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Another Frank Capra

By: Leland Poague

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Another Frank Capra offers a new interpretation of the great Hollywood director beyond the patriotic sentimentalist or the cynical opportunist that he has been taken for. Often cast as a cinematic simpleton or primitive, Capra's exploitation of the stylistic and narrative resources of cinema was, in fact, extremely self-conscious and adventurous in ways typical of artistic modernism. His modernism is also evident in his repeated and strong identification with female characters. Informed by recent work in genre theory and feminist psychology, Another Frank Capra shows Capra to be a 'proto-feminist' director whose feminism has been entirely neglected by previous critics.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521380669

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Gale Researcher Guide for: Rebecca: A Gothic Romance by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock (1940)

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Gale Researcher Guide for: Rebecca: A Gothic Romance by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock (1940)

By: Leland Poague

Gale Researcher Guide for: Rebecca: A Gothic Romance by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock (1940) is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

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Gale, Cengage Learning

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1535853751

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Learning the Valley

Excursions into the Shenandoah Valley

By: John Leland

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Learning the Valley

Excursions into the Shenandoah Valley

By: John Leland

Meanderings through a storied Virginia region with a look at its significance from prehistory to the present. In Learning the Valley, award-winning nature writer John Leland guides readers through the natural and human history of the Shenandoah Valley in twenty-five short essays on topics ranging from poison ivy and maple syrup to Stonewall Jackson and spelunking. Undergirding this dynamic narrative of place and time is a tale of self-discovery and relationship building as Leland's excursions into the valley lead him to a new awareness of himself and strengthen his bond with his young son, Edward. Spanning some two hundred miles through the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains in western Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley is the prehistoric home of mastodons and giants sloths, the site of a storied Civil War campaign, and now a popular destination for outdoor adventures to be had beneath the oaks, chestnuts, hickories, maples, and centuries-old cedars. Leland offers informed perspectives on the valley's rich heritage, drawing from geology, biology, paleontology, climatology, and military and social history to present a compelling appreciation for the region's importance from prehistory to the present and to map the impact of humanity and nature on one another within this landscape. Leland's essays are grounded in recognizable landmarks including House Mountain, Massanutten Mountain, Maury River, Whistle Creek, Harpers Ferry, and Student Rock. Whether he is chronicling the European origins of the valley's so-called American boxwoods, commenting on the nineteenth-century fascination with sassafras, or recalling his son's first reactions to the Natural Bridge of Virginia and its encompassing tourist developments, Leland uses keen insights, adroit research, and thoughtful literary and historical allusions to bring the "Big Valley" vibrantly to life. Like an amiable and accomplished tour guide, Leland readily shares all he has learned in his years among the woods, waters, and wildlife of the Shenandoah. But the heart of his narrative transcends the valley and invites readers to find their own sites of adventure and reflection, to revisit the wonders and mysteries to be found in their own backyards as a chance to, in the words of Henry David Thoreau, "live like a traveler at home.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1611172241

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9781611172249

Gale Researcher Guide for: Rebecca: A Gothic Romance by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock (1940)

By: Leland Poague

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Another Frank Capra

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Leland Blehm

Stories from His First 86 Years

By: Leland Blehm

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Stories from His First 86 Years

By: Leland Blehm

Leland Bloom's autobiography is filled with fascinating stories of his boyhood in Kansas, his long naval career, including service in World War II, civilian jobs, and contented life in a senior retirement home in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Another Frank Capra

Another Frank Capra

Gale Researcher Guide for: Rebecca: A Gothic Romance by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock (1940)

Gale Researcher Guide for: Rebecca: A Gothic Romance by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock (1940)

Learning the Valley

Learning the Valley

Gale Researcher Guide for: Rebecca: A Gothic Romance by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock (1940)

Gale Researcher Guide for: Rebecca: A Gothic Romance by Daphne du Maurier (1938) and Alfred Hitchcock (1940)

Another Frank Capra

Another Frank Capra

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