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The Cynthia Morgan Story

The Novel of Two Souls Predestined to Be Together

By: Gillespie Pat Gillespie,Pat Gillespie

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The Cynthia Morgan Story

The Novel of Two Souls Predestined to Be Together

By: Gillespie Pat Gillespie,Pat Gillespie

In the mid-1800 s, a witch befriended a wealthy sea Captain s daughter, Clarisa. The witch tells her of the man she will marry. Back then, the marriage was arranged by the girl s parents. Unbeknownst to anyone, the witch fell in love with the same man and before the two were to wed the witch cursed Clarisa. Thus ending her life when she gave birth to her first-born child, a girl. For several generations after, the curse carried on, until it reached Catherine Habersham-Fairbanks, where both she and her daughter die. After their deaths, Catherine s husband, Morgan Fairbanks, an OB-GYN, learns that she was the last known heiress to the Morgan Estate in New Orleans, which he now inherits. Once he takes charge of the estate, things get really intense. He meets the spirit of his late wife s great-great grandmother, Cynthia Morgan, who is the spitting image of his beloved Catherine. At the same time, a very powerful man decides he wants the Morgan Estate for himself, and is willing to kill for it. It s now Cynthia and Morgan s story with yet one more crucial hitch, Michael Fairington, who had been done in by Cynthia s father, when he discovered her pregnancy.

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144017055X

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9781440170553

Critical Companion to James Joyce

A Literary Reference to His Life and Work

By: A. Nicholas Fargnoli,Vice-President of the James Joyce Society and Professor of Theology and English A Nicholas Fargnoli,Michael Patrick Gillespie,Professor of English Michael Patrick Gillespie

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Critical Companion to James Joyce

A Literary Reference to His Life and Work

By: A. Nicholas Fargnoli,Vice-President of the James Joyce Society and Professor of Theology and English A Nicholas Fargnoli,Michael Patrick Gillespie,Professor of English Michael Patrick Gillespie

Examines the life and writings of James Joyce, including a biographical sketch, detailed synopses of his works, social and historical influences, and more.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438108486

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9781438108483

James Joyce A to Z

The Essential Reference to the Life and Work

By: A. Nicholas Fargnoli,Michael Patrick Gillespie

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James Joyce A to Z

The Essential Reference to the Life and Work

By: A. Nicholas Fargnoli,Michael Patrick Gillespie

(series copy)These encyclopedic companions are browsable, invaluable individual guides to authors and their works. Useful for students, but written with the general reader in mind, they are clear, concise, accessible, and supply the basic cultural, historical, biographical and critical information so crucial toan appreciation and enjoyment of the primary works. Each is arranged in an A-Z fashion and presents and explains the terms, people, places, and concepts encountered in the literary worlds of James Joyce, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf.As a keen explorer of the mundane material of everyday life, James Joyce ranks high in the canon of modernist writers. He is arguably the most influential writer of the twentieth-century, and may be the most read, studied, and taught of all modern writers. The James Joyce A-Z is the ideal companionto Joyce's life and work. Over 800 concise entries relating to all aspects of Joyce are gathered here in one easy-to-use volume of impressive scope.

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Literary A-Z's

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0195110293

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9780195110296

James Joyce and the Exilic Imagination

By: Michael Patrick Gillespie

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James Joyce and the Exilic Imagination

By: Michael Patrick Gillespie

James Joyce left Ireland in 1904 in self-imposed exile. Though he never permanently returned to Dublin, he continued to characterize the city in his prose throughout the rest of his life. This volume elucidates the ways Joyce wrote about his homeland with conflicting bitterness and affection—a common ambivalence in expatriate authors, whose time in exile tends to shape their creative approach to the world. Yet this duality has not been explored in Joyce’s work until now. The first book to read Joyce’s writing through the lens of exile studies, James Joyce and the Exilic Imagination challenges the tendency of scholars to stress the writer’s negative view of Ireland. Instead, it showcases the often-overlooked range of emotional attitudes imbuing Joyce’s work and produces a fuller understanding of Joyce’s canon.

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University Press of Florida

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0813055377

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9780813055374

The Myth of an Irish Cinema

Approaching Irish-Themed Films

By: Michael Patrick Gillespie

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The Myth of an Irish Cinema

Approaching Irish-Themed Films

By: Michael Patrick Gillespie

For the past seventy years the discipline of film studies has widely invoked the term national cinema. Such a concept suggests a unified identity with distinct cultural narratives. As the current debate over the meaning of nation and nationalism has made thoughtful readers question the term, its application to the field of film studies has become the subject of recent interrogation. In The Myth of an Irish Cinema, Michael Patrick Gillespie presents a groundbreaking challenge to the traditional view of filmmaking, contesting the existence of an Irish national cinema. Given the social, economic, and cultural complexity of contemporary Irish identity, Gillespie argues, filmmakers can no longer present Irishness as a monolithic entity. The book is arranged thematically, with chapters exploring cinematic representation of the middle class, urban life, rural life, religion, and politics. Offering close readings of Irish-themed films, Gillespie identifies a variety of interpretative approaches based on the diverse elements that define national character. Covering a wide range of films, from John Ford’s The Quiet Man and Kirk Jones’s Waking Ned Devine to Bob Quinn’s controversial Budawanny and The Bishop’s Story, The Myth of an Irish Cinema signals a paradigm shift in the field of film studies and promises to reinvigorate dialogue on the subject of national cinema.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815631936

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9780815631934

Reading James Joyce

An Introduction

By: A. Nicholas Fargnoli,Michael Patrick Gillespie

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Reading James Joyce

An Introduction

By: A. Nicholas Fargnoli,Michael Patrick Gillespie

Reading James Joyce is a ready-at-hand compendium and all-encompassing interpretive guide designed for teachers and students approaching Joyce’s writings for the first time, guiding readers to better understand Joyce’s works and the background from which they emerged. Meticulously organized, this text situates readers within the world of Joyce including biographical exploration, discussion of Joyce’s innovations and prominent works such as Dubliners, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake, surveys of significant critical approaches to Joyce’s writings, and examples of alternative readings and contemporary responses. Each chapter will provide interpretive approaches to contemporary literary theories and key issues, including end-of-chapter strategies and extended readings for further engagement. This book also includes shorter assessments of Joyce’s lesser-known works—critical writings, drama, poetry, letters, epiphanies, and personal recollections—to contextualize the creative and social environments from which his most notable publications arose. This uniquely comprehensive guide to Joyce will be an invaluable and comprehensive resource for readers exploring the influential world of Joyce studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000839117

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9781000839111

Branding Oscar Wilde

By: Michael Patrick Gillespie

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Branding Oscar Wilde

By: Michael Patrick Gillespie

Branding Oscar Wilde traces the development and perception of Wilde’s public persona and examines the impact of interpretations of his writing. Through calculated behavior, provocative language, and arresting dress, Wilde self-consciously created a brand initially recognized by family and friends, then by the British public, and ultimately by large audiences over the world. That brand changed over the course of his public career—both in the way Wilde projected it and in the way it was perceived. Comprehending the fundamental elements of the Wilde brand and following its evolution are integral to a full understanding of his art. The study focuses on how branding established important assumptions about Wilde and his work in his own mind and in those of his readers, and it examines how each stage of brand development affected the immediate responses to Wilde’s writings and, as it continued to evolve, progressively shaped our understanding of the Wilde canon.

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Routledge

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1351260146

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9781351260145

Film Appreciation through Genres

By: Michael Patrick Gillespie

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Film Appreciation through Genres

By: Michael Patrick Gillespie

Our love of films often leads us to discuss them in enthusiastic, if not necessarily sophisticated, conversations. Many moviegoers want a better understanding so that they might better articulate their experiences. This midpoint between theorizing and plot summary is not difficult to achieve. Since their introduction just before the turn of the 20th century, the vast majority of narrative films have followed the same structure--now known as Classic Hollywood Cinema. This book examines what "classic" means, particularly in Westerns, gangster films, film noir, horror, science fiction, slapstick comedy and screwball comedy/romance. The reader is introduced to concepts of film theory, which leads to a better and deeper appreciation of the movies. A 20-page comprehensive industry glossary of film terms is included for easy reference.

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McFarland

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1476635501

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9781476635507

Given a Second Chance

A Dream Worth Waiting For

By: Pat Gillespie

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Given a Second Chance

A Dream Worth Waiting For

By: Pat Gillespie

Drug dealer Vince Delgado has a vendetta against the Crawfordsfield County Police Departmentspecifically against Detective Jarred Stanton and his uncle and partner, Detective Alex Storm, the two men who put him behind bars. Delgado has already managed to put a bullet in Jarreds chest. Now the drug dealer is hiding out, and the detectives need to find himbefore he strikes again. As Jarred is recovering at home, he meets Jodi Tate, a local antique shop owner who takes shelter inside his house during a violent storm. The attraction between the two is immediate and strangely familiar. It is not long before Jodi realizes that she does know the detective from a past encounter, and the disturbing dreams she has been having about a man being shot could be a past premonition about Jarred. But as the search for Delgado continues, Jodi is suddenly attacked in her shop. There is only one man who could have done it. With Jodis life now in danger and Delgados threat of killing his partner next, Jarred has no choice but to make finding Delgado his only mission. In this suspenseful tale, a determined detective soon realizes that the clues to solving a mystery lie within the dreams of the woman he loves.

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iUniverse

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1462062342

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Literature Across Cultures

By: Sheena Gillespie,Terezinha Fonseca

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Literature Across Cultures

By: Sheena Gillespie,Terezinha Fonseca

With classic and contemporary selections by authors from a wide range of racial and ethnic groups, "Literature Across Cultures, 5/e" introduces the reader to important literary works and helps readers explore critical themes of our times, such as gender and identity, the effects of war and violence, and many more. The 5th edition focuses on the political, social, and multicultural aspects of literary debates related to the dialectics of roots and rebellions, self and society, gender and identity, the causes and effects of war and violence as well as issues of class, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. These features have brilliantly distinguished this volume from other thematic volumes. "Literature Across Cultures, 5/e "Includes both classical and contemporary writers from diverse ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.

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0205326986

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The Cynthia Morgan Story

The Cynthia Morgan Story

Critical Companion to James Joyce

Critical Companion to James Joyce

James Joyce A to Z

James Joyce A to Z

James Joyce and the Exilic Imagination

James Joyce and the Exilic Imagination

The Myth of an Irish Cinema

The Myth of an Irish Cinema

Reading James Joyce

Reading James Joyce

Branding Oscar Wilde

Branding Oscar Wilde

Film Appreciation through Genres

Film Appreciation through Genres

Given a Second Chance

Given a Second Chance

Literature Across Cultures

Literature Across Cultures

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