D'autres livres qui pourraient vous intéresser

• 

  Anna Seward and the End of the...

  Claudia T. Kairoff

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A critical study of the prominent British poet’s work. 
   
  Anna Seward and her career defy easy placement into the traditional periods of British literature. Raised to emulate the great poets John Milton and Alexander Pope, maturing in the Age of Sensibility, and publishing during the early Romantic era, Seward exemplifies the eighteenth-century transition from classical to Romantic. Claudia Thomas Kairoff’s excellent critical study offers fresh readings of Anna Seward's most important writings and firmly establishes the poet as a pivotal figure among late-century British writers. 
   
  Reading Seward’s writing alongside recent scholarship on gendered conceptions of the poetic career, patriotism, provincial culture, sensibility, and the sonnet revival, Kairoff carefully reconsiders Seward's poetry and critical prose. Written as it was in the last decades of the eighteenth century, Seward’s work does not comfortably fit into the dominant models of Enlightenment-era verse or the tropes that characterize Romantic poetry. Rather than seeing this as an obstacle for understanding Seward’s writing within a particular literary style, Kairoff argues that this allows readers to see in Seward's works the eighteenth-century roots of Romantic-era poetry. 
   
  Arguably the most prominent woman poet of her lifetime, Seward’s writings disappeared from popular and scholarly view shortly after her death. After nearly two hundred years of critical neglect, Seward is attracting renewed attention, and with this book Kairoff makes a strong and convincing case for including Anna Seward’s remarkable literary achievements among the most important of the late eighteenth century. 
   
  “Professor Kairoff achieves her goal of providing “fresh readings, in a richer context,” which will go a long way toward reestablishing Seward’s importance. The book is a significant contribution to literary scholarship and will be widely read, cited, and admired.” —Paula R. Feldman 
   
  “This lucid, stimulating study will challenge traditional notions not only of Seward but also of the interstice of Romanticism and late-century women authors.” —Choice 
   
  “Kairoff effectively demonstrates the quality of Seward’s work, and articulates some of the ways in which a reappraisal of Seward might enrich our understanding of both eighteenth-century and Romantic-era literary cultures, and our conception of the writing practices of both male and female authors.” —Years Work in English Studies

  Voir livre

• 

  Wyatt's Little Germs - A Read...

  Kayla Nijai

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Wyatt's Little Germs was made to help kids understand how germs are spread. It encapsulates the necessity of hand washing and explains to children how germs live on surfaces and travel from person to person. Older children can relate to the main character's everyday classroom settings, while parents playing this audiobook in repetition helps to establish basic cleanliness guidelines. The audiobook reinforces what parents teach at home and draws awareness to the threats associated with coughing and sneezing. Playing this audiobook for your child once or twice a week is the positive reinforcement your child needs to guarantee a pattern of cleanliness now and into adulthood.

  Voir livre

• 

  History of Africa for Kids: A...

  Captivating History

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Three manuscripts in one audiobook:African History for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the History of AfricaAncient Africa for Kids: A Captivating Guide to Ancient African Civilizations, Empires, and HistoryMedieval Africa for Kids: A Captivating Guide to Mansa Musa, the Mali Empire, and other African Civilizations of the Middle Ages 
  In the first part of this audiobook, you will learn about:Ancient Egypt’s incredible inventions, pharaohs, and architecture.The Egyptians weren’t the only African nation to build pyramids. Find out what other African civilizations built more pyramids in one town than there were in the whole of Egypt!The introduction of Christianity and Islam and how they impacted tribal religions.How a huge monument was dismantled and taken to Rome for seventy years before being returned to its original site.Things are looking up! What the future holds for Africa. 
  In the second part of this audiobook, you will discover:Where is the Land of the Bow?Why did the Egyptians make mummies?How many war elephants did Hannibal have?What civilization conquered Egypt?What is the legend of King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, and their son?Where exactly was ancient Ghana? 
  In the third part of this audiobook, you will discover:Was Mansa Musa I really the wealthiest person in world history?Why wasn’t the Ghana Empire close to modern Ghana?How did Islam come to Africa?Are any of the medieval empires still here today?How did the African kingdoms react to the slave trade?Who was the most famous African leader during the Middle Ages?And much, much more! 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to learn more about the history of Africa!

  Voir livre

• 

  William Martin Murphy

  Thomas J. Morrissey

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  William Martin Murphy (1845-1919) was one of the most successful of Irish entrepreneurs and businessmen. As well as being a good employer, Murphy was an international financier, and a contractor of railways and tramways on three continents as well as in Britain and Ireland. He revolutionised the Irish newspaper industry, was a patriot who opposed concessions in the Home Rule Bill, supported Sinn Fein as a political party, and vigorously opposed conscription and partition. Although he was a man with a strong social conscience and sense of social responsibility, he came to be viewed as something of an ogre and regarded as the man who starved the workers of Dublin into submission in 1913-14 and who called for the execution of James Connolly in 1916. This book re-examines Murphy's remarkable career.

  Voir livre

• 

  Air Battle for Arnhem

  Alan W. Cooper

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Over sixty years ago a battle took place that, if it had succeeded, could have shortened the Second World war by six months. The operation to take the bridges at Arnhem was given the code name 'Operation Market Garden', Market being the air side of the operation and Garden the subsequent ground operation. The main problem was communications between the ground forces and the re-supply aircraft of the Royal Air Force.Its their efforts and the courage on evident display at Arnhem that the book is based upon. Over a period of seven days troops of the 1st Airborne were taken by the RAF in towed gliders and then in subsequent days showed courage of the highest order to make sure that the ground troops were supplied with ammunition and food to sustain them in their efforts to take the bridges at Arnhem. Their efforts were costly, 309 aircrew and 79 Air Dispatchers were killed and 107 aircraft, which included the men and aircraft who supported the main re-supply armada.One of the re-supply aircraft, flown by F/Lt David Lord DFC, was shot down. Lord was later awarded the Victoria Cross. His courage and dedication are exemplary of the efforts of the men of Transport Command to make sure the men on the ground were re-supplied. The men of the Air Dispatchers, or AD's as they were known, must always be remembered when regarding Arnhem. Their efforts to make sure the supplies were released from the aircraft, and on to the besieged men on the ground, was a vital factor in getting vital supplies to the troops successfully.This is their story, vividly told, and serves a commemorative purpose, memorialising both the events and, most importantly, the men who participated.

  Voir livre

• 

  Santa’s Smutty Helper : Female...

  Connie Cuckquean

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  When bratty Evelyn Thomas shows up for a late-night sit on Santa’s knee, his grotto soon turns into a den of debauchery.  OnlyFans star Evelyn wants something very special for Christmas, and Santa’s wife and willing Elf helper, Natalie, is on hand to fulfill Evelyn’s wish, filming as Evelyn claims Mr. Claus and takes his hot seed deep.  Natalie can’t wait to clean it all out!

  Voir livre