Imagined Commonwealth
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Author |
: T.J. Cribb |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 325 |
Release |
: 1999-02-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781349270606 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1349270601 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Imagined Commonwealth by : T.J. Cribb
This collection includes contributions from some of the major authors in the field. The critical essays have been chosen to open up possibilities, mark out boundaries and set objectives in the ever-expanding field of international literature in English. The writers themselves are the principal guides and resources for this enterprise. New literary and critical practices are derived from the problematic role of English as an international language and from its relations with other languages. Values of cultural difference and particularity are emphasised.
Author |
: Philip Pullman |
Publisher |
: Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages |
: 658 |
Release |
: 2019-10-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780553510669 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0553510665 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) by : Philip Pullman
The #1 New York Times Bestseller! Return to the world of His Dark Materials—now an HBO original series starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—in the second volume of Philip Pullman’s new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust. The windows between the many worlds have been sealed and the momentous adventures of Lyra Silvertongue’s youth are long behind her—or so she thought. Lyra is now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia’s College and intrigue is swirling around her once more. Her daemon Pantalaimon is witness to a brutal murder, and the dying man entrusts them with secrets that carry echoes from their past. The more Lyra is drawn into these mysteries, the less she is sure of. Even the events of her own past come into question when she learns of Malcolm Polstead’s role in bringing her to Jordan College. Now Lyra and Malcolm will travel far beyond the confines of Oxford, across Europe and into the Levant, searching for a city haunted by daemons, and a desert said to hold the truth of Dust. The dangers they face will challenge everything they thought they knew about the world, and about themselves. Praise for The Book of Dust “It’s a stunning achievement, this universe Pullman has created and continues to build on.” —The New York Times “Pullman’s writing is simple, unpretentious, beautiful, true. The conclusion to The Book of Dust can’t come soon enough.”—The Washington Post
Author |
: Caitriona Dhuill |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 270 |
Release |
: 2017-07-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351549004 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351549006 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sex in Imagined Spaces by : Caitriona Dhuill
From Thomas More onwards, writers of utopias have constructed alternative models of society as a way of commenting critically on existing social orders. In the utopian alternative, the sex-gender system of the contemporary society may be either reproduced or radically re-organised. Reading utopian writing as a dialogue between reality and possibility, this study examines the relationship between historical sex-gender systems and those envisioned by utopian texts. Surveying a broad range of utopian writing from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Huxley, Zamyatin, Wedekind, Hauptmann, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, this book reveals the variety and complexity of approaches to re-arranging gender, and locates these 're-arrangements' within contemporary debates on sex and reproduction, masculinity and femininity, desire, taboo and family structure. These issues occupy a position of central importance in the dialogue between utopian imagination and anti-utopian thought which culminates in the great dystopias of the twentieth century and the postmodern re-invention of utopia.
Author |
: Dimitris Stamatopoulos |
Publisher |
: Central European University Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2021-07-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9633861772 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789633861776 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Imagined Empires by : Dimitris Stamatopoulos
The Balkans offer classic examples of how empires imagine they can transform themselves into national states (Ottomanism) and how nation-states project themselves into future empires (as with the Greek "Great Idea" and the Serbian "Načertaniye"). By examining the interaction between these two aspirations this volume sheds light on the ideological prerequisites for the emergence of Balkan nationalisms. With a balance between historical and literary contributions, the focus is on the ideological hybridity of the new national identities and on the effects of "imperial nationalisms" on the emerging Balkan nationalisms. The authors of the twelve essays reveal the relation between empire and nation-state, proceeding from the observation that many of the new nation-states acquired some imperial features and behaved as empires. This original and stimulating approach reveals the imperialistic nature of so-called ethnic or cultural nationalism.
Author |
: Ben Wellings |
Publisher |
: Proceedings of the British Aca |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2019 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0197266614 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780197266618 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Anglosphere by : Ben Wellings
The Anglosphere - a transnational imagined community consisting of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK - came to international prominence in the wake of Brexit. The Anglosphere's origins lie in the British Empire and the conflicts of the 20th century. It encompasses an extensive but ill-defined community bonded by language, culture, media, and 'civilisational' heritage founded on the shared beliefs and practices of free-market economics and liberal democracy. Supporters of the Anglosphere argue that it provides a better 'fit' for English-speaking countries at a time when global politics is in a state of flux and under strain from economic crises, conflict and terrorism, and humanitarian disasters. This edited volume provides the first detailed analyses of the Anglosphere, bringing together leading international academic experts to examine its historical origins and contemporary political, social, economic, military, and cultural manifestations. They reveal that the Anglosphere is underpinned by a range of continuities and discontinuities which are shaped by the location of its five core states. The volume reveals that although the Anglosphere is founded on a common view of the past and the present, it continually seeks to realise a shared future which is never fully attained. The volume thus makes an important contribution to debates about the future of the UK outside of the EU, and the potential for the English-speaking peoples to shape the 21st century.
Author |
: Ann Patchett |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 279 |
Release |
: 2016-09-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062491817 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062491814 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Commonwealth by : Ann Patchett
“Exquisite. . .Commonwealth is impossible to put down.” — New York Times #1 New York Times Bestseller | NBCC Award Finalist | New York Times Best Book of the Year | USA Today Best Book | TIME Magazine Top 10 Selection | Oprah Favorite Book | New York Magazine Best Book of The Year The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives. One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them. When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another. Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.
Author |
: Peter F. Hamilton |
Publisher |
: Del Rey |
Total Pages |
: 1537 |
Release |
: 2006-02-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780345490711 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0345490711 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Judas Unchained by : Peter F. Hamilton
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • “An interstellar suspense thriller . . . sweeping in scope and emotional range.”—San Antonio Express-News In the star-spanning civilization known as the Intersolar Commonwealth, twenty-three planets have fallen victim to the Prime, a technologically advanced alien species genetically hardwired to exterminate all other forms of life. But the Prime is not the only threat. The Starflyer, an alien with mind-control abilities impossible to detect or resist, has secretly infiltrated the Commonwealth and is sabotaging the war effort. Is the Starflyer an ally of the Prime, or has it orchestrated a fight to the death between the two species for its own advantage? Caught between two deadly enemies, the fractious Commonwealth must unite as never before. This will be humanity’s finest hour—or its last gasp. Praise for Judas Unchained, the sequel to Pandora’s Star “Bristles with the energy of golden age SF, but the style and characterizations are polished and modern.”—SF Site “You’re in for quite a ride.”—The Santa Fe New Mexican “The reader is left breathless in amazement.”—SFRevu
Author |
: Philip Neilsen |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 282 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105020376674 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Imagined Lives by : Philip Neilsen
This revised edition gives a detailed analysis of David Malouf''s novels and discusses some of his poems as they relate to his fiction. Includes a chronology, references, a bibliography and an index. One in the series 'Studies in Australian Literature'.The author is associate professor in the School of Media and Journalism at QUT. His other works include 'The Art of Lying'and 'Life Movies'.
Author |
: Lowery Stokes Sims |
Publisher |
: Museum of Fine Arts Boston |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0878468153 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780878468157 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Common Wealth by : Lowery Stokes Sims
The story of African Americans in the visual arts has closely paralleled their social, political and economic aspirations over the last four hundred years. From enslaved craftspersons to contemporary painters, printmakers and sculptors, they have created a wealth of artistic expression that addresses common experiences, such as exclusion from dominant cultural institutions, and confronts questions of identity and community. This generously illustrated volume gathers works by leading figures from the nineteenth century to the present Henry Ossawa Tanner, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Lois Mailou Jones, Gordon Parks, Wifredo Lam, Kara Walker, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall alongside many others who deserve to be better known, including artists from the African diaspora in South America and the Caribbean. Arranged thematically and accompanied by authoritative texts that provide historical and interpretive context, this book invites readers to share in a rich outpouring of art that meets shared challenges with individual creative responses.
Author |
: Phil Withington |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 314 |
Release |
: 2005-02-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521826877 |
ISBN-13 |
: 052182687X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Politics of Commonwealth by : Phil Withington
The Politics of Commonwealth offers a major reinterpretation of urban political culture in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Examining what it meant to be a freeman and citizen in early modern England, it also shows the increasingly pivotal place of cities and boroughs within the national polity. It considers the practices that constituted urban citizenship as well as its impact on the economic, patriarchal and religious life of towns and the larger commonwealth. The author has recovered the language and concepts used at the time, whether by eminent citizens like Andrew Marvell or more humble tradesmen and craftsmen. Unprecedented in terms of the range of its sources and freshness of its approach, the book reveals a dimension of early modern culture that has major implications for how we understand the English state, economy and 'public sphere'; the political upheavals of the mid-seventeenth-century and popular political participation more generally.