A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Twain ; original illustrations by Daniel Carter Beard ; edited by Bernard L. Stein
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Twain ; original illustrations by Daniel Carter Beard ; edited by Bernard L. Stein |
| Autore | Twain Mark <1835-1910.> |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, [2011], c1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
| Disciplina | 813.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BeardDaniel Carter <1850-1941.>
SteinBernard L |
| Collana | [Mark Twain library |
| Soggetto topico |
Knights and knighthood - Great Britain
Americans - Great Britain Arthurian romances Time travel |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Fantasy fiction |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
adaptation adventure american lit american literature arthurian legend arthurian arthuriana britain classic comedy england fiction funny historical fiction humor king arthur literary fiction medieval modern camelot modern king arthur mythology round table satire social commentary speculative fiction time travel yankee |
| ISBN |
1-283-28386-7
9786613283863 0-520-94807-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- Preface -- A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT -- A WORD OF EXPLANAION -- CHAPTER 1. Camelot -- CHAPTER 2. King Arthur's Court -- CHAPTER 3. Knights of the Table Round -- CHAPTER 4. Sir Dinadan the Humorist -- CHAPTER 5. An Jnspiration -- CHAPTER 6. The Eclipse -- CHAPTER 7. Merlin's Tower -- CHAPTER 8. The Boss -- CHAPTER 9. The Journament -- CHAPTER 10. Beginnings of Civilization -- CHAPTER 11. The Yankee in Search of Adventures -- CHAPTER 12. Slow Torture -- CHAPTER 13. Freemen! -- CHAPTER 14. "Defend 'Thee, Lord!" -- CHAPTER 15. Sandy's Tale -- CHAPTER 16. Morgan le Fay -- CHAPTER 17. A Royal Banquet -- CHAPTER 18. In the Queen's Dungeons -- CHAPTER 19. Knight -Errantry as a Trade -- CHAPTER 20. The Ogre's Castle -- CHAPTER 21. The Pilgrims -- CHAPTER 22. The Holy Fountain -- CHAPTER 23. Restoration of the Fountain -- CHAPTER 24. A Rival Magician -- CHAPTER 25. A Competitive Examination -- CHAPTER 26. The First Newspaper -- CHAPTER 27. The Yankee and the King Travel Jncognito -- CHAPTER 28. Drilling the King -- CHAPTER 29. The Small-Pox Hut -- CHAPTER 30. The Tragedy of the Manor House -- CHAPTER 31. Marco -- CHAPTER 32. Dowley's Humiliation -- CHAPTER 33. Sixth-Century Political Economy -- CHAPTER 34. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves -- CHAPTER 35. A Pitiful Incident -- CHAPTER 36. An Encounter in the Dark -- CHAPTER 37. An Awful Predicament -- CHAPTER 38. Sir Launcelot and Xnights to the Rescue -- CHAPTER 39. The Yankee's Fight with the Knights -- CHAPTER 40. Three years Later -- CHAPTER 41. The Interdict -- CHAPTER 42. War! -- CHAPTER 43. The Battle of the Sand-Belt |
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Twain Mark <1835-1910.>
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, [2011], c1983 | ||
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Historical fictions and Hellenistic Jewish identity [[electronic resource] ] : Third Maccabees in its cultural context / / Sara Raup Johnson
| Historical fictions and Hellenistic Jewish identity [[electronic resource] ] : Third Maccabees in its cultural context / / Sara Raup Johnson |
| Autore | Johnson Sara Raup <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 229/.75 |
| Collana | Hellenistic culture and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Jews - History - 586 B.C.-70 A.D
Jews - Identity - History - To 1500 Historical fiction - History and criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
2 maccabees
acculturation alienation anti semitism artapanus assimilation belonging daniel diaspora esther exile genre studies hellenistic judaism historical adaptation historical fiction homeland jewish fiction jewish identity jewish literature jewish migration jewish novels jewish world jews and gentiles joseph and aseneth josephus judaica judaism judith late hellenism letter of aristeas literary criticism literary theory persecution religious difference third maccabees tobiads tobit |
| ISBN |
1-59734-655-1
1-282-35639-9 9786612356391 0-520-92843-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Historical fictions and Jewish self-fashioning. Introduction -- Jews at court -- Josephus -- Artapanus -- Joseph and Aseneth -- Conclusion -- Third Maccabees, a case study. Introduction -- Chapter 1:5 : date of composition -- Chapter 2:6 : Third Maccabees in its literary context -- Chapter 3:7 : authorship, audience and Jewish identity -- Chapter 4:8 : historicity and historical ambivalence. |
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Johnson Sara Raup <1966->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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History and cultural memory in neo-Victorian fiction : Victorian afterimages / / by Kate Mitchell
| History and cultural memory in neo-Victorian fiction : Victorian afterimages / / by Kate Mitchell |
| Autore | Mitchell Kate <1976-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2010.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basingstoke, : Springer Nature, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) |
| Disciplina | 809.41 |
| Soggetto topico |
British literature
Literature—Philosophy Culture—Study and teaching Literature, Modern—20th century Fiction European literature |
| Soggetto non controllato |
victoriant
victoriaans historical fiction sarah waters a.s. byatt historische fictie Lesbian Neo-Victorian Photography Postmodernism |
| ISBN |
9780230283121
0230283128 9780230228580 0230228585 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996253048503316 |
Mitchell Kate <1976->
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| Basingstoke, : Springer Nature, 2010 | ||
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No. 44, the mysterious stranger [[electronic resource] ] : being an ancient tale found in a jug and freely translated from the jug / / Mark Twain ; foreword and notes by John S. Tuckey ; text established by William M. Gibson and the staff of the Mark Twain Project
| No. 44, the mysterious stranger [[electronic resource] ] : being an ancient tale found in a jug and freely translated from the jug / / Mark Twain ; foreword and notes by John S. Tuckey ; text established by William M. Gibson and the staff of the Mark Twain Project |
| Autore | Twain Mark <1835-1910.> |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 813.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
TuckeyJohn S
GibsonWilliam M |
| Collana | The Mark Twain library |
| Soggetto topico | American fiction |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american literature
austria canon classic fiction classics comedy evil famous authors fear fiction good historical fiction human nature humanity humor literary criticism literature magic mercy morality novella paranormal religion religious fanaticism righteousness samuel clemens satan satans nephew satire simple people sin social commentary spirituality supernatural powers supernatural temptation village western canon witch trials |
| ISBN |
1-283-27971-1
9786613279712 0-520-94957-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- NO. 44, THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER -- Explanatory Notes -- Glossary of Printer's Terms -- Note on the Text |
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Twain Mark <1835-1910.>
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 | ||
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Whose history? : engaging history students through historical fiction / / Grant Rodwell [[electronic resource]]
| Whose history? : engaging history students through historical fiction / / Grant Rodwell [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Rodwell Grant |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | University of Adelaide Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 994.00728094 |
| Soggetto topico | History - Study and teaching - Australia |
| Soggetto non controllato |
historical literacy
alternate histories australia student teacher education school curriculum historicity historical narratives grant rodwell history student engagement counterfactual histories historical fiction student teachers historical agency australian history compulsory history time-slip novels education pedagogigal dimensions Indigenous Australians |
| ISBN | 1-922064-50-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910133845703321 |
Rodwell Grant
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| University of Adelaide Press, 2013 | ||
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