![]() ![]() ![]() In this way, these works reject not only art but also anti-art, including themselves. These works can be seen as an attack on a specific period of art, or they can be more widely interpreted as a ferocious dismissal of all types of art, sweeping the whole concept of art practice to one side. Sometimes he also removes the faces of portraits from other supports and attaches them flipped over on to new heads to create voided 'holes' as in Il veleno nelle ombre (2010). The wounding is assisted by his admiration for modernist artists like Lucio Fontana and Alberto Burri, who are known for 'mutilating' basic painting support materials, and also his interest in moulage, where he creates hideous skin diseases or injuries. It is an emotional and physical attack on the cumulative weight of art history pressing down on contemporary European artists, believing in the power of 'irresponsibility' and 'wounding' to hit back-a retaliation in search of freedom. Samori ridicules those civilised painted images by turning them into objects of pity or revulsion, as evidenced by Seer (2011), Agnese (2009), June 27 (crowned) (2014), and Ciclope (2020). He specialises in a form of aggressive baroque art that humiliates the neoclassical tradition exemplified by 17th-century Old Masters in the Netherlands and Bologna. ![]()
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![]() ![]() As a teen, she entered the Miss Alabama pageant, where she won a scholarship to a local acting school for one year. Įncouraged by her father, Flagg became interested in writing and performing at an early age, writing her first stage play when she was only 10 years old. Aside from a brief period on the Gulf Coast near the town of Point Clear, Flagg spent her childhood in the Birmingham area. ![]() Early life īorn Patricia Neal in Birmingham, Alabama, Flagg is the only child of Marion Leona ( née LeGore) and William Hurbert Neal Jr. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation. She is best known as a semi-regular panelist on the 1973–1982 versions of the game show Match Game and for the 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which was adapted into the 1991 motion picture Fried Green Tomatoes. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (book)įannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal September 21, 1944) is an American actress, comedian and author. ![]() ![]() In the 1830s, the Indian tribes were forced east of the Mississippi River during Andrew Jackson’s presidency. This changes in 1893 with the Oklahoma Land Rush. ![]() At that time, Oklahoma still bore the name of Indian Territory. The name of this astounding biography is “Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team.”īorn in Oklahoma May 22, 1887, Jim Thorpe’s parents were each half white and half Native American. Steve Sheinkin, award winning writer of adolescent literature, has written a compelling biography on this great athlete. ![]() All-American football player, gold medal track and field star and hero to thousands of Americans and American Indians, Jim Thorpe towers above his contemporaries.īut just as fortune and fame found their way into his life, tragedy and heartache also accompanied this legend. His exploits on the football and track fields may never be surpassed. ![]() Jim Thorpe was voted the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century by American sportswriters. Roaring Brook Press, New York, 2017, 280 pages, Grades 7-11. “Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team,” ![]() ![]() ![]() But when you finally go to trial, almost a whole year from now, you’ll learn better, and feel trapped. There are just the stories people tell each other, who knows why. How, in this age, are grown-ups still afraid of a witch? Spells, curses, bloody sacrifices: none of them really believe in any of that, do they? It’s just for fun, that stuff. She was convicted and sent to the gas chamber by a jury composed of people in the grip of the Satanic Panic that was sweeping over 1980s America.Īs a college undergraduate, Gage was understandably infuriated on Diana’s behalf, writing: The prosecution instead wove a legend from the presence of various occult items in her home, painting her as a supernatural temptress whose murderous ways were finally ended when she was found with the dismembered remains of Gene Cupp and Jesse Jenkins. Her inexplicable decision to get rid of the bodies instead of calling the cops led to the state refusing to countenance her claim of self-defense. Gage had been three years old when high school teacher Diana Crane killed two students who had broken into her house and assaulted her. Gage Chandler is a true crime writer whose first big success came fairly early on in life, covering the details of the case that came to be known as the White Witch of Morro Bay. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I do need to say this, there were a few things that bugged me slightly. Red eventually meets up with her friends from childhood, rather toddler years, Ash and Dote (who is adorable by the way, I would hug her and pet her on the head if I could). On the way she runs into another, a boy "Wolf Boy" as she decides to call him, who helps her find her way to her grandmothers and warns her not to stray off the path. One day she gets a letter from her Grandmother who she didn't know existed telling Red to come to her house in the Wayward Woods. We have Red (aged 14 soon to be 15), an orphan who knows nothing about herself, where she came from, she doesn't even know what her last name is. This could have went two ways, a flop because you have to be careful when working with something that is based on the fairytale or anything that's already in the public mind. What I thought this was going to be and what I read where two different things, and well that's not a bad thing. When you read the title and blurb you get an image in your head of what you think the tale is going to be about, now take that idea and remove it from your head. When I first settled down to read this book, Little Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, popped into my head. You're everything a big bad wolf could want. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But fate may have other plans-and it will take all of Annabelle's courage to face a peril that could destroy everything she holds dear. ![]() ![]() Unfortunately her most persistent admirer is the brash Simon Hunt, a handsome and ambitious entrepreneur who wants her as his mistress. Her family is on the brink of disaster, and the only way Annabelle can save them is to marry a wealthy man. As they try to outmaneuver each other, they find themselves surrendering to a love more powerful than they could have ever imagined. Secrets of a Summer Night (The Wallflowers, Book 1) Kindle Edition by Lisa Kleypas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 5,986 ratings Book 1 of 5: The Wallflowers See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Proud and beautiful Annabelle Peyton could have her pick of suitorsif only she had a dowry. Unfortunately her most persistent admirer is the brash Simon Hunt, a handsome and ambitious entrepreneur who wants her as his mistress.Īnnabelle is determined to resist Simon's wicked propositions, but she can't deny her attraction to the boldly seductive rogue, any more than he can resist the challenge she presents. Her family is on the brink of disaster, and the only way Annabelle can save them is to marry a wealthy man. Proud and beautiful Annabelle Peyton could have her pick of suitors-if only she had a dowry. Four young ladies at the side of the ballroom make a pact to help each other find husbands. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Recommend - This book is best digested in small pieces, particularly if those pieces are areas of interest for you already. Reread - Per my own rubric, I do own this book and I plan to keep it, so I can’t in good conscious give it a 1. That being said, volume one ends with a strange pitch for volume 3 and it’s not totally clear where volume 2 is going to pick up. I’m not 100% sure they aren’t made up, but the technical jargon is on point.Ĭonclusion - This is volume 1 in a 5 volume behemoth. Prose - Not exactly beautiful but Pelikan uses some of the most descriptive words I have read. ![]() I would have given this a 1, but the marginalia was done really well, especially since there are hundreds of citations.ĥ0 Page/Tired - Not a real page-turner, but it is filled with great citations, which is probably also why it is not a page-turner. Design - I understand that this is an academic book and that design is often overlooked…but the cover from the 1970s leaves room for improvement. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There is always the depiction of angst, darkness, violence, and too much of heat in her books. Quite often, Rina depicts her heroes as anti-heroes and killers. Author Rina claims that she has been obsessed with the idea of creating edgy, flawed characters and storytelling since her younger days. When Rina is not engaged in her travels or studies, she is usually found bringing her characters to life from the distant corners of her mind. Although she hails from London, Rina is required to parade between North Africa and France constantly because of the demanding job of her husband and her studies. Rina’s books have brought enormous success in her writing career and have helped her in establishing herself in the ranks of the prominent authors of the romantic suspense genre. ![]() She has also contributed to a series called Dark High School Bully Romance by collaborating with authors such as Nicole Cypher, Logan Fox, Natalie Bennett, and Esmie Devlin. Additionally, Rina has also written a few standalone novels. She has written a few mind-blowing book series in her career, including the Royal Elite series, Team Zero series, The Rhodes Series, and the Temptation series. Rina Kent is a noteworthy English writer of suspense, romance, contemporary, young adult, mystery, and romantic suspense novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although incorporeal, he was also portrayed as a monster with a snake body and three heads: one human (male), one bull and one lion. He was a ghostly primordial deity who personified the meaning of time (sometimes he is confused with god Chronos). Etymologically, Aether means the highest and purest layer of air. According to Hesiod, she is the demon of death. The first creature that some say existed even before Chaos himself. Achlys: the goddess of the eternal night.The full list of the Primordial Greek Gods: From Gaia came Ourea, the god of the mountains, Pontus, the god of the sea, and Uranus, the god of the heavens. Erebus, the god of darkness, and Nyx, the goddess of the night, were also born from Chaos. Goddess Gaia then followed, t he personification of Earth. Then Tartarus was born, a dark place like the abyss and the original god of the Underworld. ![]() We can see that ancient Greeks considered love as one of the most fundamental powers in the world. Out of Chaos came Eros, the god of love and procreation. Chaos was the personification of the absolute nothingness - an immerse, dark void from which all of the existence sprang. ![]() Natural forces are personified and the most basic components of the cosmos are Gods.Īccording to Hesiod, in the beginning there was Chaos. The famous work of Hesiod, called Theogony (meaning “birth of the Gods” in Greek), presents a complete cosmogony. Greek mythology starts at the beginning of the world! The Greek Gods that existed then were the Primordial Gods. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Matt finally finds the courage to tell his own story, he not only begins to heal himself, but the many survivors of a senseless war who have come home to broken lives: “ She gave her child to a bunch / of American soldiers … / Jeff emphasizes the first syllable / in soldier / as if it were souldiers, / … so we must have done / something good.” ![]() When he makes the baseball team at school, he is bullied by a teammate who lost his older brother to war: “ My brother died / because of you.” He finds solace in the music he begins to play, lessons given by a gentle Vietnam vet named Jeff. He remains haunted by memories of his birthmother and little brother, even while he refuses to intone the name of his abandoning American birthfather.Īlthough young Matt left death behind, he cannot escape the relentless nightmares. He fears his new family, as gentle and loving as they are, will send him back if they ever found out what really happened in Vietnam. As one of the first groups of children airlifted out of an imploding Vietnam, Matt begins life anew on the other side of the world with a welcoming mother, father, and little brother. By age 10, Matt Pin has already had a harrowing life as a child of war. Not only will you be unable to put this down, you’ll have to be careful to remember to breathe while reading this unforgettable debut novel written entirely in free verse. ![]() |