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Author | : Arlean Rosemore |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 105 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1493105361 |
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This book is about something that we all like to do , and that is laugh. Arlean loved to read and hear jokes, and started writing them down. She would look through them on occasion, and then decided that perhaps others may enjoy them also. The funny sayings and jokes are a result of 40 years of writing down those that she liked best. The stories of the grand children show how much they mean to her. Her own and all children. Try a few pages, and she is sure you will find it a great escape from a stressful day. Remember that it is healthy to laugh, and she promises you many.
Author | : René Bosch |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 940120506X |
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With their appearance during the 1760s, the five instalments of Laurence Sterne’s The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman caused something like a booksellers’ hype. Small publishers and anonymous imitators seized on Sterne’s success by bringing out great numbers of spurious new volumes, critical or ironic pamphlets, and works that in style and title express a congeniality with Tristram Shandy. This study explores these eighteenth-century imitations as indicators of contemporary assumptions about Sterne’s intentions. Comparisons between the original, the first reactions, and a number of late eighteenth-century imitations, show that Tristram Shandy was initially read against the background of Augustan and Grub-street satire. The earliest imitators harked back to traditions of banter and folklore, bawdy and grotesque humour, pathetic stories and orthodox religiosity, reaffirming a pattern of moral and aesthetic values that was conservative for its time. Philosophical Sentimentalism appears to have been a late development. It is also argued that, partly because of their bad reputation, some of the authors of forgeries and parodies had a greater influence on the original than the reviewers to whom Sterne is often said to have listened. The imitators followed leads and themes in the first instalments, developing them according to their own conception of Sterne’s project and the reasons for his success. As a consequence, they unintentially put a pressure on Sterne to alter his course, and even to abandon some of the narrative lines and themes he had set out for himself. The literature section contains a chronological checklist of English eighteenth-century Sterneana.
Author | : Brian Selznick |
Publisher | : Scholastic |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2015-09-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1407166573 |
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An orphan and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy train station. He desperately believes a broken automaton will make his dreams come true. But when his world collides with an eccentric girl and a bitter old man, Hugo's undercover life are put in jeopardy. Turn the pages, follow the illustrations and enter an unforgettable new world!
Author | : Mary-Celine Newbould |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2016-03-23 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1317185498 |
Download Adaptations of Laurence Sterne's Fiction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Exploring how readers received and responded to literary works in the long eighteenth century, M-C. Newbould focuses on the role played by Laurence Sterne’s fiction and its adaptations. Literary adaptation flourished throughout the eighteenth century, encouraging an interactive relationship between writers, readers, and artists when well-known works were transformed into new forms across a variety of media. Laurence Sterne offers a particularly dynamic subject: the immense interest provoked by The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy inspired an unrivalled number and range of adaptations from their initial publication onwards. In placing her examination of Sterneana within the context of its production, Newbould demonstrates how literary adaptation operates across generic and formal boundaries. She breaks new ground by bringing together several potentially disparate aspects of Sterneana belonging to areas of literary studies that include drama, music, travel writing, sentimental fiction and the visual. Her study is a vital resource for Sterne scholars and for readers generally interested in cultural productivity in this period.
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Total Pages | : 162 |
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Author | : Epi Arias |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2009-09-28 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 0557093619 |
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THE NOTHING BLADERUNNER is the result of deep self-examination and the exploration of the writer's consciousness as original experience. The collection is a by-product of all the fears, wonders, and anxieties experienced as a result of these encounters and further typifies the struggle of an inner conflict between creative thought and the pervasive impositions of socially-sanctioned ideas.A playful matrix of cliches, unfulfilled romances, and labyrinthian insights, THE NOTHING BLADERUNNER is a compendium of living questions that can only be answered by the inquisitive and creative reader.
Author | : Ruth McHaney Danner |
Publisher | : New World Library |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2015-10-19 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1608683451 |
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Quilts exemplify precious things: comfort through the warmth they provide; community, since they are often created by groups; and love, given the time and effort they require. With this in mind, legions of kindhearted quilters all over the world choose to donate their labors of love to people in need. Ruth McHaney Danner has gathered fifty-four heartwarming stories of quilters who make their compassion tangible one stitch, square, and quilt at a time. Each story introduces a quilter or group of quilters, ranging from a blind woman in Texas to preschoolers in Australia. Their gifts have the power to make recipients feel cherished and supported, even though they may never meet face-to-face. These wonderfully inspiring stories show that every quilter who has ever wondered, “But what can I do?” can do something to reach out and help others.
Author | : Dr. Seuss |
Publisher | : Random House Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2015-01-06 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0553508415 |
Download Seuss-isms! A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out...and Those Already on Their Way Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A New York Times bestseller, this collection of quotes from Dr. Seuss makes a perfect gift for graduation! The one and only Dr. Seuss dispenses invaluable advice about life in this collection of his most memorable quotes. With over sixty pages of cherished Seuss art and quotes from such classics as The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hatches the Egg, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Oh, the Places You'll Go!, and many more, this humorous and inspiring collection is, indeed, perfect for those just starting out . . . or those who are already on their way!
Author | : Henry Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1848 |
Genre | : American wit and humor |
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Download The Life and Adventures of Henry Smith, the Celebrated Razor Strop Man Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Edward Tomarken |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 918 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1317689585 |
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This essay collection offers a lengthy introduction describing trends in criticism and theatrical interpretation of As You Like It. Twenty-six major essays on the play, including several written especially for this volume highlight the work, coupled with twenty-three reviews of various productions, ranging from 1741 to 1919. Edward Tomarken edited this valuable collection with a contents that includes pieces by Samuel Johnson, Charles Gildon, J. Payne Collier, Denton J. Snider, Charles Wingate, Victor O. Freeburg, J.B. Priestly, Cumberland Clark, Margaret Maurer and others.