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Author: Kate Marshall Publisher: U of Minnesota Press ISBN: 0816684359 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 187
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Corridor offers a series of conceptually provocative readings that illuminate a hidden and surprising relationship between architectural space and modern American fiction. By paying close attention to fictional descriptions of some of modernity’s least remarkable structures, such as plumbing, ductwork, and airshafts, Kate Marshall discovers a rich network of connections between corridors and novels, one that also sheds new light on the nature of modern media. The corridor is the dominant organizational structure in modern architecture, yet its various functions are taken for granted, and it tends to disappear from view. But, as Marshall shows, even the most banal structures become strangely visible in the noisy communication systems of American fiction. By examining the link between modernist novels and corridors, Marshall demonstrates the ways architectural elements act as media. In a fresh look at the late naturalist fiction of the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s, she leads the reader through the fetus-clogged sewers of Manhattan Transfer to the corpse-choked furnaces of Native Son and reveals how these invisible spaces have a fascinating history in organizing the structure of modern persons. Portraying media as not only objects but processes, Marshall develops a new idiom for Americanist literary criticism, one that explains how media studies can inform our understanding of modernist literature.
Author: Kate Marshall Publisher: U of Minnesota Press ISBN: 0816684359 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 187
Book Description
Corridor offers a series of conceptually provocative readings that illuminate a hidden and surprising relationship between architectural space and modern American fiction. By paying close attention to fictional descriptions of some of modernity’s least remarkable structures, such as plumbing, ductwork, and airshafts, Kate Marshall discovers a rich network of connections between corridors and novels, one that also sheds new light on the nature of modern media. The corridor is the dominant organizational structure in modern architecture, yet its various functions are taken for granted, and it tends to disappear from view. But, as Marshall shows, even the most banal structures become strangely visible in the noisy communication systems of American fiction. By examining the link between modernist novels and corridors, Marshall demonstrates the ways architectural elements act as media. In a fresh look at the late naturalist fiction of the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s, she leads the reader through the fetus-clogged sewers of Manhattan Transfer to the corpse-choked furnaces of Native Son and reveals how these invisible spaces have a fascinating history in organizing the structure of modern persons. Portraying media as not only objects but processes, Marshall develops a new idiom for Americanist literary criticism, one that explains how media studies can inform our understanding of modernist literature.
Author: Ashim Shanker Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1387654160 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 720
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There were all these maddening permutations of what could be that were not to be ignored....Yet, there was also a stunning beauty to all of this that was so profound that one could not help but love every facet of every conceivability, whether realized or beyond reach. There was so much to capture even in stillness that was akin to grasping at grains of sand so fine as to elude the grip-it was all so intricate, so overwhelming and so rapid, and nothing ever ceased in its glorious transformation...There was an exhilaration in being engrossed in the details that evaded capture and in being oneself ensconced in constant flux so as to surrender without recourse to what was to come...There is no instance that ever becomes the destination, no circumstance the definitive possibility, and one, for that very fact, could scarcely help but be filled with a heartening love for all of creation...The Moment, after all, was Always and thus there was no 'before, ' no instance preceding the instance
Author: Andreas Brøgger Publisher: Liverpool University Press ISBN: 1846316375 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 99
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The relationship among vision, memory, and media is of burgeoning interest to the arts, cultural studies, and sciences. This comprehensive introduction to the subject couples recent scientific research on memory with a broad cultural discussion about vision and media in the technological age. It features contributions by—and interviews with—artists and leading experts, among them Ali Hossaini, Lindsay Seers, media ecology expert Andrew Hoskins, and American cultural critic Norman Klein, illustrated by the works of contemporary artists whose practice exemplifies this dynamic. Clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date, Vision, Memory and Media presents the latest scientific and theoretical debates relating to memory studies, vision, and media.
Author: RV Willis Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1257110659 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 270
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The story revolves around the battle between The Ubebe's, rulers of the peaceful DeCarthian Warlocks, and The Infinites, the vicariously sadistic Arganian Mummies wanting control of everything. These royal families have been fighting over the past centuries on a planet called Daifinburg. The son of a warlock king goes missing leaving Capt. Halle Spitfire, Xinx Beaumar, and Acen Windsor to team up with some unlikely allies for a perilous adventure. When news of the Ignimp, an elusive stone with the ability to locate the soul of anything in the universe, surfaces in Olin Chu-Chu many species can feel the power that exudes from it. Tree-shifting giants, ferocious Preystali Owlmen, and conniving swarms of transforming hornets, among many others, search for the Ignimp to use for their own roguish motives. On this quest, the captain and crew encounter many enemies but their biggest threat comes in the form of the persuasively compelling mummie, King Muinei Infinite. The Ignimp is up for grabs, WHO WILL FIND IT
Author: Katherine McIntyre Publisher: Davis Raynes Publishing Group, LLC ISBN: 1948121700 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 112
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Lyra plunges into the woods for refuge, leaving the discovery of her stepmother’s affair and the woman’s ensuing rage back at the trailer park. However, a mysterious ringing in the forest leads her to a different sort of sanctuary, a castle of ice with a lonely prince living in his solitary kingdom. While the castle holds haunting ballrooms, vast gardens, and rooms filled with more treasures than a museum, the cobwebs in dark corners whisper a different story. The longer she stays, the more she yearns to return to her rusty old home. Yet once she uncovers the secret of the ice prince in his castle, if she doesn’t find a way to escape soon, she never will.
Author: Natasha Synessios Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 0857714775 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 135
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At the centre of Tarkovsky's oeuvre, _Mirror_ is his most complex and autobiographical film. It stretches the viewer by moving without apparent effort between past, present and imagined realities, in a series of episodes which observe neither plot nor overt logic. The film reconstructs and records iconic memories and deep emotional impressions in the life of an individual, a nation and an era. Audience reaction to 'Mirror' was overwhelming and it came to represent a watershed in many people's lives. It also occasioned Tartovsky's first open dialogue with his viewers, as letters poured in to convince him of the importance and need for his films. It remains to this day most Russians' favourite Tarkovsky film.
Author: Hseham Amrahs Publisher: Mahesh Dutt Sharma ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 250
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Fictional Halloween and Spooky Stories is a collection of tales that have been carefully selected to transport readers into the eerie and mysterious world of Halloween. These stories are designed to entertain and frighten readers of all ages, providing a spine-tingling reading experience that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. One of the things that makes this collection so special is how it captures the spirit of Halloween. These stories are not just scary for the sake of being scary; they are infused with the atmosphere and ambiance of the holiday. From the dark and stormy nights to the howling of wolves in the distance, these stories will transport you to the world of Halloween and all its spooky delights.
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