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Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The academy
Author: The Thirteenth Brydain. A Novel
Author: Margaret MouleThe Farrell Dishonour, Or, Fabian's Folly
Author: E. M. PledgePrecocious Children and Childish Adults
Author: Claudia NelsonPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421405342
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Especially evident in Victorian-era writings is a rhetorical tendency to liken adults to children and children to adults. Claudia Nelson examines this literary phenomenon and explores the ways in which writers discussed the child-adult relationship during this period. Though far from ubiquitous, the terms “child-woman,” “child-man,” and “old-fashioned child” appear often enough in Victorian writings to prompt critical questions about the motivations and meanings of such generational border crossings. Nelson carefully considers the use of these terms and connects invocations of age inversion to developments in post-Darwinian scientific thinking and attitudes about gender roles, social class, sexuality, power, and economic mobility. She brilliantly analyzes canonical works of Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, William Makepeace Thackeray, Bram Stoker, and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside lesser-known writings to demonstrate the diversity of literary age inversion and its profound influence on Victorian culture. By considering the full context of Victorian age inversion, Precocious Children and Childish Adults illuminates the complicated pattern of anxiety and desire that creates such ambiguity in the writings of the time. Scholars of Victorian literature and culture, as well as readers interested in children’s literature, childhood studies, and gender studies, will welcome this excellent work from a major figure in the field.
Drama for All Seasons
Author: Esther J. DanielsonPublisher: CSS Publishing
ISBN: 0788017640
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
In a time when our culture is becoming dominated by visual modes of communication such as television, movies, videos, and computer games, church people are recognizing the need to keep up with the trends. Drama is a useful tool in the work of the church: it adds interest and variety; it can reveal new insights on spiritual truths; and it appeals to all ages while being non-threatening for those unused to regular church services.This collection of easy-to-perform sketches includes both seasonal drama and pieces for any time of the year. They're suitable for worship services, social programs, or other occasions, as well as just-for-fun reading. Most have a performance time of less than five minutes, and few props are required.
Forestwyk, Or, Ten Years After
Author: Elisabeth Boyd BaylyPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Academy and Literature
Author: Charles Edward Cutts Birch AppletonPublisher:
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The Literary World
Author: The Academy
Author: Sapphira and the Slave Girl
Author: Willa CatherPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Sapphira and the Slave Girl is Willa Cather's last novel, published in 1940. It is the story of Sapphira Dodderidge Colbert, a bitter white woman, who becomes irrationally jealous of Nancy, a beautiful young slave. The book balances an atmospheric portrait of antebellum Virginia against an unblinking view of the lives of Sapphira's slaves.