Venus Preserved

Author : Tanith Lee
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781468306217

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Venus Preserved by Tanith Lee Pdf

The final novel in the alchemical thriller series set in an alternate Venice by the World Fantasy Award–winning author of A Bed of Earth. Centuries into the future, the sunken city of Venus has been salvaged from beneath the sea and rebuilt there under a dome, where it is supported by a vast network of computers that regulate weather, noise, and the most precious undersea commodity of all—air. It is here that a macabre experiment takes place. Conducted by geneticists at the university, the test consists of the resurrection of two lost souls, both murdered in their times: Jula, a first-century gladiatrix, and Cloudio del Nero, the eighteenth-century composer who met his fate in Lee’s acclaimed first volume of the Secret Books of Venus series. An unexplained catastrophe occurs, claiming several lives. Was it merely an accident, computer failure, or has the trial unleashed an airborne virus? Or is there an even more sinister danger afoot, a force from beyond that threatens the survival of Venus itself? To answer these questions, a traveler from the surface is forced to confront mysteries in his own past that have remained buried, and to reveal the connection that ties him to the unavenged spirits wreaking havoc on the doomed city. “The last of the four Secret Books of Venus is a tale of suspense and mystery.” —Booklist

Author : Philip C. Kolin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136744310

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Venus and Adonis by Philip C. Kolin Pdf

This is the first collection of critical essays devoted exclusively to Shakespeare's first published work, his long narrative poem Venus and Adonis which established his reputation as the literary darling of London and the heir of Ovid. Particularly important is the book's coverage of the little-known presence of Venus and Adonis on stage.A substantial introduction of 65 pagessurveys the history of criticism about the poem and its significance, and addresses such issues as the burdens of readership and the poem as a staged production. Following are 19 reprinted works from the 18th to late 20th centuries and seven original essays by leading scholars that examine the poem from a variety of theoretical and critical perspectives-Lacanian desire, semiotics and Elizabethan wardship, female readership, mythology, aesthetics and art history. An extensive chronological bibliography of scholarship, editions, and theatrical and literary reviews makes this volume indispensable.

Author : Stephen Wesley Bougher,Donald M. Hunten,Roger J. Phillips
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 1384 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816518300

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Venus II--geology, Geophysics, Atmosphere, and Solar Wind Environment by Stephen Wesley Bougher,Donald M. Hunten,Roger J. Phillips Pdf

The final orbit of Venus by the Magellan spacecraft in October 1994 brought to a close an exciting period of Venus reconnaissance and exploration. The scientific studies resulting from data collected by the Magellan, Galileo, and Pioneer missions are unprecedented in their detail for any planet except Earth. Venus II re-evaluates initial assessments of Venus in light of these and other spacecraft missions and ground-based observations conducted over the past 30 years. More than a hundred contributors summarize our current knowledge of the planet, consider points of disagreement in interpretation, and identify priorities for future research. Topics addressed include geology, surface processes, volcanism, tectonism, impact cratering, geodynamics, upper and lower atmospheres, and solar wind environment. The diversity of the coverage reflects the interdisciplinary nature of Venus science and the breadth of knowledge that has contributed to it. A CD-ROM developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory accompanies the book and incorporates text, graphics, video, software, and various digital products from selected contributors to the text. A multimedia interface allows users to navigate the text and the extensive databases included on the disk. Venus II is the most authoritative single volume available on the second planet. Its contents will not only help shape the goals of future Venus missions but will also enhance our understanding of current Mars explorations.

Author : Geoffrey Block
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Film adaptations
ISBN : 9780197501733

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A Fine Romance by Geoffrey Block Pdf

"The central topic of A Fine Romance: Adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the Studio System Era is the symbiotic relationship between a dozen Broadway musicals and their Hollywood film adaptations spanning nearly a half century (1927-1972). The romance begins with the stage version of Show Boat and ends with Bob Fosse's cinematic 1972 re-envisioning of Cabaret. Between these end points are chapters on The Cat and the Fiddle, Roberta, Cabin in the Sky, Oklahoma!, On the Town, Brigadoon, Call Me Madam, Silk Stockings, West Side Story, and Flower Drum Song"--

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Mormon Church
ISBN : MINN:31951001888069X

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Brigham Young University Studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ezra Pound
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472508485

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The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute, 1930-1959 by Ezra Pound Pdf

Collecting in full for the first time the correspondence between Ezra Pound and members of Leo Frobenius' Forschungsinstitut für Kulturmorphologie in Frankfurt across a 30 year period, this book sheds new light on an important but previously unexplored influence on Pound's controversial intellectual development in the Fascist era. Ezra Pound's long-term interest in anthropology and ethnography exerted a profound influence on early 20th century literary Modernism. These letters reveal the extent of the influence of Frobenius' concept of 'Paideuma' on Pound's poetic and political writings during this period and his growing engagement with the culture of Nazi Germany. Annotated throughout, the letters are supported by contextualising essays by leading Modernist scholars as well as relevant contemporary published articles by Pound himself and his leading correspondent at the Institute, the American Douglas C. Fox.

Author : Theodore Edward Hook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : English wit and humor
ISBN : PRNC:32101067646610

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The Choice Humorous Works, Ludicrous Adventures, Bons Mots, Puns and Hoaxes of Theodore Hook by Theodore Edward Hook Pdf

Author : Sabine Schülting
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317392606

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Dirt in Victorian Literature and Culture by Sabine Schülting Pdf

Addressing the Victorian obsession with the sordid materiality of modern life, this book studies dirt in nineteenth-century English literature and the Victorian cultural imagination. Dirt litters Victorian writing – industrial novels, literature about the city, slum fiction, bluebooks, and the reports of sanitary reformers. It seems to be "matter out of place," challenging traditional concepts of art and disregarding the concern with hygiene, deodorization, and purification at the center of the "civilizing process." Drawing upon Material Cultural Studies for an analysis of the complex relationships between dirt and textuality, the study adds a new perspective to scholarship on both the Victorian sanitation movement and Victorian fiction. The chapters focus on Victorian commodity culture as a backdrop to narratives about refuse and rubbish; on the impact of waste and ordure on life stories; on the production and circulation of affective responses to filth in realist novels and slum travelogues; and on the function of dirt for both colonial discourse and its deconstruction in postcolonial writing. They address questions as to how texts about dirt create the effect of materiality, how dirt constructs or deconstructs meaning, and how the project of writing dirt attempts to contain its excessive materiality. Schülting discusses representations of dirt in a variety of texts by Charles Dickens, E. M. Forster, Elizabeth Gaskell, George Gissing, James Greenwood, Henry James, Charles Kingsley, Henry Mayhew, George Moore, Arthur Morrison, and others. In addition, she offers a sustained analysis of the impact of dirt on writing strategies and genre conventions, and pays particular attention to those moments when dirt is recycled and becomes the source of literary creation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11734064

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American Journal of Archaeology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Theodore Edward Hook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Fiction
ISBN : BSB:BSB10746829

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Gilbert Gurney by Theodore Edward Hook Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : English literature
ISBN : WISC:89013405964

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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Price Shreve
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 0484241745

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The Venus of Milo by William Price Shreve Pdf

Excerpt from The Venus of Milo: Its Discovery, the Theories Concerning It, Its Subsequent History There were also near the spot, ancient tombs that had been hollowed in the rocks of the moun tain side; so that from the sequel we have every reason to suppose that Georges, although a peas ant, had ever ih his mind the expectation of some day finding that which would repay his labor far better than years of toil, as a till-er of the Soil. If it was so his time had at last arrived. He continued his excavations until he reached a wall and opened to view the top of a niche, which he explored for some seven or eight feet below the surface of the earth. There was this statue, in several pieces, and mixed with them three heads, or hermae, one of Bacchus, one of Mercury, and one of Hercules. Although the peasant was ignorant of the value of his discovery, he never theless knew that this was for him a prize worth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Valerie Wayne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781350110021

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Women’s Labour and the History of the Book in Early Modern England by Valerie Wayne Pdf

This collection reveals the valuable work that women achieved in publishing, printing, writing and reading early modern English books, from those who worked in the book trade to those who composed, selected, collected and annotated books. Women gathered rags for paper production, invested in books and oversaw the presses that printed them. Their writing and reading had an impact on their contemporaries and the developing literary canon. A focus on women's work enables these essays to recognize the various forms of labour -- textual and social as well as material and commercial -- that women of different social classes engaged in. Those considered include the very poor, the middling sort who were active in the book trade, and the elite women authors and readers who participated in literary communities. Taken together, these essays convey the impressive work that women accomplished and their frequent collaborations with others in the making, marking, and marketing of early modern English books.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBR:KBR0000080158

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The Museum of Classical Antiquities by Anonim Pdf

Author : Homer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044085124659

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Iliad by Homer Pdf