Negative stereotypes of African Americans have long been disseminated through the visual arts. This original and incisive study examines how black writers use visual tropes as literary devices to challenge readers' conceptions of black identity. Lena Hill charts two hundred years of African American literary history, from Phillis Wheatley to Ralph Ellison, and engages with a variety of canonical and lesser-known writers. Chapters interweave literary history, museum culture, and visual analysis of numerous illustrations with close readings of Booker T. Washington, Gwendolyn Bennett, Zora Neale Hurston, Melvin Tolson, and others. Together, these sections register the degree to which African American writers rely on vision - its modes, consequences, and insights - to demonstrate black intellectual and cultural sophistication. Hill's provocative study will interest scholars and students of African American literature and American literature more broadly.
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature. This book gives students a thorough yet concise introduction to the novel. Included are chapters on the creation of the novel, its plot, its historical and social contexts, the themes and issues it addresses, Ellison's literary style, and the critical reception of the work. Students will welcome this book as a guide to the novel and the concerns it raises. The volume offers a detailed summary of the plot of Invisible Man as well as a discussion of its origin. It additionally considers the social, historical, and political contexts informing Ellison's work, along with the themes and issues Ellison addresses. It explores Ellison's literary art and surveys the novel's critical reception. Students will value this book for what it says about Invisible Man as well as for its illumination of enduring social concerns.
When I return for my sophomore year at Ravenwood Academy for the Exceptionally Gifted, I'm after one thing and one thing only--answers. After a brutal attack at the end of freshman year leaves me questioning my very nature, I set out to find the truth about Ravenwood and the students who walk the academy’s halls. One thing’s for sure—nothing at Ravenwood is as it seems. And that includes me. When I arrives on campus, I learn that I have a new roommate who’s supposedly just like me, and a new class that promises answers to my questions. Sounds great, right? But then there’s the more personal question of whether or not I can trust Alarick Wolf. I get the answer to that question soon enough, but no one else seems eager to share their secrets. That’s never stopped me before, and it’s not stopping me now. I know there's more to the story than I'm getting. Delilah haunts my dreams, and even though my friends tell me to leave well enough alone, that’s not really my style. Nothing can stop me from finding the truth—about Delilah, about the school, and about myself. Nothing can stop me, that is, except the truth itself.
I will never love again after the wolf prince broke my heart. Determined to put silly notions of love behind me, I head into the woods to make my home alone. But when a mysterious stranger blocks my ability to shift, I must take refuge with a band of merry misfits in the Enchanted Forest for protection. After all, my mother is out for my heart, though I can’t tell if she should take that literally or figuratively. And then there’s Harmon, the prince of the wolves, offering a place in his pack that I’m not sure I can accept after the terrible secrets he kept from me. But as past, present, and future collide, I must learn not only to survive, but to forgive, accept the kindness of strangers, and embrace the role that destiny has chosen for me. * This loose retelling of Snow White is the final book in the trilogy.
Past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in the Book of the Twelve. James Nogalski and Paul House had been at the forefront of research in this regard in presenting approaches that account for the book as a whole. Meanwhile others like Ehud Ben Zvi have some reservations. This collection of essays discusses the hermeneutical, exegetical and theological significance of these opposing perspectives and explores venues for future research. The impact on reading and reflecting on individual books is of particular interest to the various essays. Die Entstehung des Dodekapropheton wird seit einigen Jahren engagiert diskutiert. Alternativen stehen sich teilweise unversöhnlich gegenüber. Einerseits werden die einzelnen Prophetenbücher klar voneinander abgegrenzt, andererseits liegen verbindende Elemente vor. Auch die Auslegungsgeschichte geht immer wieder von einem Buch aus. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes lenken die Aufmerksamkeit auf die Frage, welchen Unterschied die verschiedenen Entstehungsszenarien für die Auslegung der einzelnen Bücher und des gesamten Korpus haben. Diese Fragestellung, die bisher wenig Beachtung fand, wird aus hermeneutischer, exegetischer und theologischer Perspektive diskutiert.
Nothing at Ravenwood is as it seems... All I want is to get out of my small town, where I'm branded a freak just because I happen to wear all black and draw gruesome monsters in my notebooks. I mean, sue a girl for loving horror movies, am I right? When a letter arrives saying I've been accepted to the mysterious Ravenwood Academy for the Exceptionally Gifted, I jump at the chance. Never mind that I'm not sure what I'm supposedly gifted at, or the fact that I don't remember actually applying there. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth and all that. Upon my arrival, Ravenwood seems like a dream full of beautiful people ready to befriend me. There's only one problem: the place is run by Alarick Wolf and his brothers, three surly, thuggish, insanely gorgeous guys. My new friends give strict instructions to stay far away from them. Unfortunately, I'm not so good at taking orders. When girls in the area start disappearing, I refuse to maintain the status quo and fall in line. Alarick and the Wolf boys are up to something, and I'm going to find out what it is. If I have to, I'll take them down myself. That is, if they don't take me down first. This is the COMPLETE TRILOGY featuring a prequel novella and three full-length novels: Wolf Boys (prequel), Wolf Moon, Wolf Cursed, and Wolf Song. Perfect for readers who love: +slow-burn YA romance suited for age 14+ +fated mates +academy novels +cliffhangers +enemies-to-lovers +human girl surrounded by supernatural beings +mystery and suspense +ride-or-die friendships +alpha werewolves
Timberlyn's future is uncertain as she's torn between her new identity and her old, her friends and the Wolf boys. Armed with the knowledge of who she really is and what the supernaturals have planned for humanity, she must reconcile the pieces of her life if she wants to fight back...and win.
All Timberlyn wants is to get out of her small town, where she's branded a freak just because she happens to wear all black and draw gruesome monsters in her notebooks. When a letter arrives saying she's been accepted to the mysterious Ravenwood Academy for the Exceptionally Gifted, she jumps at the chance. Never mind that she's not sure what she's supposedly gifted at, or the fact that she doesn't remember actually applying there. When she arrives, the school seems like a dream full of beautiful people ready to befriend her. There's only one problem with Ravenwood: it's run by the Wolf brothers, three surly, thuggish, insanely gorgeous guys. Timberlyn's new friends give strict instructions to stay far away from them. Unfortunately, she's not good at taking orders. When girls at the school begin disappearing, Timberlyn refuses to maintain the status quo. She's sure the Wolf boys are up to something, and if she has to, she'll take them down herself. That is, if they don't take her down first. This is a reverse harem novel suitable for ages 16+ due to language and mature themes.
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