The Flowering Tree

Author : A. K. Ramanujan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780520311459

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A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India by A. K. Ramanujan Pdf

This book of oral tales from the south Indian region of Kannada represents the culmination of a lifetime of research by A. K. Ramanujan, one of the most revered scholars and writers of his time. The result of over three decades' labor, this long-awaited collection makes available for the first time a wealth of folktales from a region that has not yet been adequately represented in world literature. Ramanujan's skill as a translator, his graceful writing style, and his profound love and understanding of the subject enrich the tales that he collected, translated, and interpreted. With a written literature recorded from about 800 A.D., Kannada is rich in mythology, devotional and secular poetry, and more recently novels and plays. Ramanujan, born in Mysore in 1929, had an intimate knowledge of the language. In the 1950s, when working as a college lecturer, he began collecting these tales from everyone he could—servants, aunts, schoolteachers, children, carpenters, tailors. In 1970 he began translating and interpreting the tales, a project that absorbed him for the next three decades. When Ramanujan died in 1993, the translations were complete and he had written notes for about half of the tales. With its unsentimental sympathies, its laughter, and its delightfully vivid sense of detail, the collection stands as a significant and moving monument to Ramanujan's memory as a scholar and writer. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1997.

Author : Isabel Ossa
Publisher : Ediciones Mis raíces
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789569002427

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The flowering tree by Isabel Ossa Pdf

"The flowering tree" is a text based on real events which narrates the life of a Jewish famili that, after escaping the conflicts in Europe, comes to live in the Valparaíso Region (Chile), specifically in Quillota. The narrator of the book is Celeste, the granddaughter of the inmigrants Abraham and Raquel.

Author : Caryll Houselander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Christian poetry, English
ISBN : UCAL:$B163332

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The Flowering Tree by Caryll Houselander Pdf

Author : Robin D. Gill
Publisher : Paraverse Press
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780974261867

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Cherry Blossom Epiphany -- The Poetry and Philosophy of a Flowering Tree by Robin D. Gill Pdf

Cherry Blossom Epiphany - the poetry and philosophy of a flowering tree - a selection, translation and lengthy explication of 3000 haiku, waka, senryû and kyôka about a major theme from I.P.O.O.H. (In Praise Of Olde Haiku)by robin d. gill 1. Haiku -Translation from Japanese to English 2. Japanese poetry - 8c-20c - waka, haiku and senryû 3. Natural History - flowering cherries 4. Japan - Culture - Edo Era 5. Nonfiction - Literature 6. Translation - applied 7. You tell me! If the solemn yet happy New Year's is the most important celebration of Japanese (Yamato) ethnic culture, and the quiet aesthetic practice of Moon-viewing in the fall the most elegant expression of Pan-Asian Buddhism=religion, the subject of this book, Blossom-viewing - which generally means sitting down together in vast crowds to drink, dance, sing and otherwise enjoy the flowering cherry in full-bloom - is less a rite than a riot (a word originally meaning an 'uproar'). The major carnival of the year, it is unusual for being held on a date that is not determined by astronomy, astrology or the accidents of history as most such events are in literate cultures. It takes place whenever the cherry trees are good and ready. Enjoyed in the flesh, the blossom-viewing, or hanami, is also of the mind, so much so, in fact, that poetry is often credited with the spread of the practice over the centuries from the Imperial courts to the maids of Edo. Nobles enjoyed link-verse contests presided over by famous poet-judges. Hermits hung poems feting this flower of flowers (to say the generic "flower" = hana in Japanese connotes "cherry!") on strips of paper from the branches of lone trees where only the wind would read them. In the Occident, too, flowers embody beauty and serve as reminders of mortality, but there is no flower that, like the cherry blossom, stands for all flowers. Even the rose, by any name, cannot compare with the sakura in depth and breadth of poetic trope or viewing practice. In Cherry Blossom Epiphany, Robin D. Gill hopes to help readers experience, metaphysically, some of this alternative world. Haiku is a hyper-short (17-syllabet or 7-beat) Japanese poem directly or indirectly touching upon seasonal phenomena, natural or cultural. Literally millions of these ku have been written, some, perhaps, many times, about the flowering cherry (sakura), and the human activity associated with it, blossom-viewing (hanami). As the most popular theme in traditional haiku (haikai), cherry-blossom ku tend to be overlooked by modern critics more interested in creativity expressed with fresh subjects; but this embarrassment of riches has much to offer the poet who is pushed to come up with something, anything, different from the rest and allows the editor to select from what is, for all practical purposes, an infinite number of ku. Literary critics, take note: Like Rise, Ye Sea Slugs! (2003) and Fly-ku! (2004), this book not only explores new ways to anthologize poetry but demonstrates the practice of multiple readings (an average of two per ku) as part of a composite translation turned into an object of art by innovative clustering. Book-collectors might further note that while Cherry Blossom Epiphany may not be hardback, it takes advantage of the many symbols included with Japanese font to introduce design ornamentation (the circle within the circle, the reverse (Buddhist) swastika, etc.) hitherto not found in English language print. It is a one-of-a-kind work of design by the author.

Author : Marie Harrison
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781561644391

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Flowering Shrubs and Small Trees for the South by Marie Harrison Pdf

Author and master gardener Harrison ("Gardening in the Coastal South, Southern Gardening, Groundcovers for the South") offers tips on how to identify, select, and care for the more than 100 flowering shrubs and small trees included in this full-color guide.

Author : M. S. Swaminathan,S. L. Kochhar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781108481953

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Major Flowering Trees of Tropical Gardens by M. S. Swaminathan,S. L. Kochhar Pdf

Discusses new species of flowering trees, useful for graduate students and academic researchers in the field of life sciences.

Author : Caryll Houselander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1685952003

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The Flowering Tree by Caryll Houselander Pdf

Author : Michael Sullivan
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780899977447

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The Trees of San Francisco by Michael Sullivan Pdf

Trees of San Francisco introduces readers to the rich variety of trees that thrive in San Francisco's unique conditions. San Francisco's cool Mediterranean climate has made it home to interesting and unusual trees from all over the world - trees as colorful and exotic as the city itself. This new guide combines engaging descriptions of sixty-five different trees with color photos that reflect the visual appeal of San Francisco. Each page covers a different tree, with several paragraphs of interesting text accompanied by one or two photos. Each entry for a tree also lists locations where "landmark" specimens of the tree can be found. Interspersed throughout the book are sidebar stories of general interest related to San Francisco's trees. Trees of San Francisco also includes a dozen tree tours that will link landmark trees and local attractions in interesting San Francisco neighborhoods such as the Castro, Pacific Heights and the Mission - walks that will appeal to tourists as well as Bay Area natives.

Author : Kathleen Berrin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : UCSC:32106011453427

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Feathered Serpents and Flowering Trees by Kathleen Berrin Pdf

Author : Cicely Mary Barker
Publisher : Frederick Warne Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-03
Category : Children's poetry, English
ISBN : 0723263183

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Flower Fairies of the Trees by Cicely Mary Barker Pdf

A collection of illustrated poems describing the fairies who live among the trees.

Author : Gladys V. Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Reincarnation
ISBN : LCCN:65020504

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The Flowering Tree by Gladys V. Jones Pdf

Author : Millicent Ellis Selsam
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:49015000926205

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Tree Flowers by Millicent Ellis Selsam Pdf

Text and drawings follow the growth cycle of twelve common flowering trees: pussywillow, white oak, sugar maple, elm, apple, horse chestnut, flowering dogwood, magnolia, witch hazel, black walnut, black locust, and tulip tree.

Author : M S. Randhawa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Flower gardening
ISBN : 8123701497

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Flowering Trees by M S. Randhawa Pdf

Of interest to the architect the town planner, as well as to those who love nature and plants, this book serves as the guide to various flowering trees-where they are found, how they are grown ,what the uniquefeatures of each are, and how best they could be integrated into the modern landscape of concrete and glass.

Author : Barbara Langhorst
Publisher : Palimpsest Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1989287859

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The Winter-Blooming Tree by Barbara Langhorst Pdf

The Winter-Blooming Tree draws us into the lives of Ursula Koehl-Niederhauser, a school teacher suffering from lapses of memory who is convinced that she has dementia; Andreas, her charming, well-intentioned but somewhat self-absorbed husband; and their grown daughter, Mia, who is about to move home after bouncing all over the country, trying to find herself as a journalist. Distracted by thoughts and memories of the winter-blooming apple tree in her laundry room, Ursula misses the neurologist's diagnosis and becomes convinced she is falling ill. Andreas, certain that she is fine, refuses to worry her with his own work and health problems. Mia, caught up with her own situation, has no idea that her parents are struggling and can't understand why her mother, especially, is behaving so badly. The Winter-Blooming Tree delves into the dissonance between family members and how sometimes pride is the only thing standing between those we love and the stories we tell ourselves.

Author : G. Kunkel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400999893

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Flowering Trees in Subtropical Gardens by G. Kunkel Pdf

In 1969 volume I of 'Arboles Ex6ticos' appeared in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, published in Spanish by the Island Council (Cabildo Insular). Volume II was to have dealt with a further 100 or so Dicotyledons, and volume III to have closed the cycle with Gymnosperms and the tree-like Monocotyledons. Neither of the latter having been published it was suggested that a totally revised and enlarged version of the first book be prepared for Dr. W. Junk, Publishers, The Hague. We are most obliged to Mr. S. P. Bakker and the Board of Directors for their interest in the present work, hoping that it will fill a gap and help both residents and visitors to get to know the amazingly rich exotic flora that is to be encountered in Mediterranean and Canarian parks and gardens. A second volume is in preparation and will concentrate on the bushes and shrubby trees left out in this one. In Flowering Trees in Subtropical Gardens special attention is given to species found in Canary gardens. As, however, most trees described are widely distributed in other regions with a similar Mediterranean climate, it is hoped that this guide may be of use in gardens of the subtropics in general. Several of the species selected here are little known in gardens, hardly ever found illustrated in current reference books and have therefore been included for interest's sake.