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![]() ![]() While the paratextual apparatus adopted in the French text remains relatively stable, the adaptor offers a didactic interpretation of Merlin's prophecies whose iconography varies considerably, even in copies illustrated by the same artist. I examine how Merlin's prophecies are textually and visually integrated into French adaptations of the history of the kings of Britain circulating in 15th century Burgundy. These translations survive in two tight clusters of sometimes quite closely related manuscripts, the Chroniques des Bretons, an anonymous translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, produced in Burgundian circles at the beginning of the 15th century, which survives in four manuscripts and Jean de Wavrin's Recueil des Cronicques et Anchiennes Istoires de la Grant Bretaigne, which survives in several manuscripts, three of which were illuminated by the Master of the Chronique d'Angleterre around 1470-80. The late medieval French adaptations of Merlin's prophecies, which have been little studied so far, raise important issues of translation, interpretation and reception. ![]() This paper highlights the central importance of the Matter of Britain in medieval culture, especially the remarkable and widespread influence of Geoffrey of Monmouth and Merlin's prophecies, through histories of Britain written in the kingdom of France claiming to be histories rather than romances. ![]() ![]() I recognize a lot of this is just me expecting something different from what I got. Just from a layout perspective, the relative inexperience of some of the artists was clear, and it left me struggling to read some of the pieces. Often, many of the comic pages were cluttered, difficult to see, difficult to follow, or difficult to read. With such an innovative approach to the tarot and to storytelling in comic form, I was hoping for and expecting some stronger interpretations.Īdditionally, at times, I felt some of the art would have worked better as not in comic form. I know some of this is likely limited space, limited time, or just a different vision from what I was expecting, but I found a lot of the tarot interpretations to be largely unexplored, or at least following the sorts of tropes or expectations that I've seen so many times before. I will admit that a small part of me is disappointed with what the stories presented were. In terms of what this anthology represents for storytelling, for representing underrepresented voices and artists, this is 5 out of 5 stars. ![]() ![]() And though the films it has produced since then include many of its best and most famous projects - Moonlight, Hereditary, Uncut Gems - those still make up a relatively small portion of the company’s total output. ![]() ![]() This distinction is all the more remarkable when you consider that until 2016, A24 was merely a distributor that didn’t have a hand in any of the titles it released. The studio doesn’t just make a “high-school movie,” it makes a “Catholic school in Sacramento in the spring of 2003 movie.” An A24 movie is auteur driven and visually stunning with an offbeat sense of humor and a setting or perspective you’ve never seen before. It’s a marker of quality, but more than that, it’s a promise of a certain singularity. Normal, everyday people take pains to call a movie “an A24 film,” while only a Variety reporter says something is “a Sony film” or a “Searchlight release.” Why? Because for movie fans, the indie studio’s badge means something. ![]() A new verbal tic has taken over cinephile circles. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She takes refuge on a floating chicken-coop, which washes ashore, along with the coop and a hen in it. ![]() On an ocean voyage with her uncle Henry to Australia, Dorothy is blown into the sea by a storm. Dorothy’s desire to return home is not as desperate as in the first book, and it is her uncle’s need for her rather than hers for him that makes her return. This reflects a subtle change in theme: in the first book, Oz is the dangerous land through which Dorothy must win her way back to Kansas in the third, Oz is the end and aim of the book. Only the final two chapters take place in Oz itself. It is the first Oz book where the majority of the action takes place outside of the Land of Oz. It was the first in which Baum was clearly intending a series of Oz books. Ozma of Oz: A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, Billina the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger Besides Other Good People Too Numerous to Mention Faithfully Recorded Herein, published on July 30, 1907, was the official third book of L. ![]() ![]() ![]() Robert Ranke Graves (1895-1985) was a British poet, novelist, and critic. "Goodbye to All That", with its vivid, harrowing descriptions of the Western Front, is a classic war document, and also has immense value as one of the most candid self-portraits of an artist ever written. It also contains memorable encounters with fellow writers and poets, including Siegfried Sassoon and Thomas Hardy, and covers his increasingly unhappy marriage to Nancy Nicholson. This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in English society following the First World War, Robert Graves' "Goodbye to All That" is a matchless evocation of the Great War's haunting legacy, published in "Penguin Modern Classics". ![]() ![]() ![]() Dismas escapes, only to find and kill Palantina at Rebekah’s brother’s tannery, but his murder only produces more guilt. Gestas soon involves Dismas in murder and robbery. In his search for Palantina, Dismas finds Gestas, who avenged his father’s suicide by killing those who tricked him–and then kept on killing and became a notorious robber. Returning with Rebekah, Dismas learns what happened from his dying brother. Palantina accidently kills Dismas’ sister and then fatally stabs Aram when he protests. While he is gone, a Roman tribune, Marcus Palantina, comes to the vineyard seeking news about their cousin Gestas, a thief and murderer. Dismas hastens to claim Rebekah, his love. After years of hard work, Dismas and his brother, Aram can now realize a profit from their vineyard. “But you’re talking about killing a man, Dismas!” Barry Connolly’s first novel focuses on the futility of revenge. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yours Cruelly, Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. She got the job as “Elvira,” never imagining it would lead to fame and a forty-year career. In 1981, as a struggling actress considered past her prime, Cassandra auditioned for a local LA station as hostess for their late-night horror movies. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she joined the famed comedy improv group, The Groundlings. ![]() Then a chance encounter with the “King” himself, Elvis Presley, inspired her to travel to Europe where she worked in film and toured Italy as lead singer of a band. By age seventeen, she was performing as a showgirl in Las Vegas. Cassandra left home at fourteen and supported herself as a go-go dancer. ![]() She miraculously survived, but burned and scarred, the impact would stay with her and become an obstacle she was determined to overcome. The paperback includes 32 new images and an original poem composed by Cassandra when she was 16, perfect for fans to collect.Īt only eighteen months old, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water, resulting in third-degree burns over 35 percent of her body. The woman behind the icon known as the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story, filled with intimate bombshells, told by the bombshell herself. ![]() ![]() The town council won’t allow a female owner of a business so she must find a male backer or sell the bakery she has inherited from her father. This book is scrumptious and delectable- but what would you expect in a story about a baker and penned by Karen Witemeyer?Ībigail Kemp is fit to be tied. It takes place in 1896 in Honey Grove, Texas. More Than Words Can Say by Karen Witemeyer is the second book in The Patchwork Family series. Can she put ever more trust in Zach without losing her dreams of independence? ![]() Yet threats to the bakery worsen, and darker dangers hound her sister. When vows are spoken, Abigail's troubles should be over. ![]() Control Zacharias Hamilton? She can't even control her pulse when she's around him. That person definitely isn't the stoic lumberman who oozes silent confidence whenever he enters her shop. ![]() A marriage of convenience seems the best solution. or her adorable dimples.Ībigail Kemp needs a man's name on her bakery's deed. ![]() Despite not wanting to get involved, he can't turn a blind eye to her predicament. Until fate snatches his freedom away when the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is railroaded by the city council. Just the quiet bachelor existence he's always craved. After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nory is in a unique position to help right this wrong – but uncovering the truth might mean pushing Isaac away once more. But as she steals more time away to spend with him, Isaac reveals an astonishing secret about his past. Nory and Isaac have more in common these days than they could ever have imagined. ![]() Desperate for a moment of peace, Nory escapes and crashes into Isaac, the castle’s gardener – and her former school rival. Still, she supposes, being the only single person means she gets a king-size bed in the idyllic castle venue all to herself.Īs the champagne flows, the years roll back and soon the air is alive with old sparks and old tensions. Jenny Bayliss is the queen of funny, smart romantic comedies Freya. But that group has long since drifted apart, and Nory is dreading the lavish, week-long affair. Public Meet Me Under the Mistletoe - : Jenny Bayliss. A former professional cake baker, Jenny Bayliss lives in a small seaside town in the UK with her husband, their children having left home for big adventures. Don't miss the Christmas wedding of the year in Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, by the bestselling author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas, Jenny Bayliss.Ī winter wedding of school friends should be the highlight of Nory Noel’s festive calendar. ![]() |