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| Author | : Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2002-03-06 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780521662604 |
Margaret Atwood examines the nature of writing and the role of writers.
| Author | : Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher | : Virago Press |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Authors |
| ISBN | : 9781844080274 |
What is the role of the writer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse! - their activities, looking at what costumes they have seen fit to assume, what roles they have chosen to play. And if a writer is to be seen as 'gifted', who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift? Margaret Atwood's wide and eclectic reference to other writers, living and dead, is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences as a writer, both in Canada and on the international scene. The lightness of her touch is underlined by a seriousness about the purpose and the pleasures of writing, and by a deep familiarity with the myths and traditions of western literature.
| Author | : Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher | : Virago Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015-01-15 |
| Genre | : Authors |
| ISBN | : 9780349006239 |
Looking back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse - their activities, looking at what costumes they have seen fit to assume, what roles they have chosen to play.
| Author | : Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher | : House of Anansi |
| Total Pages | : 446 |
| Release | : 2011-08-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1770890106 |
The fifty essays in Second Words span the period from 1962 to 1980 and reveal Margaret Atwood's views on feminism, Canadian literature, the creative process, nationalism, sexism, as well as critical commentary on such writers as Erica Jong, E. L. Doctorow, Northrop Frye, Roch Carrier, Marie-Claire Blais, Marge Piercy, Adrienne Rich, Sylvia Plath, and many more.
| Author | : Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher | : House of Anansi |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Canadian literature |
| ISBN | : 9780887847356 |
The most precious treasure of this collection is that it gives us the rich back-story and diverse range of influences on Margaret Atwood's work. From the aunts who encouraged her nascent writing career to the influence of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four on The Handmaid's Tale, we trace the movement of Atwood's fertile and curious mind in action over the years.Atwood's controversial political pieces, Napoleon's Two Biggest Mistakes and Letter to America -- both not-so-veiled warnings about the repercussions of the war in Iraq -- also appear, alongside pieces that exhibit her active concern for the environment, the North, and the future of the human race. Atwood also writes about her peers: John Updike, Marina Warner, Italo Calvino, Marian Engel, Toni Morrison, Angela Carter, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mordecai Richler, Elmore Leonard, and Ursula Le Guin.This is a landmark volume from a major writer whose worldwide readership is in the millions, and whose work has influenced and entertained generations. Moving Targets is the companion volume to Second Words.
| Author | : David Kowalski |
| Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
| Total Pages | : 946 |
| Release | : 2012-03-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0857686674 |
Can one man save the Titanic? March 1912. A mysterious man appears aboard the Titanic on its doomed voyage. His mission? To save the ship. The result? A world where the United States never entered World War I, thus launching the secret history of the 20th Century. April 2012. Joseph Kennedy - grand-nephew of John F. Kennedy - lives in an America occupied in the East by Greater Germany and on the West Coast by Imperial Japan. He is one of six people who can restore history to its rightful order -- even though it would mean his own death. "A magnificent alternate history, set against the backdrop of one of the the greatest maritime disasters." Library Journal “Imaginative, monolithic, action-packed… The reader will not be disappointed.” — Bookseller and Publisher "Time travel, airships, the Titanic, Roswell ... Kowalski builds a decidedly original creature that blends military science fiction, conspiracy theory, alternate history, and even a dash of romance." Publishers Weekly "Kowalski effortlessly smashes together high art and grand adventure in this alt-history juggernaut." John Birmingham, acclaimed author of Weapons of Choice "Exciting action, twisty and ingenious characterisation, and complicated time-travel plotting, deftly handled." S.M. Stirling, NYT bestselling author of The Tears of the Sun "A non-stop chase that takes place across two thousand miles ... and one hundred years of perdurant time." Walter Jon Williams, NYT bestselling author of Deep State
| Author | : Patrick J. Geary |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2018-07-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1501721631 |
Whereas modern societies tend to banish the dead from the world of the living, medieval men and women accorded them a vital role in the community. The saints counted most prominently as potential intercessors before God, but the ordinary dead as well were called upon to aid the living, and even to participate in the negotiation of political disputes. In this book, the distinguished medievalist Patrick J. Geary shows how exploring the complex relations between the living and dead can broaden our understanding of the political, economic, and cultural history of medieval Europe. Geary has brought together for this volume twelve of his most influential essays. They address such topics as the development of saints' cults and of the concept of sacred space; the integration of saints' cults into the lives of ordinary people; patterns of relic circulation; and the role of the dead in negotiating the claims and counterclaims of various interest groups. Also included are two case studies of communities that enlisted new patron saints to solve their problems. Throughout, Geary demonstrates that, by reading actions, artifacts, and rituals on an equal footing with texts, we can better grasp the otherness of past societies.
| Author | : Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher | : London [England] : Virago Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Authors, Canadian (English) 20th century Interviews |
| ISBN | : 9781853815119 |
Margaret Atwood talks to a host of interviewees, including Joyce Carol Oates and Graeme Gibson, about a range of subjects. She discusses feminism, Canadian literature, the differences between novels and poetry, how she started writing and who it is she feels she writes for.
| Author | : Margaret Atwood |
| Publisher | : Carroll & Graf Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2006-07-18 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 078671767X |
The first collection of nonfiction work by the author in more than two decades features fifty-seven essays and reviews on a wide range of topics, including John Updike, Toni Morrison, grunge, September 11th, and Gabriel Garca Mrquez, among others. Reprint.
| Author | : Lisa McMann |
| Publisher | : Scholastic UK |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2013-05-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1407138219 |
Ethan was abducted when he was just seven. Now, aged sixteen, he's finally back home. It's a miracle - at first. But as the tensions build and his family starts to crack again, can Ethan unearth the buried memory that holds the key to it all?
