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Book Unwelcome Voices

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  • Author : Paul C. Jones
  • Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9781572333277
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Unwelcome Voices written by Paul C. Jones and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The literature of the antebellum South has often been described in literary histories as little more than glorified propaganda for the aristocratic, slave-owning class. While this might pertain to the region’s historical romances that feature a dashing, resolute hero committed to upholding the dearly held institutions of slave-holding society and that relegate women and African Americans to roles as meek supporters or loyal comic sideshows, this view does not describe all of the South’s literature from this period.In Unwelcome Voices: Subversive Fiction in the Antebellum South, Paul C. Jones argues that there was a subversive group of voices that dared challenge cherished southern traditions and raised questions about the issues facing the South in the years leading up to the Civil War, including slavery, democracy, and women’s rights.Jones examines the work of five southern writers from that era: James Heath, Frederick Douglass, Edgar Allan Poe, John Pendleton Kennedy, and E.D.E.N. Southworth. Each author was subversive in different ways: Heath featured a progressive hero who ignored the aristocratic assumptions of the South; Douglass presented a rebellious slave hero and made the slave-owning class his villains; Poe used horror to highlight the South’s hidden anxieties; Kennedy challenged the romantic visions of the South by opposing them with realistic depictions of the region; and Southworth employed abolitionist rhetoric to undermine traditionalist discourse. Jones clearly shows that the fiction of these writers diverged sharply from the South’s dominant literary formula.Unwelcome Voices represents a major turning point in the study of the literature of the antebellum South. It recognizes those authors who produced the counterweight to the writing meant to prop up the region’s elite class and slaveholding way of life. Unwelcome Voices will be a welcome and needed addition to the libraries of anyone interested in Southern history or the literature of the antebellum period.

Book Broken Voices

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  • Author : Roald Maliangkay
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2017-10-31
  • ISBN : 0824866657
  • Pages : 265 pages

Download or read book Broken Voices written by Roald Maliangkay and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broken Voices is the first English-language book on Korea’s rich folksong heritage, and the first major study of the effects of Japanese colonialism on the intangible heritage of its former colony. Folksongs and other music traditions continue to be prominent in South Korea, which today is better known for its technological prowess and the Korean Wave of popular entertainment. In 2009, many Koreans reacted with dismay when China officially recognized the folksong Arirang, commonly regarded as the national folksong in North and South Korea, as part of its national intangible cultural heritage. They were vindicated when versions from both sides of the DMZ were included in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity a few years later. At least on a national level, folksongs thus carry significant political importance. But what are these Korean folksongs about, and who has passed them on over the years, and how? Broken Voices describes how the major repertoires were transmitted and performed in and around Seoul. It sheds light on the training and performance of professional entertainment groups and singers, including kisaeng, the entertainment girls often described as Korean geisha. Personal stories of noted singers describe how the colonial period, the media, the Korean War, and personal networks have affected work opportunities and the standardization of genres. As the object of resentment (and competition) and a source of creative inspiration, the image of Japan has long affected the way in which Koreans interpret their own culture. Roald Maliangkay describes how an elaborate system of heritage management was first established in modern Korea and for what purposes. His analysis uncovers that folksong traditions have changed significantly since their official designation; one major change being gender representation and its effect on sound and performance. Ultimately, Broken Voices raises an important issue of cultural preservation—traditions that fail to attract practitioners and audiences are unsustainable, so compromises may be unwelcome, but imperative.

Book Paul Pero

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  • Author : Robert Dalziel Cumming
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1928
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 40 pages

Download or read book Paul Pero written by Robert Dalziel Cumming and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book What She Did

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  • Author : Carla Kovach
  • Publisher : Bookouture
  • Release : 2021-09-20
  • ISBN : 180019966X
  • Pages : 341 pages

Download or read book What She Did written by Carla Kovach and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think you did something terrible? Would you tell? I live a small life: a one-bedroom apartment, clothes that help me blend into the background, just a few friends who don’t know my whole story. Everything has to be simple, ordered, in its place. It gives me the illusion that I’m in control. Even though I know I never can be. Twenty years ago, I lost everyone I ever loved, and they say it was all my fault. I’ve tried to make sure I could never hurt anyone again, but it’s hard to live any kind of life without letting anyone get close to me. And then come the sirens; the knock at the door. If I’d done something terrible, I would know, wouldn’t I? An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller that’ll keep you reading long into the night. Perfect for fans of C.L. Taylor, Teresa Driscoll and Lisa Jewell. What readers are saying about What She Did: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An absolutely brilliant psychological thriller!!… I was gripped from the first page and definitely didn’t see the ending coming. Worth more than five stars.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I am blown away by this book, the twist and turns are mind-boggling!… BRILLIANT… If I could, I would give it more than 5 stars.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Outstanding read. Kept me hooked!’ Hampshire Book Lover ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Breathtakingly good. I raced through it in one evening!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book comes out of the traps fast and doesn’t let up at all.’ @Its_Because_She’s_Vegan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was intrigued from page one and it didn’t let go till the end!… This is the best book I’ve read all month.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Excellent! It was so hard to put down… So many twists and turns kept me coming back for more!’ @booksandbrunchpodcast ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘One of the best thrillers I’ve read all year! I was absolutely on the edge of my seat.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this fast-paced, gripping read.’ Fiction Vixen Reads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, what a book. I was blown away by this story.’ @bookloversanonuk ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Thrilling and tense story that keeps you turning the pages and guessing until the shocking ending… An absolutely gripping thriller.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow! Truly a page-turner.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Completely gripping.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fantastic read. I couldn’t put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What an ending!!’ Goodreads reviewer

Book Theology of the Old Testament

Download or read book Theology of the Old Testament written by Walter Brueggemann and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful book, Walter Brueggemann moves the discussion of Old Testament theology beyond the dominant models of previous generations. Brueggemann focuses on the metaphor and imagery of the courtroom trial in order to regard the theological substance of the Old Testament as a series of claims asserted for Yahweh, the God of Israel. This provides a context that attends to pluralism in every dimension of the interpretive process and suggests links to the plurality of voices of our time.

Book Hugh Nibley

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  • Author : Boyd Jay Petersen
  • Publisher : Greg Kofford Books
  • Release : 2002-01-01
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 704 pages

Download or read book Hugh Nibley written by Boyd Jay Petersen and published by Greg Kofford Books. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2003 Best Biography Award, Mormon History Association As one of the LDS Church’s most widely recognized scholars, Hugh Nibley is both an icon and an enigma. Through complete access to Nibley’s correspondence, journals, notes, and papers, Petersen has painted a portrait that reveals the man behind the legend. Starting with a foreword written by Zina Nibley Petersen and finishing with appendices that include some of the best of Nibley’s personal correspondence, the biography reveals aspects of the tapestry of the life of one who has truly consecrated his life to the service of the Lord.

Book The Congregational magazine  formerly The London Christian instructor

Download or read book The Congregational magazine formerly The London Christian instructor written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Shadow Hour

Download or read book The Shadow Hour written by Melissa Grey and published by Ember. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the firebird awakened, the war has become even more dangerous for Echo and her friends. There is a darkness spreading too and staying in hiding might not be enough to keep them alive.

Book E D E N  Southworth

Download or read book E D E N Southworth written by Melissa Homestead and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prolific nineteenth-century writer E. D. E. N. Southworth enjoyed enormous public success in her day—she published nearly fifty novels during her career—but that very popularity, combined with her gender, led to her almost complete neglect by the critical establishment before the emergence of academic feminism. Even now, most scholarship on Southworth focuses on her most famous novel, The Hidden Hand. However, this new book—the first since the 1930s devoted entirely to Southworth—shows the depth of her career beyond that publication and reassesses her place in American literature. Editors Melissa Homestead and Pamela Washington have gathered twelve original essays from both established and emerging scholars that set a new agenda for the study of E. D. E. N. Southworth’s works. Following an introduction by the editors, these articles are divided into four thematic clusters. The first, “Serial Southworth,” treats her fiction in periodical publication contexts. “Southworth’s Genres,” the second grouping, considers her use of a range of genres beyond the sentimental novel and the domestic novel. In the third part, “Intertextual Southworth,” the essays present intensive case studies of Southworth’s engagement with literary traditions such as Greek and Restoration drama and with her contemporaries such as Harriet Beecher Stowe and French novelist George Sand. Southworth’s focus on social issues and reform figures prominently throughout the volume, but the pieces in the fourth section, “Southworth, Marriage, and the Law,” present a sustained inquiry into the ways in which marriage law and the status of women in the nineteenth century engaged her literary imagination. The collection concludes with the first chronological bibliography of Southworth’s fiction organized by serialization date rather than book publication. For the first time, scholars will be able to trace the publication history of each novel and will be able to access citations for lesser-known and previously unknown works. With its fresh approach, this volume will be of great value to students and scholars of American literature, women’s studies, and popular culture studies. MELISSA J. HOMESTEAD is the Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of English at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Her book American Women Authors and Literary Property, 1822–1869 includes Southworth, and her articles on American women’s writing have been published in a variety of academic journals. PAMELA T. WASHINGTON is Professor of English and former dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is the co-author of Fresh Takes: Explorations in Reading and Writing: A Freshman Composition Text.

Book Rebuilding the Foundations

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  • Author : John Brueggemann
  • Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
  • Release : 2017-02-16
  • ISBN : 1611647886
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book Rebuilding the Foundations written by John Brueggemann and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique volume, father-and-son team Walter and John Brueggemann take a close look at our fractured American society and suggest ways for improvement. Using six themes identified by some scholars as the moral foundations of societycare, fairness, liberty, loyalty, authority, and sanctitythey examine the unsustainable patterns of our contemporary society and reveal how those patterns played out in the ancient world of the Old Testament. Brueggemann and Brueggemann demonstrate how comparing the current state of these moral foundations with what God wanted them to be can help us better respond to the challenges of today. They assert that achieving any significant change will require the work of all of us and will be grounded in a vision of neighborliness. Rebuilding the Foundations will inspire readers to reorient toward a better way of living, both for themselves and for all living things.

Book You Are My People

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  • Author : Louis Stulman
  • Publisher : Abingdon Press
  • Release : 2011-12-01
  • ISBN : 1426719558
  • Pages : 371 pages

Download or read book You Are My People written by Louis Stulman and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on recent developments in biblical studies, this book introduces the prophetic literature of the Old Testament against the background of today's postmodern context and crisis of meaning. Pulsating with anxiety over the empire--Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian--the prophet corpus is a disturbing cultural expression of lament and chaos. Danger, disjunction, and disaster bubble beneath the surface of virtually every prophetic text. Sometimes in denial, sometimes in despair, and sometimes in defiance, the readers of this literature find themselves living at the edge of time, immediately before, during, or after the collapse of longstanding symbolic, cultural, and geo-political structures. These written prophecies not only reflect the social location of trauma, but are also a complex response. More specifically, prophetic texts are thick meaning-making maps, tapestries of hope that help at-risk communities survive.

Book The Guardian  Or  Youth s Religious Instructor

Download or read book The Guardian Or Youth s Religious Instructor written by and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Clydebuilt

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  • Author : Marista Leishman
  • Publisher : Saint Andrew Press
  • Release : 2014-08-07
  • ISBN : 0861537661
  • Pages : 171 pages

Download or read book Clydebuilt written by Marista Leishman and published by Saint Andrew Press. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In absorbing style, we are told the story of the great but unheralded 19th-century Scot who created the means for large ships to be constructed on the Clyde and to reach Glasgow from the Atlantic - making Glasgow a city of enormous worldwide importance.

Book Sermons on Miscellaneous Subjects

Download or read book Sermons on Miscellaneous Subjects written by and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Fire Bell in the Past

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  • Author : Jeffrey L. Pasley
  • Publisher : University of Missouri Press
  • Release : 2021-06-25
  • ISBN : 0826274587
  • Pages : 441 pages

Download or read book A Fire Bell in the Past written by Jeffrey L. Pasley and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many new states entered the United States around 200 years ago, but only Missouri almost killed the nation it was trying to join. When the House of Representatives passed the Tallmadge Amendment banning slavery from the prospective new state in February 1819, it set off a two-year political crisis in which growing northern antislavery sentiment confronted the southern whites’ aggressive calls for slavery’s westward expansion. The Missouri Crisis divided the U.S. into slave and free states for the first time and crystallized many of the arguments and conflicts that would later be settled violently during the Civil War. The episode was, as Thomas Jefferson put it, “a fire bell in the night” that terrified him as the possible “knell of the Union.” Drawing on the participants in two landmark conferences held at the University of Missouri and the City University of New York, this first of two volumes finds myriad new perspectives on the Missouri Crisis. Celebrating Missouri’s bicentennial the scholarly way, with fresh research and unsparing analysis, this eloquent collection of essays from distinguished historians gives the epochal struggle over Missouri statehood its due as a major turning point in American history. Contributors include the editors, Christa Dierksheide, David N. Gellman, Sarah L. H. Gronningsater, Robert Lee, Donald Ratcliffe, Andrew Shankman, Anne Twitty, John R. Van Atta, and David Waldstreicher.

Book His Own Angel Book Six

Download or read book His Own Angel Book Six written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s time to find out who she truly is. No more hiding from her destiny – Elizabeth Luck must hunt it down. And that hunt will turn into a fight. A brutal one. For some dark force has a fate in mind for Elizabeth, and she’ll need to use her every power to stop it. If she can’t? The world will pay the price. And the first man to fall will be Benson. …. His Own Angel follows a magical private eye and her charming vampire handler fighting to save their city from the darkest side of power. If you love your urban fantasies with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab His Own Angel Book Six today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series.

Book Nominations of the 112th Congress  First Session

Download or read book Nominations of the 112th Congress First Session written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: