Thunder And Lament

Author : Timothy A. Joseph
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Rome
ISBN : 0197582168

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Thunder and Lament by Timothy A. Joseph Pdf

"Lucan's epic poem Pharsalia tells the story of the cataclysmic "end of Rome" through the victory of Julius Caesar and Caesarism in the civil wars of 49-48 BCE. This book argues that Lucan's poetic agenda moves in lockstep with his narrative arc, as he fashions the Pharsalia to mark the momentous end of the epic genre. In order to accomplish the closure of the genre, Lucan engages pervasively and polemically with the very first works of Greek and Roman epic - inverting, undoing, and closing off many of the tropes and themes introduced in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and in the foundational Latin epic poems by Livius Andronicus, Naevius, and most of all Ennius. By looking at Lucan's effort to "surpass the poets of old" - a phrase Statius would use of his achievement - this study broadens our appreciation of Lucan's poetic ambitions and accomplishment. Statius also read Lucan as a poet who both thunders and laments, and this book makes the case that Lucan closes off epic's beginnings through not just gestures of thundering poetic violence but also a transformation and expansion of the traditional epic mode of lament. In his story of violent Roman self-destruction and the lamentation that accompanies it, Lucan at the same time uproots and marks the end of the epic song"--

Author : Jamie S. Scott
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Commonwealth countries
ISBN : 9051839677

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And the Birds Began to Sing by Jamie S. Scott Pdf

Taking as its starting-point the ambiguous heritage left by the British Empire to its former colonies, dominions and possessions, And the Birds Began to Sing marks a new departure in the interdisciplinary study of religion and literature. Gathered under the rubric Christianity and Colonialism, essays on Brian Moore. Timothy Findley, Margaret Atwood and Marian Engel, Thomas King, Les A. Murray, David Malouf, Mudrooroo and Philip McLaren, R.A.K. Mason, Maurice Gee, Keri Hulme, Epeli Hau'ofa, J.M. Coetzee, Christopher Okigbo, Chinua Achebe, Amos Tutuola and Ngugi wa Thiong'o explore literary portrayals of the effects of British Christianity upon settler and native cultures in Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, and the Africas. These essays share a sense of the dominant presence of Christianity as an inherited system of religious thought and practice to be adapted to changing post-colonial conditions or to be resisted as the lingering ideology of colonial times. In the second section of the collection, Empire and World Religions, essays on Paule Marshall and George Lamming, Jean Rhys, Olive Senior and Caribbean poetry, V.S. Naipaul, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, and Bharati Mukherjee interrogate literature exploring relations between the scions of British imperialism and religious traditions other than Christianity. Expressly concerned with literary embodiments of belief-systems in post-colonial cultures (particularly West African religions in the Caribbean and Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent), these essays also share a sense of Christianity as the pervasive presence of an ideological rhetoric among the economic, social and political dimensions of imperialism. In a polemical Afterword, the editor argues that modes of reading religion and literature in post-colonial cultures are characterised by a theodical preoccupation with a praxis of equity.

Author : Nathan Suhr-Sytsma
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107166844

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Poetry, Print, and the Making of Postcolonial Literature by Nathan Suhr-Sytsma Pdf

The book reveals how mid-twentieth-century African, Caribbean, Irish, and British poets profoundly affected each other in person and in print.

Author : Thomas J. Schoenberg,Lawrence J. Trudeau
Publisher : Twentieth-Century Literary Cri
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0787689254

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Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism by Thomas J. Schoenberg,Lawrence J. Trudeau Pdf

Presents literary criticism on the works of twentieth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, interviews, radio and television transcripts, pamphlets, and scholarly papers.

Author : Timothy A. Joseph
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780197582145

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Thunder and Lament by Timothy A. Joseph Pdf

"Lucan's epic poem Pharsalia tells the story of the cataclysmic "end of Rome" through the victory of Julius Caesar and Caesarism in the civil wars of 49-48 BCE. This book argues that Lucan's poetic agenda moves in lockstep with his narrative arc, as he fashions the Pharsalia to mark the momentous end of the epic genre. In order to accomplish the closure of the genre, Lucan engages pervasively and polemically with the very first works of Greek and Roman epic - inverting, undoing, and closing off many of the tropes and themes introduced in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and in the foundational Latin epic poems by Livius Andronicus, Naevius, and most of all Ennius. By looking at Lucan's effort to "surpass the poets of old" - a phrase Statius would use of his achievement - this study broadens our appreciation of Lucan's poetic ambitions and accomplishment. Statius also read Lucan as a poet who both thunders and laments, and this book makes the case that Lucan closes off epic's beginnings through not just gestures of thundering poetic violence but also a transformation and expansion of the traditional epic mode of lament. In his story of violent Roman self-destruction and the lamentation that accompanies it, Lucan at the same time uproots and marks the end of the epic song"--

Author : Eldred D. Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015024797766

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The Question of Language in African Literature Today by Eldred D. Jones Pdf

Author : Ann Suter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190450687

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Lament by Ann Suter Pdf

Lament seems to have been universal in the ancient world. As such, it is an excellent touchstone for the comparative study of attitudes towards death and the afterlife, human relations to the divine, views of the cosmos, and the constitution of the fabric of society in different times and places. This collection of essays offers the first ever comparative approach to ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern traditions of lament. Beginning with the Sumerian and Hittite traditions, the volume moves on to examine Bronze Age iconographic representations of lamentation, Homeric lament, depictions of lament in Greek tragedy and parodic comedy, and finally lament in ancient Rome. The list of contributors includes such noted scholars as Richard Martin, Ian Rutherford, and Alison Keith. Lament comes at a time when the conclusions of the first wave of the study of lament-especially Greek lament-have received widespread acceptance, including the notions that lament is a female genre; that men risked feminization if they lamented; that there were efforts to control female lamentation; and that a lamenting woman was a powerful figure and a threat to the orderly functioning of the male public sphere. Lament revisits these issues by reexamining what kinds of functions the term lament can include, and by expanding the study of lament to other genres of literature, cultures, and periods in the ancient world. The studies included here reflect the variety of critical issues raised over the past 25 years, and as such, provide an overview of the history of critical thinking on the subject.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : African literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007461622

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African Literature Today by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rui Chaves,Fernando Iazzetta
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501344442

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Making It Heard by Rui Chaves,Fernando Iazzetta Pdf

From the mid-20th century to present, the Brazilian art, literature, and music scene have been witness to a wealth of creative approaches involving sound. This is the backdrop for Making It Heard: A History of Brazilian Sound Art, a volume that offers an overview of local artists working with performance, experimental vinyl production, sound installation, sculpture, mail art, field recording, and sound mapping. It criticizes universal approaches to art and music historiography that fail to recognize local idiosyncrasies, and creates a local rationale and discourse. Through this approach, Chaves and Iazzetta enable students, researchers, and artists to discover and acknowledge work produced outside of a standard Anglo-European framework.

Author : Scott Cherney
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781304697059

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Song of the Canyon Kid by Scott Cherney Pdf

A straight-shooting, guitar-strumming cowboy returns to Dirt Clod, Missouri only to learn that the town's in ruins, a hanging judge wants to add him to his resume and his gal's about to marry a known desperado. How's The Canyon Kid going to save the day, let alone croon a few tunes, with a noose around his neck? Adapted from the author's play Song of the Lone Prairie or Poem on the Range

Author : Obi Nwakanma
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781847010131

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Christopher Okigbo, 1930-67 by Obi Nwakanma Pdf

Biography of the Nigerian poet whose work combined Igbo mysticism and classical influences.

Author : Retha Powers
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 1610 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780316250689

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Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations by Retha Powers Pdf

A comprehensive, all-new collection bringing together the most thoughtful, inspiring, and wisest voices from the Black diaspora across history. Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations paints a rich canvas of Black history through time. Five thousand quotes are culled from the time of Ancient Egypt through American slavery, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Era, Apartheid, to the present day. With a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and passages from authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, theologians, activists, politicians, and many others, Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations will appeal not only to quote aficionados and researchers, but also to history buffs. Aesop's Fables and the Holy Bible are in the same company as Nelson Mandela and President Obama; Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison; Bob Marley and Jay-Z. A wonderful reference tool and gift, Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations is sure to follow in the footsteps of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, becoming a beloved authority.

Author : Luke Kwong
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004482920

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T'an Ssu-t'ung, 1865-1898 by Luke Kwong Pdf

The first full-length study in English on T'an Ssu-t'ung, a well-known scholar-reformer in late-Ch'ing China. Based on a rich variety of primary sources, it traces T'an's progress from his early years to his summary execution during the palace coup in 1898. The Introduction explains the premises and sources pertinent to this study, while the Epilogue provides an overall interpretation of T'an's life. The remaining eight chapters are organized in such a way as to allow a chronological and thematic appreciation of the book's subject matter. This is more than a biography of a remarkable individual. By placing T'an's personal experience in the larger social and political contexts, it also sheds light on an emergent intellectual community in modern China.

Author : Alys Moody,Stephen J. Ross
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474242332

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Global Modernists on Modernism by Alys Moody,Stephen J. Ross Pdf

Winner of the Modernist Studies Association (MSA) Edited Volume Prize Bringing together works by writers from sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey, central Europe, the Muslim world, Asia, South America and Australia – many translated into English for the first time – this is the first collection of statements on modernism by writers, artists and practitioners from across the world. Annotated throughout, the texts are supported by critical essays from leading modernist scholars exploring major issues in the contemporary study of global modernism. Global Modernists on Modernism is an essential resource for students and scholars of modernism and world literature and one that opens up a dazzling new array of perspectives on the field.

Author : Kristen Ciccarelli
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250821539

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Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli Pdf

"Edgewood has everything I love in a Kristen Ciccarelli book: lyrical prose, a romance that will hurt, and themes rooted in raw and intimate questions, making for a timeless tale." - Joan He, New York Times bestselling author of The Ones We're Meant to Find Can love survive the dark? No matter how far she runs, the forest of Edgewood always comes for Emeline Lark. The scent of damp earth curls into her nose when she sings and moss creeps across the stage. It’s as if the woods of her childhood, shrouded in folklore and tall tales, are trying to reclaim her. But Emeline has no patience for silly superstitions. When her grandfather disappears, leaving only a mysterious orb in his wake, the stories Emeline has always scoffed at suddenly seem less foolish. She enters the forest she has spent years trying to escape, only to have Hawthorne Fell, a handsome and brooding tithe collector, try to dissuade her from searching. Refusing to be deterred, Emeline finds herself drawn to the court of the fabled Wood King himself. She makes a deal—her voice for her grandfather’s freedom. Little does she know, she’s stumbled into the middle of a curse much bigger than herself, one that threatens the existence of this eerie world she’s trapped in, along with the devastating boy who feels so familiar. With the help of Hawthorne—an enemy turned reluctant ally who she grows closer to each day—Emeline sets out to not only save her grandfather’s life, but to right past wrongs, and in the process, discover her true voice. Haunting and romantic, Kristen Ciccarelli's Edgewood is an exciting novel from a bold, unforgettable voice in fantasy. "Darkly gorgeous and moving, Edgewood is full of curses and fae magic that will capture your heart and wrap it in thorns before setting you free again, forever changed. I devoured Edgewood whole and couldn't put it down." - Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown's Game