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In Imaginary Empires, Maria O'Malley examines early American texts
published between 1767 and 1867 whose narratives represent women's
engagement in the formation of empire. Her analysis unearths a
variety of responses to contact, exchange, and cohabitation in the
early United States, stressing the possibilities inherent in the
literary to foster participation, resignification, and
rapprochement. New readings of The Female American, Leonora
Sansay's Secret History, Catharine Maria Sedgwick's Hope Leslie,
Lydia Maria Child's A Romance of the Republic, and Harriet Jacobs's
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl confound the metaphors of
ghosts, haunting, and amnesia that proliferate in many recent
studies of early US literary history. Instead, as O'Malley shows,
these writings foreground acts of foundational violence involved in
the militarization of domestic spaces, the legal impediments to the
transfer of property and wealth, and the geopolitical standing of
the United States. Racialized and gendered figures in the texts
refuse to die, leave, or stay silent. In imagining different kinds
of futures, these writers reckon with the ambivalent role of women
in empire-building as they negotiate between their own subordinate
position in society and their exertion of sovereignty over others.
By tracing a thread of virtual history found in works by women,
Imaginary Empires explores how reflections of the past offer a
means of shaping future sociopolitical formations.
In her own private ways, Emily Dickinson participated in the
popular entertainments of her time. On her piano, she performed
popular musical numbers, many from the tradition of minstrelsy, and
at theaters, she listened to famous musicians, including Jenny Lind
and, likely, the Hutchinson Family Singers. In reading the Atlantic
Monthly, the Springfield Republican, and Harper's, she kept up with
the roiling conflicts over slavery and took in current fiction and
verse. And, she enjoyed the occasional excursion to the traveling
circus and appreciated the attractions of the dime museum. Whatever
her aspirations were regarding participation in a public arena, the
rich world of popular culture offered Dickinson a view of both the
political and social struggles of her time and the amusements of
her contemporaries."Theatricals of Day" explores how popular
culture and entertainments are seen, heard, and felt in Dickinson's
writing. In accessible prose, Sandra Runzo proposes that the
presence of popular entertainment in Dickinson's life and work
opens our eyes to new dimensions of the poems, illuminating the
ways in which the poet was attentive to strife and conflict, to
amusement, and to play.
Writing Local History Today guides local historians through the
process of researching, writing, and publishing their work. Mason
& Calder present step-by-step advice to guide aspiring authors
to a successful publication and focus not only on how to write well
but also how to market and sell their work. Highlights include:
.Discussion of how to identify an audience for your writing project
.Tips for effective research and planning .Sample documents, such
as contracts and requests for proposals .Discussion of how to use
social media to leverage your publication .Discussion of the
benefits and drawbacks to self-publishing .An essay by Gregory
Britton, the editorial director of John Hopkins University Press,
about financial pitfalls in publishing This guide is useful for
first-time authors who need help with this sometimes daunting
process, or for previously published historians who need a quick
reference or timely tip."
A handbook -- type overview, covering the general history and each
individual book. Features include outlines, themes, interpretation
tips, helpful charts, time lines, and diagrams.
Master verbs of the German language with this ultimate reference
tool and study guide. Verbs are key to unlocking any foreign
language. Designed for quick and easy access using color coded
sections and tables you will get the most for your money in a
compact 6 page laminated guide that can be easily stored and is
durable enough to survive through high school, college, and any
travel adventure beyond. 6-page laminated guide includes: Verb
Classes Indicative Mood Imperative Mood Subjunctive Mood Passive
Voice Non-Finite Verb Forms Verb Position in Sentences Objects of
Verbs Vowel Changes of Strong Verbs Principal Parts of Irregular
Verbs
THE LEGENDARY TEACHER OF STORY . . . Robert McKee's new book
CHARACTER: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage and
Screen is an excellent companion volume to his hugely successful
STORY: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of
Screenwriting and DIALOGUE: The Art of Verbal Action for Page,
Stage and Screen. Divided into four parts (In praise of Character,
Character Creation, The Character Universe and Character
Relationships) CHARACTER has a primary purpose of enriching the
reader's insight into the nature of a fictional character and
sharpens the creative techniques necessary to invent a complex cast
of personalities, starting with the protagonist then adding the
cast of supporting roles. McKee uses scenes from classic films and
television programmes, Sex and the City, Casablanca, The Sopranos,
Breaking Bad and Fawlty Towers, and the works of classical
dramatists, Homer, Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett, to demonstrate how
characters are constructed and developed for page, stage and
screen. Robert McKee is an author, lecturer and story consultant
whose popular writing workshops have brought him international
fame. His book STORY, is the basis for his programme and it has
defined how we regard the art of story creation. In STORY's
companion volume, DIALOGUE, McKee offers the same in-depth analysis
of how actors speak on the screen, on the stage and on the page.
CHARACTER is a masterly work with a primary purpose of enriching
the reader's insight into the nature of a fictional character and
sharpening the creative techniques necessary to invent a complex
cast of personalities, starting with the protagonist then adding
the first, second and third tiers of supporting roles. CHARACTER is
a brilliant addition to the genre and is essential reading for all
aspiring writers.
Against the methodological backdrop of historical and comparative
folk narrative research, 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact
on Western Oral Tradition surveys the history, dissemination, and
characteristics of over one hundred narratives transmitted to
Western tradition from or by the Middle Eastern Muslim literatures
(i.e., authored written works in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman
Turkish). For a tale to be included, Ulrich Marzolph considered two
criteria: that the tale originates from or at least was transmitted
by a Middle Eastern source, and that it was recorded from a Western
narrator's oral performance in the course of the nineteenth or
twentieth century. The rationale behind these restrictive
definitions is predicated on Marzolph's main concern with the
long-lasting effect that some of the "Oriental" narratives
exercised in Western popular tradition-those tales that have
withstood the test of time. Marzolph focuses on the originally
"Oriental" tales that became part and parcel of modern Western oral
tradition. Since antiquity, the "Orient" constitutes the
quintessential Other vis-a-vis the European cultures. While
delineation against this Other served to define and reassure the
Self, the "Orient" also constituted a constant source of
fascination, attraction, and inspiration. Through oral retellings,
numerous tales from Muslim tradition became an integral part of
European oral and written tradition in the form of learned
treatises, medieval sermons, late medieval fabliaux, early modern
chapbooks, contemporary magazines, and more. In present times, when
national narcissisms often acquire the status of strongholds
delineating the Us against the Other, it is imperative to
distinguish, document, visualize, and discuss the extent to which
the West is not only indebted to the Muslim world but also shares
common features with Muslim narrative tradition. 101 Middle Eastern
Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition is an important
contribution to this debate and a vital work for scholars,
students, and readers of folklore and fairy tales.
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