From Cohen to Carson provides the first book-length analysis of one of Canada's most distinctive fields of literary production. Ian Rogers argues that Canadian poets have turned to the novel because of the limitations of the lyric, but have used lyric methods - puns, symbolism, repetition, juxtaposition - to create a mode of narrative that contrasts sharply with the descriptive conventions of realist and plot-driven novels." "Detailed case studies of novels by Leonard Cohen, Michael Ondaatje, George Bowering, Daphne Marlatt, and Anne Carson, as well as sections on A. M. Klein and Anne Michaels, reveal how these authors framed their early novels according to formal precedents established in their poetry. In tracking the authors' shift from lyric to long poem to novel, Rae also investigates their experiments with non-literary art forms - photography, painting, and film. He argues convincingly that the authors discussed have combined disparate genres and media to alter notions of narrative coherence in the novel and engage the diverse but fragmented cultural histories of Canadian society." --Résumé de l'éditeur.
The Wizard from the Isles is the story of a real wizard, steeped in the ancient mysteries of Gaelic lore. The story begins in the Isles where he was born, and relates a life that spanned over a century, in many parts of the world. The wizard opposed the Dark Powers who would overturn the laws of Nature. Yet his life's focus was the pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment, following the ancient principle of Truth without which any wielder of power is inevitably corrupted, and ultimately destroyed. This is an authentic story of deep mysteries and formidable struggles to maintain the Balance of Nature against Evil. It throws light on such figures as Merlin, and the Nazarene who was the foundation of modern Christianity. Yet for all his formidable Powers, the central figure remained a man who saw his approaching death as a welcome reunion with the loved ones who had passed before him. The Wizard from the Isles is one of those rare books - drawing on local lore and a long history of oral traditions, it addresses contemporary concerns about how we truly evaluate the things that really matter. A culture conveyed through mass media technologies so often sidelines the deeper questions, and answers, but Ian Rae writes from wide knowledge of the way people are and our eternal quests and questions, with a fine sense of human frailty and vulnerability, as well as strength and resourcefulness. The universal values at risk in the novel are as valid in Australia as they are in Scotland, but the local provenance of the writing endorses a sensitivity and attentiveness that might give any reader the pleasure good writing affords. As the poet Tom Raworth puts it, 'it would improve our intelligence if we cut back on size'. Here's a global novel that attends to the local intelligence. And one that I welcome keenly. Professor Alan Riach, Department of Scottish Literature, Glasgow University Ian Rae is an Australian writer of entirely Scottish ancestry. Before he became a full-time writer he was an academic in the field of history, and a qualified psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist. He is also a professional singer and musician, and a sculptor. Ian has been a writer of short stories - formerly under the nom de plume of Jack Irvine, the name of his Ayrshire forebears - and has had numerous stories published in Australia and the USA, plus two books, Where's the Fair Go? and In Praise of Younger Women. Two further books of stories are planned: Rough End of the Stick is in press; Dark Journeys in progress. Ian's interest in Gaelic lore is deep-rooted, having grown up in a Scottish community in Australia. The Wizard from the Isles derives from tales told him by an old Scot who said he was a wizard, and who exhibited powers and knowledge that stayed the author's natural scepticism.
Ian's first novel. The Wizard from the Isles, told the story of a powerful wizard, Robbie Taran, who was born in the Outer Isles of Scotland and whose life spanned the twentieth century. The sequel, Tribulation, found the world in the twenty-first century approaching crisis through over-population, pollution, climate change, and the changes in global political and economic hegemony. The "resolution" of that crisis was through a cataclysm that left the world forever changed, with only a tenth of its population surviving. Humanity is resolved to live rationally and avoid the problems of the past. Dark Renaissance shows how that resolve progresses - or fails to progress. Counterpointed to the surviving world population is the small settlement of Nature wizards on a rocky crag in the Southern Ocean, whose life narrative is very different: they watch and observe, and maintain the collected wisdom of the ages in the hope that some renaissance might eventually come. Dark Renaissance is not optimistic about the future of humanity; but its observations about human reversion to primitive thinking, and its dark metaphors about Evil ingrained in human nature, may give observers of the human condition much to think about. Ian Rae is an Australian writer of entirely Scottish ancestry. Before he became a full-time writer he was an academic in the field of history, and a qualified psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist. He has also been a professional singer and musician, and a sculptor.
Ian's previous trilogy of novels - The Wizard from the Isles, Tribulation and Dark Renaissance - were about wizards of Nature and their dealings with a hostile world. Aran, Wizard of the Vales is about a wizard whose capacity is a Sight that enables him to see the secrets behind the events of his lifetime. With that Sight he is able to construct a history that is different to the self-justifying accounts of the victors in war and the dominating powers in peacetime. He lays bare the corruption of politics and the stupidity of the common folk. Aran's origins are in the Outer Isles of Scotland, but his personal history makes him a citizen of a much wider world: he knows the languages and understands the cultures. He is accompanied on his life's journey by Constancia, his soul mate and much more. The strength and duration of their "forbidden" relationship is an illustration of the pointlessness of the superstition-based conventions by which most people live. Aran and Constancia move between different vales of residence, from Europe to the eastern Caribbean, where they find an island that preserves Nature at her purest. They return to their birthplace in the Pyrenees - the Val d'Aran - to take their final leave of the world. Their view of the future of humanity is far from positive.
Ian's first novel. The Wizard from the Isles, told the story of a powerful wizard, Robbie Taran, who was born in the Outer Isles of Scotland and whose life spanned the twentieth century. The sequel, Tribulation, finds the world in the twenty-first century approaching crisis through over-population, pollution and climate change. In this fraught world it is clear that Dark Wizards are manipulating the powers of nations for their own ends, and a cataclysm long-prophesied is seen as imminent. The descendants of Robbie Taran step away from these events - for wizards of Nature generally keep aloof from human affairs - choosing to bide their time on a remote island in the Southern Ocean until Nature has again turned full circle. The cataclysm - the Tribulation - is horrific and genocidal. It is controlled by Dark Lords, one of whom becomes the anti-pope Peter, according to the prophecies of the mediaeval mystic St Malachy. Yet their dominance is undermined by their own destructive character, and in the final confrontations the power of Nature is reasserted. A much diminished world is left to decide which course it will choose to ensure human survival. The course of that survival will be revealed in the third volume, Dark Renaissance, to be published next year. Ian Rae is an Australian writer of entirely Scottish ancestry. Before he became a full-time writer he was an academic in the field of history, and a qualified psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist. He has also been a professional singer and musician, and a sculptor.
No Ordinary Journey marks the centenary in 1993 of the death of Dr John Rae. Rae was a remarkable Arctic traveller, and the first to uncover evidence of the fate of the missing Franklin expedition - which embroiled him in argument with those reluctant to accept the testimony of Inuit. Rae's rugged childhood in Orkney, Scotland, can be seen as a preparation for the challenges he later faced in the Canadian Arctic. In Canada, George Simpson, Governor in Chief of the Hudson Bay territories, was one of the first to recognize his abilities. After joining the Hudson's Bay Company, Rae travelled thousands of miles in the Arctic, often alone. Taught by the Indians and Inuit how to survive in extreme conditions, he explored, surveyed and mapped, and collected natural history and ethnographic material. He was a man of striking independence, ingenuity and courage, but also a controversial figure in Victorian eyes. Until now there has been little recognition of the importance and diversity of Rae's achievements. No Ordinary Journey: John Rae, Arctic Explorer 1813-1893 brings together four authors, Ian Bunyan, Jenni Calder, Dale Idiens and Bryce Wilson, from the National Museums of Scotland and Orkney Museums Service, who examine different aspects of Rae's life and achievement in the context of nineteenth-century Arctic exploration.
In this title, Hugh Gunn Ross evokes a distant world of the late nineteenth century, and weaves a powerful narrative through moments of great happiness, failure, tragedy and loss.
Studies of business in China often focus on the People's Republic of China as it continues its slow progress towards becoming an economic superpower. But the 60 million Chinese who live outside of China have long been an economic powerhouse in their own right. They play major, often dominant, economic roles in many countries in South-East Asia, and led much of the rapid growth and industrialisation of the region in the 1980s and 1990s.This book sets out to describe these communities and the environment in which they live and work. Managing in South-East Asia is not like managing anywhere else; it is not even like managing in China. This volume explores these cultural influences in depth, and the need for cultural understanding as a pre-requisite for business success is a major theme of this book.
The West cannot afford to ignore China. Not only is China one of the few markets in the world that is still showing healthy signs of growth, but Chinese companies are increasingly coming out into the wider world and competing with Western firms on their own turf. China is the coming economic superpower of the Twenty-first-century, and now is the time to start understanding China and building relationships to it. This book aims to describe some features of the Chinese business environment and culture, including the origins and development of that culture, and introduce Western business people to some of the key features, as well as some of the less obvious ones. It offers cautionary tales and warnings of risk, along with advice on how the latter can be overcome. It breaks down a number of misconceptions about China and offers managers a more realistic view of management in China today.
The whole story of the Tyne's most famous shipyard is told with illustrations from the official Swan Hunter Archive, pictures from the Shipyard Magazine and memories from the workers.
Delivers a complete course outline and covers all nine topic areas Exam-orientated to focus study for improved exam performance Exam-style questions let students apply and hone key skills Worked sample answers, as well as examples of weak and strong responses, help students understand how to improve their response for the most marks Includes advice on common pitfalls and how to avoid losing marks Handy A5 format for easy reference.
A transformational approach to conflict argues that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns and social and discursive structures. Central to this book is the idea that the origins of transformation can be momentary, situational, and small-scale or large-scale and systemic. The momentary involves shifts and meaningful changes in communication and related patterns that are created in communication between people. Momentary transformative changes can radiate out into more systemic levels, and systemic transformative changes can radiate inward to more personal levels. This book engages this transformative framework by bringing together current scholarship that epitomizes and highlights the contribution of communication scholarship and communication-centered approaches to conflict transformation in personal, family, and working relationships and organizational contexts. The resulting volume presents an engaging mix of scholarly chapters, think pieces, and personal experiences from the field of practice and everyday life. The book embraces a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, including narrative, critical, intersectional, rhetorical, and quantitative. It makes a valuable additive contribution to the ongoing dialogue across and between disciplines on how to transform conflicts creatively, sustainably, and ethically.
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