The Book Of Duels
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The Book Of Duels
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Author : Michael Garriga
language : en
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Release Date : 2014-03-17
The Book Of Duels written by Michael Garriga and has been published by Milkweed Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-17 with Fiction categories.
Fierce, searing, and darkly comical, Garriga's debut collection of short-short fiction depicts historical and imagined duels, re-envisioning in a flash the competing points of motivation—courage and cowardice, honor and vengeance—that lead individuals to risk it all. In this compact collection, “settling the score” provides a fascinating apparatus for exploring foundational civilizing ideas. Notions of courage, cowardice, and revenge course through Michael Garriga’s flash fiction pieces, each one of which captures a duel’s decisive moment from three distinct perspectives: opposing accounts from the individual duelists, followed by the third account of a witness. In razor-honed language, the voices of the duelists take center stage, training a spotlight on the litany of misguided beliefs and perceptions that lead individuals into such conflicts. From Cain and Abel to Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickenson; from John Henry and the steam drill to an alcoholic fighting the bottle: the cumulative effect of these powerful pieces is a probing and disconcerting look at humankind’s long-held notions of pride, honor, vengeance, and satisfaction. Meticulously crafted by Garriga, and with stunning illustrations by Tynan Kerr, The Book of Duels is a unique and remarkable debut.
The History Of Duels
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Author : John Cockburn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
The History Of Duels written by John Cockburn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Dueling categories.
Touch
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Author : John Leigh
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2015-06-08
Touch written by John Leigh and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-08 with Education categories.
Many of the West’s best writers fought in duels or wrote about them, seduced by glamour or risk or recklessness. A gift as a plot device, the duel also offered a way to discover how we face fears of humiliation, pain, and death. John Leigh’s literary history of the duel illuminates these and other tensions attending the birth of the modern world.
Pistols At Dawn
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Author : Richard Hopton
language : en
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
Release Date : 2011
Pistols At Dawn written by Richard Hopton and has been published by Little Brown GBR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Dueling categories.
After the gross and unjustifiable insults you have offered me both as a soldier and a gentleman, I conclude you must be prepared to give me that satisfaction I am entitled to. I am therefore to request that you will name a place and hour of meeting.' So runs a typical challenge to a duel from the early 19th century; formal, polite - and potentially fatal. Duelling is deeply imbedded in our collective consciousness, through numerous films and novels; it evokes a golden past, of gentlemen defending their honour (or that of their wives) in the early morning light of a wooded glade; of frockcoats, rapiers and pistols. From the duel's roots in medieval chivalric tournaments, to the unforgiving code of honour in which death was preferable to shame, this fascinating history recounts - with the aid of numerous vivid eye-witness accounts - all the drama and sheer terror of the duel.
Notes On Duels And Duelling
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Author : Lorenzo Sabine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
Notes On Duels And Duelling written by Lorenzo Sabine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with Dueling categories.
The Book Of Duels
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Author : Philip Rush
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Book Of Duels written by Philip Rush and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Dueling categories.
Duel Of Eagles
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Author : Peter Townsend
language : en
Publisher: Booksales
Release Date : 2008-05-15
Duel Of Eagles written by Peter Townsend and has been published by Booksales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-15 with Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 categories.
Former RAF ace chronicles the growth of the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe and their decisive engagements during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
The Duel
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Author : Robert Baldick
language : en
Publisher: London : Chapman & Hall
Release Date : 1965
The Duel written by Robert Baldick and has been published by London : Chapman & Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Dueling categories.
Duelling Stories Of The Sixteenth Century From The French Of Brant Me
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Author : G.H. Powell
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date : 1904
Duelling Stories Of The Sixteenth Century From The French Of Brant Me written by G.H. Powell and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1904 with History categories.
Brantôme was a gentleman who traveled through Europe in the latter half of the 16th century. The stories he relates not only describe famous duels, but they also give glimpses into lives of royalty and celebrities.
Duels And Duelling
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Author : Stephen Banks
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-09-20
Duels And Duelling written by Stephen Banks and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-20 with History categories.
A duel could result from any challenge to a gentleman's honour, from minor insult to major accusation. At a prearranged time, two men at odds would meet, armed either with swords or pistols, to engage in a formal and sometimes fatal exchange. Gentlemen considered it their prerogative to fight, despite the illegality of duelling, and figures as prominent as the Duke of Wellington and Georges Clemenceau defended their honour in this way. Why did participants flout the law, what codes were followed, what were the changing roles of the seconds, and what were the consequences for victims and victors? Stephen Banks answers these questions and examines the evolution from Norman trials-by-combat to the formalised duel, analysing the custom's decline in England by Victorian times and its final disppearance from Europe by the twentieth century.
