Author : Adam Niswander
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1930997485
The eagerly-awaited collection of short fiction from Adam Niswander, author of such acclaimed novels as "The Sand Dwellers," "The Repository," "The Charm," and more.
Author : Roy Bing Chan
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 23,81 MB
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0295999004
Reveals the historical impact of dream rhetoric on Chinese modernity and nation-building Realism and the rhetoric of dreams intersected in modern Chinese literature from the May Fourth Era in the early twentieth century through the period just following the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976. The Edge of Knowing investigates this relationship, showing how writers’ attention to dreams demonstrates the multiple influences of Western psychology, utopian desire for revolutionary change, and the enduring legacy of traditional Chinese philosophy. At the same time, modern Chinese writers used their work to represent social reality for the purpose of nation building. Recent political usage of dream rhetoric in the People’s Republic of China attests to the continuing influence of dreams on the imagination of Chinese modernity. By employing a number of critical perspectives, The Edge of Knowing will appeal to readers seeking to understand the complicated relationship between literary form and Chinese history and politics.
Author : Paul Emmons
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 13,41 MB
Release : 2019-07-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 135106584X
Where is the space for dreaming in the twenty-first century? Lofty thoughts, like dreams, are born and live overhead, just as they have been represented in Renaissance paintings and modern cartoons. Ceilings are often repositories of stories, events and otherwise invisible oneiric narratives. Yet environments that inspire innovative thinking are dwindling as our world confronts enormous challenges, and almost all of our thinking, debating and decision-making takes place under endless ceiling grids. Quantitative research establishes that spaces with taller ceilings elicit broader, more creative thoughts. Today, ceilings are usually squat conduits of technology: they have become the blind spot of modern architecture. The twenty essays in this book look across cultures, places and ceilings over time to discover their potential to uplift the human spirit. Not just one building element among many, the ceiling is a key to unlock the architectural imagination. Ceilings and Dreams aims to correct this blind spot and encourages architects and designers, researchers and students, to look up through writings organized into three expansive categories: reveries, suspensions and inversions. The contributors contemplate the architecture of levity and the potential of the ceiling, once again, as a place for dreaming.
Author : Diana Pharaoh Francis
Publisher : Bell Bridge Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 28,95 MB
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 161194578X
"Diana Pharaoh Francis delivers a downright terrific read." --Devon Monk, nationally Bestselling Author of Hell Bent on Trace of Magic "A vividly written world of magic and kick-ass action." --D. B. Reynolds, author of the Vampires in America Series The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And a pound of flesh. Magical tracking expert Riley Hollis is on a mission to save five teenagers lost inside a mountain. But nothing is what it seems, and soon Riley finds herself bruised, bloodied, and embroiled in a battle to bring down a sadistic criminal dealing in human souls and the darkest of magics. Her only hope may be to swallow her pride and ask for help from her not-quite-ex-boyfriend and his notorious brother--Tyet criminal boss, Gregg Touray. Even that may not be enough to protect her. Something has gone very wrong in the trace dimension and in Riley's head. If she doesn't figure out how to handle the past, the present, the trace, and the bad guys, the road to hell is going to look like a great alternative. Diana Pharaoh Francis is the acclaimed author of a dozen novels of fantasy and urban fantasy. Her books have been nominated for the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award and RT's Best Urban Fantasy. Edge of Dreams is the second in her exciting new urban fantasy series--The Diamond City Magic novels. Visit her at dianapfrancis.com and find her on Facebook.
Author : Jack Shadoian
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 36,91 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780195142921
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Author : Walter de La Mare
Publisher : Paul Dry Books
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 16,88 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1589880676
""A vast treasure chest, a bewildering collection . . . to dazzle and fascinate everyone who lifts the lid."-Geoffrey Grigson"--
Author : Carole Anne Taylor
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 31,65 MB
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 151281959X
"A major contribution to literary and cultural studies—bold, illuminating, and persuasively argued."—Karla Holloway, Duke University
Author : Robert Algeri
Publisher : Publication Consultants
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1594339503
Robert Hansen, Alaska's most notorious serial killer, hunted his victims. Andrea Altiery was one of his victims. Andrea's body has never been located or recovered. After leaving Alaska in 1983, author Robert Algeri, spent the next thirteen years unsuccessfully trying to piece together what happened to his friend, Andrea Altiery Fearing the worst, Robert returned to Anchorage, Alaska in 1996 hoping to gain insight into Andrea's fate. Andrea's Dream, Enchanted Alaskan Proprietress' pages are filled with delicious tension as he gets bruised, battered and beaten down across the city of Anchorage, Alaska in his grass-roots search for Andrea Altiery Realizing the fragile futility of his actions, Robert becomes entangled in an urban Alaska adventure while searching for lost love; love that never gets found; and love that maybe never was.
Author : Brandon West
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 18,16 MB
Release : 2021-11-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476681406
Few scary stories begin with a disclaimer that they are fictional. Instead, they claim to be true even when they are not. Such stories blur the line between fiction and reality, pushing audiences to consider where fiction ends and reality begins. These kinds of horror stories comprise the understudied subgenre of liminal horror. As the first book on this subject, this volume surveys a variety of liminal horror films. It discusses the different variations within liminal horror's sub-genres and considers why horror films are obsessed with the natures of, and borders between, fiction and reality. After first laying out the basic traits of the horror genre in the context of liminality, this book then dives into film more specifically and how the medium is uniquely situated to explore the movement between the fictional and the real. Through lenses such as dreaming, memory, and perception, the following chapters explore the role liminal horror plays in the the human psyche's subconscious/unconscious, and the various functions of the human mind in perceiving, or misperceiving, reality.
Author : Marcelline Block
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1474456030
In this book, a range of international scholars offers a comprehensive study of this significant and influential figure, covering his French and English-language films and videos, and framing Gondry as a transnational auteur whose work provides insight into both French/European and American cinematic and cultural identity.
