One of the most prolific science fiction writers in history, Arthur C. Clarke began publishing science fiction in the 1930s and is working on the fourth novel in the Odyssey series (3001) nearly 60 years later. This study, the only one on his recent work, features detailed analyses of his eight most recent novels within the context of his literary canon. The novels discussed are Rendezvous with Rama, Imperial Earth, The Fountains of Paradise, 2010: Odyssey Two, The Songs of the Distant Earth, 2061: Odyssey Three, Ghost from the Grand Banks, and The Hammer of God. The intention of this study is to provide both conventional and alternative readings so that students and readers who love Clarke's fiction can develop their critical skills. A biographical chapter focuses primarily on Clarke's early interest in science, his work during World War II, his move to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1956, and his writing career. A chapter on genre discusses the genre of science fiction and Clarke's contribution to it. Each of the eight novels covered is discussed in an individual chapter that features sections on plot development and structure, narrative point of view, character development, and themes. Each novel is also examined from an alternate critical approach, such as feminist, gender, or postcolonial, to provide the reader with another perspective from which to consider the work. A bibliography of Clarke's fiction, selected nonfiction, general and scholarly criticism, and selected reviews and criticism of each of the eight novels completes the volume. Because of its currency, easy to use format, and thorough critical approach, this study is essential for student use and to update the library's critical material on Arthur C. Clarke.

A study of how the use of Ovid in Middle English texts affected Shakespeare's treatment of the poet. The debt owed by Shakespeare to Ovid is a major and important topic in scholarship. This book offers a fresh approach to the subject, in aiming to account for the Middle English literary lenses through which Shakespeare and his contemporaries often approached Greco-Roman mythology. Drawing its principal examples from The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Lucrece, and Twelfth Night, it reinvestigates a selection of moments in Shakespeare's works that have been widely identified in previous criticism as "Ovidian", scrutinising their literary alchemy with an eye to uncovering how ostensibly classical references may be haunted by the under-acknowledged, spectral presences of medieval intertexts and traditions. Its central concern is the mutual hauntings of Ovid, Geoffrey Chaucer, and John Gower in the early modern literary imagination; it demonstrates that "Ovidian" allusions to mythological figures such as Ariadne, Philomela, or Narcissus in Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic works were sometimes simultaneously mediated by the hermeneutic and affective legacies of earlier vernacular texts,including The Legend of Good Women, Troilus and Criseyde, and the Confessio Amantis. LINDSAY ANN REID is a Lecturer in English at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

The host of MSNBC's The ReidOut and New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Sold America traces the extraordinary lives and legacy of civil rights icons Medgar and Myrlie Evers, situating Medgar Evers's assassination as a catalyzing moment in American history. Myrlie Louise Beasley met Medgar Evers on her first day of college. They fell in love at first sight, married just one year later, and Myrlie left school to focus on their growing family. Medgar became the field secretary for the Mississippi branch of the NAACP, charged with beating back the most intractable and violent resistance to black voting rights in the country. Myrlie served as Medgar's secretary and confidant, working hand in hand with him as they struggled against public accommodations and school segregation, lynching, violence, and sheer despair within their state's "black belt." They fought to desegregate the intractable University of Mississippi, organized picket lines and boycotts, despite repeated terroristic threats, including the 1962 firebombing of their home, where they lived with their three young children. On June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers became the highest profile victim of Klan-related assassination of a black civil rights leader at that time; gunned down in the couple's driveway in Jackson. In the wake of his tragic death, Myrlie carried on their civil rights legacy; writing a book about Medgar's fight, trying to win a congressional seat, and becoming a leader of the NAACP in her own right. In this groundbreaking and thrilling account of two heroes of the civil rights movement, Joy-Ann Reid uses Medgar and Myrlie's relationship as a lens through which to explore the on-the-ground work that went into winning basic rights for Black Americans, and the repercussions that still resonate today.

Ovidian Bibliofictions and the Tudor Book examines the historical and the fictionalized reception of Ovid's poetry in the literature and books of Tudor England. It does so through the study of a particular set of Ovidian narratives-namely, those concerning the protean heroines of the Heroides and Metamorphoses. In the late medieval and Renaissance eras, Ovid's poetry stimulated the vernacular imaginations of authors ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower to Isabella Whitney, William Shakespeare, and Michael Drayton. Ovid's English proteges replicated and expanded upon the Roman poet's distinctive and frequently remarked 'bookishness' in their own adaptations of his works. Focusing on the postclassical discourses that Ovid's poetry stimulated, Ovidian Bibliofictions and the Tudor Book engages with vibrant current debates about the book as material object as it explores the Ovidian-inspired mythologies and bibliographical aetiologies that informed the sixteenth-century creation, reproduction, and representation of books. Further, author Lindsay Ann Reid's discussions of Ovidianism provide alternative models for thinking about the dynamics of reception, adaptation, and imitatio. While there is a sizeable body of published work on Ovid and Chaucer as well as on the ubiquitous Ovidianism of the 1590s, there has been comparatively little scholarship on Ovid's reception between these two eras. Ovidian Bibliofictions and the Tudor Book begins to fill this gap between the ages of Chaucer and Shakespeare by dedicating attention to the literature of the early Tudor era. In so doing, this book also contributes to current discussions surrounding medieval/Renaissance periodization.

Reviewers and critics have not always agreed on how well the science fiction label fit Ray Bradbury, but the immense popularity of works like "The Martian Chronicles" and "The Illustrated Man" leaves no doubt as to the enduring status of this important writer. This Critical Companion examines, in a Literary Heritage chapter, the situation of Bradbury's works within the science fiction genre and explores thematic concerns that set works like "Fahrenheit 451" and "Dandelion Wine" apart from conventional popular SF writings. This introduction to Bradbury, written especially for students, traces Bradbury's interesting life, examining his early literary efforts, his forays into Hollywood, and his recent writing projects. Eight of Bradbury's major works are discussed at length, each in its own chapter, including two works published within the last ten years: "A Graveyard for Lunatics "(1990) and "Green Shadows, White Whale "(1992). Clear, thoughtful analysis is also given for "The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, " "Something Wicked This Way Comes," and "Death Is a Lonely Business."

In each chapter, analysis of the important literary components is given: plot, setting, characters, and themes. In addition, the genesis, critical reception, and an alternate reading of each work is also discussed in clear terms for students and general readers. Suggestions for further reading on Bradbury and his writings are also provided in a select yet extensive bibliography. This volume is ideal both for students reading Bradbury for the first time and for dedicated Bradbury fans who wish to appreciate his work with a deeper critical perspective.

Ovidian Bibliofictions and the Tudor Book examines the historical and the fictionalized reception of Ovid's poetry in the literature and books of Tudor England. It does so through the study of a particular set of Ovidian narratives-namely, those concerning the protean heroines of the Heroides and Metamorphoses. In the late medieval and Renaissance eras, Ovid's poetry stimulated the vernacular imaginations of authors ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower to Isabella Whitney, William Shakespeare, and Michael Drayton. Ovid's English proteges replicated and expanded upon the Roman poet's distinctive and frequently remarked 'bookishness' in their own adaptations of his works. Focusing on the postclassical discourses that Ovid's poetry stimulated, Ovidian Bibliofictions and the Tudor Book engages with vibrant current debates about the book as material object as it explores the Ovidian-inspired mythologies and bibliographical aetiologies that informed the sixteenth-century creation, reproduction, and representation of books. Further, author Lindsay Ann Reid's discussions of Ovidianism provide alternative models for thinking about the dynamics of reception, adaptation, and imitatio. While there is a sizeable body of published work on Ovid and Chaucer as well as on the ubiquitous Ovidianism of the 1590s, there has been comparatively little scholarship on Ovid's reception between these two eras. Ovidian Bibliofictions and the Tudor Book begins to fill this gap between the ages of Chaucer and Shakespeare by dedicating attention to the literature of the early Tudor era. In so doing, this book also contributes to current discussions surrounding medieval/Renaissance periodization.

'We have been given the first partial, though still substantive, look at Obama's words, and it is a political partisan's dream to see them so finely gathered here' Washington Post

We Are the Change We Seek is a collection of Barack Obama's greatest addresses, beginning with his 2002 speech opposing the Iraq War and closing with his emotional farewell address in Chicago in January 2017. As president, Obama's words had the power to move the country, and often the world, as few presidents before him. Whether acting as Commander in Chief or Consoler in Chief, Obama's unique rhetorical style could simultaneously speak to the national mood and change the course of public events. Obama's enduring eloquence, both written and spoken, propelled him to international prominence and ultimately made it possible for the son of a Kenyan man and a white woman from Kansas to become the first black president of the United States.

Widely considered one of the leading experts on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Thomas Alan Shippey has informed and enlightened a generation of Tolkien scholars and fans. In this collection, former students and colleagues honour Shippey with 15 essays that reflect their mentor's research interests, methods of literary criticism and attention to Tolkien's shorter works. In a wide-ranging consideration of Tolkien's oeuvre, the contributors explore the influence of 19th and 20th century book illustrations on Tolkien's work; utopia and fantasy in Tolkien's Middle-earth; the Silmarils, the Arkenstone and the One Ring as thematic vehicles; the pattern of decline in Middle-earth as reflected in the diminishing power of language; Tolkien's interest in medieval genres; the heroism of secondary characters and numerous other topics. Also included are brief memoirs by Shippey's colleagues and friends in academia and fandom and a bibliography of Shippey's work.

All six episodes from the BBC drama that tells the true story of the Mottershead family who founded Chester Zoo. George Mottershead (Lee Ingleby) and his wife Lizzie (Liz White) live in a small flat above his father Albert (Peter Wight)'s grocery shop with their daughters Muriel and June (Amelia Clarkson and Honor Kneafsey) but feel it's time to move out and start a life of their own. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, George often finds solace in rescuing abandoned animals. When he sees a dilapidated manor in Chester for sale at auction he borrows money from the bank and purchases the land with a view to converting it into a modern zoo where animals are allowed to roam free. The episodes are: 'The Idea', 'Moving On', 'The Village Rivals', 'The Fund of Chester Zoo', 'In the Middle of a Local War' and 'The Final Decision'.

He Never Came Home is a collection of 22 personal essays written by girls and women who have been separated from their fathers by way of divorce, abandonment, or death. The contributors to this collection come from a wide range of different backgrounds in terms of race, socioeconomic status, religion, and geographic location. Their essays offer deep insights into the emotions related to losing one’s father, including sadness, indifference, anger, acceptance—and everything in between. This book, edited by Essence magazine's West Coast editor Regina R. Robertson, is first and foremost an offering to young girls and women who have endured the loss of their fathers. But it also speaks to mothers who are raising girls without a father present, offering important perspective into their daughter's feelings and struggles. The essays in He Never Came Home are organized into three categories: "Divorce," "Distant," and "Deceased." With essays by contributors such as Emmy Award–winning actress Regina King, fitness expert and New York Times best-selling author Gabby Reece, and television comedy writer Jenny Lee, this anthology illustrates the journey of the fatherless, and provides a space for these writers to express their pain, hope, and healing—minus any judgments and without apology.

'Siuna Reid is a vet with over twenty years experience working with reptiles. She holds a certi- cate in zoo medicine (reptiles, small mammals and exotic birds). Reptiles have recently become ever more popular as a choice of pet for many people all around the world. Unfortunately, there are few books giving clear, simple care instructions regarding this exciting, and relatively new group of pets. Aimed primarily at the eight to - fteen year age group, this when to visit the vet. Siuna A Reid BVMS Cert AVP (ZM) MRCVS book concentrates on the general care and well being of the Snake. Illustrated throughout with photographs and colourful drawings, demonstrating everything from housing to the essential food requirements, heat, light and even guides on Having seen many reptiles neglected due to a lack of information regarding their basic needs, Siuna has produced this book to help - ll in some vital gaps of knowledge. The book is fun to read and easy to relate to, making it a must have for snake owners young and old alike Look out for further books in this series REPTILES ARE COOL '

Siuna Reid is a vet with over twenty years experience working with reptiles. She holds a certi cate in zoo medicine (reptiles, small mammals and exotic birds). Reptiles have recently become ever more popular as a choice of pet for many people all around the world. Unfortunately, there are few books giving clear, simple care instructions regarding this exciting, and relatively new group of pets. Aimed primarily at the eight to fteen year age group, this book concentrates on the general care and well being of the Lizard. Illustrated throughout with photographs and colourful drawings, demonstrating everything from housing to the essential food requirements, heat, light and even guides on when to visit the vet. Having seen many reptiles neglected due to a lack of information regarding their basic needs, Siuna has produced this book to help ll in some vital gaps of knowledge. The book is fun to read and easy to relate to, making it a must have for lizard owners young and old alike Look out for further books in this series REPTILES ARE COOL"

Siuna Reid is a vet with over twenty years experience working with reptiles. She holds a certificate in zoo medicine (reptiles, small mammals and exotic birds). Reptiles have recently become ever more popular as a choice of pet for many people all around the world. Unfortunately, there are few books giving clear, simple care instructions regarding this exciting, and relatively new group of pets. Aimed primarily at the eight to fifteen year age group, this book concentrates on the general care and well being of the Chameleon. Illustrated throughout with photographs and colourful drawings, demonstrating everything from housing to the essential food requirements, heat, light and even guides on when to visit the vet. Having seen many reptiles neglected due to a lack of information regarding their basic needs, Siuna has produced this book to help fill in some vital gaps of knowledge. The book is fun to read and easy to relate to, making it a must have for chameleon owners young and old alike Look out for further books in this series Reptiles are Cool

Siuna Reid is a vet with over twenty years experience working with reptiles. She holds a certi-ficate in zoo medicine (reptiles, small mammals and exotic birds). Reptiles have recently become ever more popular as a choice of pet for many people all around the world. Unfortunately, there are few books giving clear, simple care instructions regarding this exciting, and relatively new group of pets. Aimed primarily at the eight to - fifteen year age group, this book concentrates on the general care and well being of the Terrapin. Illustrated throughout with photographs and colourful drawings, demonstrating everything from housing to the essential food requirements, heat, light and even guides on when to visit the vet. Having seen many reptiles neglected due to a lack of information regarding their basic needs, Siuna has produced this book to help - ll in some vital gaps of knowledge. The book is fun to read and easy to relate to, making it a must have for terrapin owners young and old alike Look out for further books in this series REPTILES ARE COOL "

Siuna Reid is a vet with over twenty years experience working with reptiles. She holds a certificate in zoo medicine (reptiles, small mammals and exotic birds). Reptiles have recently become ever more popular as a choice of pet for many people all around the world. Unfortunately, there are few books giving clear, simple care instructions regarding this exciting, and relatively new group of pets. Aimed primarily at the eight to fifteen year age group, this book concentrates on the general care and well being of the Gecko. Illustrated throughout with photographs and colourful drawings, demonstrating everything from housing to the essential food requirements, heat, light and even guides on when to visit the vet. Having seen many reptiles neglected due to a lack of information regarding their basic needs, Siuna has produced this book to help fill in some vital gaps of knowledge. The book is fun to read and easy to relate to, making it a must have for gecko owners young and old alike Look out for further books in this series "REPTILES ARE COOL"