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UNISA996441550903316 |
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Autore |
Maguire Laurie E |
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Helen of Troy [[electronic resource] ] : from Homer to Hollywood / / Laurie Maguire |
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
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1-282-11647-9 |
9786612116476 |
1-4443-0862-9 |
1-4443-0863-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Collana |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Helen of Troy (Greek mythology) in literature |
Mythology, Greek |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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List of Illustrations Preface Source Acknowledgments Conventions Introduction: Ab ovo Beginnings Stories and Contexts 1. Narrating Myth Whose Story? Absence Fragments and Narrative Closure The Textual Shudder Myth and Repetition Origins Myth and Meaning Causes (En)Closure 2. Beauty Excess and Deficiency Narrating the Absolute Staging the Absolute Detailing Helen The Beauty Effect Helen's Breasts Androgyny Helen's Scar Relativizng the Absolute Helen and Old Age Beauty: Subjectivity and Objectivity Beauty and Nostalgia 3. Abducting Helen Missing Moments Homer, the Iliad Herodotus, the Histories Chaucer and Narrative Gaps Helen and Cressida The Law's Resolution of Women's Rights (1632) Statute Change in 1597 The Rape of Lucrece (1594) Helen (of Troy) Rape as Revenge 4. Blame Accounts Casting Blame: Helen, Paris, and the Gods Sidestepping Blame: Sympathy in the Iliad Competing Narratives: the Odyssey "Twisting Eulogy/And Censure Both Together" Voicing Helen: Euripides Helen Among the Sophists Agency (1): Joseph of Exeter Agency (2): Middle English Troy Books George Peele, The Tale of Troy (1589) Deifying Helen: John Ogle, The Lamentation of Troy (1594) Mimetic Desire, the Scapegoat, and Blasphemy Naming and Shaming 5. Helen and the Faust Tradition Form |
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and Appearance in the English Faust Book Helen in the English Faust Book Dr Faustus and Language Dr Faustus and Boundaries Goethe (1749-1832) Goethe and Representation Goethe and the Beauty of Language The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships Jo Clifford (1950- ) Clifford's Helen and Gender Politics 6. Parodying Helen Comedy The Novel Caribbean Helen: Derek Walcott, Omeros (1990) Notes References Index |
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In an engaging and original new work filled with scholarly insights, 'Helen of Troy' takes readers on an epic voyage into the literary representations of a woman who has wielded a great influence on Western cultural consciousness for more than three millennia. |
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UNINA9910777325403321 |
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Autore |
Mont Daniel |
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A different kind of boy [[electronic resource] ] : a father's memoir about raising a gifted child with autism / / Daniel Mont |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2002 |
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1-280-40782-4 |
9786610407828 |
1-84642-178-0 |
1-4175-5259-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Autistic children - Care |
Autistic children - Education |
Parents of autistic children |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover Page; Of Related Interest; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1. A Fair-Haired Boy; 2. "You're a Father Now, Damn it!"; 3. The Wild Goose Chase; 4. A Different Sort of Boy; 5. Daycare; 6. An Addition to the Family; 7. Doors Opened and Closed; 8. "You Want to Do It!"; 9. Taking Turns; 10. "I Know, Mom, I |
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Know"; 11. My Parents; 12. A Team; 13. Off the Charts; 14. The Evaluation; 15. "My Son, the Doctor"; 16. "Believe Me, They'd Have a Schedule!"; 17. An Integrated Classroom; 18. Crazy, Incomprehensible Rules; 19. Exhausted; 20. On the Town |
21. "That's Just Backwards Multiplication!"22. Frame of Reference; 23. Spreadable Fruit; 24. Diabetes; 25. Off to School; 26. Such a Bright Boy; 27. Mathematical Marvel; 28. Simon; 29. Careers; 30. "Daddy, Look What I Can Do!"; 31. "Don't Mourn for Us"; 32. Moving to DC; 33. New Kid on the Block; 34. Such Sensitive Children; 35. A Blessing; 36. Stamping Out Ambiguity; 37. Going Hazy; 38. Learning to Cope; 39. Black History Month; 40. Mr Hustle; 41. Front Page News; 42. Life; 43. Math Camp; 44. Connections Gained and Lost; 45. Graduation; 46. Becoming Self-Aware; Epilogue |
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This is the story of an autistic boy who is also loving, brilliant and resilient. In this book, his father writes about the joys, fears, frustration, exhilaration, and exhaustion involved in raising his son. He writes about the impact on his family, the travails of navigating the educational system, and the lessons he has learned about life. |
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