The Unknown Epic

Author : Anubhuti Singh
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781482873016

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The Unknown Epic by Anubhuti Singh Pdf

The Unknown Epic was among the finalist of Beverly Hills Books Awards in Young Adult Category. --- Sixteen-year-old Airik lives in the House of Jesus Orphanage where he goes to school and hangs out with his friends. He thinks hes just a normal teenager. All he remembers of his past is the vision of his parents dying in front of his eyes. Oddly, Airiks psychology teacher, Vikram Gandhi, knows more about Airiks life than he does. In fact, Vikram played a major role and has been waiting for the appropriate time to reveal all. Meanwhile, Airik is having weird dreams. To find answers about his parents and his childhood, he decides to meet with Mr. Gandhi. Before he can get all the answers, hes teleported to a new dimension called Duvollin, a world of fantasy and magic. He stumbles upon an unknown epic, and he discovers shocking truths about himself. What Airik learns is shocking. Everything he thought he knew about his life is a lie. He must decide if he will accept the fate marked upon him or fade into oblivion like the rest of his sort.

Author : Michael J Rosen
Publisher : Creative Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1568462166

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Sailing the Unknown by Michael J Rosen Pdf

In 1768, an 11-year-old sailor named Nicholas took to the seas with British explorer James Cook on a 3-year expedition of discovery, venturing into an uncharted world filled with strange lands, mysterious peoples, and peculiar creatures. Sailing the Unknown, written by Michael J. Rosen in the shorthand style of a historical journal and illustrated with panoramic vistas by Maria Cristina Pritelli, depicts this historic journey from the viewpoint of young Nick.

Author : Janet Taylor Lisle
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781453271841

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The Gold Dust Letters by Janet Taylor Lisle Pdf

DIVWhile searching for her fairy godmother, a young girl uncovers a world of magic /divDIV It starts with chocolates. Dreaming of a box of chocolates that never empties, Angela writes a letter to her fairy godmother asking for one. To her surprise, the fairy writes back! A letter appears on her mantelpiece from “Pilaria of the Kingdom of the Faeries,” written on ancient parchment with purple ink, and covered in a gold dust that vanishes as soon as it flies into the air. Is this really a letter from the land of magic? And if so, what does it mean?/divDIV /divDIVAngela and her two best friends begin investigating the mystery, searching Angela’s house for clues. But out of the blue, more letters appear on Angela’s mantelpiece. Pilaria is lonesome, and as curious about the girls’ world as they are about her kingdom. What they learn from their correspondence with this enchanting godmother will change everything they know—about magic and reality—forever./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features a personal history by Janet Taylor Lisle including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s own collection. /div

Author : Pamela Lothspeich
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000912166

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The Epic World by Pamela Lothspeich Pdf

Reconceptualizing the epic genre and opening it up to a world of storytelling, The Epic World makes a timely and bold intervention toward understanding the human propensity to aestheticize and normalize mass deployments of power and violence. The collection broadly considers three kinds of epic literature: conventional celebratory tales of conquest that glorify heroism, especially male heroism; anti-epics or stories of conquest from the perspectives of the dispossessed, the oppressed, the despised, and the murdered; and heroic stories utilized for imperialist or nationalist purposes. The Epic World illustrates global patterns of epic storytelling, such as the durability of stories tied to religious traditions and/or to peoples who have largely "stayed put"; the tendency to reimagine and retell stories in new ways over centuries; and the imbrication of epic storytelling and forms of colonialism and imperialism, especially those perpetuated and glorified by Euro-Americans over the past 500 years, resulting in unspeakable and immeasurable harms to humans, other living beings, and the planet Earth. The Epic World is a go-to volume for anyone interested in epic literature in a global framework. Engaging with powerful stories and ways of knowing beyond those of the predominantly white Global North, this field-shifting volume exposes the false premises of "Western civilization" and "Classics," and brings new questions and perspectives to epic studies.

Author : Rick Altman
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231513128

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A Theory of Narrative by Rick Altman Pdf

Narrative is a powerful element of human culture, storing and sharing the cherished parts of our personal memories and giving structure to our laws, entertainment, and history. We experience narrative in words, pictures, and film, yet regardless of how the tale is told, story remains independent from the media that makes it concrete. Narrative follows humans wherever they travel and adapts readily to new forms of communication. Constantly evolving and always up-to-date, narrative is a necessary strategy of human expression and a fundamental component of human identity. In order to understand human interaction, award-winning scholar Rick Altman launches a close study of narrative's nature, its variation in different contexts, and the method through which it makes meaning. Altman's approach breaks away from traditional forms of analysis, identifying three basic strategies: single-focus, dual-focus, and multiple-focus. Unpacking an intentionally diverse selection of texts, Altman demonstrates how these strategies function in context and illustrates their theoretical and practical applications in terms of textual analysis, literary and film history, social organization, religion, and politics. He employs inventive terminology and precise analytical methods throughout his groundbreaking work, making this volume ideal for teaching literary and film theory and for exploring the anatomy of narrative on a more general level.

Author : Janet Taylor Lisle
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781453271858

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Looking for Juliette by Janet Taylor Lisle Pdf

DIVPoco is horrified when Angela’s cat disappears while under her watch. Is magic involved? /divDIV Together, Angela, Poco, and Georgina have investigated some peculiar happenings. They are just on the verge of a major magical breakthrough when Angela’s father moves to Mexico, taking Angela and breaking up the trio of friends. As consolation, Angela gives Poco her cat, Juliette, to care for and talk to while she’s gone. Talking to animals is Poco’s special skill, but no words can stop Juliette from running into the street in front of a car. Though she survives the accident, Juliette vanishes, and it will take a miracle to find her./divDIV /divDIVWith the help of Walter Kew, a secretive boy in her class, and his Ouija board, Poco scans the neighborhood. When all mystical signs point to Miss Bone, the strange old spinster who’s been taking care of Angela’s house, Poco is quick to face her fears. She’ll do anything for Angela—and for Juliette./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features a personal history by Janet Taylor Lisle including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s own collection. /div

Author : Mark Chandos
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781503587038

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Kosmoautikon by Mark Chandos Pdf

Why should you read the KOSMOAUTIKON Epic Cycle? KOSMOAUTIKON has information of the long count of the Human Condition. No other work of American literature observes the ancient origins of the human genome. No other poem projects the force of the strong poet into a Space faring civilization. KOSMOAUTIKON does not repeat any modernist clichés. Modernism can only detect modernism. Modern literature can only regurgitate modernist linguistic codices – a fascination with disease, medical mythos, and the omnipotence of laboratory science. KOSMOAUTIKON accuses the madness of this modernist experiment. Instead, KOSMOAUTIKON detects the astral position of the human mind. A story is told that places man in a position of power in relation to the universe. Modernism treats men as irrelevant parasites. In story Theory man is the center of all things, since only the human has a terra- forming mind. KOSMOAUTIKON creates a new linguistic codex to project a new advance in the human Genome. A new linguistic structure must always prepare the way for any human advance. “I had to remove your planet – and then your bones.” KOSMOAUTIKON tells the story of Rogue males. Who are our rogue males? Alexander, Christ, Cesar, Dante, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Caravaggio, Henry VIII, Edward De Vere (Shake-speare), Beethoven, Francis bacon, Oscar Wilde (etc.). Western civilization has been made by rogue males. No other modern text would even dare to discuss the power of the rogue male. Modernism seeks to inoculate, medicate, or incarcerate the rogue male – early. Yet there will be rogues makes again – and they will change the human genome. This is the story of KOSMOAUTIKON There is no other document that contains future speech. No Western person of the future can be educated without first reading KOSMOAUTIKON.

Author : James Pyle Wickersham Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Portuguese philology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105013496745

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Hispanic Review by James Pyle Wickersham Crawford Pdf

Includes bibliographical material and "Review."

Author : John Bryan Hainsworth,Arthur Thomas Hatto
Publisher : MHRA
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Epic poetry
ISBN : 0947623191

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Traditions of Heroic and Epic Poetry: Characteristics and techniques by John Bryan Hainsworth,Arthur Thomas Hatto Pdf

Author : Stephen Sicari
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1991-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781438419930

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Pound's Epic Ambition by Stephen Sicari Pdf

This book is both an introductory overview of The Cantos and a detailed analysis advancing the knowledge of even the most sophisticated specialist. Sicari's analysis gives a clear orientation to the often bewildering but ultimately rewarding world of this difficult epic poem and shows that beneath the surface of the poem is the classical figure of the epic wanderer whose journey provides the "plot" of the poem. Non-specialists will appreciate Sicari's synthesis of a wide range of material. Sicari explores how Dante and the epic tradition informs The Cantos; those interested in the epic should find Sicari's study an important contribution to the field. Those studying modernism in general will see in Sicari's definition of the modern epic useful ways to study the other great achievements of high modernism, especially those of Yeats, Eliot, and Joyce. Those interested in the relation between literature and politics will find this book especially informative, for Sicari is one of the few critics on Pound who does not ignore Pound's politics, or simply castigate him for the unfortunate views he adopts and advocates. The analysis of Pound's fascism is a sub-theme that sheds new light on how politics enters a great modernist poem and affects its shape and intention.

Author : Robert Burgoyne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781135855345

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The Epic Film in World Culture by Robert Burgoyne Pdf

With the recent release of spectacular blockbuster films from Gladiator to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the epic has once again become a major form in contemporary cinema. This new volume in the AFI Film Readers series explores the rebirth of the epic film genre in the contemporary period, a period marked by heightened and conflicting appeals to national, ethnic, and religious belonging.The orginal essays in this volume explore the tension between the evolving global context of film production and reception and the particular provenance of the epic as an expression of national mythology and aspirations, challenging our understanding of epics produced in the present as well as our perception of epic films from the past. The contributors will explore new critical approaches to contemporary as well as older epic films, drawing on ideas from cultural studies, historiography, classics, and film studies.

Author : Gregory E. Rutledge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136194832

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The Epic Trickster in American Literature by Gregory E. Rutledge Pdf

Just as Africa and the West have traditionally fit into binaries of Darkness/Enlightenment, Savage/Modern, Ugly/Beautiful, and Ritual/Art, among others, much of Western cultural production rests upon the archetypal binary of Trickster/Epic, with trickster aesthetics and commensurate cultural forms characterizing Africa. Challenging this binary and the exceptionalism that underlies anti-hegemonic efforts even today, this book begins with the scholarly foundations that mapped out African trickster continuities in the United States and excavated the aesthetics of traditional African epic performances. Rutledge locates trickster-like capacities within the epic hero archetype (the "epic trickster" paradigm) and constructs an Homeric Diaspora, which is to say that the modern Homeric performance foundation lies at an absolute time and distance away from the ancient storytelling performance needed to understand the cautionary aesthetic inseparable from epic potential. As traditional epic performances demonstrate, unchecked epic trickster dynamism anticipates not only brutal imperialism and creative diversity, but the greatest threat to everyone, an eco-apocalypse. Relying upon the preeminent scholarship on African-American trickster-heroes, traditional African heroic performances, and cultural studies approaches to Greco-Roman epics, Rutledge traces the epic trickster aesthetic through three seminal African-American novels keenly attuned to the American Homeric Diaspora: Charles Chesnutt’s The Marrow of Tradition, Richard Wright’s Native Son, and Toni Morrison’s Beloved.

Author : Kudret Alkan
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781450278904

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Legends of Humanity by Kudret Alkan Pdf

In an evolving universe, Gods dreams are covering Resurrection Valley, and there is no escape from the human legends. Three men find themselves in the midst of an amazing world emerging all around them. Hazar wants to be free from the vicious cycle that has monopolized his young life. Accompanied by Elem the Drifter and Atilla the Warrior of God, Hazar embarks on a dangerous and frightening journey through the Resurrection Valley. With the goal of curing his pain, Hazar begins a search for the Anarkis castle, where he hopes to meet Nil, the source of life and the love he has never been able to attain. But because Nil is a creation of the black widow that Darkon the Evil has instilled in Hazars soul, it appears that Hazar is forever enslaved. Even as Hazar falls apart in his own world and attempts to suppress his ruthlessness, the dream world opens and new horizons appear. As experienced world traveler Elem struggles with his fears and Atilla challenges mortality with his Kaledzar sword, Hazar must battle his own inner demons as he immerses himself in a complex mission revolving around love, power, and an unforgettable legend.

Author : Edward Washburn Hopkins
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Epic poetry, Sanskrit
ISBN : 8120809955

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The Great Epic of India by Edward Washburn Hopkins Pdf

Long age when this book first appeared in the opening year of the century the great Epic, Mahabharata had not been thoroughly examined to see what literature it reflected had not received a careful investigation from the metrical side its philosophy had been reviewed only in a most haphazard fashion and its relation to other epic poetry had been almost judgement on the question of the date and origin of the poem of which scholars knew as yet this poem of which scholars knew as yet scarcely more than that before a definitive answer could be given the whole huge structure must be studied from many points of view.

Author : Christos Tsagalis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110532876

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Early Greek Epic Fragments I by Christos Tsagalis Pdf

This book offers a new edition and comprehensive commentary of the extant fragments of genealogical and antiquarian epic dating to the archaic period (8th-6th cent. BC). By means of a detailed study of the multifaceted material pertaining to the remains of archaic Greek epic other than Homer, Hesiod, and the Homeric Hymns, it provides readers with a critical reassessment of the ancient evidence, allows access to new material hitherto unnoticed or scattered in various journals after the publication of the three standard editions now available to us, and offers a full-scale commentary of the extant fragments. This book fills a gap in the study of archaic Greek poetry, since it offers a guiding tool for the further exploration of Greek epic tradition in the archaic period and beyond.