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Author: Wendy Doniger Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190267135 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 425
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Why are sex and jewelry, particularly rings, so often connected? Why do rings continually appear in stories about marriage and adultery, love and betrayal, loss and recovery, identity and masquerade? What is the mythology that makes finger rings symbols of true (or, as the case may be, untrue) love? The cross-cultural distribution of the mythology of sexual rings is impressive--from ancient India and Greece through the Arab world to Shakespeare, Marie Antoinette, Wagner, nineteenth-century novels, Hollywood, and the De Beers advertising campaign that gave us the expression, "A Diamond is Forever." Each chapter of The Ring of Truth, like a charm on a charm bracelet, considers a different constellation of stories: stories about rings lost and found in fish; forgetful husbands and clever wives; treacherous royal necklaces; fake jewelry and real women; modern women's revolt against the hegemony of jewelry; and the clash between common sense and conventional narratives about rings. Herein lie signet rings, betrothal rings, and magic rings of invisibility or memory. The stories are linked by a common set of meanings, such as love symbolized by the circular and unbroken shape of the ring: infinite, constant, eternal--a meaning that the stories often prove tragically false. While most of the rings in the stories originally belonged to men, or were given to women by men, Wendy Doniger shows that it is the women who are important in these stories, as they are the ones who put the jewelry to work in the plots.
Author: Donna Hosie Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781495374999 Category : Camelot (Legendary place) Languages : en Pages : 0
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Sixteen-year-old Mila Roth wants to be normal. It's a phrase that has been drilled into her by her mother since she was born. But Mila Roth is anything but normal. For sixteen years her parents have hidden a secret from her. For Mila was born one thousand years ago in the land of Logres, and far from being a math teacher and a housewife, Mila's parents are the awakened King Arthur and Gorian druid queen, Morgana. Two worlds, one thousand years apart. And those worlds are about to collide. The spirit of the malevolent Lady of the Lake has been contained for sixteen years in the fabled Ring of Morgana. When the ring curses Mila's younger sister, Lilly, the Roth family has no choice but to return Mila to the land of her birth as they face a battle against time itself. Accompanied by her best friend, Rustin, Mila will have to decide whether to defy those she loves in order to save her sister. Should she trust the Gorian druids and the mysterious Melehan? What is the true cost to Mila's heart as she strives to master the purple flame? And why have her mother and father denied the truth of her origins for so long? For she alone has the combined power of royalty and druid magic within her. And now only Mila can save Lilly and Logres.
Author: Howard Pyle Publisher: ISBN: Category : Arthurian romances Languages : en Pages : 400
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Follows Sir Launcelot of the Round Table as he rescues Queen Guinevere, fights in the tournament at Astolat and pursues other adventures.
Author: Wendy Doniger Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190267135 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 425
Book Description
Why are sex and jewelry, particularly rings, so often connected? Why do rings continually appear in stories about marriage and adultery, love and betrayal, loss and recovery, identity and masquerade? What is the mythology that makes finger rings symbols of true (or, as the case may be, untrue) love? The cross-cultural distribution of the mythology of sexual rings is impressive--from ancient India and Greece through the Arab world to Shakespeare, Marie Antoinette, Wagner, nineteenth-century novels, Hollywood, and the De Beers advertising campaign that gave us the expression, "A Diamond is Forever." Each chapter of The Ring of Truth, like a charm on a charm bracelet, considers a different constellation of stories: stories about rings lost and found in fish; forgetful husbands and clever wives; treacherous royal necklaces; fake jewelry and real women; modern women's revolt against the hegemony of jewelry; and the clash between common sense and conventional narratives about rings. Herein lie signet rings, betrothal rings, and magic rings of invisibility or memory. The stories are linked by a common set of meanings, such as love symbolized by the circular and unbroken shape of the ring: infinite, constant, eternal--a meaning that the stories often prove tragically false. While most of the rings in the stories originally belonged to men, or were given to women by men, Wendy Doniger shows that it is the women who are important in these stories, as they are the ones who put the jewelry to work in the plots.
Author: Paula Carneglia Neice Publisher: Tate Publishing ISBN: 1618620827 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 136
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I can remember, from such an early age, my mother telling me that she wished I was never born, that she should have drowned me, and [that] boys are much easier than girls' As I look back and reflect on some of her statements, I now know why my real father was my caregiver for the first two years of my life. Paula was born into a family that didn't want her. The daughter/stepdaughter of two very unhappy people, she learned early in life what it meant to be unloved and unwanted. But as she grew up and slowly became more independent, she began to realize that anyone can have worth, even an unwanted child. From physical, mental and sexual abuse to hurtful words, Paula's story shows the extent of pain childhood can bring. Share her struggles and her faith as she fights to overcome her traumatic childhood in this touching and inspirational memoir, and learn what it means to truly Believe.
Author: Howard Pyle Publisher: e-artnow ISBN: 8026884116 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 266
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"King Arthur & His Knights" tells the legend of the mythological first king of Britain King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. First part of the book tells how young Arthur pulled a sword out of an anvil, how he learned of his royal lineage, and how he thus became king. Second part tells the stories of Merlin, Sir Pellias, Sir Gawaine and other noble knights.
Author: Nancy Springer Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101142626 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 175
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Fans who love King Arthur's legend, Camelot, Merlin, and similar tales will love reading about Morgan le Fay. Morgan is a willful, mischievous girl with mismatched eyes of emerald and violet. A girl of magic, whose childhood ends when King Uther Pendragon murders her father and steals away her mother. Then Pendragon dies and, in a warring country with no one to claim the throne, there are many who want Morgan dead. But Morgan has power, and magic. She is able to change the course of history, to become other, to determine her own fate-and, thus the fate of Britain. She will become Morgan le Fay. "Springer wields language like a sword, and both blood and flowers spring to these pages in vivid hues." (Booklist, starred review)
Author: Howard Pyle Publisher: e-artnow ISBN: 8026884337 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 319
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Sir Lancelot du Lac is one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend and King Arthur's greatest companion, the lord of Joyous Gard and the greatest swordsman and jouster of the age. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions consists of a large series of episodes in the legend of the chief knight of the Round Table, Sir Lancelot, and many of his friends, including the Lady Elaine, Sir Ewaine, and Sir Gareth.
Author: Jaye Shields Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1440558280 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 224
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When the dryad Tera’s friends inform her that the portal on Alcatraz Island is buzzing with an arrival, she thinks her goddess mother has come to visit. When Tera arrives at the portal to welcome her, she doesn’t find her mother, she finds a gigantic otherworldly warrior causing mass destruction among the San Francisco tourists. Being a forest dryad born from the Goddess of the Hunt has its perks, and kicking ass is one of them. Sabin is six-feet-six of hard-bodied soldier, used to subduing demons twice his size. One day after chasing an elusive smoke demon through a portal into the human realm, Sabin is brought to his knees by a beautiful woman, literally. After arriving at a pier full of dead bodies, Tera issues a passionate smack-down before Sabin can explain that he’s the good guy. He’s just in time: an an ancient grudge has come to life. Eris, the Goddess of Chaos, has held a bitter hatred for Tera’s mother, Artemis, for over 400 years - and now she’s ready to destroy all dryads - including Tera. Sensuality Level: Sensual
Author: Leia Stone Publisher: Leia Stone ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 177
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Everything I thought I knew was a lie. The evil vampire spawn I'd hunted my entire life have turned out to be my only allies. Hidden away in Magic City, I've promised to help support Luka as he competes to become King. The problem? I'm falling for him and he's engaged to be married. To get my mind off of my boy problem, Liv and I band together with our allies to dig deeper into the betrayal of every hunter. What I find shocks me to my core. With Luka's fiancé breathing down my neck, and hidden truths bubbling to the surface daily, it will take every skill I have to stay alive.
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