wholly relevant to all stages of the evolution and expansion of a dynamic European literary culture and its leading authors and personalities.

Author : Paul Millar
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781775581314

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No Fretful Sleeper by Paul Millar Pdf

Outlining the career of one of New Zealand's most distinguished fiction writers and sharpest critics, this fascinating narrative details the life and work of Bill Pearson. Beginning with his difficult childhood in a society dominated by the New Zealand working man, this gripping biography follows Pearson through his long and distinguished academic career, the penning of his one major and celebrated novel, and his momentous decision to trade a dental career for World War II combat. Touching on his time in London and the native &“fretful sleepers,&” this engrossing account is emblematic of the intellectual culture, left-wing politics, and growing acceptance of both homosexual identity and Maori and Pacific Island culture in 20th-century New Zealand.

Author : Jeremy Noel-Tod,Ian Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199640256

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The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry in English by Jeremy Noel-Tod,Ian Hamilton Pdf

This impressive volume provides over 1,700 biographical entries on poets writing in English from 1910 to the present day, including T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas, and Carol Ann Duffy. Authoritative and accessible, it is a must-have for students of English and creative writing, as well as for anyone with an interest in poetry.

Author : Catherine Clarke
Publisher : Idle Fancy Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798201798352

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The Only Living Lady Parachutist by Catherine Clarke Pdf

Haunted by her brother’s death, daredevil Lillian tests her courage by joining the Van Tassel balloon act with her sister Ruby. Together they risk their lives for fame and fortune by parachuting from smoke balloons throughout Australia, but the feisty Lillian struggles to choose between love and her perilous career. Determined to take control of the balloon circuit and provide for her children, Lillian travels to New Zealand only to clash with charlatans, showmen, and disgruntled crowds when her exhibitions fall short of their expectations. A cascade of betrayals and reconciliations culminate in one last-ditch ascent from which there is no turning back. Many years later, as Lillian relates her fanciful version of those events, she must find a deeper courage to reveal the truth about her past. Based on the real life of a strong and unconventional woman trying to make her name, Lillian’s story is too incredible to be left untold.

Author : SAHIL KHARAT ,SHANE GEORGE
Publisher : BOOK-O-PEDIA PUBLICATION
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789390701179

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METONIA by SAHIL KHARAT ,SHANE GEORGE Pdf

You've made it this far, and you're bound to share your journey with someone in the future. Metanoia, the word itself justifies this entire book. The journey of change in heart, self or one's way of life, is what this book is all about. This book displays poems of thought, varied short stories and wise quotes which will surely remind you of your journey to the present. Over 80 writers from across the globe have shared the pen and their journey to complete this book and we proudly handover this masterpiece to the avid reader inside you!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015079218767

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Writing Asia: From the inside, Asia-Pacific literatures in Englishes by Anonim Pdf

Author : Te Miringa Hohaia,Gregory O'Brien,Lara Strongman
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 0864735200

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Parihaka by Te Miringa Hohaia,Gregory O'Brien,Lara Strongman Pdf

"Drawing on previously unpublished manuscripts, many of the teachings and sayings of Te Whiti and Tohu - in Maori and English - are reproduced in full with extensive annotation by Te Miringa Hohaia. Parihaka: The Art of Passive Resistance reaches beyond the art and literary worlds to engage with cultural issues important to all citizens of Aotearoa New Zealand."--Jacket.

Author : Peter Loosigian
Publisher : Gage Hill Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0977623807

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Waiting for Willie by Peter Loosigian Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556035617216

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Landfall by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gary Hogsten
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595265398

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Memories of Madison Run by Gary Hogsten Pdf

With charm and warmth, Gary Hogsten captures in words Virginia's fading rural heritage, telling us what life was like growing up in a 20th century American village.