Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time. Tales of wit, practical jokes, and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. The various tales of love in The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic. The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city.īoccaccio probably conceived of The Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. The Decameron is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375). Il Decamerone = The Decameron, Giovanni Boccacccio
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Through Gaiman’s deft and witty prose, these gods emerge with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Now he turns his attention back to the source. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods and Loki?son of a giant?blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by anicent mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok. Gaiman has provided an enchanting contemporary interpretation of the Viking ethos.”―Lisa L. Hanging on to Max, Roaring Brook Press (Brookfield, CT), 2002. If It Doesn't Kill You, Viking (New York, NY), 1999. My Mom Married the Principal, Viking (New York, NY), 1998. Star Hatchling, Viking (New York, NY), 1995. Really No Big Deal, Viking (New York, NY), 1994. Tory and Me and the Spirit of True Love, Viking ( New York, NY), 1992. My Sister, My Science Report, Viking ( New York, NY), 1990. MEMBER: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (regional advisor, Oregon chapter, 1990-92, 1993-94), Authors Guild, Authors League of America.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Sunshine Award nomination, 1994, for My Sister, My Science Report Children's Books of the Year citation, Child Study Children's Book Committee, 1995, for Really No Big Deal Really No Big Deal was a Junior Library Guild Selection. ( English literature), 1976.ĪDDRESSES: Home and offıce-12180 Southwest Ann Pl., Tigard, OR 97223. Education: Attended California State University-Chico, 1971-73 Reed College, B.A. (a business executive) and Catherine (a homemaker maiden name, Hanson) Bechard married Lee Boekelheide (a design engineer), Septemchildren: Alex, Nicholas, Peter. PERSONAL: Born August 3, 1953, in Chico, CA daughter of Earl J. Saccharine, artificial and contrived were many of these passages. It took me out of the very interesting and beautiful story and made me shudder. It is amateurish, flowery and often does not fit. She also wants to infuse poetry into her prose and this is where she really loses me. as well as the treatment of women who had unplanned pregnancies. She wants to "tell" rather than "show" the ethical dilemas about the treatment of the Japanese during World War 2 in the U.S. If she focused solely on this she would have had a quietly moving masterpiece. Creel is expert at letting a story unfold slowly, langourously even and is quite adept at describing shifting emotions and internal psychological struggles around love, desire, grief and gender and ethnic dynamics. She befriends two Japanese sisters that work on her husband's farm as they have been sent to a camp for being Japanese during World War 2. It is about an intelligent young woman who gets herself pregnant and then is sent to marry with a socially awkward but loving farmer who is willing to raise the child as his own. This book takes place in Colorado in the 1940s. Creel had a 5 star book here had she taken more time and care with this gentle historical drama romance. 3 "whimsical, delicate but sometimes (often even) off the mark" stars !! Yes, he is really hot and dedicated and it was clear that Neece really meant a lot to him but for me his dedication seemed a bit like whining. I likede Neece who was a strong but scarred character but I had some troubles with Yager. I think this was meant to get the reader interested in the other characters so that you want to read the next book (which didn't come out till now) but nevertheless it was a bit too much. I was also slightly annoyed with the many different point of views which were thrown in there. I wished for the plot to go on and somehow the action did not start. there is a lot of hot scenes in there and normally I really like that but this was a lot. I started this book because the description sounded really interesting and I love mythology. So, instead of 3,5 stars it gets 4 stars from me. so, when a book is good enough for a comfort read it has to be a keeper, right?! I was looking for a comfort read the day before yesterday and look what I got: I read Hunting season again. Can't help it, each time I read this I like it more. Learn how salespeople convince clients, lawyers persuade juries, and storytellers captivate audiences how teachers get kids to help and service representatives increase customer satisfaction how startup founders secure funding, musicians make hits, and psychologists identified a Shakespearean manuscript without ever reading a play. Technological advances in machine learning, computational linguistics, and natural language processing, combined with the digitization of everything from cover letters to conversations, have yielded unprecedented insights. What are these magic words, and how can we take advantage of their power? In Magic Words, internationally bestselling author Jonah Berger gives you an inside look at the new science of language and how you can use it. But certain words are more impactful than others. They’re better at changing minds, engaging audiences, and driving action. Even our private thoughts rely on language. They’re how leaders lead, salespeople sell, and parents parent. They’re how teachers teach, policymakers govern, and doctors explain. Words are how we persuade, communicate, and connect. A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB 'MUST-READ' New York Times bestselling author Jonah Berger’s cutting-edge research reveals how six types of words can increase your impact in every area of from persuading others and building stronger relationships, to boosting creativity and motivating teams. Whether or not any of it is remembered, vampire fiction of this period nonetheless provides an insight into how the genre was adapting to the glare of the cinema projector… If we look at the vampire novels published during the ‘30s and ‘40s, on the other hand, we find a lot of lurid titles - Michael Waugh’s Fangs of the Vampire (1934) John A Kolbe’s Vampires of Vengeance (1935) Cromwell Gibbons’ The Bat Woman (1938) Gerald Verner’s The Vampire Man (1941) – but little lasting hold on the public imagination. Universal’s 1931 film version of Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, is regarded as a classic of horror, and its sequels Dracula’s Daughter (1936), Son of Dracula (1943) and House of Dracula (1945) remain widely-watched by fans of the genre. With the arrival of vampire films, however, the balance shifted. But the vampires of the nineteenth-century stage were ephemeral, and today largely forgotten while the prose works of Polidori, Le Fanu and Stoker live on. Admittedly, dramatised vampires were not a new phenomenon: after all, the 1819 publication of Polidori’s “The Vampyre” had been swiftly followed by a string of adaptations, imitations and parodies for the theatre. As noted in the previous post of this series, the biggest change faced by vampire fiction of the 1930s and ‘40s was that authors in the genre were now competing with films. But the recording was an ordeal for Joyce, and the first attempt was a failure. Luckily, he and Coppola were soon quite at home with each other, bursting into Italian to discuss music. “Joyce himself was anxious to have this record made, but the day I took him in a taxi to the factory in Billancourt, quite a distance from town, he was suffering with his eyes and very nervous,” Beach recounts. Beach did so, ordering thirty copies of the final recording on vinyl, which she mostly gave to Joyce to distribute to friends and family. In 1924, she writes, she sought and gained permission to use the equipment at the recording studio His Master’s Voice-though they would have nothing much to do with the record, and she would have to pay for it herself, out of pocket. (It was also Joyce’s 40th birthday.) Two years later, she sought to have at least some of it recorded in Joyce’s own voice. On February 2, 1922, Sylvia Beach, through her legendary bookstore and occasional imprint Shakespeare and Company, published the entirety of James Joyce’s modernist novel, Ulysses. The United States needs to start planning for an operational environment more marked by mare clausum, where not only adversaries but also allies and partners have restriction on the freedom of navigation. While most commentators assume India’s position will eventually converge with that of the United States, this is unlikely to occur. This article traces the historical origins of this view and India’s current maritime policies. While maintaining both positions seems contradictory, it should be seen as an aspect of mare clausum and India wanting to control its territorial waters. India retains a policy that restricts freedom of navigation in what it considers its territorial waters at the same time, India has taken a vocal stance on the importance of freedom of the sea and the international rules-based order. The greatest impact of AWTW? Ammo for hikers hoping to convince their families it's not crazy or dangerous to take a walk in the woods on the Appalachian Trail.Eat some popcorn, lighten up and enjoy the show. Robert Redford (and his absurd toupee) is the star of AWTW, not the AT.But who has $15,000 and 6-9 months of free time for a thru-hike because of an R-rated movie? Fears that AWTW will overwhelm the Trail are semi-screwy.They chose to hit the Trail, but sky-diving would have worked. (Like me.) AWTW is about seniors pondering their mortality and wanting another thrill. You can't influence the masses who won't watch it. Great movies don't rely on F-bombs for laughs.Ancient asthmatic goats, such as Katz, played by Nick Nolte, shouldn't attempt a thru-hike of the AT without a doctor's permission. A Walk in the Woods, starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte, is finally in theaters!Ī Walk in the Woods, (AWTW) is based on Bill Bryson's best-selling book about two old friends who reconnect to hike the Appalachian Trail. |