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Book The Infernal Return

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  • Author : Rodney Farnsworth
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2001-10-30
  • ISBN : 0313074135
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book The Infernal Return written by Rodney Farnsworth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-10-30 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Lukas and other leading filmmakers acknowledge their indebtedness to mythographic scholarship on archetypes. In his new study, author Rodney Farnsworth identifies a pattern of filmmakers' obsessions with archetypical rituals centered on sacrifice and the family in films made between 1977 and 1983, a period of political upheaval on both sides of the Atlantic. Combining a strong historical reading of the films in a sociopolitical context and utilizing Queer Theory as a framework for his arguments, Farnsworth offers a close examination of key films of the period, including works by Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, and Francis Ford Coppola, and provides a fascinating and timely glimpse of an important political and cinematic time. Marking the end of a more liberal era, the late seventies and early eighties witnessed the growth of reactionary conservative movements such as the New Religious Political Right. These were the years that gave birth to movies--from esoteric art-house pictures to blockbusters such as Star Wars--that seemed in many cases to be adaptations of primordial mythology, subverting liberal-to-moderate views into reactionary depictions of family life. Although filmmakers had turned to these myths to shape their works, Farnsworth observes, the unstable, volatile nature of the archetypes deconstructed their best social intentions into something rich, strange, and deadly. This thought-provoking work will be of interest to students of social history as well as film studies.

Book The Infernal

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  • Author : Mark Doten
  • Publisher : Graywolf Press
  • Release : 2015-02-17
  • ISBN : 1555973353
  • Pages : 476 pages

Download or read book The Infernal written by Mark Doten and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fierce, searing response to the chaos of the war on terror—an utterly original and blackly comic debut In the early years of the Iraq War, a severely burned boy appears on a remote rock formation in the Akkad Valley. A shadowy, powerful group within the U.S. government speculates: Who is he? Where did he come from? And, crucially, what does he know? In pursuit of that information, an interrogator is summoned from his prison cell, and a hideous and forgotten apparatus of torture, which extracts "perfect confessions," is retrieved from the vaults. Over the course of four days, a cavalcade of voices rises up from the Akkad boy, each one striving to tell his or her own story. Some of these voices are familiar: Osama bin Laden, L. Paul Bremer, Condoleezza Rice, Mark Zuckerberg. Others are less so. But each one has a role in the world shaped by the war on terror. Each wants to tell us: This is the world as it exists in our innermost selves. This is what has been and what might be. This is The Infernal.

Book Return From Berlin

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  • Author : Robert Grolley
  • Publisher : Pen and Sword
  • Release : 2005-03-01
  • ISBN : 1473817617
  • Pages : 228 pages

Download or read book Return From Berlin written by Robert Grolley and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the summer of 1944, the US Eighth Air Force was engaged in a ferocious daytime bombing campaign over Europe. This book is the memoir of a B–17 navigator who found himself far from his American home, based in the English countryside of Northamptonshire. His war in the air, flying deep into enemy territory, surviving intense enemy anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighter attacks, portrays the sometimes conflicting emotions of a young man at war. The book also relates how thfriendship with their eight year-old daughter, a relationship that becomes a symbol of survival.

Book The Art of Return

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  • Author : James Meyer
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 0226521567
  • Pages : 369 pages

Download or read book The Art of Return written by James Meyer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other decade, the sixties capture our collective cultural imagination. And while many Americans can immediately imagine the sound of Martin Luther King Jr. declaring “I have a dream!” or envision hippies placing flowers in gun barrels, the revolutionary sixties resonates around the world: China’s communist government inaugurated a new cultural era, African nations won independence from colonial rule, and students across Europe took to the streets, calling for an end to capitalism, imperialism, and the Vietnam War. In this innovative work, James Meyer turns to art criticism, theory, memoir, and fiction to examine the fascination with the long sixties and contemporary expressions of these cultural memories across the globe. Meyer draws on a diverse range of cultural objects that reimagine this revolutionary era stretching from the 1950s to the 1970s, including reenactments of civil rights, antiwar, and feminist marches, paintings, sculptures, photographs, novels, and films. Many of these works were created by artists and writers born during the long Sixties who were driven to understand a monumental era that they missed. These cases show us that the past becomes significant only in relation to our present, and our remembered history never perfectly replicates time past. This, Meyer argues, is precisely what makes our contemporary attachment to the past so important: it provides us a critical opportunity to examine our own relationship to history, memory, and nostalgia.

Book ch  I  Return to Vienna  Cracow  the review  return to Paris  the divorce  December 31  1809   ch  II  Mission confided to me by the Emperor Napoleon  General Dorsenne at Burgos  King Joseph at Madrid  Grenada  Cordova  Seville  the battle of Chiclana  opposite Cadiz  Marshal Victor at Santa Maria  Marshal Soult at Seville   ch  III  I am taken prisoner and all but hanged   ch  IV  My stay at Forton  I leave Ashby  I arrive at Boulogne  Prince Berthier   ch  V  Passage of the Niemes  Witebsk  Polotsk  Smolensk  Wiasma   ch  VI  Battle of Moskwa  Moscow  beginning of our retreat  battle of Malo Jaroslavitz   ch  VII  Viasma  Krasnoe  the Beresina disaster  the Emperor leaves the army  Wilna   ch  VIII  The arrival of the Emperor at Paris  the campaign of 1813  Lutzen  Bautzen  the armistice  Dresden  Kulm  Leipzig  Hanau  my return to Paris   Index

Download or read book ch I Return to Vienna Cracow the review return to Paris the divorce December 31 1809 ch II Mission confided to me by the Emperor Napoleon General Dorsenne at Burgos King Joseph at Madrid Grenada Cordova Seville the battle of Chiclana opposite Cadiz Marshal Victor at Santa Maria Marshal Soult at Seville ch III I am taken prisoner and all but hanged ch IV My stay at Forton I leave Ashby I arrive at Boulogne Prince Berthier ch V Passage of the Niemes Witebsk Polotsk Smolensk Wiasma ch VI Battle of Moskwa Moscow beginning of our retreat battle of Malo Jaroslavitz ch VII Viasma Krasnoe the Beresina disaster the Emperor leaves the army Wilna ch VIII The arrival of the Emperor at Paris the campaign of 1813 Lutzen Bautzen the armistice Dresden Kulm Leipzig Hanau my return to Paris Index written by Louis-François Baron Lejeune and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book ch  I  Return to Vienna  Cracow  the review  return to Paris  the divorce  December 31  1809   ch  II  Mission confided to me by the Emperor Napoleon  General Dorsenne at Burgos  King Joseph at Madrid  Grenada  Cordova  Seville  the battle of Chiclana  opposite Cadiz  Marshal Victor at Santa Maria  Marshal Soult at Seville   ch  III  I am taken prisoner and all but hanged   ch  IV  My stay at Forton  I leave Ashby  I arrive at Boulogne  Prince Berthier   ch  V  Passage of the Niemes  Witebsk  Polotsk  Smolensk  Wiasma   ch  VI  Battle of Moskwa  Moscow  beginning of our retreat  battle of Malo Jaroslavitz   ch  VII  Viasma  Krasnoe  the Beresina disaster  the Emperor leaves the army  Wilna   ch  VIII  The arrival of the Emperor at Paris  the campaign of 1813  Lutzen  Bautzen  the armistice  Dresden  Kulm  Leipzig  Hanau  my return to Paris   Index

Download or read book ch I Return to Vienna Cracow the review return to Paris the divorce December 31 1809 ch II Mission confided to me by the Emperor Napoleon General Dorsenne at Burgos King Joseph at Madrid Grenada Cordova Seville the battle of Chiclana opposite Cadiz Marshal Victor at Santa Maria Marshal Soult at Seville ch III I am taken prisoner and all but hanged ch IV My stay at Forton I leave Ashby I arrive at Boulogne Prince Berthier ch V Passage of the Niemes Witebsk Polotsk Smolensk Wiasma ch VI Battle of Moskwa Moscow beginning of our retreat battle of Malo Jaroslavitz ch VII Viasma Krasnoe the Beresina disaster the Emperor leaves the army Wilna ch VIII The arrival of the Emperor at Paris the campaign of 1813 Lutzen Bautzen the armistice Dresden Kulm Leipzig Hanau my return to Paris Index written by Louis François Lejeune Baron and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Returning to the Essential

Download or read book Returning to the Essential written by Jean Biès and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bies introduces readers to metaphysical, esoteric, and spiritual teachings from diverse scared sources. His words are rooted in the inechaustible ground of the Perennial Philosophy, the language of the Essential to which this book invites us to return.

Book Return to Meaning

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  • Author : Andrew Cort
  • Publisher : Andrew Cort
  • Release : 2008-04-28
  • ISBN : 143821409X
  • Pages : 559 pages

Download or read book Return to Meaning written by Andrew Cort and published by Andrew Cort. This book was released on 2008-04-28 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If God exists, and God is all powerful and good, why did God create an imperfect world? Does religion have a credible answer? Morality, as secularists know, does not require a deity. Blind faith, as atheists know, often leads to hatred and war. Taking scriptural stories as literal history, as scientists know, borders on the nonsensical. There has to be more. And there is. In their most important sense, these are symbolic psychological stories. Everything that happens - the wars, the joys, the obstacles that are overcome - must occur in one's own soul. In other words, all the great myths and scriptures are how-to manuals for Initiation. In this groundbreaking work, Andrew Cort describes the inner journey of Creation and Return that is revealed by the Greek Myths, the Torah, the Gospels and the Qur'an. He demonstrates the stunning unity of our western religious traditions, whose common aim is to enlighten the soul and restore a sense of meaning to our lives and culture.

Book Exiles of Eternity

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  • Author : John Smyth Carroll
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 1903
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 588 pages

Download or read book Exiles of Eternity written by John Smyth Carroll and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 1903 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The subtitle of this volume indicates sufficiently its scope and purpose. While there exist many admirable essays, commentaries, and general introductions to the study of Dante, I am not aware of anything in the way of an exposition, canto by canto, as simple and popular as the nature of the subject allows. Such an exposition it has been my aim to supply."--from the Preface.

Book The Infernal Underground

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  • Author : Megan Linski
  • Publisher : Crystallite Publishing LLC
  • Release : 2022-02-28
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 737 pages

Download or read book The Infernal Underground written by Megan Linski and published by Crystallite Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of Co-Author Project of the Year by Once Upon a Book! Love takes a scandalous vow. Ava-Marie Things at the Institute look darker than ever. I’ve lost all my friends, my hope, and the person I love. To make matters worse, the prison is planning something nefarious. Experiments are being performed on inmates at the Institute, to satisfy the Warden’s craving to find a demigod. I’ve sworn to uncover the Warden’s plans, and go underground to learn just what he’s plotting. Unfortunately, I can’t find answers without putting my soul on the line. And the consequences are going to propel me straight to the afterlife. Charlie The Warden promises the Institute is safe, but I know better. He's hunting people down-- people like me. To protect us all, we must start a revolution. I must step up and become the leader everyone is searching for. I've decided to start teaching magic in secret to a group of prisoners I trust. When the time comes, we’ll be ready to face our enemies. Students are disappearing from the prison, and we don’t know where they’ve gone. Now, I’m next in line to vanish. But there’s a way around the law. To remain where I’m needed most, Ava and I will have to make a promise that will change our entire lives. Sharing a bed with the enemy is one thing. Marrying her is another. *** Magic ignites into chaos in The Infernal Underground, the third installment of the Hidden Legends: Prison for Supernatural Offenders series. Continue this haunting love story packed with fantasy action and paranormal adventure. This is a dark romance series that will leave readers gasping for more. This series takes place in the Hidden Legends Universe, along with the Academy of Magical Creatures series, University of Sorcery series and the College of Witchcraft series. Each series stands on its own and can be read in any order. This is a full-length novel over 400 pages. Recommended reading age 18+ Dive into the underground and order today!

Book Alroy  Ixion in Heaven  The Infernal Marriage  Popanilla

Download or read book Alroy Ixion in Heaven The Infernal Marriage Popanilla written by Benjamin Disraeli and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Alroy  Ixion in Heaven  The Infernal Marriage  Popanilla

Download or read book Alroy Ixion in Heaven The Infernal Marriage Popanilla written by B. Disraeli and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Book Returns of the  French Freud

Download or read book Returns of the French Freud written by Todd Dufresne and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Book The Philippine Islands  1493 1803

Download or read book The Philippine Islands 1493 1803 written by Emma Helen Blair and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Infernal Battalion

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  • Author : Django Wexler
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2020-02-04
  • ISBN : 0593101898
  • Pages : 514 pages

Download or read book The Infernal Battalion written by Django Wexler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military might and arcane power clash in Django Wexler’s thrilling new Shadow Campaigns novel. The Beast, the ancient demon imprisoned beneath the fortress-city of Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed on the world. It absorbs mind after mind, spreading like a plague through the north. The fell army it has raised threatens the heart of Vordan, and it is under the command of the Beast’s greatest prize: legendary general Janus bet Vhalnich. As Queen Raesinia Orboan and soldiers Marcus D’Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass grapple with the aftermath of a hard-fought military campaign, they soon discover a betrayal they never could have foreseen. The news arrives like a thunderbolt: Janus has declared himself the rightful Emperor of Vordan. Chaos grips the city as officers and regiments are forced to declare for queen or emperor. Raesinia must struggle to keep her country under control and risks becoming everything she fought against. Marcus must take the field against his old commander, a man who has seemed an unbeatable strategist. And as Winter recovers from her injuries and mourns her losses, she knows the demon she carries inside her might be the only thing standing between the Beast and the destruction of everything in its path....

Book The Infernal Quixote

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  • Author : Charles Lucas
  • Publisher : Broadview Press
  • Release : 2004-08-31
  • ISBN : 9781551114446
  • Pages : 452 pages

Download or read book The Infernal Quixote written by Charles Lucas and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Infernal Quixote (1801) is an enjoyable comic romp in which Charles Lucas engages directly with the most pressing political issues of his day and establishes himself as one of the most forthright of all the anti-Jacobin writers. Dealing with many aspects of the debates that raged around the writings of Burke, Paine, Wollstonecraft, Godwin, and others, the novel paints a vivid picture of the political and social anxieties prevalent in Britain during the 1790s. Lucas’s work is particularly remarkable for depicting meetings of the London Corresponding Society and the secret “Illuminati” society, and for being the first novel to be set amidst the Irish Rebellion of 1798. This Broadview edition is accompanied by a critical introduction and a rich selection of primary source materials, including a prospectus for the notorious Minerva Press, a contemporary review, publications of The United Irishmen, and excerpts from Augustin Barruel’s “Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism” and from the writings of William Godwin.

Book The Infernal Desires of Angela Carter

Download or read book The Infernal Desires of Angela Carter written by Joseph Bristow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on many aspects of contemporary feminist theory, this lively collection of essays assesses Angela Carter's polemical fictions of desire. Carter, renowned for her irreverent wit, was one of the most gifted, subversive, and stylish British writers to emerge in the 1960s.