Prom Knights

Prom Knights
Author: Vallyn Bernard
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2017-06-19
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 152467592X

Prom Knights follows some of the adventures of a high school junior as he prepares for his junior prom. Everyday life in a small rural area in the Wild West is highlighted with the antics of Bug. This happy-go-lucky young man faces life with a smile and enjoys the loyalty of a close friend. Together they become partners in the rescue of a young lady who, because of a horrible accident, was on the verge of missing one of the most memorable nights of her life. With several hilarious twists in what would normally be a routine process of preparing for the prom, Bug and his friend end up involved in both heartwarming and emotional events that lead to them becoming prom knights.

The Authenticity of Prometheus Bound

The Authenticity of Prometheus Bound
Author: Mark Griffith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2007-07-26
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780521038140

Prometheus Bound was accepted without question in antiquity as the work of Aeschylus, and most modern authorities endorse this ascription. But since the nineteenth century several leading scholars have come to doubt Aeschylean authorship. Dr Griffith here provides a thorough and wide-ranging study of this problem, and concludes: 'Had Prometheus Bound been newly dug up from the sands of Oxyrhynchus... few scholars would regard it as the work of Aeschylus.' After a preliminary assessment of the external evidence, Dr Griffith examines minutely the idiosyncrasies of metre, dramatic technique, vocabulary, syntax and expression to be found in the play, applying the same tests to other plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides in order to provide a control for his methods. In his final chapter he discusses how the conditions surrounding the ancient transmission and cataloguing of texts may have led to the ascription to Aeschylus.

SPIN

SPIN
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1993-06
Genre:
ISBN:

From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.

Chaucer's Pilgrims

Chaucer's Pilgrims
Author: Robert Thomas Lambdin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 415
Release: 1999-04-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0313019487

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is one of the oldest and most widely studied works of English literature. The tales provide a glimpse of medieval life, and the professions of the pilgrims figure prominently in the poetry. To have a clear understanding of Chaucer's work, the reader needs to know about the vocations of the pilgrims. For some 600 years, this information has been difficult to locate. This reference work conveniently synthesizes and discusses information about the occupation of each of Chaucer's pilgrims and provides an historical context. The volume contains individual entries for each of Chaucer's pilgrims, and the entries share a similar format to foster comparison. Each entry includes three parts. First, the pilgrim's profession is discussed in terms of the daily routine of the medieval occupation. Second, the vocation is examined in terms of its reflection in the tale told by the pilgrim. Third, the vocation and the tale are discussed, when possible, in relation to the descriptions of the characters provided in the General Prologue. Each entry includes a bibliography, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading.

Let the Adventure Begin! Theme Nights for Families with Young Children: Fun & Easy Family Night Activities

Let the Adventure Begin! Theme Nights for Families with Young Children: Fun & Easy Family Night Activities
Author: Laurie Moulton
Publisher: Laurie Moulton
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2011-04-22
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1461071127

Fun, easy and inexpensive family entertainment-you'll find it all in Let the Adventure Begin: Theme Nights for Families With Young Children. Laurie Moulton (author, teacher and mom) provides fun and easy family night activities based around different themes. Kids ages 2-7 will love being pirates on pirate night, going on rescue missions on firefighter night, or learning new dance moves on ballerina night. Each theme contains meal ideas, activities, online resources, and other readily available resources such as books and DVDs. A great alternative to family game night, family theme nights will soon become a new favorite in your home!

Knights of Alcea

Knights of Alcea
Author: Richard S. Tuttle
Publisher: KBS Publishing
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2006
Genre: Imaginary wars and battles
ISBN:

They do not wear shining armor, nor do they carry colorful banners. Their names are unknown to the average citizen, but their commands carry weight over all but the king. They are the world's masters in warfare and magic. They are the Knights of Alcea. The days of warfare and Darkness were supposedly over, and the Knights of Alcea had scattered across the huge nation, returning to their private lives, their services no longer required. Unknown to them, a storm is rising over the horizon. When seemingly senseless acts of violence erupt across the breadth of Alcea, the Knights of Alcea are drawn back into action, but their enemies are shrouded in secrecy as they move forward with a diabolical plan designed to crush Alcea forever.

The Pleasant Nights - Volume 1

The Pleasant Nights - Volume 1
Author: Don Beecher
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 777
Release: 2012-08-27
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1442699523

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c. 1480–c. 1557) is particularly known for his dazzling anthology The Pleasant Nights. Originally published in Venice in 1550 and 1553, this collection features seventy-three folk stories, fables, jests, and pseudo-histories, including nine tales we might now designate for ‘mature readers’ and seventeen proto-fairy tales. Nearly all of these stories, including classics such as ‘Puss in Boots,’ made their first ever appearance in this collection; together, the tales comprise one of the most varied and engaging Renaissance miscellanies ever produced. Its appeal sustained it through twenty-six editions in the first sixty years. This full critical edition of The Pleasant Nights presents these stories in English for the first time in over a century. The text takes its inspiration from the celebrated Waters translation, which is entirely revised here to render it both more faithful to the original and more sparkishly idiomatic than ever before. The stories are accompanied by a rich sampling of illustrations, including originals from nineteenth-century English and French versions of the text. As a comprehensive critical and historical edition, these volumes contain far more information on the stories than can be found in any existing studies, literary histories, or Italian editions of the work. Donald Beecher provides a lengthy introduction discussing Straparola as an author, the nature of fairy tales and their passage through oral culture, and how this phenomenon provides a new reservoir of stories for literary adaptation. Moreover, the stories all feature extensive commentaries analysing not only their themes but also their fascinating provenances, drawing on thousands of analogue tales going back to ancient Sanskrit, Persian, and Arabic stories. Immensely entertaining and readable, The Pleasant Nights will appeal to anyone interested in fairy tales, ancient stories, and folk creations. Such readers will also enjoy Beecher’s academically solid and erudite commentaries, which unfold in a manner as light and amusing as the stories themselves.

Blood Money

Blood Money
Author: Richard Nowell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2010-12-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1441143165

Scholars have consistently applied psychoanalytic models to representations of gender in early teen slasher films such as Black Christmas (1974), Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980) in order to claim that these were formulaic, excessively violent exploitation films, fashioned to satisfy the misogynist fantasies of teenage boys and grind house patrons. However, by examining the commercial logic, strategies and objectives of the American and Canadian independents that produced the films and the companies that distributed them in the US, Blood Money demonstrates that filmmakers and marketers actually went to extraordinary lengths to make early teen slashers attractive to female youth, to minimize displays of violence, gore and suffering and to invite comparisons to a wide range of post-classical Hollywood's biggest hits; including Love Story (1970), The Exorcist (1973), Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease and Animal House (both 1978). Blood Money is a remarkable piece of scholarship that highlights the many forces that helped establish the teen slasher as a key component of the North American film industry's repertoire of youth-market product.