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Author | : Donald Morse |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1992-09-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
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The Celebration of the Fantastic reaffirms the wide range and validity of the subject, treatment, and approach that the fantastic demands. Twenty-five essays, selected from among the more than 230 presented at the Tenth Anniversary Conference of the IAFA, consider writers as diverse as Stephen King, Doris Lessing, Rudyard Kipling, Loren Eiseley, Mary Stewart, Bernard Malamud, Orson Scott Card, Toni Morrison, Henry James, and Ray Bradbury as well as television personalities, film directors, and German and Hungarian visual artists. Also included are essays on science fiction writers Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, and Greg Bear. Some of the more provocative work is on Feminist Fantasy and Open Structure, The Greatest Fantasy on Earth: The Superweapon in Fiction and Fact, Virtual Space and Its Boundaries in Science Fiction Film and Television, The Fantastic in German Democratic Republic Literature, Csontvary: The Painter of the Sun's Path, and The Shaman in Modern Fantasy. The essays illustrate the essential theme of the fantastic: the testing of the limits of civilization and the questioning of commonly accepted values and ideas as writers and artists explore the hidden and the repressed.
Author | : Donald E. Morse |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1992 |
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Author | : Cathy Fenner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-05 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781599290720 |
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"A limited edition hardcover edition not for sale to the public was simultaneously published for the contributors under the same ISBN"--Title page verso.
Author | : Omar Khawaja |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2014-07 |
Genre | : Boys |
ISBN | : 9780985072841 |
Download Ilyas & Duck Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A delightfully delicious story about the festival of Eid and a whole lot more. Eid-al-Fitr is here! It's time to celebrate! But what is Eid all about? Join Ilyas & Duck in this fantastically delightful, award-winning story, as they explore the fun and excitement of Eid while learning about the charitable nature of it all. Eid has never been so much fun! Ages 4+
Author | : Omar S. Khawaja |
Publisher | : Lbk Books |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2012-08-30 |
Genre | : God (Islam) |
ISBN | : 9780985072810 |
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llyas & Duck search for Allah is an adorable storybook for kids about a boy's quest to find God. "Where is God?" is a question that any parent teaching their kids will one day have to answer. This book helps parents answer that question while conveying the profound mystery of it all in a fun way. In this story, likable Ilyas pairs up with Duck to ask the one question over and over in different scenarios. With whimsical and poetic replies, Ilyas slowly begins to realize what his question truly means. And by the end, his childish curiosity is fulfilled with profound realizations. Agers 5+
Author | : Venkatesh Athreya |
Publisher | : Notion Press |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2019-02-01 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 168466571X |
Download 50 Secrets to a Fantastic Life and Career Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
You are destined to be your best version, utilizing your maximum potential to make a difference to this world and yourself. Though we are the most intelligent species in this world capable of creating almost anything, we are the most wasted resource. We are in a world characterized by a rat race, layoffs, avoidable diseases, living somebody else’s life, thereby missing the fun of living a holistic life. The fifty secrets in this book grouped under five major categories will help you overcome the many challenges that you face . The journey will mold you into: • A role model to your family and society • An employee every company dreams of and can never lay off • The best version of yourself and • A multi-role wonder
Author | : Carole M. Cusack |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2019-04-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1476636400 |
Download The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
To the casual observer, similarities between fan communities and religious believers are difficult to find. Religion is traditional, institutional, and serious; whereas fandom is contemporary, individualistic, and fun. Can the robes of nuns and priests be compared to cosplay outfits of Jedi Knights and anime characters? Can travelling to fan conventions be understood as pilgrimages to the shrines of saints? These new essays investigate fan activities connected to books, film, and online games, such as Harry Potter-themed weddings, using The Hobbit as a sacred text, and taking on heroic roles in World of Warcraft. Young Muslim women cosplayers are brought into conversation with Chaos magicians who use pop culture tropes and characters. A range of canonical texts, such as Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sherlock--are examined in terms of the pleasure and enchantment of repeated viewing. Popular culture is revealed to be a fertile source of religious and spiritual creativity in the contemporary world.
Author | : Peter Swirski |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2000-09-11 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0773568379 |
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Through close analysis of Eureka and The Purloined Letter, Swirski evaluates Poe's epistemological theses in the light of contemporary philosophy of science and presents literary interpretation as a cooperative game played by the author and reader, thereby illuminating how we read fiction. The analysis of Poe's little-studied Eureka provides the basis for his discussion of Lem's critique of scientific reductionism and futurological forecasts. Drawing on his own interviews with Lem as well as analysis of his works, Swirski considers the author's scenarios involving computers capable of creative acts and discusses their socio-cultural implications. His analysis leads to bold arguments about the nature of literature and its relation to a broad range of other disciplines.
Author | : Joe Beam |
Publisher | : Joe Beam |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2008-12-15 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9781439153970 |
Download Fantastic Families Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Learn from 14,000 strong families how to have a fantastic family. With the help of this groundbreaking book, you can take the guesswork out of parenting and be assured that you are building not only a strong family -- but a fantastic family. Based on the largest study ever done on strong families -- 14,000 families studied over twenty-five years -- this book reveals six simple, yet profound, steps to building a fantastic family that will thrive for generations to come.
Author | : Ebony Elizabeth Thomas |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2020-09-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1479806072 |
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Reveals the diversity crisis in children's and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack of imagination Stories provide portals into other worlds, both real and imagined. The promise of escape draws people from all backgrounds to speculative fiction, but when people of color seek passageways into the fantastic, the doors are often barred. This problem lies not only with children’s publishing, but also with the television and film executives tasked with adapting these stories into a visual world. When characters of color do appear, they are often marginalized or subjected to violence, reinforcing for audiences that not all lives matter. The Dark Fantastic is an engaging and provocative exploration of race in popular youth and young adult speculative fiction. Grounded in her experiences as YA novelist, fanfiction writer, and scholar of education, Thomas considers four black girl protagonists from some of the most popular stories of the early 21st century: Bonnie Bennett from the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, Rue from Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, Gwen from the BBC’s Merlin, and Angelina Johnson from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. Analyzing their narratives and audience reactions to them reveals how these characters mirror the violence against black and brown people in our own world. In response, Thomas uncovers and builds upon a tradition of fantasy and radical imagination in Black feminism and Afrofuturism to reveal new possibilities. Through fanfiction and other modes of counter-storytelling, young people of color have reinvisioned fantastic worlds that reflect their own experiences, their own lives. As Thomas powerfully asserts, “we dark girls deserve more, because we are more.”