Showing results for "Alice" in Literary History & Criticism

Alice Munro: A Literary Luminary's Life and Legacy Alice Munro, the celebrated Canadian writer renowned for her exquisite short stories and mastery of the form, passed away on Monday night in Port Hope, Ontario, east of Toronto. She was 92 years old. Her death marks the end of an extraordinary literary journey that spanned over six decades, during which she captivated readers worldwide with her profound insights into the human condition and her ability to capture the complexities of everyday life with unparalleled precision and depth. Early Life and Beginnings as a Writer Alice Munro was born ...

In this cornucopia of an anthology, you will find essays by some of the world's most beloved novelists, nonfiction writers, essayists and poets. You will see books taking flight in flocks, migrating around the world, landing in people's hearts and changing them for a day or a year or a lifetime. You will see books sparking wonder or anger; throwing open windows into other languages, other cultures, other minds; causing people to fall in love or to fight for what is right.

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is a tale where Alice tumbles into a surreal world of eccentric characters and curious adventures, defying logic and captivating readers of all ages. Visit https://krity.app/ for more books and to become a narrator. Follow us on Instagram @krity.app and stay updated with the latest releases.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a timeless tale that whisks readers into a whimsical world of imagination and adventure. The story begins when young Alice follows a hurried White Rabbit down a rabbit hole, tumbling into the magical and absurd Wonderland. In this fantastical realm, she encounters a host of eccentric characters, including the mischievous Cheshire Cat, the quirky Mad Hatter, the enigmatic Caterpillar, and the formidable Queen of Hearts. Each encounter challenges Alice’s perception of reality and her sense of self.Filled with clever wordplay, riddles, and a ...

This feed contains past episodes of The Real Weird Sisters: A Harry Potter Podcast, including book club episodes for Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, and Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows, as well as special topics shows recorded from September 2016 through December 2019. Book club episodes for Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, and Deathly Hallows can be accessed on the main podcast feed, titled The Real Weird Sisters: A Harry Potter Podcast. Current episodes, including all character studies, Take Fives, and Into the Pensieve episodes, are...

An ordinary village girl's plans for the future with her long-standing beau are threatened when he is seen to be an attractive prospect by a local noble family Trollope's novella works through the consequences with typical affection and sensitivity. - Summary by Anthony Ogus

Originally written by English author Lewis Carroll in 1865, this is a fantasy story of a little girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a mysterious world. The story is broken into twelve chapters and each chapter narrates an interesting take on the journey of the protagonist through this amazing place which is full of interesting animals, humans, places, and objects. The book has been translated in about 100 languages all over the world and has never been out of print in its last 150 years of history.  If you like the show, support us by becoming a patron on this link: https://...

In this poignant collection, Alice Bolin examines iconic American works from the essays of Joan Didion and James Baldwin to Twin Peaks, Britney Spears, and Serial, illuminating the widespread obsession with women who are abused, killed, and disenfranchised, and whose bodies (dead and alive) are used as props to bolster men’s stories. Smart and accessible, thoughtful and heartfelt, Bolin investigates the implications of our cultural fixations, and her own role as a consumer and creator.

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is a classic children's novel written in 1865 and is in the public domain. The story follows a young girl named Alice who, feeling bored and sleepy while sitting by a riverbank, encounters a White Rabbit and follows it down a rabbit hole, plunging into a fantastical world filled with curious creatures and whimsical adventures. The opening of the book introduces Alice as she daydreams about her surroundings before spotting the White Rabbit, who is both flustered and animated. Curious, Alice pursues the Rabbit and finds herself tumbling down a ...

A superb variant of Alice's Experiences following that running Hare with the watch that is abbreviated for the satisfaction in more youthful kids. She meets the weird talking creatures (and they are all similarly as impolite or senseless to no one's surprise) and eats and beverages from the jugs as a whole and develops and shrivels alarmingly very much like in the more drawn out rendition. Appreciate.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Alice Adams chronicles the attempts of a lower middle class American midwestern family at the turn of the 20th century to climb the social ladder. The eponymous heroine is at the heart of the story, a young woman who wants a better place in society and a better life. As Gerard Previn Meyer has stated, "Apart from being the contribution to social history its author conceived it to be, [Alice Adams] is something more, that something being what has attracted to it so large a public: its portrait of a (despite her faults) 'lovable girl'." (Summary by Jeannie)

In seven stunning original essays, Alice Bolin turns her gaze to the myriad ways femininity is remixed and reconstructed by the pop culture of the computer age. The unlikely, often insidious forces that drive our popular obsessions are brilliantly cataloged, contextualized, and questioned in a kaleidoscopic style imitating the internet itself.

The first genocide of the 20th century, though not well known, was committed by Germans between 1904-1907 in the country we know today as Namibia, where they exterminated thousands of Herero and Nama people and subjected the surviving indigenous men, women, and children to forced labor. The perception of Africans as subhuman - lacking any kind of civilization, history, or meaningful religion - and the resulting justification for the violence against them is what author Elizabeth R. Baer refers to as the "genocidal gaze", an attitude that was later perpetuated by the Nazis.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time.Macmillan was the original publisher of Alice in 1865 and is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators. Every bit as iconic are Sir John Tenniel's remarkable black line illustrations, perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary and the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland.

We're rereading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels! Why? Because they're so much fun! We recap the events of the story as we go, so you don't have to read along unless you want to. These books are pretty great already, but what we add is a lot of jokes of varying hilarity, and a little insight. We have a great time recording these and we hope you'll have a great time listening. Join us!

Alice Walker made history in 1982 when she became the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, both for The Color Purple. Published in the Reagan Era amid a severe backlash to civil rights, the jazz-age novel tells the story of an African American woman haunted by domestic and sexual violence. Prominent academic and activist Salamishah Tillet combines cultural criticism, history, and memoir to explore Walker’s epistolary novel, showing how it has influenced and been informed by the zeitgeist of the time.

The unabridged audiobook of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," as read by filmmaker Erik Anderson.

Alice In Brexitland by Leavis Carroll read by Julian-Rhind Tutt.Check out the new Alice In Brexitland podcast taken from the bestselling book. A perfect bedtime story or perhaps a nightmare you may never wake up from!Lying on a riverbank on a lazy summer’s afternoon – 23rd June 2016, to be precise – Alice spots a flustered-looking white rabbit called Dave calling for a referendum. Following him down a rabbit-hole, she emerges into a strange new land, where up is down, black is white, experts are fools and fools are experts...She meets such characters as the Corbynpillar, who sits on a ...

Hablaremos de Lady Susan de Jane Austen, una obra que subvierte todas las normas del género, con Alice Kellen, la gran revelación de la novela romántica, y con Clara Galle, actriz, bailarina y modelo. Pero también sobre el ideal romántico, cómo ha evolucionado nuestra concepción sobre el amor, la forma en la que nos relacionamos y mucho más.

BIENVENUE Je m’appelle Alice Daubelcour, et je serai celle qui vous parle ici. Nos rendez-vous auront lieu les 8 et 24 de chaque mois. À cette occasion, je vous ferai la lecture, accompagnée du compositeur et musicien Simon Daubelcour. Ensemble, nous vous préparons des bulles flottantes et enveloppantes. Que vous adoriez la littérature, que ça vous ennuie comme un rat mort, que vous connaissiez les autrices/auteurs mis à l’honneur ou pas du tout… Quoi qu’il en soit, vous êtes au bon endroit chez BOUGIES. Chaque mois, je tenterai de vous faire découvrir des œuvres littéraires ...