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| Author | : Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| Publsiher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 1492 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0140177191 |
| Rating | : 4.1/5 (771 downloads) |
Morgaine, gifted with the Sight and fated with her brother-lover's doom, recounts the glorious tragedy of Camelot's brief flowering - not as a tale of knightly deeds, but as a woman's rounded view of society in the crucible of change.
| Author | : Mary Ellen Snodgrass |
| Publsiher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2020-08-27 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1476679525 |
| Rating | : 4.6/5 (795 downloads) |
This literary companion surveys the young adult works of American author Marion Zimmer Bradley, primarily known for her work in the fantasy genre. An A to Z arrangement includes coverage of novels (The Catch Trap, Survey Ship, The Fall of Atlantis, The Firebrand, The Forest House and The Mists of Avalon), the graphic narrative Warrior Woman, the Lythande novella The Gratitude of Kings, and, from the Darkover series, The Shattered Chain, The Sword of Aldones and Traitor's Sun. Separate entries on dominant themes--rape, divination, religion, violence, womanhood, adaptation and dreams--comb stories and longer works for the author's insights about the motivation of institutions that oppress marginalized groups, especially women.
| Author | : Meriem Pagès |
| Publsiher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2015-04-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0786479418 |
| Rating | : 4.4/5 (794 downloads) |
The 21st century has seen a resurgence of popular interest in the Middle Ages. Television in particular has presented a wide and diverse array of "medieval" offerings. Yet there exists little scholarship on television medievalism. This collection fills the gap with 10 new essays focusing on the depiction of the Middle Ages in popular culture and questioning the role of television in shaping our ideas about past and present. The contributors emphasize the need for scholars of medievalism to pay attention to its manifestations on the small screen. The essays cover quite a range of topics, including genre, gender and sexuality. The series covered are Game of Thrones, Merlin, Full Metal Jousting, Joan of Arcadia, Tudors, Camelot and Mists of Avalon. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
| Author | : Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| Publsiher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 589 |
| Release | : 2012-11-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0575113863 |
| Rating | : 4.1/5 (138 downloads) |
Morgaine, gifted with the Sight and fated with her brother-lover's doom, recounts the glorious tragedy of Camelot's brief flowering - not as a tale of knightly deeds, but as a woman's rounded view of society in the crucible of change. Through the lives of pious Guinevere, ambitious Morgouse, austere Viviane and her successor as Lady of the Lake, Morgaine herself, this rich and haunting epic reveals a greater threat to the idyll than the Saxons. For the spread of patriarchal Roman ways and a narrow Christianity seem likely to alienate the Old People, and drive the ancient worship of the Mother forever into the mists...
| Author | : S. T. Joshi |
| Publsiher | : Greenwood Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 399 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Horror films |
| ISBN | : 0313337829 |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (378 downloads) |
Offers entries on 24 of the significant archetypes of horror and the supernatural, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King.
| Author | : Norris J. Lacy |
| Publsiher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 654 |
| Release | : 2013-09-05 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1136606335 |
| Rating | : 4.6/5 (63 downloads) |
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
| Author | : Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| Publsiher | : Ballantine Books |
| Total Pages | : 926 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Fantasy. Re-telling of the Arthurian legend.
| Author | : Merle Jacob |
| Publsiher | : Greenwood Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 481 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Prose literature |
| ISBN | : 157356155X |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (615 downloads) |
Main entries by author, then series. Title and subject index also included.
| Author | : Stefan Ekman |
| Publsiher | : Wesleyan University Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2013-02-19 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0819573248 |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (732 downloads) |
Winner of the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Myth and Fantasy Studies (2016) Fantasy worlds are never mere backdrops. They are an integral part of the work, and refuse to remain separate from other elements. These worlds combine landscape with narrative logic by incorporating alternative rules about cause and effect or physical transformation. They become actors in the drama—interacting with the characters, offering assistance or hindrance, and making ethical demands. In Here Be Dragons, Stefan Ekman provides a wide-ranging survey of the ubiquitous fantasy map as the point of departure for an in-depth discussion of what such maps can tell us about what is important in the fictional worlds and the stories that take place there. With particular focus on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Ekman shows how fantasy settings deserve serious attention from both readers and critics. Includes insightful readings of works by Steven Brust, Garth Nix, Robert Holdstock, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, China Miéville, Patricia McKillip, Tim Powers, Lisa Goldstein, Steven R. Donaldson, Robert Jordan, and Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess.
| Author | : Marie-Françoise Alamichel |
| Publsiher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780859915083 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (599 downloads) |
Studies of the influence of the middle ages on aspects of European and American life and culture from 16c to the present day. The eleven essays in this volume are studies of specific instances of the influence and impact of the middle ages on Western life and culture from the sixteenth century to the present day. They cover a wide range of topics -literature, stylistics, lexicography, art, the cinema, philosophy, history and myth-making, oral traditions, feminist issues - and reflect the enduring influence of the middle ages on European art and life. Dr MARIE-FRANÇOISE ALAMICHEL is lecturer in English at the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne; the late DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English, University of Cambridge. Contributors: CLAIRE VIAL, DERICK S. THOMSON, KEES DEKKER, ERIC G. STANLEY, FLORENCE BOURGNE, RENATE HAAS, DEREK BREWER, LAURA KENDRICK, RENÉ GALLET, JAMES NOBLE, SANDRA GORGIEVSKI.
| Author | : John Barry Marino |
| Publsiher | : DS Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781843840220 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (438 downloads) |
The Grail legends have in modern times been appropriated by a number of different scholarly schools of thought; their approaches are analysed here. This study shows how modern (including postmodern) adaptations of the Grail legend correspond to trends in the scholarly community and how the legend has been appropriated by competing world-views. There are three parallel trendsin Grail scholarship and modern adaptations of the legend: controversy over Christian or pagan origins, secularization by way of humanism, and esoteric mysticism. These three trends reflect movements in popular culture. Relativismand multiculturalism influence Christian--pagan cultural conflict in the adaptations. Mythographers maintain the legend's appeal in a humanist culture by considering the Grail metaphor rather than material actuality; modern adaptations then transform the Grail from a particularly Christian symbol to one with universal application in an increasingly secular society. Modern esoteric spiritualities allow the Grail actuality with flexible meaning. This study, then, demonstrates how the Grail legend is transformed and adapted from medieval to modern cultures and continues to evolve today. JOHN B. MARINO is adjunct instructor, Maryville University and Saint Louis University.
| Author | : Julie Elizabeth Powell |
| Publsiher | : Lulu Press, Inc |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2016-12-10 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1326645803 |
| Rating | : 4.6/5 (458 downloads) |
What would you do if you were called to another world...a world filled with seemingly impossible things? Faced with this choice, Davie, Ben, Anne, Chrissie and Billy embark upon a mysterious quest, finding themselves transported to the spectacular and extraordinary world of Avalon, whereupon they are catapulted into one of the uncountable heptagonal pieces that make up the magical sphere of the Orb of Caprice...namely, the Star Realm. Follow the exploits of the five and champion their long, arduous yet amazing journey. Though the question remains...will Time be on their side? This story is for anyone with a head overflowing with dreams, a heart filled with a yearning for adventure and a soul buoyant in magic. This is the first adventure in the Avalon trilogy. Cover Design: Julie Elizabeth Powell Original background photo: sattva from freedigitialphotos
| Author | : Elizabeth Archibald |
| Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 261 |
| Release | : 2009-09-10 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781139827812 |
| Rating | : 4.1/5 (398 downloads) |
For more than a thousand years, the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have been retold across Europe. They have inspired some of the most important works of European literature, particularly in the medieval period: the romances of Chrétien de Troyes, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. In the nineteenth century, interest in the Arthurian legend revived with Tennyson, Wagner and Twain. This Companion outlines the evolution of the legend from the earliest documentary sources to Spamalot, and analyses how some of the major motifs of the legend have been passed down in both medieval and modern texts. With a map of Arthur's Britain, a chronology of key texts and a guide to further reading, this volume itself will contribute to the continuing fascination with the King and his many legends.
| Author | : Halbert W. Hall |
| Publsiher | : Libraries Unlimited |
| Total Pages | : 536 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Fantasy fiction |
| ISBN | : 1563085275 |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (852 downloads) |
Extending his earlier two volumes covering 1878-1991, Hall cites without annotation books, articles, essays, new reports, reviews, and audiovisual items about science fiction, fantasy, and horror in all its media published during the three years. About 90% of the sources cited are in English. Most of the subject entries are titles or authors, but others include motion pictures, the sociology of science fiction, and teaching. Only secondary material is included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
| Author | : Alexandra Ivy |
| Publsiher | : Zebra |
| Total Pages | : 1999 |
| Release | : 2021-03-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1420154001 |
| Rating | : 4.1/5 (54 downloads) |
Bound by loyalty, The Guardians of Eternity are powerful, seductive vampire warriors. Unequaled in skill and courage, they are sworn to protect their charges from all danger—except their own hungry desires. Share the thrill in this mesmerizing collection from New York Times bestselling author Alexandra’s Ivy’s long-running series . . . WHEN DARKNESS COMES Abby Barlow has just survived an explosion and watched her employer die, and now she’s in a seedy Chicago hotel with the sexy, unearthly Dante, a man she both desires and fears. For 341 years, Dante has stood as guardian to The Chalice, a mortal woman chosen to hold back the darkness. A twist of fate has made Abby that woman. Now she is Dante’s to protect, at all costs . . . EMBRACE THE DARKNESS The last of her kind, half human, half Shalott, Lady Shay’s blood is a precious aphrodisiac to vampires. But when a curse lands her on the slave auction block, Viper, chief of a deadly vampire clan, longs to possess her. Yet he wants her to surrender freely—and is willing to go to hell and back to spend eternity with her . . . DARKNESS EVERLASTING Possessing a secret strong enough to end a race of demons, Darcy Smith is an unwitting pawn in an epic battle. Consumed with lust for Darcy, vampire Styxwill do anything to keep her from Salvatore Giuliani, the leader of the weres who aims to make her queen. Which man can Darcy trust? For all it takes is one bite to plunge her into a lifetime of servitude—or pleasure . . . DARKNESS REVEALED Two hundred years ago Anna Randal gave herself to Conde Cezar in a night of passion. Since then, Anna has become filled with unearthly power, and the vampire responsible has eluded her efforts to track him down, until now. . . . Cezar’s encounter with Anna cost him two centuries of penance. But one thing hasn’t changed—his body’s response to her . . . DARKNESS UNLEASHED A scarred recluse, Jagr makes no secret of his disdain for others. But as a member of Chicago’s powerful vampire clan, he must track down a missing were pureblood Regan Garrett. But Regan has no intention of complying. And though Jagr agreed not to harm the stubborn female, he’ll gladly kiss her into submission, awakening an urge he hasn’t felt in centuries . . .
| Author | : Rotimi Ogunjobi |
| Publsiher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 154 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 1411623460 |
| Rating | : 4.6/5 (234 downloads) |
An anthology of submissions and from authors previously published on The Redbridge Review website ; http://www.redbridgereview.co.uk
| Author | : Amy Lane |
| Publsiher | : DSP Publications |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2017-05-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 163533439X |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (343 downloads) |
Cory’s found balance, but will she acknowledge she's pregnant before she gives birth—or kills herself in denial?
