![]() ![]() Peattie to recent critical assessments by Terence Martin, Blanche Gelfant, Jean Schwind, Richard H. "Criticism" spans a century of scholarship on Willa Cather and My Antonia, from contemporary reviews by Henry Walcott Boynton, H. Hrbkova, and Rose Rosicky, among others, are included. ![]() Feld, Guy Reynolds, Woodrow Wilson, Peter Roberts, Horace M. "Contexts and Backgrounds" is a rich collection of materials organized around the novel's central themes: "Autobiographical and Biographical Writings," "Letters," and "Americanization and Immigration." Willa Cather, Edith Lewis, Latrobe Carroll, Rose C. It is accompanied by explanatory footnotes, key illustrations, and introduction that gives readers an historical overview of both author and novel, and a note on the text. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the first published edition of the novel (1918). Antonia and Jim, like many of the other characters in this 1918 novel, are based on Cather's childhood friends. Summary: "Set in the Nebraska landscape in a community evocative of Cather's own (Red Cloud), My Antonia tells the story of Antonia Shimerda, a Bohemian immigrant, and Jim Burden, who like Cather was uprooted from Virginia to the Nebraska prairie. ![]()
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One of his early comics influences was Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest. His family were members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, and Hatke spent a lot of time outdoors as a child. Hatke was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up with sisters. His work is notable for its focus on strong female characters. ![]() He is most well known for his series of middle grade graphic novels Zita the Spacegirl. Ben Hatke (born June 4, 1977, in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator. ![]() ![]() ![]() The chapters collected here demonstrate that translation theory and practice did not develop in national isolation, but were part of a larger European phenomenon, nourished by common references to Biblical and Greco-Roman antiquities, and honed by common religious and scholarly controversies. 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The law decreed that slaves born before 1799 gained their freedom on July 4, 1827-but those born later were required to serve their masters until age 28 if male, 25 if female. After being sold for the third time, she remained with the same family until she was emancipated by New York law in 1827. At age 9, the Dutch-speaking slave was sold for $100 to a man who spoke only English and she was beaten for failing to understand his instructions. In about 1797-not surprisingly, Painter could not determine the exact date of this slave’s birth-Truth, then called Isabella, was born in largely Dutch-speaking Ulster County, N.Y. ![]() ![]() ![]() These are intimate, hermetic, voice-driven portraits-their allegorical slant bringing the reader on intensive forays into the personal rather than the ever-expanding universal the complexity portrayed is one of individual experience rather than one of the World. 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Voices from Abroad: Baricco, Brizzi, Brussig, Darrieussecq, Nothambby Minna Proctorįinn Taylor's Dream With the Fishes & Matthew Bright's Freewayby Lynn Gellerīob Dylan & Radiohead: Subterranean Homesicknessby Vernon Reid Luc Sante's The Factory of Factsby Robert Polito The Voice of the Turtle: An Anthology of Cuban Storiesby Caryl Phillips Pamela Sneed's Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slaveryby Coco Fuscoĭavid Gates's Preston Fallsby Jenifer Berman ![]() Rosa: an excerpt from Slaughtermaticby Steve Aylett ![]() Victor Garber and Alfred Molinaby Mark Magillĭavid Clarkson: Altering Statesby Saul Ostrow ![]() ![]() Veronica Speedwell, our heroine, is a strong protagonist that does not fit into the expectations of the women of her time. This is a delightful, fast-paced read that would be an ideal book to take on vacation or if you are in the mood for a lighter read. 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I honestly didn’t know what to think about a book that takes place in roughly 36-48 hours. Tomorrow … maybe she’s already fallen for him. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams. But after learning a group of seniors is out to get them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they’re the last players left-and then they’ll destroy each other.Īs Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he’s much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she’s sparred with for the past four years. When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. 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