Author: Aditi Dasgupta
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482848686
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
After identifying the misconceptions attached to the figure of the Mughal Courtesan and then defining it in terms of the dual-component structure of adaa, in the face of a dearth of literature that exists on the culture and the agency of the courtesan, this analysis would reinterpret the status of the courtesan figure within the domain of feminist theories and self-assertion. The female desire for autonomy, according to Elaine Showalter, defines a female exclusivity in terms of the dynamic phase, which is a combination of the feminine conflict between self-fulfillment and duty, the feminist political consciousness, and the female desire for autonomy. If one operates the courtesan figure in the Showalter domain, then the means to resist gender hierarchies through literary practices lie in a combination of both demand for exclusivity and real struggle into a truly subversive aesthetic which would have allowed the courtesan to have walked the corridors of power. Juliet Mitchells argument states that the gendered treatment of women came into existence through the ideological form of the novel, with females constructing themselves as the women they are under bourgeois norms by reading and writing novels. Rereading the Silencing of the Sirens would uncover another such exclusive female tradition studying the female consciousness from the courtesans point of view.
Silencing of the Sirens
Author: Aditi Dasgupta
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482848686
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
After identifying the misconceptions attached to the figure of the Mughal Courtesan and then defining it in terms of the dual-component structure of adaa, in the face of a dearth of literature that exists on the culture and the agency of the courtesan, this analysis would reinterpret the status of the courtesan figure within the domain of feminist theories and self-assertion. The female desire for autonomy, according to Elaine Showalter, defines a female exclusivity in terms of the dynamic phase, which is a combination of the feminine conflict between self-fulfillment and duty, the feminist political consciousness, and the female desire for autonomy. If one operates the courtesan figure in the Showalter domain, then the means to resist gender hierarchies through literary practices lie in a combination of both demand for exclusivity and real struggle into a truly subversive aesthetic which would have allowed the courtesan to have walked the corridors of power. Juliet Mitchells argument states that the gendered treatment of women came into existence through the ideological form of the novel, with females constructing themselves as the women they are under bourgeois norms by reading and writing novels. Rereading the Silencing of the Sirens would uncover another such exclusive female tradition studying the female consciousness from the courtesans point of view.
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482848686
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
After identifying the misconceptions attached to the figure of the Mughal Courtesan and then defining it in terms of the dual-component structure of adaa, in the face of a dearth of literature that exists on the culture and the agency of the courtesan, this analysis would reinterpret the status of the courtesan figure within the domain of feminist theories and self-assertion. The female desire for autonomy, according to Elaine Showalter, defines a female exclusivity in terms of the dynamic phase, which is a combination of the feminine conflict between self-fulfillment and duty, the feminist political consciousness, and the female desire for autonomy. If one operates the courtesan figure in the Showalter domain, then the means to resist gender hierarchies through literary practices lie in a combination of both demand for exclusivity and real struggle into a truly subversive aesthetic which would have allowed the courtesan to have walked the corridors of power. Juliet Mitchells argument states that the gendered treatment of women came into existence through the ideological form of the novel, with females constructing themselves as the women they are under bourgeois norms by reading and writing novels. Rereading the Silencing of the Sirens would uncover another such exclusive female tradition studying the female consciousness from the courtesans point of view.
First in Series Collection
Author: J.E. Taylor
Publisher: J.E. Taylor
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1199
Book Description
First in Series Collection includes the following nine series starters! This collection will only be available for a limited time! The Steve William Series Book 1: Dark Reckoning A sadistic killer stalks the secluded college town of Brooksfield, New Hampshire and the FBI plants Special Agent Steve Williams in a fraternity at Brooksfield University. His investigation takes a turn when he's introduced to Jennifer, a clairvoyant co-ed who swears the killer isn't human. Steve must figure out if Jennifer is trying to help... or is she the one responsible? The Games Thriller Series Book 1: Survival Games Until he snatches Jessica Connor, Ty Aris happily followed his stepbrother's orders, producing some of the most coveted black-market films on the street. But the day he grabs her in the parking lot, his life becomes a living nightmare. With the clock ticking, he scrambles for escape options. Options that won't land him in jail…or worse…a captive in his stepbrother's sadistic prison. Night Hawk Series Book 1: Night Hawk Sentenced to death at the hands of a demon, Naomi Hawk has a firsthand lesson in betrayal. Now, she thirsts for justice... and revenge. The Ryan Chronicles Series Book 1: Angel Grace After witnessing the loss of his father and an ugly breakup with his girlfriend, CJ Ryan travels a destructive path into despair, sliding down a slippery slope that could lead to disaster, especially when Lucifer wages war for his soul. One wrong step and CJ could fall into the devil's trap, becoming no better than the demons he battles. Magick Trilogy Series Book 1: Magick Paige wakes in a sanitarium with no recollection of anything beyond entering the Halloween bash at her fiance's fraternity house, and the news that her fiance died of an overdose and everyone thinks she is responsible. With all the evidence pointing in Paige's direction, proving her innocence may be an impossible feat, but that is the least of her worries now that she has unleashed an angry ghost. The Death Chronicles Series Book 1: Don't Fear the Reaper The day Nick Ramsay's eighth-grade teacher drops dead in his classroom, Nick sees his first reaper. When another cloaked figure appears at his grandmother's bedside, Nick issues an order for the vile creature to leave her alone. This simple act of defiance creates a domino effect that brings Fate and Death to Nick's door and reveals his true lineage, throwing his world into chaos. The Paradox Files Series Book 1: Silencing the Siren A protector. A lost soul. A siren looking for salvation. Fire Cursed Series Book 1: Fire Cursed Lucifer's daughter rises and brings out dark supernatural entities, and each and every one of them either wants to control her or kill her. Fractured Fairy Tales Book 1: Red What happens when a werewolf hunter falls for her prey? When her grandmother doesn't come back from a foraging run, Red dons her quiver of silver arrows and breaks town law, heading into the forest after sunset to search for her. The dark woods test her hunting skills as well as her loyalty to the Dakota Guard, and she's left wondering if there is any way out of this alive. Fans of Once Upon a Time and Grimm will devour RED.
Publisher: J.E. Taylor
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1199
Book Description
First in Series Collection includes the following nine series starters! This collection will only be available for a limited time! The Steve William Series Book 1: Dark Reckoning A sadistic killer stalks the secluded college town of Brooksfield, New Hampshire and the FBI plants Special Agent Steve Williams in a fraternity at Brooksfield University. His investigation takes a turn when he's introduced to Jennifer, a clairvoyant co-ed who swears the killer isn't human. Steve must figure out if Jennifer is trying to help... or is she the one responsible? The Games Thriller Series Book 1: Survival Games Until he snatches Jessica Connor, Ty Aris happily followed his stepbrother's orders, producing some of the most coveted black-market films on the street. But the day he grabs her in the parking lot, his life becomes a living nightmare. With the clock ticking, he scrambles for escape options. Options that won't land him in jail…or worse…a captive in his stepbrother's sadistic prison. Night Hawk Series Book 1: Night Hawk Sentenced to death at the hands of a demon, Naomi Hawk has a firsthand lesson in betrayal. Now, she thirsts for justice... and revenge. The Ryan Chronicles Series Book 1: Angel Grace After witnessing the loss of his father and an ugly breakup with his girlfriend, CJ Ryan travels a destructive path into despair, sliding down a slippery slope that could lead to disaster, especially when Lucifer wages war for his soul. One wrong step and CJ could fall into the devil's trap, becoming no better than the demons he battles. Magick Trilogy Series Book 1: Magick Paige wakes in a sanitarium with no recollection of anything beyond entering the Halloween bash at her fiance's fraternity house, and the news that her fiance died of an overdose and everyone thinks she is responsible. With all the evidence pointing in Paige's direction, proving her innocence may be an impossible feat, but that is the least of her worries now that she has unleashed an angry ghost. The Death Chronicles Series Book 1: Don't Fear the Reaper The day Nick Ramsay's eighth-grade teacher drops dead in his classroom, Nick sees his first reaper. When another cloaked figure appears at his grandmother's bedside, Nick issues an order for the vile creature to leave her alone. This simple act of defiance creates a domino effect that brings Fate and Death to Nick's door and reveals his true lineage, throwing his world into chaos. The Paradox Files Series Book 1: Silencing the Siren A protector. A lost soul. A siren looking for salvation. Fire Cursed Series Book 1: Fire Cursed Lucifer's daughter rises and brings out dark supernatural entities, and each and every one of them either wants to control her or kill her. Fractured Fairy Tales Book 1: Red What happens when a werewolf hunter falls for her prey? When her grandmother doesn't come back from a foraging run, Red dons her quiver of silver arrows and breaks town law, heading into the forest after sunset to search for her. The dark woods test her hunting skills as well as her loyalty to the Dakota Guard, and she's left wondering if there is any way out of this alive. Fans of Once Upon a Time and Grimm will devour RED.
Silencing the Siren
Author: Fred Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781386572008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781386572008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Paradox Files
Author: J.E. Taylor
Publisher: J.E. Taylor
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
THE PARADOX FILES BOOKS 1-3 SILENCING THE SIREN A protector. A lost soul. A siren looking for salvation. Kylee Paradox never expected to be a protector of humankind, but when hell’s portals open and let loose the creatures of the underworld, she can’t see any other way. Armed with an ultimatum, Kylee has no choice but to embrace her new position as bounty hunter of the damned. Sending these monsters back to purgatory becomes her life’s mission. The only glitches in an otherwise noble pursuit are those who hold her fate in their hands. They forbid her from using her deadly siren song to lure the beasts back to the pit. If she harms even a single innocent soul in her quest, Kylee herself will become one of the hunted. WAKING THE SIREN Kylee has another mission and a new ally, but will it be enough to battle the desert heat? Virtue and devotion. Who would have thought those two qualities could get you killed? When a bicorn starts terrorizing Las Vegas, that’s exactly what this murdering beast targets. Kylee Paradox is given the mission to bring this monstrosity to justice, but the desert does not bode well for a siren. In fact, it could be just as deadly as the monster she is hunting. HUNTING THE SIREN In the aftermath of the massacre in Las Vegas, Kylee Paradox has no choice but to run. Her siren caused innocent lives to be lost, and now Fate is bound to carry out Kylee’s punishment for breaking her contract. If Fate catches her before she can find a loop hole, Kylee will be on a one-way train to a tortured eternity in the fiery pits of hell.
Publisher: J.E. Taylor
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
THE PARADOX FILES BOOKS 1-3 SILENCING THE SIREN A protector. A lost soul. A siren looking for salvation. Kylee Paradox never expected to be a protector of humankind, but when hell’s portals open and let loose the creatures of the underworld, she can’t see any other way. Armed with an ultimatum, Kylee has no choice but to embrace her new position as bounty hunter of the damned. Sending these monsters back to purgatory becomes her life’s mission. The only glitches in an otherwise noble pursuit are those who hold her fate in their hands. They forbid her from using her deadly siren song to lure the beasts back to the pit. If she harms even a single innocent soul in her quest, Kylee herself will become one of the hunted. WAKING THE SIREN Kylee has another mission and a new ally, but will it be enough to battle the desert heat? Virtue and devotion. Who would have thought those two qualities could get you killed? When a bicorn starts terrorizing Las Vegas, that’s exactly what this murdering beast targets. Kylee Paradox is given the mission to bring this monstrosity to justice, but the desert does not bode well for a siren. In fact, it could be just as deadly as the monster she is hunting. HUNTING THE SIREN In the aftermath of the massacre in Las Vegas, Kylee Paradox has no choice but to run. Her siren caused innocent lives to be lost, and now Fate is bound to carry out Kylee’s punishment for breaking her contract. If Fate catches her before she can find a loop hole, Kylee will be on a one-way train to a tortured eternity in the fiery pits of hell.
Sirens
Author: Michael Bull
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 150130500X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Sirens are sounds that confront us in daily life, from the sounds of police cars and fire engines to, less often, tornado warnings. Ideologies of sirens embody the protective, the seductive and the dangerous elements of siren sounds – from the US Cold War public training exercises in the 1950s and 1960s to the seductive power of the sirens entrenched in popular culture: from Wagner to Dizzee Rascal, from Kafka to Kurt Vonnegut, from Hans Christian Andersen to Walt Disney. This book argues, using a wide array of theorists from Adorno to Bloch and Kittler, that we should understand 'siren sounds' in terms of their myth and materiality, and that sirens represent a sonic confluence of power, gender and destructiveness embedded in core Western ideologies to the present day. Bull poses the question of whether we can rely on sirens, both in their mythic meanings and in their material meanings in contemporary culture.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 150130500X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Sirens are sounds that confront us in daily life, from the sounds of police cars and fire engines to, less often, tornado warnings. Ideologies of sirens embody the protective, the seductive and the dangerous elements of siren sounds – from the US Cold War public training exercises in the 1950s and 1960s to the seductive power of the sirens entrenched in popular culture: from Wagner to Dizzee Rascal, from Kafka to Kurt Vonnegut, from Hans Christian Andersen to Walt Disney. This book argues, using a wide array of theorists from Adorno to Bloch and Kittler, that we should understand 'siren sounds' in terms of their myth and materiality, and that sirens represent a sonic confluence of power, gender and destructiveness embedded in core Western ideologies to the present day. Bull poses the question of whether we can rely on sirens, both in their mythic meanings and in their material meanings in contemporary culture.
Silencing the Siren
Author: J. E. Taylor
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542620239
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A protector. A lost soul. A siren looking for salvation. Kylee Paradox never expected to be a protector of humankind, but when hell's portals open and let loose the creatures of the underworld, she can't see any other way. Armed with an ultimatum, Kylee has no choice but to embrace her new position as bounty hunter of the damned. Sending these monsters back to purgatory becomes her life's mission. The only glitches in an otherwise noble pursuit are those who hold her fate in their hands. They forbid her from using her deadly siren song to lure the beasts back to the pit. If she harms even a single innocent soul in her quest, Kylee herself will become one of the hunted.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542620239
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A protector. A lost soul. A siren looking for salvation. Kylee Paradox never expected to be a protector of humankind, but when hell's portals open and let loose the creatures of the underworld, she can't see any other way. Armed with an ultimatum, Kylee has no choice but to embrace her new position as bounty hunter of the damned. Sending these monsters back to purgatory becomes her life's mission. The only glitches in an otherwise noble pursuit are those who hold her fate in their hands. They forbid her from using her deadly siren song to lure the beasts back to the pit. If she harms even a single innocent soul in her quest, Kylee herself will become one of the hunted.
Siren
Author: Rachel Matthews
Publisher: Transit Lounge
ISBN: 0995359598
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A brave new novel that sensitively explores one woman's experience of sexual violence and the silencing of those who feel compelled to speak out.What happens when a young woman enters a city apartment early morning, with two footballers? Jordi Spence is sixteen years old and lives in outer Melbourne. By daybreak, her world has shifted. Max Carlisle, a troubled AFL star, can't stop what comes next. And Ruby, a single woman from the apartment block, is left with questions when she sees Jordi leave.In this remarkable novel, Rachel Matthews captures the characters of Jordi and her family, the players, and the often loveable inhabitants of a big city with a deceptive lightness of touch that seduces the reader. Siren reveals the often unnoticed life of a city while simultaneously drawing us deep into a dark and troubling world. What happens has an unexpected effect on all those who are both directly and indirectly involved.The result is a powerful and haunting novel about cultural stereotypes and expectations, love, loneliness, family and our struggle to connect. In so many ways, Matthews subtly sounds the siren on sexual violence and its prevalence in our culture.
Publisher: Transit Lounge
ISBN: 0995359598
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A brave new novel that sensitively explores one woman's experience of sexual violence and the silencing of those who feel compelled to speak out.What happens when a young woman enters a city apartment early morning, with two footballers? Jordi Spence is sixteen years old and lives in outer Melbourne. By daybreak, her world has shifted. Max Carlisle, a troubled AFL star, can't stop what comes next. And Ruby, a single woman from the apartment block, is left with questions when she sees Jordi leave.In this remarkable novel, Rachel Matthews captures the characters of Jordi and her family, the players, and the often loveable inhabitants of a big city with a deceptive lightness of touch that seduces the reader. Siren reveals the often unnoticed life of a city while simultaneously drawing us deep into a dark and troubling world. What happens has an unexpected effect on all those who are both directly and indirectly involved.The result is a powerful and haunting novel about cultural stereotypes and expectations, love, loneliness, family and our struggle to connect. In so many ways, Matthews subtly sounds the siren on sexual violence and its prevalence in our culture.
Wake, Siren
Author: Nina MacLaughlin
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374721092
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In fierce, textured voices, the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses claim their stories and challenge the power of myth I am the home of this story. After thousands of years of other people’s tellings, of all these different bridges, of words gotten wrong, I’ll tell it myself. Seductresses and she-monsters, nymphs and demi-goddesses, populate the famous myths of Ovid's Metamorphoses. But what happens when the story of the chase comes in the voice of the woman fleeing her rape? When the beloved coolly returns the seducer's gaze? When tales of monstrous transfiguration are sung by those transformed? In voices both mythic and modern, Wake, Siren revisits each account of love, loss, rape, revenge, and change. It lays bare the violence that undergirds and lurks in the heart of Ovid’s narratives, stories that helped build and perpetuate the distorted portrayal of women across centuries of art and literature. Drawing on the rhythms of epic poetry and alt rock, of everyday speech and folk song, of fireside whisperings and therapy sessions, Nina MacLaughlin, the acclaimed author of Hammer Head, recovers what is lost when the stories of women are told and translated by men. She breathes new life into these fraught and well-loved myths.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374721092
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In fierce, textured voices, the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses claim their stories and challenge the power of myth I am the home of this story. After thousands of years of other people’s tellings, of all these different bridges, of words gotten wrong, I’ll tell it myself. Seductresses and she-monsters, nymphs and demi-goddesses, populate the famous myths of Ovid's Metamorphoses. But what happens when the story of the chase comes in the voice of the woman fleeing her rape? When the beloved coolly returns the seducer's gaze? When tales of monstrous transfiguration are sung by those transformed? In voices both mythic and modern, Wake, Siren revisits each account of love, loss, rape, revenge, and change. It lays bare the violence that undergirds and lurks in the heart of Ovid’s narratives, stories that helped build and perpetuate the distorted portrayal of women across centuries of art and literature. Drawing on the rhythms of epic poetry and alt rock, of everyday speech and folk song, of fireside whisperings and therapy sessions, Nina MacLaughlin, the acclaimed author of Hammer Head, recovers what is lost when the stories of women are told and translated by men. She breathes new life into these fraught and well-loved myths.
Silence
Author: J.E. Taylor
Publisher: J.E. Taylor
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
On an early September day in 1979, Jamie Wilson hobbles down the sidewalk on crutches, her broken leg aching. As the school buses rumble past, some jerk yells “Faker!” out the window. Jamie flips the bird in response. Big mistake. She pissed off the wrong egomaniac, and this bully rules the school. High school becomes a daily nightmare when her tormentors wage psychological warfare, starting with a physical attack in the hallway meant to terrorize. With only a three-day suspension as punishment and the threat of expulsion for any further physical attacks, the bitch squad change tactics, relentlessly lobbing verbal hand grenades at every opportunity. Words are powerful weapons, especially when the school offers no protection against verbal assault. Suffering in silence is Jamie’s only choice if she doesn't want to end up in ICU. But silence can become an equally dangerous agent of self-destruction.
Publisher: J.E. Taylor
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
On an early September day in 1979, Jamie Wilson hobbles down the sidewalk on crutches, her broken leg aching. As the school buses rumble past, some jerk yells “Faker!” out the window. Jamie flips the bird in response. Big mistake. She pissed off the wrong egomaniac, and this bully rules the school. High school becomes a daily nightmare when her tormentors wage psychological warfare, starting with a physical attack in the hallway meant to terrorize. With only a three-day suspension as punishment and the threat of expulsion for any further physical attacks, the bitch squad change tactics, relentlessly lobbing verbal hand grenades at every opportunity. Words are powerful weapons, especially when the school offers no protection against verbal assault. Suffering in silence is Jamie’s only choice if she doesn't want to end up in ICU. But silence can become an equally dangerous agent of self-destruction.
The Siren's Storm
Author: Sara Reynolds
Publisher: Sara Reynolds
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
After being killed and resurrected in New Orleans, Calliope was enjoying the comfort of living in LA with her boyfriend, Asmodeus when a flock of harpies ruined her peace. They showed up at her friend's nightclub, Tartarus, and began slaughtering both Supernaturals and humans on Halloween. A warning had come for Calliope earlier in the night about a shapeshifter. She had no idea who they were, or why they wanted her dead, but she knew that she needed to leave town. Running back to New Orleans wasn't exactly how the siren wanted to spend her autumn, but it was her only hope of finding answers... With a shapeshifter on Calliope's tail, it was alarmingly clear that the villainous harpies attacked the club looking for Calliope on the shifter's orders… Will she find answers about the shapeshifter's identity, or find out why they want her dead? Or, will it be too late?
Publisher: Sara Reynolds
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
After being killed and resurrected in New Orleans, Calliope was enjoying the comfort of living in LA with her boyfriend, Asmodeus when a flock of harpies ruined her peace. They showed up at her friend's nightclub, Tartarus, and began slaughtering both Supernaturals and humans on Halloween. A warning had come for Calliope earlier in the night about a shapeshifter. She had no idea who they were, or why they wanted her dead, but she knew that she needed to leave town. Running back to New Orleans wasn't exactly how the siren wanted to spend her autumn, but it was her only hope of finding answers... With a shapeshifter on Calliope's tail, it was alarmingly clear that the villainous harpies attacked the club looking for Calliope on the shifter's orders… Will she find answers about the shapeshifter's identity, or find out why they want her dead? Or, will it be too late?