Author: Michael Kowalewski
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400821177
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"Violent scenes in American fiction are not only brutal, bleak, and gratuitous," writes Michael Kowalewski. "They are also, by turns, comic, witty, poignant, and sometimes, strangely enough, even terrifyingly beautiful." In this fascinating tour of American fiction, Kowalewski examines incidents ranging from scalpings and torture in The Deerslayer to fish feeding off human viscera in To Have and Have Not, to show how highly charged descriptive passages bear on major issues concerning a writer's craft. Instead of focusing on violence as a socio-cultural phenomenon, he explores how writers including Cooper, Poe, Crane, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, Flannery O'Connor, and Pynchon draw on violence in the realistic imagining of their works and how their respective styles sustain or counteract this imagining. Kowalewski begins by offering a new definition of realism, or realistic imagining, and the rhetorical imagination that seems to oppose it. Then for each author he investigates how scenes of violence exemplify the stylistic imperatives more generally at work in that writer's fiction. Using violence as the critical occasion for exploring the distinctive qualities of authorial voice, Deadly Musings addresses the question of what literary criticism is and ought to be, and how it might apply more usefully to the dynamics of verbal performance.
Deadly Musings
Author: Michael Kowalewski
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400821177
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"Violent scenes in American fiction are not only brutal, bleak, and gratuitous," writes Michael Kowalewski. "They are also, by turns, comic, witty, poignant, and sometimes, strangely enough, even terrifyingly beautiful." In this fascinating tour of American fiction, Kowalewski examines incidents ranging from scalpings and torture in The Deerslayer to fish feeding off human viscera in To Have and Have Not, to show how highly charged descriptive passages bear on major issues concerning a writer's craft. Instead of focusing on violence as a socio-cultural phenomenon, he explores how writers including Cooper, Poe, Crane, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, Flannery O'Connor, and Pynchon draw on violence in the realistic imagining of their works and how their respective styles sustain or counteract this imagining. Kowalewski begins by offering a new definition of realism, or realistic imagining, and the rhetorical imagination that seems to oppose it. Then for each author he investigates how scenes of violence exemplify the stylistic imperatives more generally at work in that writer's fiction. Using violence as the critical occasion for exploring the distinctive qualities of authorial voice, Deadly Musings addresses the question of what literary criticism is and ought to be, and how it might apply more usefully to the dynamics of verbal performance.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400821177
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"Violent scenes in American fiction are not only brutal, bleak, and gratuitous," writes Michael Kowalewski. "They are also, by turns, comic, witty, poignant, and sometimes, strangely enough, even terrifyingly beautiful." In this fascinating tour of American fiction, Kowalewski examines incidents ranging from scalpings and torture in The Deerslayer to fish feeding off human viscera in To Have and Have Not, to show how highly charged descriptive passages bear on major issues concerning a writer's craft. Instead of focusing on violence as a socio-cultural phenomenon, he explores how writers including Cooper, Poe, Crane, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, Flannery O'Connor, and Pynchon draw on violence in the realistic imagining of their works and how their respective styles sustain or counteract this imagining. Kowalewski begins by offering a new definition of realism, or realistic imagining, and the rhetorical imagination that seems to oppose it. Then for each author he investigates how scenes of violence exemplify the stylistic imperatives more generally at work in that writer's fiction. Using violence as the critical occasion for exploring the distinctive qualities of authorial voice, Deadly Musings addresses the question of what literary criticism is and ought to be, and how it might apply more usefully to the dynamics of verbal performance.
The Bait of Satan, 20th Anniversary Edition
Author: John Bevere
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1621365484
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Bait of Satan exposes one of the most deceptive snares Satan uses to get believers out of the will of God--offense.
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1621365484
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Bait of Satan exposes one of the most deceptive snares Satan uses to get believers out of the will of God--offense.
Kill the Messenger
Author: Maria Armoudian
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1616143886
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
This wide-ranging, insightful book will make readers keenly aware of the media’s power, while underscoring the role that we all play in fostering a media climate that cultivates a greater sense of humanity, cooperation, and fulfillment of human potential. What role do the media have in creating the conditions for atrocities such as occurred in Rwanda? Conversely, can the media be used to preserve democracy and safeguard the human rights of all citizens in a diverse society? How will the media, now global in scope, affect the fate of the planet itself? The author explores these intriguing questions and more in this in-depth examination of the media’s power to either help or harm. She begins by documenting how the media were used to spread a contagion of hate in three deadly conflicts: Rwanda, Nazi Germany, and the former Yugoslavia. She then turns to areas of the world where the media acted constructively—by aiding the peace process in Northern Ireland, rebuilding democracy in Chile, bridging ethnic divides in South Africa, improving the lot of women in Senegal, and boosting transparency and democratization in Mexico and Taiwan. Finally, she explains how the media interact with psychological and cultural forces to impact perceptions, fears, peer-pressure, "groupthink," and the creation of heroes and villains.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1616143886
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
This wide-ranging, insightful book will make readers keenly aware of the media’s power, while underscoring the role that we all play in fostering a media climate that cultivates a greater sense of humanity, cooperation, and fulfillment of human potential. What role do the media have in creating the conditions for atrocities such as occurred in Rwanda? Conversely, can the media be used to preserve democracy and safeguard the human rights of all citizens in a diverse society? How will the media, now global in scope, affect the fate of the planet itself? The author explores these intriguing questions and more in this in-depth examination of the media’s power to either help or harm. She begins by documenting how the media were used to spread a contagion of hate in three deadly conflicts: Rwanda, Nazi Germany, and the former Yugoslavia. She then turns to areas of the world where the media acted constructively—by aiding the peace process in Northern Ireland, rebuilding democracy in Chile, bridging ethnic divides in South Africa, improving the lot of women in Senegal, and boosting transparency and democratization in Mexico and Taiwan. Finally, she explains how the media interact with psychological and cultural forces to impact perceptions, fears, peer-pressure, "groupthink," and the creation of heroes and villains.
Medical Investigator
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Category : Homeopathy
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Category : Homeopathy
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Christmas Day and Other Poems
Author: John Skirrow Peart
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Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Training Manual for the Structural Pesticide Applicator
Author: Kellogg West Center for Continuing Education
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Category : Household pests
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Category : Household pests
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Adventures Amidst the Equatorial Forests and Rivers of South America
Author: Villiers Stuart
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Erenor's Dawn
Author: Kim Bock
Publisher: Kim Bock Books Pty Ltd
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
“Erenor’s Dawn” plunges you back into the enchanting world of Erenor, where the victory over King Draven and the revival of magic bring a fragile peace. Lysandra hailed as the savior, grappling with her lineage’s dark secrets while a new shadow loomed. A forgotten mythical deity, a remnant of Erenor’s ancient past, stirs, threatening to unravel the fabric of magic. Lysandra's journey takes her outside the known boundaries of magic with the help of her steadfast allies, Aerin, Feyla, the wise Elarion, and Harrow, the brave dragon. This thrilling sequel tests alliances, and passionate love blossoms amidst the chaos. Feyla finds unexpected love with Eolande, an enigmatic elf, while Lysandra and Aerin’s bond deepens, and they fall deeply in love amidst the trials. Lysandra faces her most formidable challenge yet: will her powers be enough to preserve Erenor's delicate balance?
Publisher: Kim Bock Books Pty Ltd
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
“Erenor’s Dawn” plunges you back into the enchanting world of Erenor, where the victory over King Draven and the revival of magic bring a fragile peace. Lysandra hailed as the savior, grappling with her lineage’s dark secrets while a new shadow loomed. A forgotten mythical deity, a remnant of Erenor’s ancient past, stirs, threatening to unravel the fabric of magic. Lysandra's journey takes her outside the known boundaries of magic with the help of her steadfast allies, Aerin, Feyla, the wise Elarion, and Harrow, the brave dragon. This thrilling sequel tests alliances, and passionate love blossoms amidst the chaos. Feyla finds unexpected love with Eolande, an enigmatic elf, while Lysandra and Aerin’s bond deepens, and they fall deeply in love amidst the trials. Lysandra faces her most formidable challenge yet: will her powers be enough to preserve Erenor's delicate balance?
Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ...
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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Appletons ̕annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ...
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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