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| Author | : Patricia T. O'Conner |
| Publisher | : Random House Trade Paperbacks |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2010-08-24 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0812978102 |
Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed. In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar’s best-known “rules” aren’t—and never were—rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony français, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: “They” was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way “you” is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose “he.” From the Queen’s English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.
| Author | : Catherynne M. Valente |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781890464141 |
"Collected here for the first time, [the author's] early short novels explore, deconstruct, and ultimately explode the seminal myths of both East and West"--P. [4] of cover.
| Author | : Stephen Belcher |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 544 |
| Release | : 2005-12-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0141935316 |
Gathering a wide range of traditional African myths, this compelling new collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. From impassioned descriptions of animal-creators to dramatic stories of communities forced to flee monstrous crocodiles, all the narratives found here concern origins - whether of the universe, peoples or families. Together, they create a kaleidoscopic picture of the rich and varied oral traditions that have shaped the culture and society of successive generations of Africans for thousands of years, throughout the long struggle to survive and explore this massive and environmentally diverse continent.
| Author | : Michael Witzel |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 688 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0199812853 |
Michael Witzel persuasively demonstrates the prehistoric origins of most of the mythologies of Eurasia and the Americas ('Laurasia').
| Author | : David Adams Leeming |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 342 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Creation |
| ISBN | : 9780195102758 |
| Author | : Ulli Beier |
| Publisher | : East African Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 82 |
| Release | : 1966 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780435900236 |
This is a collection of creation myths from West, East, Central and North Africa.
| Author | : Stephen P. Kershaw |
| Publisher | : Robinson |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2013-02-07 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1472107543 |
The book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along with some less familiar characters and motifs. In addition to the tales, the book explains key issues arising from the narratives, and discusses the myths and their wider relevance. This long-overdue book crystallises three key areas of interest: the nature of the tales; the stories themselves; and how they have and might be interpreted. For the first time, it brings together aspects of Greek mythology only usually available in disparate forms - namely children's books and academic works. There will be much here that is interesting, surprising, and strange as well as familiar. Experts and non-experts, adults, students and schoolchildren alike will gain entertainment and insight from this fascinating and important volume.
| Author | : Karen Armstrong |
| Publisher | : Vintage Canada |
| Total Pages | : 170 |
| Release | : 2010-10-29 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0307367290 |
What are myths? How have they evolved? And why do we still so desperately need them? A history of myth is a history of humanity, Karen Armstrong argues in this insightful and eloquent book: our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense–from Palaeolithic times to the “Great Western Transformation” of the last 500 years–and why we dismiss it only at our peril.
| Author | : Philip Freund |
| Publisher | : Peter Owen Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 293 |
| Release | : 2014-07-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0720618053 |
An exploration of mythology, religious belief, and scientific theory on the origins of the universe. A classic study of mythology, this examination investigates stories from all continents and ages—with all their startling similarities and contrasts—to reveal the workings of the human mind and imagination. Philip Freund provides revealing insight into the universality of ideas and faith by examining a wide range of texts such as the Old Testament, the Upanishads, and Gilgamesh in his search for parallels between creation fables. The analysis estimates, for example, that more than 500 flood legends have been told by more than 250 tribes and peoples from around the world. Also featured are clear presentations of the theories of towering figures such as Freud, Jung, Frazer, Campbell, and Malinowski who have proposed variously that myths are primitive history based on literal fact, a means of expressing profound tribal wisdom and psychological and sexual truth, or that they represent a search for kinship with the animal and vegetable world. Fascinating and erudite, this revered book ranks among the select handful of core texts in any mythology collection.
| Author | : Sir James G. Frazer |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2019-05-08 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1136852220 |
Sir James G. Frazer (1854-1941) is famous as the author of The Golden Bough, but his work ranged widely across classics, cultural history, folklore and literary criticism as well as anthropology. A Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, for 62 years, Sir James G. Frazer devoted his life to research. This volume was first published in 1930.
