The Washington Square Ensemble

Author : Madison Smartt Bell
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453235508

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The Washington Square Ensemble by Madison Smartt Bell Pdf

Seven men tell their stories of survival on the streets of 1980s New York City in this gritty debut novel by the National Book Award–finalist. Like most New Yorkers, Johnny B. Goode hustles to make a living. His beat happens to be pharmaceutical distribution. His place of business, Washington Square Park. Over the course of one weekend, he and his crew of “retailers” sell their product to students, businessmen, tourists, drifters, and lowlifes, while evading the law and outmaneuvering the competition. It’s a fragile balance that avant-garde saxophonist and all-around nuisance Porco Miserio threatens to upend with his big mouth. As Johnny B. and his crew scramble to maintain their embattled existence, each relates their personal story of life on the fringes of Greenwich Village. Among them are Yusuf Ali, the NBA-sized Muslim whose profession is at odds with his faith; Holy Mother, Johnny B.’s boyhood friend and former Mafia hitman; and Santa Barbara, the Puerto Rican Santeria practitioner who has been deeply spooked. Authentic and original, the chorus of voices captures the streets of New York in all its widescreen splendor and punishing blight. An “atmospherically electric . . . Winning debut,” The Washington Square Ensemble introduced a prodigiously gifted new novelist to American readers (Kirkus Reviews). “The most exotic bunch of sweet characters since some of Jack Kerouac’s ‘holy angels’ first came alive in print.” —Los AngelesHerald Examiner

Author : Madison Smartt Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1990-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0147786150

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Washington Square Ensemble 11-Copy by Madison Smartt Bell Pdf

Author : Abby H. P. Werlock
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 3854 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-22
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 9781438140698

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Encyclopedia of the American Novel by Abby H. P. Werlock Pdf

Praise for the print edition:" ... no other reference work on American fiction brings together such an array of authors and texts as this.

Author : Erich Goode
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479878574

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The Taming of New York's Washington Square by Erich Goode Pdf

The surprising and unofficial system of social control and regulation that keeps crime rates low in New York City’s Washington Square Park Located in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park is a 9.75-acre public park that is perhaps best known for its historic Washington Square Arch, a landmark at the foot of 5th Avenue. Hundreds, if not thousands, pass through the park every day, some sit on benches enjoying the sunshine, play a game of chess, watch their children play in the playground, take their dog to the dog runs, or sit by the fountain or, sometimes, buy or sell drugs. The park has an extremely low crime rate. Sociologist, and local resident, Erich Goode wants to know why. He notes that many visitors do violate park rules and ordinances, even engaging in misdemeanors like cigarette and marijuana smoking, alcohol consumption, public urination, skateboarding and bike riding. And yet, he argues, contrary to the well-known “broken windows” theory, which suggests that small crimes left unchecked lead to major crimes, serious crimes hardly ever take place there. Why with such an immense volume of infractions—and people—are there so little felonious or serious, and virtually no violent, crime? With rich and detailed observations as well as in-depth interviews, Goode demonstrates how onlookers, bystanders, and witnesses—both denizens and your average casual park visitor—provide an effective system of social control, keeping more serious wrongdoing in check. Goode also profiles the parks visitors, showing us that the park is a major draw to residents and tourists alike. Visitors come from all over; only a quarter of the park’s visitors live in the neighborhood (the Village and SoHo), one out of ten are tourists, and one out of six are from upper Manhattan or the Bronx. Goode looks at the patterns of who visits the park, when they come, and, once in the park, where they go. Regardless of where they live, Goode argues, all of the Park’s visitors help keep the park safe and lively. The Taming of New York’s Washington Square is an engaging and entertaining look at a surprisingly safe space in the heart of Manhattan.

Author : Rosemary M. Canfield Reisman,Suzanne Booker-Canfield
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0810831953

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Contemporary Southern Men Fiction Writers by Rosemary M. Canfield Reisman,Suzanne Booker-Canfield Pdf

This carefully annotated bibliography lists sources of criticism for thirty-nine Southern male authors, each of whom has published at least one significant book of fiction between 1970 and 1994.

Author : Emily Kies Folpe
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0801870887

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It Happened on Washington Square by Emily Kies Folpe Pdf

An illuminating history of Washington Square Park and its inhabitants.

Author : M. Thomas Inge
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781469616643

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The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture by M. Thomas Inge Pdf

Offering a comprehensive view of the South's literary landscape, past and present, this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture celebrates the region's ever-flourishing literary culture and recognizes the ongoing evolution of the southern literary canon. As new writers draw upon and reshape previous traditions, southern literature has broadened and deepened its connections not just to the American literary mainstream but also to world literatures--a development thoughtfully explored in the essays here. Greatly expanding the content of the literature section in the original Encyclopedia, this volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality. Most striking is the fivefold increase in the number of biographical entries, which introduce southern novelists, playwrights, poets, and critics. Special attention is given to contemporary writers and other individuals who have not been widely covered in previous scholarship.

Author : Mike Vanden Heuvel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350051553

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American Theatre Ensembles Volume 1 by Mike Vanden Heuvel Pdf

Across two volumes, Mike Vanden Heuvel and a strong roster of contributors present the history, processes, and achievements of American theatre companies renowned for their use of collective and/or ensemble-based techniques to generate new work. This first study considers theatre companies that were working between 1970 and 1995: it traces the rise and eventual diversification of activist-based companies that emerged to serve particular constituencies from the countercultural politics of the 1960s, and examines the shift in the 1980s that gave rise to the next generation of company-based work, rooted in a new interest in form and the more mediated and dispersed forms of politics. Ensembles examined are Mabou Mines, Theatre X, Goat Island, Lookingglass, Elevator Repair Service, and SITI Company. Preliminary chapters provide a sweeping overview of ensemble-based creation within the general historical and cultural contexts of the period, followed by a detailed study of the evolution of ensemble-based work. The case studies consider factors such as influence, funding, production, and legacies, as well as the forms of collective devising and creation, while surveying the continuing work of significant long-running companies. Contributors provide detailed case studies of the 6 companies from the period and cover: * A chronicle of development and methods * Key productions and projects * Critical reception and legacy * A chronological overview of significant productions From the long history of collective theatre creation, with its sources in social crises, urgent aesthetic experimentation and utopian dreaming, American ensemble-based theatre has emerged at several key points in history to challenge the primacy of author-based and director-produced theatre. As the volume demonstrates, US ensemble companies have collectively revolutionized the form and content of contemporary performance, influencing experimental, as well as mainstream practice.

Author : Matthew Witten
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Chess
ISBN : 0822214091

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Washington Square Moves by Matthew Witten Pdf

THE STORY: The urban misfits who play chess in Washington Square Park have no money and no home, but they are smart, witty, and above all, terrific chess players. Al, a homeless ex-convict, hustles chess for a living with his buddies, Sammy D., a y

Author : Joseph M. Flora,Amber Vogel
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780807131237

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Southern Writers by Joseph M. Flora,Amber Vogel Pdf

This new edition of Southern Writers assumes its distinguished predecessor's place as the essential reference on literary artists of the American South. Broadly expanded and thoroughly revised, it boasts 604 entries-nearly double the earlier edition's-written by 264 scholars. For every figure major and minor, from the venerable and canonical to the fresh and innovative, a biographical sketch and chronological list of published works provide comprehensive, concise, up-to-date information. Here in one convenient source are the South's novelists and short story writers, poets and dramatists, memoirists and essayists, journalists, scholars, and biographers from the colonial period to the twenty-first century. What constitutes a "southern writer" is always a matter for debate. Editors Joseph M. Flora and Amber Vogel have used a generous definition that turns on having a significant connection to the region, in either a personal or literary sense. New to this volume are younger writers who have emerged in the quarter century since the dictionary's original publication, as well as older talents previously unknown or unacknowledged. For almost every writer found in the previous edition, a new biography has been commissioned. Drawn from the very best minds on southern literature and covering the full spectrum of its practitioners, Southern Writers is an indispensable reference book for anyone intrigued by the subject.

Author : Linda Parent Lesher
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476603896

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The Best Novels of the Nineties by Linda Parent Lesher Pdf

This reader’s guide provides uniquely organized and up-to-date information on the most important and enjoyable contemporary English-language novels. Offering critically substantiated reading recommendations, careful cross-referencing, and extensive indexing, this book is appropriate for both the weekend reader looking for the best new mystery and the full-time graduate student hoping to survey the latest in magical realism. More than 1,000 titles are included, each entry citing major reviews and giving a brief description for each book.

Author : Bob Gluck
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780226527000

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The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles by Bob Gluck Pdf

Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew is one of the most iconic albums in American music, the preeminent landmark and fertile seedbed of jazz-fusion. Fans have been fortunate in the past few years to gain access to Davis’s live recordings from this time, when he was working with an ensemble that has come to be known as the Lost Quintet. In this book, jazz historian and musician Bob Gluck explores the performances of this revolutionary group—Davis’s first electric band—to illuminate the thinking of one of our rarest geniuses and, by extension, the extraordinary transition in American music that he and his fellow players ushered in. Gluck listens deeply to the uneasy tension between this group’s driving rhythmic groove and the sonic and structural openness, surprise, and experimentation they were always pushing toward. There he hears—and outlines—a fascinating web of musical interconnection that brings Davis’s funk-inflected sensibilities into conversation with the avant-garde worlds that players like Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane were developing. Going on to analyze the little-known experimental groups Circle and the Revolutionary Ensemble, Gluck traces deep resonances across a commercial gap between the celebrity Miles Davis and his less famous but profoundly innovative peers. The result is a deeply attuned look at a pivotal moment when once-disparate worlds of American music came together in explosively creative combinations.

Author : Joan Marans Dim,Nancy Murphy Cricco
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0739102168

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The Miracle on Washington Square by Joan Marans Dim,Nancy Murphy Cricco Pdf

In this richly illustrated volume, Joan Marans Dim and Nancy Murphy Cricco bring together a wide range of historical materials to craft a remarkable institutional history of New York University. The Miracle on Washington Square charts the parallel emergence of New York City and its namesake university into international prominence. Synthesizing an array of institutional and archival documentation with a unique visual history, the authors provide insight into the making of a university and the leadership required for its continued growth.

Author : Luther S. Harris
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 080187341X

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Around Washington Square by Luther S. Harris Pdf

"A sprawling, comprehensive account of the neighborhood's history from 1797 to the present day... It is a treasure trove for both the historian and the lover of the Village." -- New York Sun

Author : Daniel G. Marowski
Publisher : Contemporary Literary Criticis
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1986-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0810344157

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Contemporary Literary Criticism by Daniel G. Marowski Pdf

Entries include critical commentary, brief biographical information, a portrait when available, a list of principal works, and may also include a further reading section.