Download or read book Elf written by David Berenbaum and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Buddy Hobbs, an elf who feels a little out of place at the North Pole. But what Buddy lacks in elfin abilities, he makes up for in Christmas cheer!
Download or read book Elf in the House written by Ammi-Joan Paquette and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anticipatory excitement of Christmas Eve builds in a festive way in this follow-up to the much-loved Ghost in the House. Jingle-jingle! There’s a girl in the house on this snowy Christmas Eve. Creeping down, step by step, here she comes. But what’s going on? Santa’s snacks are gone, And the only thing that's left is . . . CRUMBS! Follow a child on a most magical night as she looks for the source of the sound that woke her up. In a lively, cumulative story full of page-turn reveals, all is not what it seems. While the little girl searches the house, she encounters some unexpected new friends. But the biggest surprise is sure to come last!
Download or read book The Last Dragon written by Silvana De Mari and published by Disney-Hyperion. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the last dragon and the last elf break the circle, the past and the future will meet, and the sun of a new summer will shine in the sky. In a world shrouded in darkness and continually lashed by rain, a young elf named Yorsh struggles to survive. His village has been destroyed by the torrential waters, leaving Yorsh suddenly orphaned and alone—the earth’s last elf. But soon Yorsh discovers he is part of a powerful prophecy to save the world from the Dark Age that has begun. First, however, the young elf will have to find another orphaned creature—the world’s last dragon. Full of great tenderness and humor, this magical journey tells the story of a world plagued by intolerance and wickedness, and the elf and the dragon who will fight for its redemption and bring it back into the light.
Download or read book The Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J R R Tolkien written by Nicholas Birns and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume analyzes the literary role played by history in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. It argues that the events of The Lord of the Rings are placed against the background of an already-existing history, both in reality and in the fictional worlds of the books. History is unfolded in various ways, both in explicitly archival annals and in stories told by characters on the road or on the fly, and in which different visions of history emerge. In addition, the history within the work can resemble, or be patterned on, histories in our world. These histories range from the deep past of prehistoric and ancient worlds to the early medieval era of the barbarian invasions and Byzantium, to the modern worlds of urbane civility and a paradoxical longing for nature, and finally to great power rivalries and global prospects. The book argues that Tolkien did not employ these histories indiscriminately or reductively. Rather, he regarded them as aspects of aesthetic and representative figuration that are above all literary. While most criticism has concentrated on Tolkien’s use of historical traditions of Northern Europe, this book argues that Tolkien also valued Southern and Mediterranean pasts and registered the Germanic and the Scandinavian pasts as they related to other histories as much as his vision of them included a primeval mythic aura.
Download or read book The Literary Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cambridge Readings in Literature written by George Sampson and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany written by and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca written by Jennifer Jenkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this rapidly developing field of study. Including 47 state-of-the art chapters from leading international scholars, the handbook covers key concepts, regional spread, linguistic features and communication processes, domains and functions, ELF in academia, ELF and pedagogy and future trends. This handbook is key reading for all those engaged in the study and research of English as a lingua franca and world/global Englishes more broadly, within English language, applied linguistics, and education.
Download or read book Crossing Textual Boundaries in International Children s Literature written by Lance Weldy and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “As the first part of the title indicates, my interest in looking at intertextuality and transformation still maintains a prominent place throughout this book as well. If we believe that ‘no text is an island,’ then we will understand that the relationships between and within texts across the years become a fascinating place for academic inquiry. I included the word ‘boundaries’ into the title because we never get tired of voicing our opinions about texts which traverse relegated boundaries, such as genre or medium. Not only am I interested in discussing what these changes across boundaries mean socially, historically, and culturally, but also what they mean geographically, which accounts for the second part of my title. “I am very excited that this book will be placing even more emphasis on children’s literature in an international scene than my first book did, in the sense that I have added more scholars on an international level. I hesitate to list the nationalities of all of the contributors here because quite a few have themselves crossed international boundaries in different ways, by either studying abroad or finding permanent residency in foreign countries. Nevertheless, the writers have lived extensively in or identify as being from Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United States of America, and Wales.” —Introduction
Download or read book Correct English and Current Literary Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany written by and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Translation of Contemporary Taiwan Literature in a Cross Cultural Context written by Szu-Wen Kung and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation of Contemporary Taiwan Literature in a Cross-Cultural Context explores the social, cultural, and linguistic implications of translation of Taiwan literature for transnational cultural exchange. It demonstrates principally how asymmetrical cultural relationships, mediation processes, and ideologies of the translation players constitute the culture-specific translation activity as a highly contested site, where translation can reconstruct and rewrite the literature and the culture it represents. Four main theoretical themes are explored in relation to such translation activity: sociological studies, cultural and rewriting studies, English as a lingua franca, and social and performative linguistics. These offer insightful perspectives on the translation as an interpretive encounter between not only two languages, two cultural systems and assumptions taking place, but also among various translation mediators. This book will be useful to scholars and students working on translation and cultural studies, China/Taiwan literature studies, and literature studies in cross-cultural contexts.
Download or read book English as a Lingua Franca in the Language Classroom written by Éva Illés and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new text is a guide for understanding, envisioning, and acting on the lessons of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) research in English Language Teaching (ELT) classrooms. The volume is the result of the cooperation of an international team that includes members involved in research, teacher education, and classroom practice. This collection bridges theory, methodology, and real-world application of ELF research for the first time. Chapters offer a variety of practical perspectives and support teachers to better prepare their students for the reality of how the English language is used around the world today. With close attention to the nuts and bolts of teaching – as well as useful features for further investigation, discussion, and application – this book will be a helpful, practical resource for current and prospective English language teachers, teacher trainers and mentors, and curriculum designers.
Download or read book Public Opinion written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intermolecular Forces and Clusters I written by D. Wales and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-09-13 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents P.L.A. Popelier: Quantum Chemical Topology: on Bonds and Potentials.- A. Soncini, P.W. Fowler, L.W. Jenneskens: Angular Momentum and Spectral Decomposition of Ring Currents: Aromaticity and the Annulene Model.- S.L. Price, L.S. Price: Modelling Intermolecular Forces for Organic Crystal Structure Prediction.- C. Millot: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Intermolecular Forces.- S. Tsuzuki: Interactions with Aromatic Rings
Download or read book Essays on subjects connected with the literature popular superstitions and history of England in the Middle ages written by Thomas Wright and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medical Texts in Anglo Saxon Literary Culture written by Emily Kesling and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Best First Monograph from the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England (ISSEME) 2021. An examination of the Old English medical collections, arguing that these texts are products of a learned intellectual culture.
