Author: Flip Schulke
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393022568
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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An unforgettable memoir of the courage, hope and vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. Certain to be a leading seller during January, the month of King's birthday.
Author: Igor Djordjevic
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317109058
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 247
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King John’s evil reputation has outlasted and proved more enduring than that of Richard III, whose notoriety seemed ensured thanks to Shakespeare’s portrayal of him. The paradox is even greater when we realize that this portrait of John endures despite Shakespeare’s portrait of him in the play King John, where he hardly comes off as a villain at all. Here Igor Djordjevic argues that the story of John’s transformation in cultural memory has never been told completely, perhaps because the crucial moment in John’s change back to villainy is a literary one: it occurs at the point when the 'historiographic' trajectory of John’s character-development intersects with the 'literary' evolution of Robin Hood. But as Djordjevic reveals, John’s second fall in cultural memory became irredeemable as the largely unintended result of the work of three men - John Stow, Michael Drayton, Anthony Munday - who knew each other and who all read a significant passage in a little known book (the Chronicle of Dunmow), while a fourth man’s money (Philip Henslowe) helped move the story from page to stage. The rest, as they say, is history. Paying particular attention to the work of Michael Drayton and Anthony Munday who wrote for the Lord Admiral’s Men, Djordjevic traces the cultural ripples their works created until the end of the seventeenth century, in various familiar as well as previously ignored historical, poetic, and dramatic works by numerous authors. Djordjevic’s analysis of the playtexts’ source, and the personal and working relationship between the playwright-poets and John Stow as the antiquarian disseminator of the source text, sheds a brighter light on a moment that proves to have a greater significance outside theatrical history; it has profound repercussions for literary history and a nation’s cultural memory.
Author: Stephen Deas
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101475587
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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In his "utterly fascinating" (Book Smuggler) debut, The Adamantine Palace, Stephen Deas "restored [dragons] to all their scaly fire- breathing glory" (Daily Telegraph). Now, as the Realms teeter on the brink of war, the fate of humanity rests in the survival of one majestic white dragon. Prince Jehal has had his way-now his lover Zafir sits atop the Realms with hundreds of dragons and their riders at her beck and call. But Jehal's plots are far from over, for he isn't content to sit back and watch Zafir command the earth and sky. He wants that glory for himself- no matter who he must sacrifice to get it. The one thing Jehal fears is that the white dragon still lives-and if that is so, then blood will flow, on all sides...
Author: Harris Kakoulides
Publisher: Harris Kakoulides
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7
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A wonderful Story of a King who couldn't remember who he was and the authority he hold.
Author: R. Furman Kenney
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1463428286
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
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This book portrays the life of the great King David from a first person viewpoint. Thus it enables the reader to see the life and times of King David as though he were on the scene. It paints a verbal portrait of King David in a "warts and all" way, that is, it tells of his strengths and weaknesses. Some of the high points in his life, such as slaying the giant Goliath, his sin of adultery with the beautiful Bathsheba, fleeing from the army of his rebellious son Absalom, are vividly portrayed from his own viewpoint. This book is designed to enable the reader to understand how King David became known as a "man after God's own heart".
Author: Christine M. DeLucia
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300231121
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Noted historian Christine DeLucia offers a major reconsideration of the violent seventeenth-century conflict in northeastern America known as King Philip’s War, providing an alternative to Pilgrim-centric narratives that have conventionally dominated the histories of colonial New England. DeLucia grounds her study of one of the most devastating conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers in early America in five specific places that were directly affected by the crisis, spanning the Northeast as well as the Atlantic world. She examines the war’s effects on the everyday lives and collective mentalities of the region’s diverse Native and Euro-American communities over the course of several centuries, focusing on persistent struggles over land and water, sovereignty, resistance, cultural memory, and intercultural interactions. An enlightening work that draws from oral traditions, archival traces, material and visual culture, archaeology, literature, and environmental studies, this study reassesses the nature and enduring legacies of a watershed historical event.
Author: Robert B. King
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780682491549
Category : Ferguson's Castle, Huntington, N.Y.
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Author: Jacob English
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
ISBN: 1644575876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
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“You may not understand your calling in the Lord fully, but I assure you, you are called to do great things.” ~Jacob English, Pastor Twelve-year-old Phillip tends the family sheep and cows as he wrestles with the notion of his being known before he was formed. Through an encounter with the "King of the Holy Word," Phillip learns of a purpose and destiny far greater than he could ever imagine. But there is war in the land. The Great Dragon seeks to destroy Philip and those he loves. Now, Philip must rise to his calling, overcome his adversaries and fight for his King. Through this allegorical tale, pastor and teacher, Jacob English, reminds readers that God is looking for the men and women whom he knew and ordained to go into the earth and do his will. Will He recognize you as the one He created you to be? Are you doing what God has called you to do? That is the only thing that matters in life. The ones who have done His will are the ones who will hear “well done.” Know where you are from, what you are meant to do, and how to address the Lord's call upon your life. You are called to do great things! About the Author: Jacob English pastors in a small town in Georgia with his wife Molly and kids. He enjoys spending time with his family, running businesses, preaching, writing, music, and occasionally playing video games. His godly ambitions are to start a Christian school, and a missions college and to plant many churches around the world with the simple yet powerful goal of preaching and demonstrating the power of the Holy Spirit to the world.
Author: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0748132899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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1501: the turbulence of Henry VIII's reign brings passion and pain to the Morlands as they achieve ever greater wealth and prestige. Paul, great-grandsom of Elanor Morland, has inherited the Morland estates, and his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illigitimate son, and bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between the two half-brothers which will lead to death. Paul's niece, Nanette, becomes a maid-in-waiting to Anne Bolyen, and at the court of Henry VIII she becomes embroiled in the King's bitter feud with Rome. Through birth and death, love and hatred, triumph and heartbreak, the Morlands continue proudly to claim their place amongst England's aristocracy.
Author: Michael Abrahamian
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615151434
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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This book contains poems about the King of Rock and Roll Elvis that I have written. In addition, it contains facts, comments, pictures and more Elvis related information.This book is perfect for a die hard Elvis fan.It shows how special a human being he really was.
