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A volume on the readership and reception of Amadis de Gaula, an influential Spanish chivalric novel dating from the fourteenth century, from Tudor England to the twentieth century.
Published on the occasion of two exhibitions, held in 2011 at the Bodleian Library and the Folger Shakespeare Library respectively, celebrating the 400th centenary of the publication of the King James Bible.
In the wake of an oil-rig disaster, a widow tries to rebuild her life in this novel by “an astonishing writer” (Richard Ford). Inspired by the tragic sinking of the Ocean Ranger during a violent storm off the coast of Newfoundland in 1982, February follows the life of Helen O’Mara, widowed by the accident, as she spirals back and forth between the present day and that devastating and transformative winter. As she raises four children on her own, Helen’s strength and calculated positivity fool everyone into believing that she’s pushed through the paralyzing grief of losing her spouse. But in private, Helen has obsessively maintained a powerful connection to her deceased husband. Whe...
"My debut ecopoetry collection"--Author's website.
Ecopoetry is new poetry for a new age of awareness and Helen Moore is a leading light in this probing, ground breaking genre.
Exploring dispossession in a range of forms - from colonial legacies in Scotland and Australia to impacts of industrial civilisation on human health, planetary systems, and our children's future - The Mother Country is a journey through sorrow, a quest for poetic justice, and a movement towards forgiveness and ecological restoration.
This reference traces in fascinating detail the exceptionally long career of Helen Hayes, the "First Lady of American Theatre." In addition to detailed summaries and commentaries on her stage, film, television, and radio performances, this volume also provides quick access to major events which shaped both her character and her career.
Along with bar rooms and bordellos, there has hardly been a more male-focused institution in Texas history than the Texas Legislature. Yet the eighty-six women who have served there have made a mark on the institution through the legislation they have passed, much of which addresses their concerns as citizens who have been inadequately represented by male lawmakers. This first complete record of the women of the Texas Legislature places such well-known figures as Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sissy Farenthold, Barbara Jordan, Irma Rangel, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Susan Combs, and Judith Zaffirini in the context of their times and among the women and men with whom they served. Drawing on years of prima...
Add poetry to every day of the school year with this bountiful collection bursting with fresh, kid-pleasing verse! Inside, you ll find the perfect poem for every topic you teach: alphabet, sight words, numbers, math, months, seasons, holidays, science, animals, famous Americans, social studies, and everything in between! A must-have resource for all K-2 classrooms and a great way to meet the core standards. For use with Grades K-2."