Author: Sylvia Shults
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN: 9780983160373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
"BEFORE I MET YOU, I NEVER KNEW WOLVES COULD SMILE..." Was ever any gentleman thus grieved as Baptista Minola? An Italian lord with two daughters, the youngest of which cannot be married until the elder, Katharina, is wed... AND THEREBY HANGS ATAIL..." Because Katharina is cursed. She has a fearsome temper and a sharp tongue. And even sharper teeth... KISS ME KATE, FOR WE WILL BE MARRIED ON SUNDAY..." I'LL SEE YOU EATEN ON SUNDAY " Petruchio is determined to win her hand. A large dowry is a rich incentive indeed for this less-than-gentleman fromVerona, even if there are...issues... The sexual politics of Renaissance Italy succumb to the true nature of the beast within. This is Shakespeare withTEETH.
The Modern Literary Werewolf
Author: Brent A. Stypczynski
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476603545
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Throughout history, from at least as far back as the Epic of Gilgamesh, mankind has shown a fascination with physical transformation--especially that of humans into animals. Tales of such transformations appear in every culture across the course of history. They have been featured in the Western world in the work of such authors as Ovid, Petronius, Marie de France, Saint Augustine, Jack Williamson, Charles de Lint, Charaline Harris, Terry Pratchett, and J. K. Rowling. This book approaches werewolves as representations of a proposed shape-shifter archetype, examining, with reference to earlier sources, how and why the archetype has been employed in modern literature. Although the archetype is in a state of flux by its very definition, many common threads are linked throughout the literary landscape even as modern authors add, modify, and reinvent characteristics and meanings. This is especially true in the work of such authors examined in this book, many of whom have struck a chord with a wide range of readers and non-readers around the world. They seem to have tapped into something that affects their audiences on a subconscious level.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476603545
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Throughout history, from at least as far back as the Epic of Gilgamesh, mankind has shown a fascination with physical transformation--especially that of humans into animals. Tales of such transformations appear in every culture across the course of history. They have been featured in the Western world in the work of such authors as Ovid, Petronius, Marie de France, Saint Augustine, Jack Williamson, Charles de Lint, Charaline Harris, Terry Pratchett, and J. K. Rowling. This book approaches werewolves as representations of a proposed shape-shifter archetype, examining, with reference to earlier sources, how and why the archetype has been employed in modern literature. Although the archetype is in a state of flux by its very definition, many common threads are linked throughout the literary landscape even as modern authors add, modify, and reinvent characteristics and meanings. This is especially true in the work of such authors examined in this book, many of whom have struck a chord with a wide range of readers and non-readers around the world. They seem to have tapped into something that affects their audiences on a subconscious level.
The Taming of the Drew
Author: Stephanie Kate Strohm
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510702164
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Cass McKay has been called stubborn, temperamental, difficult, and that word that rhymes with “witch” more times than she cares to count. But that’s all about to pay off. She has finally landed the role she was born to play—Kate, in The Taming of the Shrew—in the summer apprentice program of a renowned Shakespeare theater company in the forests of Vermont. But Cass can barely lace up her corset before her troubles begin. Her leading man, Drew, is a complete troll, and he’s going to ruin Cass’s summer. Even worse, Cass’s bunkmate Amy has somehow fallen head over heels for Drew. Cass can’t let Amy throw herself at a total jerk, so she comes up with a genius plan to give Drew the personality makeover he so desperately needs: they’ll tame Drew just as Petruchio tames Kate! But as Shakespeare’s classic plays out offstage, Cass finds it harder and harder to resist falling for Drew herself. The best kind of entertainment, The Taming of the Drew is smart, funny, fresh, and original. You’re going to love this badass heroine and her friends. You might even end up liking Drew, too.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510702164
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Cass McKay has been called stubborn, temperamental, difficult, and that word that rhymes with “witch” more times than she cares to count. But that’s all about to pay off. She has finally landed the role she was born to play—Kate, in The Taming of the Shrew—in the summer apprentice program of a renowned Shakespeare theater company in the forests of Vermont. But Cass can barely lace up her corset before her troubles begin. Her leading man, Drew, is a complete troll, and he’s going to ruin Cass’s summer. Even worse, Cass’s bunkmate Amy has somehow fallen head over heels for Drew. Cass can’t let Amy throw herself at a total jerk, so she comes up with a genius plan to give Drew the personality makeover he so desperately needs: they’ll tame Drew just as Petruchio tames Kate! But as Shakespeare’s classic plays out offstage, Cass finds it harder and harder to resist falling for Drew herself. The best kind of entertainment, The Taming of the Drew is smart, funny, fresh, and original. You’re going to love this badass heroine and her friends. You might even end up liking Drew, too.
When Werewolves Attack
Author: Del Howison
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN: 1625670672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
“Without a doubt the ultimate guide to werewolves”—and survival tips for when the snarling shapeshifters go on the prowl (HorrorNews.net). The history of lycanthropes stretches back to man’s beginnings. From cave drawings and tribal folklore to the Inquisition and the twentieth century, man’s fascination with werewolves has never wavered. The field of study has been ripped wide open with new information uncovered daily. Now there is finally a book that covers all the diverse elements of these cursed but greatly misunderstood creatures. From the bloodstained history of Europe and into the New World, especially the United States, these creatures have been documented like no other. But there is also a need for practical information. When Werewolves Attack supplies just that type of insight. How do you detect a werewolf when they are in human form? What if a family member is a werewolf? How do you defend yourself from an attack, in terms of weaponry and fortification, whether you are inside or out in the woods? How do you escape from an attack of savage lycanthropes? Don’t be caught flat-footed again. This is the field guide everybody needs to protect themselves and their family.
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN: 1625670672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
“Without a doubt the ultimate guide to werewolves”—and survival tips for when the snarling shapeshifters go on the prowl (HorrorNews.net). The history of lycanthropes stretches back to man’s beginnings. From cave drawings and tribal folklore to the Inquisition and the twentieth century, man’s fascination with werewolves has never wavered. The field of study has been ripped wide open with new information uncovered daily. Now there is finally a book that covers all the diverse elements of these cursed but greatly misunderstood creatures. From the bloodstained history of Europe and into the New World, especially the United States, these creatures have been documented like no other. But there is also a need for practical information. When Werewolves Attack supplies just that type of insight. How do you detect a werewolf when they are in human form? What if a family member is a werewolf? How do you defend yourself from an attack, in terms of weaponry and fortification, whether you are inside or out in the woods? How do you escape from an attack of savage lycanthropes? Don’t be caught flat-footed again. This is the field guide everybody needs to protect themselves and their family.
Sightings
Author: Susan H. Michaels
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684823691
Category : Apparitions
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Packed with never-before-published photographs, Sightings confronts the uncanny and proves once again that truth is stranger than fiction.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684823691
Category : Apparitions
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Packed with never-before-published photographs, Sightings confronts the uncanny and proves once again that truth is stranger than fiction.
Cowboy Hamlets and zombie Romeos
Author: Kinga Földváry
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526142112
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The book presents a systematic method of interpreting Shakespeare film adaptations based on their cinematic genres. Its approach is both scholarly and reader-friendly, and its subject is fundamentally interdisciplinary, combining the findings of Shakespeare scholarship with film and media studies, particularly genre theory. The book is organised into six large chapters, discussing films that form broad generic groups. Part I looks at three genres from the classical Hollywood era (western, melodrama and gangster-noir), while Part II deals with three contemporary blockbuster genres (teen film, undead horror and biopic). Beside a few better-known examples of mainstream cinema, the volume also highlights the Shakespearean elements in several nearly forgotten films, bringing them back to critical attention.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526142112
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The book presents a systematic method of interpreting Shakespeare film adaptations based on their cinematic genres. Its approach is both scholarly and reader-friendly, and its subject is fundamentally interdisciplinary, combining the findings of Shakespeare scholarship with film and media studies, particularly genre theory. The book is organised into six large chapters, discussing films that form broad generic groups. Part I looks at three genres from the classical Hollywood era (western, melodrama and gangster-noir), while Part II deals with three contemporary blockbuster genres (teen film, undead horror and biopic). Beside a few better-known examples of mainstream cinema, the volume also highlights the Shakespearean elements in several nearly forgotten films, bringing them back to critical attention.
In the Skin of a Beast
Author: Peggy McCracken
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022645892X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In medieval literature, when humans and animals meet—whether as friends or foes—issues of mastery and submission are often at stake. In the Skin of a Beast shows how the concept of sovereignty comes to the fore in such narratives, reflecting larger concerns about relations of authority and dominion at play in both human-animal and human-human interactions. Peggy McCracken discusses a range of literary texts and images from medieval France, including romances in which animal skins appear in symbolic displays of power, fictional explorations of the wolf’s desire for human domestication, and tales of women and snakes converging in a representation of territorial claims and noble status. These works reveal that the qualities traditionally used to define sovereignty—lineage and gender among them—are in fact mobile and contingent. In medieval literary texts, as McCracken demonstrates, human dominion over animals is a disputed model for sovereign relations among people: it justifies exploitation even as it mandates protection and care, and it depends on reiterations of human-animal difference that paradoxically expose the tenuous nature of human exceptionalism.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022645892X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In medieval literature, when humans and animals meet—whether as friends or foes—issues of mastery and submission are often at stake. In the Skin of a Beast shows how the concept of sovereignty comes to the fore in such narratives, reflecting larger concerns about relations of authority and dominion at play in both human-animal and human-human interactions. Peggy McCracken discusses a range of literary texts and images from medieval France, including romances in which animal skins appear in symbolic displays of power, fictional explorations of the wolf’s desire for human domestication, and tales of women and snakes converging in a representation of territorial claims and noble status. These works reveal that the qualities traditionally used to define sovereignty—lineage and gender among them—are in fact mobile and contingent. In medieval literary texts, as McCracken demonstrates, human dominion over animals is a disputed model for sovereign relations among people: it justifies exploitation even as it mandates protection and care, and it depends on reiterations of human-animal difference that paradoxically expose the tenuous nature of human exceptionalism.
Skilled Driver, Pick Me Up Please
Author: Bi Luoshu
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647626846
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 984
Book Description
I'm an old driver, and I'm taking you to see things that only the old drivers know.
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647626846
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 984
Book Description
I'm an old driver, and I'm taking you to see things that only the old drivers know.
Zoo Culture
Author: Bob Mullan
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252067624
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Why do people go to zoos? Is the role of zoos to entertain or to educate? In this provocative book, the authors demonstrate that zoos tell us as much about humans as they do about animals and suggest that while animals may not need zoos, urban societies seem to. A new introduction takes note of dramatic changes in the perceived role of zoos that have occurred since the book's original publication. "Bob Mullan and Garry Marvin delve into the assumptions about animals that are embedded in our culture. . . . A thought-provoking glimpse of our own ideas about the exotic, the foreign." -- Tess Lemmon, BBC Wildlife Magazine "A thoughtful and entertaining guided tour." -- David White, New Society "[An] unusual and intriguing combination of historical survey, psychological enquiry, and compendium of fascinating facts." -- Evening Standard
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252067624
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Why do people go to zoos? Is the role of zoos to entertain or to educate? In this provocative book, the authors demonstrate that zoos tell us as much about humans as they do about animals and suggest that while animals may not need zoos, urban societies seem to. A new introduction takes note of dramatic changes in the perceived role of zoos that have occurred since the book's original publication. "Bob Mullan and Garry Marvin delve into the assumptions about animals that are embedded in our culture. . . . A thought-provoking glimpse of our own ideas about the exotic, the foreign." -- Tess Lemmon, BBC Wildlife Magazine "A thoughtful and entertaining guided tour." -- David White, New Society "[An] unusual and intriguing combination of historical survey, psychological enquiry, and compendium of fascinating facts." -- Evening Standard
The Luna’s Resilience : A Fated Rejected Mate Werewolf Romance (Kiss of the Alpha King Book 1)
Author: Blue Heart
Publisher: Starlight
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
A story that full of action, suspense, love, drama and surprises!!! Connor soon became Alpha King and the most feared and "most powerful werewolf" to have ever lived. He also rumor has it he is a "heartless cold monster". When he encounters his mate – Louve, for the first time, he can’t accept her because she was a rogue and weak. He ended up hurting his mate and almost killed her and her wolf for being such an unreasonable man. Because of the heartache and pain, Louve rejected him as her "Mate" and ran away from him. As Alpha King, he can't accept this rejection and wants her back to his arms again. He forces her to be his mate and mark. Unfortunately, he didn't know anything about her, and the secrets and different powers that she had. He was surprised and shocked when they encountered vampires and Louve extremely fights them. What are her secrets and true intentions? Does his "kiss" enough to reveal her true identity?
Publisher: Starlight
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
A story that full of action, suspense, love, drama and surprises!!! Connor soon became Alpha King and the most feared and "most powerful werewolf" to have ever lived. He also rumor has it he is a "heartless cold monster". When he encounters his mate – Louve, for the first time, he can’t accept her because she was a rogue and weak. He ended up hurting his mate and almost killed her and her wolf for being such an unreasonable man. Because of the heartache and pain, Louve rejected him as her "Mate" and ran away from him. As Alpha King, he can't accept this rejection and wants her back to his arms again. He forces her to be his mate and mark. Unfortunately, he didn't know anything about her, and the secrets and different powers that she had. He was surprised and shocked when they encountered vampires and Louve extremely fights them. What are her secrets and true intentions? Does his "kiss" enough to reveal her true identity?
Bad Moon Rising - Skinwalkers Book 1: Shifter Werewolf Romance
Author: Lorraine Kennedy
Publisher: Lavine
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Wolves are dangerous, but Mya doesn't realize how dangerous until she falls in love with one. Mya Reynolds' life is everything a young college girl could want. She has great parents and an awesome best friend, but the day she stares into the eyes of a gorgeous Native American biker, it all comes crumbling down around her. The love Mya finds with David consumes her body and soul, but that love also threatens to destroy her and everyone she loves. David Bray isn't just some ordinary guy; he is the alpha of the wolves known to the Navajo as the Sinapu. It is his duty as alpha to protect the people, but when that duty requires that he kill the one woman that has managed to capture his heart, he is torn between love and what he knows must be done. Skinwalker Trilogy Bad Moon Rising Witching the Wolf Song of Wolves Subject - Alpha wolf romance, steamy romance, alpha male romance, urban fantasy paranormal, urban fantasy mystery, cozy mystery, native American romance, paranormal romance
Publisher: Lavine
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Wolves are dangerous, but Mya doesn't realize how dangerous until she falls in love with one. Mya Reynolds' life is everything a young college girl could want. She has great parents and an awesome best friend, but the day she stares into the eyes of a gorgeous Native American biker, it all comes crumbling down around her. The love Mya finds with David consumes her body and soul, but that love also threatens to destroy her and everyone she loves. David Bray isn't just some ordinary guy; he is the alpha of the wolves known to the Navajo as the Sinapu. It is his duty as alpha to protect the people, but when that duty requires that he kill the one woman that has managed to capture his heart, he is torn between love and what he knows must be done. Skinwalker Trilogy Bad Moon Rising Witching the Wolf Song of Wolves Subject - Alpha wolf romance, steamy romance, alpha male romance, urban fantasy paranormal, urban fantasy mystery, cozy mystery, native American romance, paranormal romance