Expeditions of a Chimaera

Expeditions of a Chimaera
Author: Oana Avasilichioaei
Publisher: Book*hug Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781897388471

Expeditions, taken up by the explorers we all are, ultimately cannot be read. Only experienced. On venturing into it, you'll find your ticket is no good, expired, or valid only on Tuesday. Your fellow travellers will tell you you are wearing the wrong shoes. If you force your way past the gate, you will stub your toe, scrape your shins, lose your suitcase, throw the book across the room in a fit of outrage or fall under its spell and suddenly find it half-submerged in your bathwater. At times, you will even laugh aloud. Expeditions of a Chimï¿1/2ra is dialogic. Four pairs of hands try their luck at a game of cards. Nearby, questions sit, waiting to be asked. These expeditions are not progressions but digressions; they are translational in their effort to pull the author, kicking and screaming, out of the hat of authorial impossibilities. Expeditions expedites you into a circus: there is disguise, an acrobatic puff of smoke, a clown's painted face, a human cannonball and, down below its tightrope, an arena full of pawprints, with no net to catch your fall. Otilia Acacia

Language Smugglers

Language Smugglers
Author: Arianne Des Rochers
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2023-08-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1501394134

Translation is commonly understood as the rendering of a text from one language to another – a border-crossing activity, where the border is a linguistic one. But what if the text one is translating is not written in “one language;” indeed, what if no text is ever written in a single language? In recent years, many books of fiction and poetry published in so-called Canada, especially by queer, racialized and Indigenous writers, have challenged the structural notions of linguistic autonomy and singularity that underlie not only the formation of the nation-state, but the bulk of Western translation theory and the field of comparative literature. Language Smugglers argues that the postnational cartographies of language found in minoritized Canadian literary works force a radical redefinition of the activity of translation altogether. Canada is revealed as an especially rich site for this study, with its official bilingualism and multiculturalism policies, its robust translation industry and practitioners, and the strong challenges to its national narratives and accompanying language politics presented by Indigenous people, the province of Québec, and high levels of immigration.

CHIMAERA

CHIMAERA
Author: Navin Reuben Dawson
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 363
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9356107238

As the world continues to reel under the devastating effects of SARS CoV-2, the Director General of WHO receives a disturbing code in his inbox. He summons CBI officer Jake Stevens on a clandestine mission to China, who deciphers the code to unlock a trail of clues that leads him to Wuhan Museum, where he meets elegant museum docent Juan Liu. Together, they commit a heist of an uncanny museum exhibit that thrust them on a perilous quest to locate the antidote for the virus. In a race against time, navigating the gloomy wet market to highly secured BSL-4 laboratory in Wuhan, they must evade a dangerous wildlife trade syndicate and ruthless Chinese police force, ultimately coming face-toface with a shocking revelation about mankind’s evolutionary past… that will not only rewrite the scientific history of the evolution of virus but also threaten the very existence of human race…

The Poetics of Translation

The Poetics of Translation
Author: Geneviève Robichaud
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2024-07-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0228021979

Translation is a vital method of not just reading but writing and forms the basis of an exciting range of critical, artistic, and literary opportunities. Combining close readings of literary texts alongside astute critical observations from works by Avital Ronell and Walter Benjamin, amongst others, The Poetics of Translation re-examines key translation studies concepts, challenging our sometimes pragmatic understanding of translation and asking what it is that the discipline can make visible. By highlighting the possibilities of translation as an art form in contemporary innovative writing practices, Geneviève Robichaud reveals translation’s creative and critical potential, arguing that even those literary works that are not exactly translations gain in being apprehended as such. The Poetics of Translation values oblique, even unfinished sources of meaning, dwelling in the speculative spaces of texts and drawing attention to translation as poiesis, as creating that which is tangible and valuable. Situated at the juncture of translation poetics and literary studies, the book celebrates the uncertainty of translation, the plasticity of language and ideas, and the desire to interpret rather than reiterate.

Chimaera's Copper

Chimaera's Copper
Author: Piers Anthony
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1497657296

Old enemies return as a mysterious prophecy unfolds in the third Dragon’s Gold book from the authors of Serpent’s Silver. When his two deadliest enemies join forces to take revenge on him, Kelvin is trapped in the distant Frame World and must escape in order to save the woman he loves, who carries their unborn child.

Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras of California

Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras of California
Author: David Ebert
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2003-05-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520222652

"Ebert has herein assembled an enormous body of knowledge about California's 43 shark species ranging from shark and human behavior to taxonomic minutiae, along with up-to-date explanations of their ecology, status and fisheries. More importantly, his Herculean effort includes the often-overlooked 25 species of skates, rays and chimaeras. That, along with the fine illustrations of Mat Squillante, should answer any question that a student, diver, natural history buff, or recreational or commercial fisher might ask."—John E. McCosker, coauthor of Great White Shark "The timing of this publication is ideal given the status of some of California's elasmobranch populations and the need for a deeper understanding of their biology, ecology, and fishery management. The book is a comprehensive treatment—if one wants to find out the latest information on any species of shark or ray off California, this is the place to go. An outstanding work!"—Gregor M. Cailliet, Professor, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, and Director, Pacific Shark Research Center

Eleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century

Eleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century
Author: Claudia Rankine
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0819572365

“A fine and selective anthology that’s also a critical introduction to some of the most provocative, and some of the most original, poetry out there.” —Stephanie Burt, author of Don’t Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems The American Poets in the 21st Century series continues with another anthology focused on female poets. Like the earlier books, this volume includes generous selections of poetry by some of the best poets of our time as well as illuminating poetics statements and incisive essays on their work. This unique organization makes these books invaluable teaching tools. Broadening the lens through which we look at contemporary poetry, this new volume extends its geographical net by including Caribbean and Canadian poets. Representing three generations of women writers, among the insightful pieces included in this volume are essays by Karla Kelsey on Mary Jo Bang’s modes of artifice, Christine Hume on Carla Harryman’s kinds of listening, Dawn Lundy Martin on M. NourbeSe Phillip (for whom “english / is a foreign anguish”), and Sina Queyras on Lisa Robertson’s confoundingly beautiful surfaces. In addition, a companion website presents audio of each poet’s work.

Open Letter

Open Letter
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 814
Release: 2008
Genre: Canadian literature
ISBN:

Field Guide to Sharks, Rays & Chimaeras of Europe and the Mediterranean

Field Guide to Sharks, Rays & Chimaeras of Europe and the Mediterranean
Author: David A. Ebert
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691211825

The definitive field guide to all the sharks, rays and chimaeras of the European Atlantic and Mediterranean The waters of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea are home to an amazing variety of sharks, rays and chimaeras. This comprehensive and easy-to-use field guide covers all 146 species found in the Mediterranean, the waters of the European Atlantic and Iceland, along all the Scandinavian coasts, in the Black Sea and as far south as the Canary Islands. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, habitat, biology and status. Every species account comes with a colour distribution map, a depth guide, at-a-glance icons and colour illustrations. This must-have field guide also features illustrated key guides that enable you to accurately identify down to species, comparison plates of similar species, illustrations of eggcases where known and plates of teeth. The first field guide to cover all 146 species Features hundreds of colour illustrations, photos, maps and diagrams Describes key features, habitat, biology and status Includes depth guides, at-a-glance icons, key guides and teeth plates

Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary

Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary
Author: Michael Watkins
Publisher: Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2015-01-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1784270377

This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry offers a concise biography, revealing the hidden stories and facts behind each species’ name.