Allegories Of America
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Allegory In America
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Author : Deborah L. Madsen
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 1996
Allegory In America written by Deborah L. Madsen and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Allegory categories.
Allegory in America begins with the perception that allegorical rhetoric has appeared in moments of cultural uncertainty regarding the significance of important myths, texts and icons. Deborah Madsen surveys the history of American allegorical writing from the Puritans through the period of American Romanticism to Postmodernism, and finds that allegory has evolved a double function.
Allegories Of America
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Author : Frederick M. Dolan
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Allegories Of America written by Frederick M. Dolan and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with History categories.
Allegories of America offers a bold idea of what, in terms of political theory, it means to be American. Beginning with the question What do we want from a theory of politics? Dolan explores the metaphysics of American-ness and stops along the way to reflect on John Winthrop, the Constitution, 1950s behavioralist social science, James Merrill, and William Burroughs. The pressing problem, in Dolan's view, is how to find a vocabulary for politics in the absence of European metaphysics. American political thinkers, he suggests, might respond by approaching their own theories as allegories. The postmodern dilemma of the loss of traditional absolutes would thus assume the status of a national mythology—America's perennial identity crisis in the absence of a tradition establishing the legitimacy of its founding. After examining the mid-Atlantic sermons of John Winthrop, the spiritual founding father, Dolan reflects on the authority of the Constitution and the Federalist. He then takes on questions of representation in Cold War ideology, focusing on the language of David Easton and other liberal political "behaviorists," as well as on cold War cinema and the coverage of international affairs by American journalists. Additional discussions are inspired by Hannah Arendt's recasting of political theory in a narrative framework. here Dolan considers two starkly contrasting postwar literary figures—William S. Burroughs and James Merrill—both of whom have a troubled relationship to politics but nonetheless register an urgent need to articulate its dangers and opportunities. Alongside Merrill's unraveling of the distinction between the serious and the fictive, Dolan assesses the attempt in Arendt's On Revolution to reclaim fictional devices for political reflection.
Allegory In America
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Author : D. Madsen
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1995-12-18
Allegory In America written by D. Madsen and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-12-18 with Social Science categories.
Allegory in America surveys the history of American allegorical writing from the Puritans through the period of American romanticism to postmodernism. In a series of theoretical chapters the cultural function of allegory is discussed in relation to the mythology of American exceptionalism. Each theoretical chapter is followed by a chapter that analyzes a specific text or group of texts. Allegorical indeterminacy is seen to produce a literary tradition that both represents and subverts the ideals of American orthodoxy.
Allegory In America
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Author : Madsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
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Education and Training is designed to help students build their examination skills while bringing them up-to-date with recent developments in the sociology of education. Separate chapters are devoted to areas that now require equal treatment - class, gender and ethnic inequalities in educational achievement - and are weighted towards recent debates and thinking. Accessible text is therefore combined with interesting exercises and practical examination advice.
Myths And Counter Myths Of America
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Author : Fabio Ferrari
language : en
Publisher: Longo Angelo
Release Date : 2008
Myths And Counter Myths Of America written by Fabio Ferrari and has been published by Longo Angelo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Kingdom Of Kanawha
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Author : L. A. Wheeler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Kingdom Of Kanawha written by L. A. Wheeler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.
THE KINGDOM OF KANAWHA is a masterpiece of political satire, & fulfills its subtitle of "An Allegory for America." The setting is West Virginia, & the time is the late 1990s. The author, a new Englander, praises West Virginians as being survivors of a hard life, & as close to the spirit of the original settlers of the United States as anyone now left in the country. The back cover of the book ends by stating, "If you are not a politician, lawyer, bureaucrat, big banker, Japanese, or the IRS, you will love this book. If you are not a West Virginian, you may wish you were."
Commander And Chief
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Author : Russell J J Mathews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-15
Commander And Chief written by Russell J J Mathews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-15 with Fiction categories.
The door slammed open. He was now in the open. He insisted on avoiding the underground tunnels of the US Capitol. The Secret Service advance team had a fit. Too bad. He did it anyway. Fierce and unrelenting, he chose his battles. He never lost a campaign. As a decorated Army soldier in Afghanistan, he worthily received several medals for valor in combat. Then the impossible happened. A stealthier drone in the sky suddenly spit fire at the President from overhead. This dragon duped everyone, including the Secret Service. Its contrail sizzled at high velocity, hissing and whistling blasphemies against democracy and the new President. That serpent knew his face, and its package had the President's name on it. And next, a blinding flash. It was as though the new President, Micco Menewah, had been blindsided by a thug in an alley-one that was meaner and more nefarious. The nation got played, and the President got popped. The opponent forced its hand with a fist clenched with no rules. The heat intensified with a blinding white-hot flash, and then the lights went out for the moment. The first Native American President of the United States of America will listen and then go to work, keeping his oath during his first day on the job.
The Fisherman S Allegories
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Author : Henry Leonard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
The Fisherman S Allegories written by Henry Leonard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with categories.
Myths And Counter Myths Of America
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Author : Fabio Ferrari
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Myths And Counter Myths Of America written by Fabio Ferrari and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with America categories.
The United Symbolism Of America
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Author : Robert Hieronimus
language : en
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Release Date : 2008-04-15
The United Symbolism Of America written by Robert Hieronimus and has been published by Red Wheel/Weiser this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with History categories.
The historian author of Founding Fathers, Secret Societies offers a revealing analysis of America’s many symbols, icons, and monuments. America is young, but its symbols are old. Many of them—from the stars and stripes in the American flag to the strange images on our currency—have become so familiar that most of us don't give them a second thought. In United Symbolism of America, Robert R. Hieronimus will help you see the symbolic messages encoded for us by our Founding Fathers in the symbols they chose. Unlike other writers on this topic, Hieronimus discusses the historical background and artistic influences behind the design of our symbols and landmarks. United Symbolism of America includes revealing information about the symbolism embedded in The Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, and many of the monuments found in Washington, D.C. Putting to rest the erroneous notion that our country’s symbolism is rooted in Satanism, Hieronimus demonstrates that the symbols that have become our national icons represent hope, growth, and opportunity.