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Beautiful Deceptions
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Author : Philipp Schweighauser
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2016-09-02
Beautiful Deceptions written by Philipp Schweighauser and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
The art of the early republic abounds in representations of deception: the villains of Gothic novels deceive their victims with visual and acoustic tricks; the ordinary citizens of picaresque novels are hoodwinked by quacks and illiterate but shrewd adventurers; and innocent sentimental heroines fall for their seducers' eloquently voiced half-truths and lies. Yet, as Philipp Schweighauser points out in Beautiful Deceptions, deception happens not only within these novels but also through them. The fictions of Charles Brockden Brown, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Susanna Rowson, Hannah Webster Foster, Tabitha Gilman Tenney, and Royall Tyler invent worlds that do not exist. Similarly, Charles Willson Peale's and Raphaelle Peale's trompe l'oeil paintings trick spectators into mistaking them for the real thing, and Patience Wright's wax sculptures deceive (and disturb) viewers. Beautiful Deceptions examines how these and other artists of the era at times acknowledge art's dues to other social realms—religion, morality, politics—but at other times insist on artists' right to deceive their audiences, thus gesturing toward a more modern, autonomous notion of art that was only beginning to emerge in the eighteenth century. Building on Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten's definition of aesthetics as "the science of sensuous cognition" and the writings of early European aestheticians including Kant, Schiller, Hume, and Burke, Schweighauser supplements the dominant political readings of deception in early American studies with an aesthetic perspective. Schweighauser argues that deception in and through early American art constitutes a comment on eighteenth-century debates concerning the nature and function of art as much as it responds to shifts in social and political organization.
Beautiful Deception
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Author : Morgan James
language : en
Publisher: Author Morgan James
Release Date : 2020-09-09
Beautiful Deception written by Morgan James and has been published by Author Morgan James this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-09 with categories.
Love is the greatest risk of all For Giuliana Capaldi, life can't get much better. As the new events coordinator for Briarleigh Lodge and Resort in the remote mountain town of Pine Ridge, Jules has a job she loves and friends she adores. When Eric proposes, it seems as if she finally has everything she's ever wanted. But her newfound happiness is threatened when she learns the shocking details of the night her father was killed-and that Eric saw everything. Torn between familial obligation and devotion to the man she loves, Jules knows she must risk everything and tell him the truth of her past. Sheriff of Pine Ridge, Eric Donahue takes care of his own. When Jules is kidnapped by the man who's been hunting her for months, he'll stop at nothing to bring her home safely-even if it means facing his demons and going back to the one place he swore never to step foot in again. As he searches for Jules, a tangled web of betrayal and deceit begins to unravel, and Eric discovers a shattering truth that could tear them apart forever... *Beautiful Deception is book two of the Deception Duet. Each book can be read as a standalone, but they are best enjoyed in order for maximum reading pleasure. Book One - Pretty Little Lies Book Two - Beautiful Deception The Deception Duet is set in the same world as the Frozen in Time trilogy, so be sure to start with Jack and Mia's story! Book One - Unrequited Love Book Two - Undeniable Love Book Three - Unbreakable Love
Deceptions
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Author : Judith Michael
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-03-26
Deceptions written by Judith Michael and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-26 with Fiction categories.
Deceptions weaves the spellbinding tale of identical twin sisters who dared to exchange lives. A smashing New York Times bestsellers from Judith Michael. In a glittering world of lazy luxury, Sabrina reigns supreme. Invited to the most elegant parties, pursued by the most desirable men, she yearned for something more. . . . Her twin, Stephanie, is safely married with two adorable children and has everything in life that Sabrina lacks. But Stephanie longs to live like her rich and carefree sister. Changing places was to be their little secret. The game was never meant to get out of control. Neither of them dreamed how easy it would be to get lost in a maze of deceptions. . . .
Beautiful Deceptions Sweet Miseries A Dark College Romance
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Author : Steph Macca
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-09-09
Beautiful Deceptions Sweet Miseries A Dark College Romance written by Steph Macca and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-09 with categories.
The best made plans can still be shattered just like the fairest hearts can be broken. I had my whole life planned out. There was no Plan B - it was always going to be Plan A. I accepted a scholarship to the elite Groveton College and I was going to get my degree in journalism, marry my sweetheart and live a comfortable life, never having to worry about the small things. A routine check-up changes my life. In one quick moment, everything comes crashing down. But I could never have imagined when I fell, I would land at the feet of Beau, Jax and Chase - three promising athletes at the college. They're on a mission to teach me how to re-enter the dating world and learn new things because apparently 'that's what friends do'. But it turns out there's more to the dating world than bad dates, crappy dating apps and narcissistic ex-boyfriends who make it their mission to destroy you. There's ways to escape, to turn the pain into strength, and find the best version of yourself. But as I learn their ways and give myself to these three very different Doms, I realize some plans are meant to be broken. Beautiful Deceptions & Sweet Miseries (BDSM) is part of the Groveton College shared world series. BDSM is a full-length standalone novel with why choose themes, abuse/DV, explicit sexual situations including the nature as depicted in the acronym title and strong language. There is a HEA.
The Perfect Deception
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Author : Lutishia Lovely
language : en
Publisher: Kensington Books
Release Date : 2014-11-25
The Perfect Deception written by Lutishia Lovely and has been published by Kensington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-25 with Fiction categories.
The Shady Sisters Trilogy In this darkly seductive series, Lutishia Lovely turns up the heat as a devious beauty with mega revenge on her mind takes aim at a man who has everything. . .to lose. She's smart, gorgeous, and mysterious. For business executive Nathan Carver, a man with everything, Jessica Bolton is the first woman he can't simply charm, buy, or seduce. And even before Jessica gets a taste of his luxurious lifestyle and irresistible moves, she's determined to eliminate the competition and become this handsome bachelor's one and only. But Jessica's deceptive allure is just the beginning. With every move, every tantalizing lie, Jessica lures Nathan and his close-knit family into a trap that will dismantle everything they treasure most. Because when it comes to loyalty and love, blood is thicker than water--and no amount of revenge is ever too much. . . "There's drama, laughter, and a little bit of naughtiness. . .An exceptional read." --Urban Reviews on All Up In My Business "The action, dialogue and well-crafted characters are so riveting that they'll make your heart race in anticipation . . ." --RT Book Reviews on Heaven Forbid
Deceptions
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Author : Judith Michael
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-05
Deceptions written by Judith Michael and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05 with Domestic fiction categories.
Meet Sabrina and Stephanie--"identical twin sisters [who] exchange lives for better or worse"--Cover.
Founded In Fiction
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Author : Thomas Koenigs
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-15
Founded In Fiction written by Thomas Koenigs and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
An original account of the importance of diverse forms of fiction in the early American republic—one that challenges the “rise of the novel” narrative What is the use of fiction? This question preoccupied writers in the early United States, where many cultural authorities insisted that fiction-reading would mislead readers about reality. Founded in Fiction argues that this suspicion made early American writers especially attuned to one of fiction’s defining but often overlooked features—its fictionality. Thomas Koenigs shows how these writers explored the unique types of speculative knowledge that fiction could create as they sought to harness different varieties of fiction for a range of social and political projects. Spanning the years 1789–1861, Founded in Fiction challenges the “rise of novel” narrative that has long dominated the study of American fiction by highlighting how many of the texts that have often been considered the earliest American novels actually defined themselves in contrast to the novel. Their writers developed self-consciously extranovelistic varieties of fiction, as they attempted to reform political discourse, shape women’s behavior, reconstruct a national past, and advance social criticism. Ambitious in scope, Founded in Fiction features original discussions of a wide range of canonical and lesser-known writers, including Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Royall Tyler, Charles Brockden Brown, Leonora Sansay, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Montgomery Bird, George Lippard, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Jacobs. By reframing the history of the novel in the United States as a history of competing varieties of fiction, Founded in Fiction shows how these fictions structured American thinking about issues ranging from national politics to gendered authority to the intimate violence of slavery.
The Deceptions
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Author : Jill Bialosky
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2023-09-05
The Deceptions written by Jill Bialosky and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-05 with Fiction categories.
An explosive tale of art and myth, desire and betrayal, from New York Times best-selling author Jill Bialosky "Bialosky urgently captures the moment in an adult's life when reflection leads to regret, and a desire to recapture the promise of one's youth becomes a kind of desperation. A vulnerable and searching tale of art, myth, and mortality." —Oprah Daily Something terrible has happened and I don’t know what to do. An unnamed narrator’s life is unraveling. Her only child has left home, and her twenty-year marriage is strained. Anticipation about her soon-to-be-released book of poetry looms. She seeks answers to the paradoxes of love, desire, and parenthood among the Greek and Roman gods at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As she passes her days teaching at a boys’ prep school, spending her off-hours sequestered in the museum's austere galleries, she is haunted by memories of a yearlong friendship with a colleague, a fellow poet struggling with his craft. As secret betrayals and deceptions come to light and rage threatens to overwhelm her, the pantheon of gods assume remarkably vivid lives of their own, forcing her to choose between reality and myth in an effort to free herself from the patriarchal constraints of the past and embrace a new vision for her future. The Deceptions is a page-turning and seductively told exploration of female sexuality and ambition as well as a human drama that dares to test the stories we tell ourselves. It is also a brilliant investigation of a life caught between the dueling magnetic poles of privacy and its appropriation in art and literature. Celebrated poet, memoirist, and novelist Jill Bialosky has reached new and daring heights in her boldest work yet.
The First Freedoms And America S Culture Of Innovation
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Author : Narain D. Batra
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2013-10-18
The First Freedoms And America S Culture Of Innovation written by Narain D. Batra and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is a book about the dynamics of the aspirational society. It explores the boundaries of permissible thought--deviations and transgressions that create constant innovations. When confronted with a problem, an innovative mind struggles and brings forth something distinctive--new ideas, new inventions, and new programs based on unconventional approaches to solve the problem. But this can be done only if the culture creates large breathing spaces by leaving people alone, not as a matter of state generosity but as something fundamental in being an American. Consequently, the Constitutional mandate of “Congress shall make no law…” has encouraged fearless speech, unrestrained thought, and endless experimentation leading to newer developments in science, technology, the arts, and not least socio-political relations. Most of all, the First Freedoms liberate the mind from irrational fears and encourage an environment of divergent thinking, non-conformity, and resistance to a collective mindset. The First Freedoms encourage Americans to be iconoclastic, to be creatively crazy, to be impure, thus, enabling them to mix and re-mix ideas to design new technologies and cultural forms and platforms, anything from experimental social relations and big data explorations to electing our first black president.
The Christian Treasury And Missionary Review
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
The Christian Treasury And Missionary Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with categories.