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The Fantasy Of Family
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Author : Elizabeth Thiel
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-17
The Fantasy Of Family written by Elizabeth Thiel and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
The myth of the Victorian family remains a pervasive influence within a contemporary Britain that perceives itself to be in social crisis. Nostalgic for a golden age of "Victorian values" in which visions of supportive, united families predominate, the common consciousness, exhorted by social and political discourse, continues to vaunt the "traditional, natural" family as the template by which all other family forms are gauged. Yet this fantasy of family, nurtured and augmented throughout the Victorian era, was essentially a construct that belied the realities of a nineteenth-century world in which orphanhood, fostering, and stepfamilies were endemic. Focusing primarily on British children's texts written by women and drawing extensively on socio-historic material, The Fantasy of Family considers the paradoxes implicit to the perpetuation of the domestic ideal within the Victorian era and offers new perspectives on both nineteenth-century and contemporary society.
The Fantasy Of Family
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Author : Elizabeth Thiel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Fantasy Of Family written by Elizabeth Thiel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
The myth of the Victorian family remains a pervasive influence within a contemporary Britain that perceives itself to be in social crisis. Nostalgic for a golden age of "Victorian values" in which visions of supportive, united families predominate, the common consciousness, exhorted by social and political discourse, continues to vaunt the "traditional, natural" family as the template by which all other family forms are gauged. Yet this fantasy of family, nurtured and augmented throughout the Victorian era, was essentially a construct that belied the realities of a nineteenth-century world in which orphanhood, fostering, and stepfamilies were endemic. Focusing primarily on British children's texts written by women and drawing extensively on socio-historic material, The Fantasy of Family considers the paradoxes implicit to the perpetuation of the domestic ideal within the Victorian era and offers new perspectives on both nineteenth-century and contemporary society.
Fantasy And Your Family
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Author : Richard Abanes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Fantasy And Your Family written by Richard Abanes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Education categories.
Fantasy and Your Family by bestselling author Richard Abanes presents a much-needed assessment of fantasy - its benefits and its drawbacks. Abanes begins with an in-depth look at folklore, myths, legends, and fairy tales, and their connection to fantasy. Part one also discusses issues involving child development, the affects of literature on children, and how those affects can ultimately change the course of society. Additionally, Abanes examines pop culture, the media, mass marketing, and the commercialization of children's literature by corporations interested primarily in making money. This volume then looks at the life of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien, the popularity of his fantasy works, their content, and what separates them from other fantasy volumes such as Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling and the children's horror books by R.L. Stine. A particularly interesting survey of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings includes a thorough analysis of its storyline, characters, and morality. These are compared side-by-side with Harry Potter. Finally, Abanes gives an overview of our culture's growing obsession with the occult, paganism, and witchcraft. Why is it happening? When did it begin? How is it influencing today's youth? All of these questions are answered through a concise, easy-to-understand writing style. Especially fascinating are the numerous sources of documentations that shows children are indeed being drawn to the occult via Harry Potter. Included are dozens of quotes by Wiccans, neopagans, and occultists that clearly express their belief that Rowling's fantasy will do much to further witchcraft and the occult. - Amazon.
The Queer Fantasies Of The American Family Sitcom
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Author : Tison Pugh
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2018-02-27
The Queer Fantasies Of The American Family Sitcom written by Tison Pugh and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-27 with Art categories.
The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom examines the evasive depictions of sexuality in domestic and family-friendly sitcoms. Tison Pugh charts the history of increasing sexual depiction in this genre while also unpacking how sitcoms use sexuality as a source of power, as a kind of camouflage, and as a foundation for family building. The book examines how queerness, at first latent, became a vibrant yet continually conflicted part of the family-sitcom tradition. Taking into account elements such as the casting of child actors, the use of and experimentation with plot traditions, the contradictory interpretive valences of comedy, and the subtle subversions of moral standards by writers and directors, Pugh points out how innocence and sexuality conflict on television. As older sitcoms often sit on a pedestal of nostalgia as representative of the Golden Age of the American Family, television history reveals a deeper, queerer vision of family bonds.
Mystic And Rider
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Author : Sharon Shinn
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-12-22
Mystic And Rider written by Sharon Shinn and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-22 with Fiction categories.
Gillengaria seethes with unrest. In the south, hostility toward magic and its users has risen to dangerous levels, though King Baryn has ordered that such mystics are to be tolerated. It is whispered that he issued the decree because his new wife used her magic powers to ensnare him . . . The King knows there are those in the noble Twelve Houses who could use the growing dissent to overthrow him. SO he dispatches the mystic Senneth to assess the threat throughout the realm. Accompanying her is a motley band of magic users and warriors including Tayse, first among the King's Riders - who holds a hard view of mystics in general, and Senneth in particular. But as the unlikely allies venture farther into the south, they will face death in a land under the sway of a fanatical cult that would purge Gillengaria of all magic users. And they will come to realise that their only hope of survival lies in standing together . . .
The Dream Quake
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Author : Elizabeth Knox
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2013-02-07
The Dream Quake written by Elizabeth Knox and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The horror of the Rainbow Opera riot is the talk of the country. Dreamhunter Grace Tiebold's reputation is in tatters and Laura is in hiding. Rumours about the government's torture of prisoners have been suppressed and corrupt minister Cas Doran is free to take his plans to shocking heights. For at a secret depot deep within the Place, a new, terrifying dream has been unearthed . . .
The Family Trade
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Author : Charles Stross
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 2010-04-01
The Family Trade written by Charles Stross and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-01 with Fiction categories.
A bold fantasy in the tradition of Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber, The Merchant Princes is a sweeping new series from the hottest new writer in science fiction! Miriam Beckstein is happy in her life. She's a successful reporter for a hi-tech magazine in Boston, making good money doing what she loves. When her researcher brings her iron-clad evidence of a money-laundering scheme, Miriam thinks she's found the story of the year. But when she takes it to her editor, she's fired on the spot and gets a death threat from the criminals she has uncovered. Before the day is over, she's received a locket left by the mother she never knew-the mother who was murdered when she was an infant. Within is a knotwork pattern, which has a hypnotic effect on her. Before she knows it, she's transported herself to a parallel Earth, a world where knights on horseback chase their prey with automatic weapons, and where world-skipping assassins lurk just on the other side of reality - a world where her true family runs things. The six families of the Clan rule the kingdom of Gruinmarkt from behind the scenes, a mixture of nobility and criminal conspirators whose power to walk between the worlds makes them rich in both. Braids of family loyalty and intermarriage provide a fragile guarantee of peace, but a recently-ended civil war has left the families shaken and suspicious. Taken in by her mother's people, she becomes the star of the story of the century-as Cinderella without a fairy godmother. As her mother's heir, Miriam is hailed as the prodigal countess Helge Thorold-Hjorth, and feted and feasted. Caught up in schemes and plots centuries in the making, Miriam is surrounded by unlikely allies, forbidden loves, lethal contraband, and, most dangerous of all, her family. Her unexpected return will supercede the claims of other clan members to her mother's fortune and power, and whoever killed her mother will be happy to see her dead, too. Behind all this lie deeper secrets still, which threaten everyone and everything she has ever known. Patterns of deception and interlocking lies, as intricate as the knotwork between the universes. But Miriam is no one's pawn, and is determined to conquer her new home on her own terms. Blending the creativity and humor of Roger Zelazny, the adventure of H. Beam Piper and Philip Jose Farmer, and the rigor and scope of a science-fiction writer on the grandest scale, Charles Stross has set a new standard for fantasy epics. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Flying Unicorn Family
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Author : Denise Seymour & Ginny Cadle
language : en
Publisher: Liber Publishing House
Release Date : 2021-03-05
The Flying Unicorn Family written by Denise Seymour & Ginny Cadle and has been published by Liber Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-05 with categories.
This story is about PurrAngel and Little Powwow, and how PurrAngel learned to fly and how they made families. As the story goes on, a friend named Denise always gets caught by a dinosaur named Dennis the Dinosaur. As the story continues, Dennis the Dinosaur keeps getting himself into trouble with everyone. Meanwhile, Jamie Lynn and Caleb, Melody's and Big Hoss's children fall into a well. Keith comes back just in time to go help Jamie Lynn and Caleb out of the well. Meanwhile, BigHoss was trying to help Jamie Lynn and Caleb up the well and then Jamie Lynn let go of the rope and fell into the sewer again. Unfortunately, when Jamie Lynn let go of the rope, not only did Jamie Lynn fall back in but BigHoss fell into the well, too. Finally, there was the reunion in Chapter 10 and everyone was going to the reunion. Everyone was cheering on while Little Powwow and Keith, both ask their favorite ladies to marry them and they all lived happily ever after.
The Mountain Of Kept Memory
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Author : Rachel Neumeier
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-11-14
The Mountain Of Kept Memory written by Rachel Neumeier 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 2017-11-14 with Fiction categories.
"A prince and a princess must work together to save their kingdom from invaders ... and dangers within"--
Dreamhunter
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Author : Elizabeth Knox
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Release Date : 2014-12-09
Dreamhunter written by Elizabeth Knox and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-09 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Laura comes from a world similar to our own except for one difference: it is next to the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the Dreamhunters. These are individuals with special gifts: the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace, the Rainbow Opera. People travel from all around to experience the benefits of the hunters' unique visions. Now fifteen-year-old Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of Dreamhunters, are eligible to test themselves at the Place and find out whether they qualify for the passage. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to discover. For within the Place lies a horrific secret kept hidden by corrupt members of the government. And when Laura's father, the man who discovered the Place, disappears, she realizes that this secret has the power to destroy everyone she loves . . . In the midst of a fascinating landscape, Laura's dreamy childhood is ending and a nightmare beginning. This rich novel, filled with beauty, danger, politics, and intrigue, comes to a powerful crescendo, leaving readers clamoring for Book Two. Dreamhunter is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. "It is like nothing else I've ever read." -- Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga