Arguing against the prevailing view of Edith Wharton as a realist writer, Hildegard Hoeller finds the real Wharton in the writer's sentimental voice and in her critique of realism. She demonstrates that the American writer created a dialogue between the two literary traditions.
"The result of nearly three decades of first-rate thought, research, and execution . . . both original and significant. Shaw's Theater is doubly welcome for making 'Bernard Shaw, Director' readily available and for providing Dukore's later insights on how Shaw's sense of practical theater influenced his writing for the stage."--Fred Crawford, ......
Learn how to transform turfgrass lawns and open spaces into biodiverse meadows with this practical and inspiring step-by-step guide. Today's homeowners and landscapers are increasingly seeking to make a positive impact on the environment through the natural spaces they create. For Florida residents looking for alternatives to traditional ......
The story of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles Beecher in Reconstruction Florida Modern Florida--a world of tourists, retirees from the North, and novel agricultural crops--began among a group of Yankee reformers at the end of the Civil War, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and her brother, Charles, who lived in ......
James Joyce never used quotation marks, calling them ""perverted"" and ""unreal"". This book springs from that aversion, presenting an account of citation from the ancient world forward and tracing Joyce's transgressive relation to that history from ""Memorabilia"" to ""Finnegan's Wake"". The author argues Joyce's rejection of the mark signals a ......
"Outstanding. . . . Brings to life the Apalachee and their Spanish conquerors. In clear, concise prose it paints a picture of the Apalachee and their society and shows how their interactions with Spanish explorers, missionaries, and colonists shaped the history of their society."--John F. Scarry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The ......
"A substantial contribution on three fronts: it identifies and associates for the first time a large number of poems pertinent to nuclear criticism; it advances our understanding of the subject of 'nuclearity' in our time; and it provides surprising insights into the verse it considers. . . . It is also an act of social conscience, not an apparent ......
Mehmet Arif was an officer in a Turkish unit captured early on in World War I by Russian forces. His memoirs describe the hardships of the war in a remote Russian town, the life of the ordinary people in the last years of Czarist Russia and the chaos caused by the Bolshevik Revolution.
Swamp Song is the story of a biologist's romance with the environment. In this abundantly illustrated book, naturalist and photographer Ron Larson offers to everyone interested in nature--from bird watchers and canoeists to botanists and policy makers--an introduction to Florida's forested wetlands.
