Side-Stepping Normativity in Selected Short Stories by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Side-Stepping Normativity in Selected Short Stories by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Author: Rebecca K. Hahn
Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2020-07-27
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3823302175

Side-Stepping Normativity: Selected Short Stories by Sylvia Townsend Warner discusses Sylvia Townsend Warner's highly innovative narrative style, which does not conform to conventional modernist or postmodernist standards, and explores how Warner's short stories shift to off-centre positions. Side-Stepping Normativity further outlines the way in which Warner constantly challenges the categories we apply to classify our surroundings and analyses how Warner succeeds in creating queer, that is, non-heteronormative as well strange and peculiar stories without explicitly opposing the so-called norms of her time. In this, Side-Stepping Normativity joins a vibrant conversation in queer studies which revolves around the question how critics can approach literary texts from a non-antagonistic position. Rather than focussing on the role of the critic, however, this thesis shows that Warner's texts have long achieved what queer theorists seek to achieve on an analytical level.

The Yang Tàijí 24-Step Short Form

The Yang Tàijí 24-Step Short Form
Author: James Drewe
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0857010239

Yang 24-Step Tàijíquan is one of the most widely-practiced Tàijíquan forms in the world today, and the form that most people first learn. Gentle enough to be suitable for the elderly, yet challenging enough to stretch even the most experienced practitioner, it is also one of the most accessible and rewarding. In his new book, James Drewe provides a comprehensive and detailed explication of the postures and movements of the form. For each, he describes exactly how the weight flows, how to use the hands, how to move the limbs, and how to relax into the movement, clearly explaining each step with the aid of foot patterns and photographs. Sections on the internal aspects of Tàijíquan, descriptions of the subtle variations that may be made when performing certain movements, and even instructions on how to fit the movements to music are also included. This comprehensive guide to Yang 24-Step Tàijíquan is an invaluable resource for taiji practitioners at all levels, including beginners, as well as taiji instructors, and students of other martial arts.

Just Horses

Just Horses
Author: Sewell Ford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1910
Genre: American fiction
ISBN:

The Anthem Guide to Short Fiction

The Anthem Guide to Short Fiction
Author: Christopher Linforth
Publisher: Anthem Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2011-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1843313391

Containing 20 classic short stories by a variety of renowned authors, including Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, Rudyard Kipling, James Joyce and Edith Wharton, The Anthem Guide to Short Fiction has been designed to offer students and instructors both inspiration and guidance when thinking and writing about literary texts and their construction. Each story is followed by a critical ‘Thinking About the Story’ section, and is accompanied by a set of incisive discussion questions formulated to stimulate insightful literary thought. Similarly, the guide’s creative activities have been devised to engage critical and imaginative thinking, as well as to offer the reader an understanding of authorship and the creative process. Additional features include biographical notes, editorial introductions, and a concise glossary of literary terms.

A Can of Worms: a Collection of Short Stories

A Can of Worms: a Collection of Short Stories
Author: Jon Seawright
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2009-11-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 146282580X

This book is a collection of various short stories. It contains some that are suspenseful..some that are humorous..and others that are tragic. It contains stories of romance, irony, intrigue, and murder. It is also a collection of Jons memoires while traveling through Europe, Russia, and the Middle Eastas well as northern Africa, and Australia.while living out of his Volkswagen van. It contains his short stories: In Dire Need, Early Bird Special and Where To? Like the title suggests..The once you open the book.it is hard to put the contents back into the container.