Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a captivating short story that delves into the themes of guilt, sin, and redemption. Set in Puritan New England, the tale follows Edward Fane's discovery of a rosebud, which serves as a symbol of his dark past coming back to haunt him. Hawthorne's rich and symbolic prose showcases his mastery of allegorical storytelling, creating a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere that lingers in the reader's mind long after finishing the story. "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a prime example of Hawthorne's exploration of the human psyche and the consequences of suppressed guilt, making it a must-read for fans of classic American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne, known for his exploration of moral and psychological complexities, drew inspiration from his own experiences and observations of the human condition. As a descendant of Puritan settlers, Hawthorne's works often reflect his fascination with the dark side of human nature, as seen in "Edward Fane's Rosebud." His keen insight into the inner workings of the human soul sets him apart as a master of psychological fiction. For readers seeking a thought-provoking exploration of sin, guilt, and redemption in a masterfully crafted narrative, Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with audiences today.
Edward Fane's Rosebud (From "Twice Told Tales")
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a captivating short story that delves into the themes of guilt, sin, and redemption. Set in Puritan New England, the tale follows Edward Fane's discovery of a rosebud, which serves as a symbol of his dark past coming back to haunt him. Hawthorne's rich and symbolic prose showcases his mastery of allegorical storytelling, creating a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere that lingers in the reader's mind long after finishing the story. "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a prime example of Hawthorne's exploration of the human psyche and the consequences of suppressed guilt, making it a must-read for fans of classic American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne, known for his exploration of moral and psychological complexities, drew inspiration from his own experiences and observations of the human condition. As a descendant of Puritan settlers, Hawthorne's works often reflect his fascination with the dark side of human nature, as seen in "Edward Fane's Rosebud." His keen insight into the inner workings of the human soul sets him apart as a master of psychological fiction. For readers seeking a thought-provoking exploration of sin, guilt, and redemption in a masterfully crafted narrative, Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with audiences today.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a captivating short story that delves into the themes of guilt, sin, and redemption. Set in Puritan New England, the tale follows Edward Fane's discovery of a rosebud, which serves as a symbol of his dark past coming back to haunt him. Hawthorne's rich and symbolic prose showcases his mastery of allegorical storytelling, creating a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere that lingers in the reader's mind long after finishing the story. "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a prime example of Hawthorne's exploration of the human psyche and the consequences of suppressed guilt, making it a must-read for fans of classic American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne, known for his exploration of moral and psychological complexities, drew inspiration from his own experiences and observations of the human condition. As a descendant of Puritan settlers, Hawthorne's works often reflect his fascination with the dark side of human nature, as seen in "Edward Fane's Rosebud." His keen insight into the inner workings of the human soul sets him apart as a master of psychological fiction. For readers seeking a thought-provoking exploration of sin, guilt, and redemption in a masterfully crafted narrative, Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Edward Fane's Rosebud" is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with audiences today.
Twice Told Tales
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513265563
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
“The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective-wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes.”- Edgar Allan Poe “To this little book we would say ‘Live ever, sweet, sweet book.’ It comes from the hand of a man of genius.”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales is a spectacularly rich collection of thirty-nine penetrating stories. With a rare purity of style, these tales chronicle both familiar life and haunted specters through a lens of subtle mysticism and deep melancholy. The title is a nod to Shakespeare’s line “Life is a tedious as a twice-told tale/Vexing the ear of a drowsy man.”; it furthermore is Hawthorne’s acknowledgment that these stories all had been previously published in various magazines and newspapers of the day. Never one to shy from exploring themes of darkness and morality, these stories beg for repeated readings in order to fully grasp their true richness; yet, there is a sheer enjoyment in the subtle, truly imaginative beauty in each one. Amongst this collection are the tales “The Ambitious Guest,” “The Minister’s Black Veil,” “The May-Pole of Merry Mount,” “The Hollow of Three Hills,” “The Haunted Mind,” and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” which was adapted into the 1963 Horror Film starring Vincent Price.
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513265563
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
“The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective-wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes.”- Edgar Allan Poe “To this little book we would say ‘Live ever, sweet, sweet book.’ It comes from the hand of a man of genius.”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales is a spectacularly rich collection of thirty-nine penetrating stories. With a rare purity of style, these tales chronicle both familiar life and haunted specters through a lens of subtle mysticism and deep melancholy. The title is a nod to Shakespeare’s line “Life is a tedious as a twice-told tale/Vexing the ear of a drowsy man.”; it furthermore is Hawthorne’s acknowledgment that these stories all had been previously published in various magazines and newspapers of the day. Never one to shy from exploring themes of darkness and morality, these stories beg for repeated readings in order to fully grasp their true richness; yet, there is a sheer enjoyment in the subtle, truly imaginative beauty in each one. Amongst this collection are the tales “The Ambitious Guest,” “The Minister’s Black Veil,” “The May-Pole of Merry Mount,” “The Hollow of Three Hills,” “The Haunted Mind,” and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” which was adapted into the 1963 Horror Film starring Vincent Price.
Children's Catalog of Thirty-five Hundred Books
Author: H.W. Wilson Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Children's Catalog
Author: H.W. Wilson Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The 1st ed. includes an index to v. 28-36 of St. Nicholas.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The 1st ed. includes an index to v. 28-36 of St. Nicholas.
The Half Has Never Been Told
Author: Edward E Baptist
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465097685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
A groundbreaking history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was built on the backs of enslaved people Winner of the 2015 Avery O. Craven Prize from the Organization of American Historians Winner of the 2015 Sidney Hillman Prize Americans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution -- the nation's original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America's later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in bondage of their full legacy. As historian Edward E. Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence drove the evolution and modernization of the United States. In the span of a single lifetime, the South grew from a narrow coastal strip of worn-out tobacco plantations to a continental cotton empire, and the United States grew into a modern, industrial, and capitalist economy. Told through the intimate testimonies of survivors of slavery, plantation records, newspapers, as well as the words of politicians and entrepreneurs, The Half Has Never Been Told offers a radical new interpretation of American history.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465097685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
A groundbreaking history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was built on the backs of enslaved people Winner of the 2015 Avery O. Craven Prize from the Organization of American Historians Winner of the 2015 Sidney Hillman Prize Americans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution -- the nation's original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America's later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in bondage of their full legacy. As historian Edward E. Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence drove the evolution and modernization of the United States. In the span of a single lifetime, the South grew from a narrow coastal strip of worn-out tobacco plantations to a continental cotton empire, and the United States grew into a modern, industrial, and capitalist economy. Told through the intimate testimonies of survivors of slavery, plantation records, newspapers, as well as the words of politicians and entrepreneurs, The Half Has Never Been Told offers a radical new interpretation of American history.
Albion's Seed
Author: David Hackett Fischer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019974369X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 981
Book Description
This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019974369X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 981
Book Description
This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
The Literary World
Author: Evert Augustus Duykinck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Middlesex
Author: Jeffrey Eugenides
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307401944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ witty, exuberant novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of a fantastic, absurd, lovable immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high comedy. But there’s a provocative twist. Cal, the narrator -- also Callie -- is a hermaphrodite. And the explanation for this takes us spooling back in time, through a breathtaking review of the twentieth century, to 1922, when the Turks sacked Smyrna and Callie’s grandparents fled for their lives. Back to a tiny village in Asia Minor where two lovers, and one rare genetic mutation, set our narrator’s life in motion. Middlesex is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. It’s a brilliant exploration of divided people, divided families, divided cities and nations -- the connected halves that make up ourselves and our world.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307401944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ witty, exuberant novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of a fantastic, absurd, lovable immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high comedy. But there’s a provocative twist. Cal, the narrator -- also Callie -- is a hermaphrodite. And the explanation for this takes us spooling back in time, through a breathtaking review of the twentieth century, to 1922, when the Turks sacked Smyrna and Callie’s grandparents fled for their lives. Back to a tiny village in Asia Minor where two lovers, and one rare genetic mutation, set our narrator’s life in motion. Middlesex is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. It’s a brilliant exploration of divided people, divided families, divided cities and nations -- the connected halves that make up ourselves and our world.
Directors and Their Films
Author: Brooks Bushnell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
This is the most comprehensive reference work available anywhere, ever, to (1) films and their directors, and (2) directors and their films. Part one is by director. Each entry lists films, years of release, alternate titles, and, when appropriate, the director's pseudonym. Part two is a listing of over 108,000 films (from A, directed by Jan Lenica, to Zyte, from Rene Leprince), giving a director for each.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
This is the most comprehensive reference work available anywhere, ever, to (1) films and their directors, and (2) directors and their films. Part one is by director. Each entry lists films, years of release, alternate titles, and, when appropriate, the director's pseudonym. Part two is a listing of over 108,000 films (from A, directed by Jan Lenica, to Zyte, from Rene Leprince), giving a director for each.
Black Elk Speaks
Author: John G. Neihardt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803283938
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Black Elk’s searing visions of the unity of humanity and Earth, conveyed by John G. Neihardt, have made this book a classic that crosses multiple genres. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, as a history of a Native nation, or as an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable. Black Elk met the distinguished poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and asked Neihardt to share his story with the world. Neihardt understood and conveyed Black Elk’s experiences in this powerful and inspirational message for all humankind. This complete edition features a new introduction by historian Philip J. Deloria and annotations of Black Elk’s story by renowned Lakota scholar Raymond J. DeMallie. Three essays by John G. Neihardt provide background on this landmark work along with pieces by Vine Deloria Jr., Raymond J. DeMallie, Alexis Petri, and Lori Utecht. Maps, original illustrations by Standing Bear, and a set of appendixes rounds out the edition.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803283938
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Black Elk’s searing visions of the unity of humanity and Earth, conveyed by John G. Neihardt, have made this book a classic that crosses multiple genres. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, as a history of a Native nation, or as an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable. Black Elk met the distinguished poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and asked Neihardt to share his story with the world. Neihardt understood and conveyed Black Elk’s experiences in this powerful and inspirational message for all humankind. This complete edition features a new introduction by historian Philip J. Deloria and annotations of Black Elk’s story by renowned Lakota scholar Raymond J. DeMallie. Three essays by John G. Neihardt provide background on this landmark work along with pieces by Vine Deloria Jr., Raymond J. DeMallie, Alexis Petri, and Lori Utecht. Maps, original illustrations by Standing Bear, and a set of appendixes rounds out the edition.