Enchanted Islands

Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2018-08-16
ISBN : 022648324X
Pages : 416 pages
Rating Book: 4.2/5 (226 users)

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Download or read book Enchanted Islands written by Mary D. Sheriff and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Enchanted Islands, renowned art historian Mary D. Sheriff explores the legendary, fictional, and real islands that filled the French imagination during the ancien regime as they appeared in royal ballets and festivals, epic literature, paintings, engravings, book illustrations, and other objects. Some of the islands were mythical and found in the most popular literary texts of the day—islands featured prominently, for instance, in Ariosto’s Orlando furioso,Tasso’s Gerusalemme liberata, and Fénelon’s, Telemachus. Other islands—real ones, such as Tahiti and St. Domingue—the French learned about from the writings of travelers and colonists. All of them were imagined to be the home of enchantresses who used magic to conquer heroes by promising sensual and sexual pleasure. As Sheriff shows, the theme of the enchanted island was put to many uses. Kings deployed enchanted-island mythology to strengthen monarchical authority, as Louis XIV did in his famous Versailles festival Les Plaisirs de l’île enchantée. Writers such as Fénelon used it to tell morality tales that taught virtue, duty, and the need for male strength to triumph over female weakness and seduction. Yet at the same time, artists like Boucher painted enchanted islands to portray art’s purpose as the giving of pleasure. In all these ways and more, Sheriff demonstrates for the first time the centrality of enchanted islands to ancient regime culture in a book that will enchant all readers interested in the art, literature, and history of the time.

Enchanted Islands

by Allison Amend

Publisher : Anchor
Release Date : 2016-05-24
ISBN : 038553907X
Pages : 320 pages
Rating Book: 4.8/5 (385 users)

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Download or read book Enchanted Islands written by Allison Amend and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the midcentury memoirs of Frances Conway, Enchanted Islands is the dazzling story of an independent American woman whose path takes her far from her native Minnesota when she and her husband, an undercover intelligence officer, are sent to the Galápagos Islands at the brink of World War II. Born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1882 to immigrant parents, Frances Frankowski covets the life of her best friend, Rosalie Mendel, who has everything Fanny could wish for—money, parents who value education, and an effervescent and winning personality. When, at age fifteen, Rosalie decides they should run away to Chicago, Fanny jumps at the chance to escape her unexceptional life. But, within a year, Rosalie commits an unforgivable betrayal, inciting Frances to strike out on her own. Decades later, the women reconnect in San Francisco and realize how widely their lives have diverged. While Rosalie is a housewife and mother, Frances works as a secretary for the Office of Naval Intelligence. There she is introduced to Ainslie Conway, an intelligence operator ten years her junior. When it’s arranged for Frances and Ainslie to marry and carry out a mission on the Galápagos Islands, the couple’s identities—already hidden from each other—are further buried under their new cover stories. No longer a lonely spinster, Frances is about to begin the most fascinating and intrigue-filled years of her life. Amid active volcanoes, forbidding wildlife and flora, and unfriendly neighbors, Ainslie and Frances carve out a life for themselves. But the secrets they harbor from their enemies and from each other may be their undoing. Drawing on the rich history of the early twentieth century and set against a large, colorful canvas, Enchanted Islands boldly examines the complexity of female friendship, the universal pursuit of a place to call home, and the reverberations of secrets we keep from others and from ourselves.

Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Publisher : Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-21
ISBN :
Pages : 204 pages
Rating Book: 4.0/5 (45 users)

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Download or read book Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic" by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Enchanted Islands / Las Islas Encantadas

by Dolores Luna Guinot

Publisher : Palibrio
Release Date : 2014
ISBN : 1463349165
Pages : 83 pages
Rating Book: 4.6/5 (463 users)

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Download or read book Enchanted Islands / Las Islas Encantadas written by Dolores Luna Guinot and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2014 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Un marinero aventurero que se echa a la mar para descubrir nuevas tierras. Le acompana como grumete su pequeno hijo de 9 anos de edad. Llegan a una isla de la que piensan esta encantada porque los animales hablan y juegan con ellos. El nino conoce a una india y se hacen muy buenos amigos.

Tales o9f the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2020-07-28
ISBN : 3752357096
Pages : 114 pages
Rating Book: 4.5/5 (752 users)

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Download or read book Tales o9f the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Tales o9f the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

TALES OF THE ENCHANTED ISLANDS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC - 20 Tales of Enchanted Islands

by Anon E. Mouse

Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-09-28
ISBN : 8827500448
Pages : 238 pages
Rating Book: 4.2/5 (827 users)

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Download or read book TALES OF THE ENCHANTED ISLANDS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC - 20 Tales of Enchanted Islands written by Anon E. Mouse and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These tales have been gathered for more than a thousand years about the islands of the North Atlantic. In all ages and with all sea-going races there has always been something especially fascinating about an island amid the ocean. Its very existence has for all explorers an air of magic. To seafarers an island offers safety after the danger of the open sea. The 20 tales about these enchanted islands of the North Atlantic are: The Story of Atlantis Taliessin of the Radiant Brow The Swan-Children of Lir Usheen in the Island of Youth Bran the Blessed The Castle of the Active Door Merlin the Enchanter Sir Lancelot of the Lake The Half-Man King Arthur at Avalon Maelduin's Voyage The Voyage of St. Brandan Kirwan's Search for Hy-Brasail The Isle of Satan's Hand Antillia, the Island of the Seven Cities Harald the Viking The Search for Norumbega The Guardians of the St. Lawrence The Island of Demons Bimini and the Fountain of Youth Once you set foot on such an island and you can begin to understand the legends of enchantment which the ages have collected around such spots. Climb to the heights of Glastonbury Tor and gaze westwards, and you look out over the Bristol Channel, you can imagine yourself to be at the masthead of some lonely vessel, kept forever at sea. You feel as if no one but yourself has ever landed there; and yet, perhaps, even there, looking straight downward, you can imagine you see below you in some crevice of the rock, a mast or spar of some wrecked vessel, encrusted with all manner of shells and barnacles. So, we invite you to curl up with these ancient legends not seen in print for many-a-year; and immerse yourself in the tales and fables of yesteryear. YEATERDAY'S BOOKS for TODAY'S CHARITIES ---------------------------- TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, children’s stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, fables, Story of Atlantis, Taliessin, Radiant Brow, Swan-Children, Lir, Usheen, Oisin, Island of Youth, Bran the Blessed, Castle, Active Door, Merlin, Enchanter, Enchanted, North, Atlantic, Sir Lancelot, Lake, Half-Man, King Arthur, Avalon, Glastonbury tor, Maelduin's Voyage, St. Brandan, St. Brendan, Kirwan's Search, Hy-Brasail, Isle, Satan's Hand, Antillia, Island of Seven Cities, Harald, Viking, Norumbega, Guardians, St. Lawrence, Island of Demons, Bimini, Fountain of Youth

The Enchanted Islands

by John Hickman

Publisher :
Release Date : 1985
ISBN :
Pages : 190 pages
Rating Book: 4.9/5 (39 users)

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Download or read book The Enchanted Islands written by John Hickman and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Galapagos Islands from Inca times, which presents a cast of conquistadors, buccaneers, pirates, Robinson Crusoes and Swiss Family Robinsons; as well as eccentric explorers, hopeful colonists and naturalists, including the most famous of all - Charles Darwin.

Enchanted Island

by Denise Robins

Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-11-21
ISBN : 1444782258
Pages : 192 pages
Rating Book: 4.4/5 (444 users)

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Download or read book Enchanted Island written by Denise Robins and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He transforms her quiet world into a dazzling realm of money and success...but can she know what is really in his heart? Young Nicole loves her beautiful Mediterranean island paradise - until dashing composer Paul Quest looks deep into her eyes and promises to carry her away to his London penthouse. And so shy, tender Nicole trades her blue jeans and rope-soled sandals for high fashion and the dizzying sophistication of Paul's elite social whirl. But even as her young heart thrills at the romance, the question burns: will Paul's love stand the test, or is she destined to become just another of his brief affairs?

In an Enchanted Island

by William Hurrell Mallock

Publisher : London : R. Bentley
Release Date : 1892
ISBN :
Pages : 436 pages
Rating Book: 4.9/5 (39 users)

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Download or read book In an Enchanted Island written by William Hurrell Mallock and published by London : R. Bentley. This book was released on 1892 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Enchanted Islands

by Allison Amend

Publisher : National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2017-04-18
ISBN : 0804172048
Pages : 0 pages
Rating Book: 4.0/5 (84 users)

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Download or read book Enchanted Islands written by Allison Amend and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born to immigrant parents in Minnesota just before the turn of the century, Frances Frankowski grew up coveting the life of her best friend, Rosalie Mendel. And yet, decades later, when the women reconnect in San Francisco, their lives have diverged. Rosalie is a housewife and mother, while Frances works for the Office of Naval Intelligence and has just been given a top-secret assignment: marry handsome spy Ainslie Conway and move to the Galápagos Islands to investigate the Germans living there in the build-up to World War II. Amid active volcanoes, forbidding wildlife and flora, and unfriendly neighbors, Ainslie and Frances carve out a life for themselves. But the secrets they harbor—from their friends, from their enemies, and even from each other—may be their undoing.

The Boy Miners; Or, The Enchanted Island, A Tale of the Yellowstone Country

by Edward Sylvester Ellis

Publisher : DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-07-21
ISBN :
Pages : 100 pages
Rating Book: 4.5/5 (859 users)

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Download or read book The Boy Miners; Or, The Enchanted Island, A Tale of the Yellowstone Country written by Edward Sylvester Ellis and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel tells the story of the gold hunters, Young Edwin Inwood, his elder brother, George, and a large negro named Jim Tubbs. Excerpt from the book: "It will be quite an undertaking to go to California, and we'll take a day or two to think about it," said Inwood, feeling at the same time that the Golden Gate was the door through which he should pass to comfort and wealth. In the evening, he walked out alone to think over the matter. It is nearly ten years since that flood-tide of navigation had set in toward California from every part of the world, the charm, in a great measure, was now broken, and those who went there, did so, very frequently, for other purposes than to dig gold. Yet, Inwood concluded that if he went, it should be for the purpose of extracting the yellow metal from the rocks and earth."

St. Simons, Enchanted Island

by Barbara Hull

Publisher : Cherokee Pub
Release Date : 1980
ISBN :
Pages : 162 pages
Rating Book: 4.0/5 ( users)

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Download or read book St. Simons, Enchanted Island written by Barbara Hull and published by Cherokee Pub. This book was released on 1980 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Soon after James Edward Oglethorpe arrived from England to found the present State of Georgia, he established his home on St. Simons Island. This most-prized jewel in the chain of barrier islands known as the Golden Isles was to be a pawn in recurring difficulties with both the native Indians and the Spanish. Later, after the American colonies had asserted their independence, St. Simons developed into a patriarchal society centering upon great plantations of Sea Island cotton. Devastated by the Civil War and its aftermath, it became early in the twentieth century a favored resort for both winter and summer visitors. This is its story, written by a long-time summer visitor whose affection for 'the Island's' gentle beaches and moss-hung woodlands shines through her concise and entertaining narrative."--Publisher's description.

Good Magic, Spells, Potions and More from History, Literature & Make-Believe

by Carole Marsh

Publisher : Gallopade International
Release Date : 2001-01-01
ISBN : 9780635002679
Pages : 52 pages
Rating Book: 4.0/5 (2 users)

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Download or read book Good Magic, Spells, Potions and More from History, Literature & Make-Believe written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the Magic! From Myths and legends of ancient times to the present, the wonders of magic have kept us enthralled! Journey through this book of magic and find out about the origins of magic and how it affected people's lives. Learn about alchemy, snake charming and fortune-telling. Were charms, amulets and spells really magical? Discover mysterious creatures like Yeti, the Thunderbird and sea serpents. Want to have students learn magic? It's in the book. What do Merlin, Houdini, Walt Disney and David Copperfield hall have in common? It's MAGIC! MAGIC! MAGIC! You could blame Harry Potter, but kids have always been enthralled and enchanted with Make-Believe and Magic. It's OK! Now is the time for them to explore the silly spells, tongue-twirling secret passwords, and all that 'open sesame!' stuff. It's fun, fascinating, and great for their imaginative writing skills.

From the Royal to the Republican Body

by Associate Professor of French Sara E Melzer

Publisher : Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1998-07-20
ISBN : 9780520208070
Pages : 284 pages
Rating Book: 4.0/5 (28 users)

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Download or read book From the Royal to the Republican Body written by Associate Professor of French Sara E Melzer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-07-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative volume, leading scholars examine the role of the body as a primary site of political signification in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France. Some essays focus on the sacralization of the king's body through a gendered textual and visual rhetoric. Others show how the monarchy mastered subjects' minds by disciplining the body through dance, music, drama, art, and social rituals. The last essays in the volume focus on the unmaking of the king's body and the substitution of a new, republican body. Throughout, the authors explore how race and gender shaped the body politic under the Bourbons and during the Revolution. This compelling study expands our conception of state power and demonstrates that seemingly apolitical activities like the performing arts, dress and ritual, contribute to the state's hegemony. From the Royal to the Republican Body will be an essential resource for students and scholars of history, literature, music, dance and performance studies, gender studies, art history, and political theory.

Hy Brasil: The Metamorphosis of an Island

by Barbara Freitag

Publisher : Rodopi
Release Date : 2013
ISBN : 9401209103
Pages : 343 pages
Rating Book: 4.0/5 (41 users)

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Download or read book Hy Brasil: The Metamorphosis of an Island written by Barbara Freitag and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2013 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brasil Island, better known as Hy Brasil, is a phantom island. In the fourteenth century Mediterranean mapmakers marked it on nautical charts to the west of Ireland, and its continued presence on maps over the next six hundred years inspired enterprising seafarers to sail across the Atlantic in search of it. Writers, too, fell for its lure. While English writers envisioned the island as a place of commercial and colonial interest, artists and poets in Ireland fashioned it into a fairyland of Celtic lore. This pioneering study first traces the cartographic history of Brasil Island and examines its impact on English maritime exploration and literature. It investigates the Gaelicization process that the island underwent in nineteenth century and how it became associated with St Brendan. Finally, it pursues the Brasil Island trope in modern literature, the arts and popular culture.

The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodernism

by Brian McHale

Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-06-26
ISBN : 1107021251
Pages : 255 pages
Rating Book: 4.0/5 (17 users)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodernism written by Brian McHale and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Introduction surveys the full spectrum of postmodern culture, from architecture and visual art to fiction, poetry, and drama.

Superstitions of Sailors

by Angelo S. Rappoport

Publisher : Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-09-21
ISBN : 0486147371
Pages : 208 pages
Rating Book: 4.8/5 (486 users)

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Download or read book Superstitions of Sailors written by Angelo S. Rappoport and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intriguing legends from around the globe evoke a magical maritime world, with sightings of phantom galleys, mischievous deeds of mermaids and water sprites, and tall tales of enchanted islands.