![]() But Wilde’s success was short-lived as he became embroiled in scandal. Wilde’s career as a playwright flourished in the coming years as he wrote a number of successful plays for the Paris and London stages including Lady Windemere’s Fan, Salomé, An Ideal Husband, and finally The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895. Wilde met his lover Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas, an undergraduate at Oxford, in 1891. In the years following the couple had two sons, while Wilde published his serialized novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and made his way as writer and editor in London’s publishing scene. ![]() Wilde married Dublin heiress Constance Lloyd in 1884. Though a fledgling writer, Wilde’s fame as a proponent of Aestheticism grew during his yearlong lecture tour of the United States, England, and Ireland. Moving from Oxford to London upon graduation, Wilde then published his first volume of poems to some critical acclaim. ![]() ![]() At Oxford, Wilde came under the influence of tutor Walter Pater’s Aesthetic philosophy-“art for arts sake”-and developed a reputation as an eccentric, flamboyant, and foppish young man. ![]() An exceptionally gifted student, Wilde studied at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford, on scholarship. Oscar Wilde led a cosmopolitan lifestyle as a writer, playwright, journalist, intellectual, and aesthete. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() I didn’t need to loan money to a failing family distillery, but it amuses me to have them in my debt. My reach knows no bounds, and my demands are always met. ![]() You don’t know my name, but I control everything you see-and all the things you don’t. Get ready for the darker and dirtier side of New Orleans with a brand new alpha romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan March. I loved the characters and I especially loved Mount, his power, his darkness, and very, very sexiness!Īnd that ended definitely had my head spinning!! I can not wait for the next book in this trilogy!! I will not give anything away, but just know this story is good. Lachlan Mount is one person you don’t want to mess with and poor Keira is in his sights. Ruthless King gets all the stars from me!!Įxcuse me while I try to formulate into words how much I loved this book! Meghan March nailed it with this darker read of hers, and I think it is safe to say this is my favorite book by her. ![]() ![]() ![]() A late flurry of goals stretched the Brazilian’s lead with Giovane, Marlon Gomes and Matheus Martins all hitting the target.īrazil will now face Group D leaders Nigeria in their final group game in Argentina, who beat Italy to maintain their 100 per start. Marquinhos was part of a fluid attack that blew their opponents away and strikes from Savio, Marcos Leonardo and Jean handed them a three-goal advantage before he was replaced in the 77th minute. Having tasted defeat in their opening game against Italy, our winger was handed his first start of the competition in Argentina, and helped the Selecao Sub-20 to their first victory at the tournament for eight years. ![]() After tasting defeat in their U20 World Cup opener, Marquinhos' Brazil responded by thumping the Dominican Republic 6-0 to boost their chances of qualification to the knockout stages. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her organization, A New Way of Life, operates five safe homes in Los Angeles that supply a lifeline to hundreds of formerly incarcerated women and their children-setting them on the track to education and employment rather than returns to prison. Once clean, Susan dedicated her life to supporting women facing similar struggles. On her own, she eventually found a private drug rehabilitation facility. She cycled in and out of prison for over fifteen years never was she offered therapy or treatment for addiction. As a resident of South Los Angeles, a black community under siege in the War on Drugs, it was but a matter of time before Susan was arrested. Consumed by grief and without access to professional help, Susan self-medicated, becoming addicted first to cocaine, then crack. Susan Burton's world changed in an instant when her five-year-old son was killed by a van driving down their street. ![]() One woman's remarkable odyssey from tragedy to prison to recovery-and recognition as a leading figure in the national justice reform movement. It will be lead by Professor Carla Shedd. ![]() This discussion group will meet on Tuesday, October 9th at 7pm at Book Culture on Columbus and is open to the public. Join Book Culture, the New Press, and Goddard Riverside, in celebrating Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice recipient Susan Burton with a discussion around her book, Becoming Ms. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Frank then picks up the black jug out of which comes a black morphing figure that becomes the skinny moon-faced Whim who imprisons Frank in the mountain along with the recaptured Manhog. A man with an enormous chin fills up a black jug from the well which his prisoner, Manhog, takes outside and then runs off. Frank is angered and goes walking in the mountains where he discovers the well from his dreams in a room on the side of the mountain. Frank takes it back, sleeps on it, and it gives him nightmares of dreaming a book underwater. ![]() And then some are… well, I’ll describe one story.įrank dreams of swimming in a well so he buys a rug but Pupshaw (his “dog” for want of a better word) senses the rug is evil and tries to throw it out. His art too is superb and enormously creative.īut content-wise? Woodring could take LSD on a trip - he could teach imagination a thing or two! Some stories are straightforward: Frank gets a job, earns money, buys a house albeit in an abstract way. The stories in The Frank Book are easy to follow in a technical sense because Woodring is an excellent cartoonist who knows how to tell a story sequentially. His adventures are silent and generally black and white though there are several comics in this edition that are full colour. Jim Woodring’s Frank is a generic cat-like anthropomorph who lives in a fantastical land called the Unifactor. ![]() ![]() ![]() In contrast, a text is a deanimated linguistic structure - a document - removed from sociohistorical context. McGann is Dreyfuss Professor of Humanities at California Institute of Technology and editor of the five-volume Lord Byron: The Complete Poetical Works now in progress from Oxford University Press.Īt the heart of a crisis in contemporary literary criticism is the systematic use of 'text' for 'poem.' According to Jerome McGann, a poem is a social event - a work of literature - embedded in a dynamic, multilayered historical and ideological context. McGann are discussed in this essay: The Romantic Ideology: A Critical Investigation (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983), A Critique of Modern Textual Criticism (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983), and The Beauty of 1nflections: Literary Investigations in Historical Method and Theory (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985). Collected in Attack of the Difficult Poems (University of Chicago Press, 2011) ![]() ![]() [Originally published in Sulfur 15, January 1986. ![]() ![]() Not because it is a bad one - it actually is a pretty good one. Elsa I instantly got the image of Gwendoline Christie's Brienne of Tarth in my brain and it never went away. Lucas was the most level-headed out of the lot. I think my favorite characters were Friar Lucas and Sir Elsa LaFey. I liked Malcolm until he chose his religion over his son. Both male and female knights were called "Sir," which didn't help matters any. There were a lot of well thought out characters, though it was getting close to a Game of Thrones level of confusion of names to remember. I enjoyed the world building and explaination of religions, even if their followers could be nutcases (though I suppose that's true to life). Lots of zealotry and "fun" things like that. Only in this case very real evidence of both sides' gods are clear as day, but each side is still screaming that they are the right religion and those others are heretics and must die. If you've ever watched a religious debate between two religions, that's something like what's going on here. However, I can't quite understand how I'm supposed to feel here. I enjoyed the read I certainly wouldn't have read a 600 page book I wasn't enjoying. I'm honestly not sure what to make of this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() As the years pass, Saul must reconcile his passion – the game he loves, that allowed him to escape poverty – with the harshness of a world that will never make him entirely welcome. As his skills improve and he gains notoriety, however, each of his victories on the ice is met by racism and hate. Saul’s gift is undeniable: He quickly rises from his school’s all-Ojibway team to the white-dominated regional circuit. ![]() But he finds salvation each morning at dawn, practicing hockey alone on the school’s makeshift ice rink. The tale that follows is one of great pain and great determination from Richard Wagamese, an author who “never seems to waste a shot” ( New York Times).Īfter being taken forcibly from his family, Saul is placed in an abusive boarding school determined to expunge his Ojibway traditions and knowledge. Though skeptical, he embarks on a heartbreaking journey from the present – and into the woods of Northern Ontario, where his life began in a snowy Ojibway camp. ![]() Sitting feeble in an alcoholism treatment facility, he is told that sharing his story will help relieve his agony. Saul Indian Horse is in critical condition. ![]() ![]() "A beautiful and evocative story of sacrifice that will stick with you long after the final page. Amparo Ortiz, author of Last Sunrise in Eterna “Revenge is certainly sweet, but Gia and Milo's journey to rewriting their history-and falling in love-is this debut novel's greatest delight.” ![]() “With intricate world-building, two main characters so fully-realized they feel like living, breathing people, and one of the best premises I've read in years, Schwartz's debut novel is absolutely compelling.” Laura Weymouth, author of A Consuming Fire "A fierce, sun-soaked and inventive ode to sisterhood and second chances." "An exploration of both hope and revenge, Schwartz’s debut creates a mosaic of enchanting prose with endearing characters you’ll want to follow through blood and stone." Lyndall Clipstone, author of the World at the Lake's Edge duology, and Unholy Terrors “As sweeping as a Roman epic, A Prayer for Vengeance combines high-stakes action with the intimacies of small moments.” ![]() “A refreshing fantasy debut about vicious girls and the boys who love them, A Prayer for Vengeance is as compelling and unapologetic as its characters. ![]() ![]() *"Well-paced-just like the previous installment-this sequel focuses on themes such as the meaning of diaspora and the effects of trauma, making for a more nuanced and stronger story than the first. Anansi, now a "web developer" in Tristan's phone, is close at hand to offer advice, and several new folk heroes will aid Tristan in his quest, but he will only succeed if he can figure out a way to sew broken souls back together. Tristan must return to Alke-and reunite with his loud-mouthed sidekick, Gum Baby-in order to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. ![]() The story involves Tristan Strong returning to Alke after his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain. Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. Tristan Strong Destroys the World is the second book in the Tristan Strong Trilogy by Kwame Mbalia under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. When Tristan's Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm, our hero has to return to Alke to rescue her from a folktale villain with an ax to grind-er, make that a hammer. "Mbalia's universe continues to excite through sheer conceptual brilliance, nonstop action and adventure, and-let's be honest-the comical aggression of sidekick god Gum Baby."- Booklist ![]() Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the New York Times best-selling and award-winning Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia, now in paperback. ![]() |