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The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life (Artist's Way Ser.)
by Julia Cameron'We should write because it is human nature to write' Julia CameronIn The Right to Write, Julia Cameron's most revolutionary book, the author asserts that conventional writing wisdom would have you believe in a false doctrine that stifles creativity.This isn't a book of rules and certainly not about how to write that query letter, how to find a market for your work, or how to find an agent. It's about using writing to bring clarity and passion to the act of living. The secrets in breaking loose from the grip of your established thought process, to unleash the wave of creativity striving to express itself within.Here are techniques and illustrative stories to help you make writing a natural, intensely personal part of life. And this book includes the details of Cameron's own writing processes when creating her best selling books, which include the phenomenal and world famous The Artist's Way and Vein of Gold.For those jumping into the writing life for the first time and for those already living it, the art of writing will never be the same after reading this book. Provocative, thoughtful and exciting, you'll return to it again and again as you seek to liberate and cultivate the writer residing within you.
The Right Word: Correcting Commonly Confused, Misspelled, and Misused Words
by Elizabeth MorrisonAffect or effect?Right, write, or rite?Soul or sole?Two, too, or to?English can certainly be a confusing language, whether you’re a native speaker or learning it as a second language. The Right Word is the essential reference to help anyone master its subtleties and avoid the most common mistakes.Divided into three sections, The Right Word first examines homophones, those tricky words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Entries are organized alphabetically, with meanings and examples (including colloquial ones) given to facilitate correct use. Author Elizabeth Morrison then looks at words that often confuse—childish vs. childlike, incredible vs. incredulous—before providing a list of commonly misspelled words.The Right Word deserves a place on every bookshelf: at home, in the study, and at the office. Written by a teacher and journalist with years of experience in effective writing and communication, The Right Word is an essential reference for:Students of English, especially those for whom English is a second language.Businesspeople wanting to improve written communication..Crossword addicts..Anyone with an interest in words and language.
The Right Word!: How to Say What You Really Mean (Right! Series)
by Jan VenoliaEvery writer needs help with words: choosing them, using them, spelling them correctly. When is optimal or optimum the better choice? Why use germane when relevant is, well, more relevant? Created for just such tortuous (torturous?) situations, this handy guide provides an A-to-Z listing of troublesome, confusing words, accompanied by clear examples and explanations to help avoid common mistakes. With a discussion on getting the most out of words, a helpful resource section, humorous illustrations, and clever bits of wordplay, this compact reference is an indispensable resource.The latest addition to Jan Venolia'¬?s Right! series, which has sold more than 600,000 copies.With the growing influence of email and other instant communication on the English language, a modern reference is more important than ever.Small and portable, this book is easier to carry and to use than some of the larger, bulkier reference works.The cover design for WRITE RIGHT! and REWRITE RIGHT! was selected to display in the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) 50 Books / 50 Covers Exhibition in 2001. The designer for this series (including The Right Word!) is Paul Kepple, director, Headcase Design, Philadelphia, PA.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Righteous Anger in Contemporary Italian Literary and Cinematic Narratives (Toronto Italian Studies)
by Stefania LucamanteRighteous Anger in Contemporary Italian Literary and Cinematic Narratives analyses the role of passion— particularly indignation—and how it shapes intention and inspires the work of many contemporary Italian writers and filmmakers. Noting how art often holds the power to shed light on issues surrounding inequity, inequality, and injustice, the book explores the ethical function of art as a tool in resistance and sociopolitical protest, thereby validating the axiom that ethics and aesthetics can still collaborate in the creation of meaning. Drawing on a range of Italian novels and films and examining the works of artists such as Tiziano Scarpa, Simona Vinci, Paolo Sorrentino, and Monica Stambrini, the author shows that anger can be used constructively as a weapon of resistance against negative and oppressive forces.
Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling
by David Wolman“A funny and fact-filled look at our astoundingly inconsistent written language, from Shakespeare to spell-check.”—St. Petersburg TimesDavid Wolman explores seven hundred years of trial, error, and reform that have made the history of English spelling a jumbled and fascinating mess. In Righting the Mother Tongue, theauthor of A Left-Hand Turn Around the World brings us the tangled story of English Spelling, from Olde English to email. Utterly captivating, deliciously edifying, and extremely witty, Righting the Mother Tongue is a treat for the language lover—a book that belongs in every personal library, right next to Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, and the works of Bill Bryson and Simon Winchester.
Rights to Language: Equity, Power, and Education
by Robert PhillipsonRights to Language: Equity, Power, and Education brings together cutting-edge scholarship in language, education, and society from all parts of the world. Celebrating the 60th birthday of Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, it is inspired by her work in minority, indigenous, and immigrant education; multilingualism; linguistic human rights; and global language and power issues. Rights to Language situates issues of minorities and bilingual education in broader perspectives of human rights, power, and the ecology of language. The rich mix of papers serves to underline that the issues are comparable worldwide, that many disparate topics can cross-fertilize each other, and that our understanding of the issues can benefit from coverage that is global, reflective, and committed. A Web site with additional resource materials to this book can be found on http://www.cbs.dk/staff/phillipson/
Rigorous Reading: 5 Access Points for Comprehending Complex Texts
by Douglas B. Fisher Dr Nancy FreyWhat it really means to “read closely” Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it’s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further: Purpose & Modeling Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction Collaborative Conversations An Independent Reading Staircase Performance
Rigorous Reading, Florida Edition: 5 Access Points for Comprehending Complex Texts (Corwin Literacy)
by Douglas Fisher Nancy FreyNewly revised and updated throughout, this new Florida Edition has been specially developed to align with Florida’s new B.E.S.T. Standards. What it really means to "read closely." What could Fern Arable, Jay Gatsby, and Winston Churchill possibly have in common? They all need masterful teachers to help students revel in their complexity. And Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher are just the two mentors to help you make that happen. Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it′s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy and Doug articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further. The 5 Access Points Toward Proficiency, Purpose & Modeling: Teachers think aloud to demonstrate critical thinking and how good readers always know why they are reading. Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction: Teachers engage students in repeated readings and discussions, with text-dependent questions, prompts, and cues to help students delve into an author′s ideas. Collaborative Conversations: Teachers orchestrate collaborative learning to get students in the habit of exercising their analytical thinking in the presence of their peers. An Independent Reading Staircase: Teachers artfully steer students to more challenging books, with strategic bursts of instruction and peer conferences to foster metacognitive awareness. Performance: Teachers offer feedback and assessments that help students demonstrate understanding of text in authentic ways and plan instruction based on student understanding. There′s more . . . Also included are illustrative classroom video clips available via QR codes—making Rigorous Reading the only resource a teacher, school, or district needs to seriously stretch students′ capacity to read and comprehend text.
Rigorous Reading, Florida Edition: 5 Access Points for Comprehending Complex Texts (Corwin Literacy)
by Douglas Fisher Nancy FreyNewly revised and updated throughout, this new Florida Edition has been specially developed to align with Florida’s new B.E.S.T. Standards. What it really means to "read closely." What could Fern Arable, Jay Gatsby, and Winston Churchill possibly have in common? They all need masterful teachers to help students revel in their complexity. And Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher are just the two mentors to help you make that happen. Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it′s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy and Doug articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further. The 5 Access Points Toward Proficiency, Purpose & Modeling: Teachers think aloud to demonstrate critical thinking and how good readers always know why they are reading. Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction: Teachers engage students in repeated readings and discussions, with text-dependent questions, prompts, and cues to help students delve into an author′s ideas. Collaborative Conversations: Teachers orchestrate collaborative learning to get students in the habit of exercising their analytical thinking in the presence of their peers. An Independent Reading Staircase: Teachers artfully steer students to more challenging books, with strategic bursts of instruction and peer conferences to foster metacognitive awareness. Performance: Teachers offer feedback and assessments that help students demonstrate understanding of text in authentic ways and plan instruction based on student understanding. There′s more . . . Also included are illustrative classroom video clips available via QR codes—making Rigorous Reading the only resource a teacher, school, or district needs to seriously stretch students′ capacity to read and comprehend text.
Riḥla ilā Bilād al-‘Arab رحلة إلى بلاد العرب: A Comprehensive Introductory Course for Arabic Heritage Speakers
by Munther YounesRiḥla ilā Bilād al-‘Arab starts with the Arabic alphabet and gradually and systematically builds the reading and writing skills and mastery of Fuṣḥā grammar. As students develop their reading, writing, and grammar skills, they will be learning about Arab history, society, and culture. This book contextualizes Arabic grammar teaching with sufficient and relevant drills and exercises. Added personal and cultural interest is given by the diary of Amal, an American student of Arab descent, who travels to Jordan and Palestine. This textbook includes maps, illustrations, and photographs and is accompanied by audio on the companion website that can be viewed here: www.routledge.com/cw/younes . The book is designed for Arabic heritage students—students who can understand and speak an Arabic dialect (Egyptian, Iraqi, Moroccan, etc.) but are unfamiliar with Modern Standard Arabic, known as Fuṣḥā.
The Rilke Alphabet
by Ulrich Baer Andrew HamiltonThe enduring power of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry rests with his claim that all we need for a better life on earth is already given to us, in the here and now. In twenty-six engaging and accessible essays, Ulrich Baer’s The Rilke Alphabet examines this promise by one of the greatest poets in any tradition that even the smallest overlooked word may unlock life’s mysteries to us. Fueled by an unebbing passion and indeed love for Rilke’s poetry, Baer examines twenty-six words that are not only unexpected but also problematic, controversial, and even scandalous in Rilke’s work. In twenty-six mesmerizing essays that eschew jargon and teutonic learnedness for the pleasures and risks of unflinchingly engaging with a great artist’s genius, Baer sheds new light on Rilke’s politics, his creative process, and his deepest and enduring thoughts about life, art, politics, sexuality, love, and death. The Rilke Alphabet shows how Rilke’s work provides an uncannily apt guide to life even in our vexingly postmodern condition. Whether it is a love letter to frogs, a problematic brief infatuation with Mussolini, a sustained reflection on the Buddha, the evasion of the influence of powerful precursors, or the unambiguous assertion that freedom must be lived in order to be known, Rilke’s writings pull us deeply into life. Baer’s decades-long engagement with Rilke as a scholar, translator, and editor of Rilke’s writings allows him to reveal unique aspects of Rilke’s work. The Rilke Alphabet will surprise and delight Rilke fans, intrigue newcomers to his work, and deepen every reader’s sense of the power of poetry to penetrate the mysteries and confusions of our world.
Rilke: The Last Inward Man
by Lesley ChamberlainAn incisive and intimate account of the life and work of the great poet Rilke, exploring the rich interior world he created in his poetryWhen Rilke died in 1926, his reputation as a great poet seemed secure. But as the tide of the critical avant-garde turned, he was increasingly dismissed as apolitical, as too inward. In Rilke: The Last Inward Man, acclaimed critic Lesley Chamberlain uses this charge as the starting point from which to explore the expansiveness of the inner world Rilke created in his poetry. Weaving together searching insights on Rilke's life, work and reception, Chamberlain casts Rilke's inwardness as a profound response to a world that seemed ever more lacking in spirituality. In works of dazzling imagination and rich imagery, Rilke sought to restore spirit to Western materialism, encouraging not narrow introversion but a heightened awareness of how to live with the world as it is, of how to retain a sense of transcendence within a world of collapsed spiritual certainty.
Rilke’s Hands: An Essay on Gentleness (Routledge Focus on Literature)
by Harold SchweizerThis is a book of meditative reading. Each of the sixty-one aphoristic entries aims to interpret Rilke’s poetry as a musician might play Debussy’s Clair de lune, to transpose into the key of language the song, the melody, and the refrain of Rilke’s gentle disposition: his recognition of the transience of things; his acknowledgment of the vulnerability and fragility of people, animals, and flowers; his empathy toward those who suffer. The cut flowers gently laid out on the garden table "recovering from their death already begun" in one of theSonnets to Orpheus form a thread now visible now faint through most of this book. And because of the flowers, the concept of gentleness forms another thread, and because of gentleness, hands—agents of gentleness throughout Rilke’s poetry—enfold these pages. The German word leise (gentle, tender, quiet) weaves the first thread; the second is woven by flowers, then by girls’ hands, then by angels, the beloved, the poor, the dying and the dead, animals, birds, dogs, fountains, things, vanishings. The purpose of this essay is to experience and to examine gentleness, how it shapes and pervades Rilke’s work, how his poetry might gently inspire us to become more gentle people.
Rimjhim class 3 - NCERT - 23: रिमझिम ३री कक्षा - एनसीईआरटी - २३
by Rashtriy Shaikshik Anusandhan Aur Prashikshan Parishadराष्ट्रीय पाठ्यचर्या की रूपरेखा (2005) सुझाती है कि बच्चों के स्कूली जीवन को बाहर के जीवन से जोड़ा जाना चाहिए। यह सिद्धांत किताबी ज्ञान की उस विरासत के विपरीत है जिसके प्रभाववश हमारी व्यवस्था आज तक स्कूल और घर के बीच अंतराल बनाए हुए है। नई राष्ट्रीय पाठ्यचर्या पर आधारित पाठ्यक्रम और पाठ्यपुस्तकें इस बुनियादी विचार पर अमल करने का प्रयास है। बच्चों के हाथ में जैसे ही कोई नई किताब आती है, वे झट से उसे उलटना-पलटना शुरू कर देते हैं। उनमें एक स्वाभाविक उतावलापन होता है- चित्र निहारने का, कविता और कहानियों के बारे में जानने का या स्वयं उन्हें पढ़ डालने का। इस पाठ्यपुस्तक ने उनकी इस स्वाभाविक प्रवृत्ति का भरपूर फ़ायदा उठाने की कोशिश की है। किताब के लिए ऐसी कविताओं और कहानियों को चुना गया है, जिनमें बच्चों की बातचीत, उनकी आदतें, उनके नखरे, जिद, उनके सवाल साफ़-साफ़ झलकते हैं। इसलिए बच्चे ऐसी कविताओं या कहानियों से विचार और भावनाओं के स्तर पर एक जुड़ाव महसूस करेंगे।
Rimjhim class 4 - NCERT - 23: रिमझिम ४थीं कक्षा - एनसीईआरटी - २३
by Rashtriy Shaikshik Anusandhan Aur Prashikshan Parishadराष्ट्रीय पाठ्यचर्या की रूपरेखा-2005 सभी मूल्यों की जड़ में सामाजिक सद्भाव एवं शांति को चिह्नित करती है और इस उद्देश्य के लिए प्रत्येक विषय को महत्त्व देती है। शांतिपरक मूल्यों के विकास में भाषा की भूमिका सर्वाधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण है। भाषा किसी भी संस्कृति में मूल्यों को बनाए रखने का काम करती है। दूसरों के प्रति खासकर असमानता, क्षमता या पृष्ठभूमि के अंतर के संदर्भ में बच्चों को संवेदनशील बनाना भी भाषा-शिक्षण के दौरान होना चाहिए। इसी बात को ध्यान में रखते हुए पुस्तक में सुनीता की पहिया कुर्सी पाठ दिया गया है। इसी तरह की अन्य सामग्री पत्र-पत्रिकाओं से या स्वयं विकसित करके शिक्षक उनका उपयोग कर सकते हैं। शिक्षक को चाहिए कि मूल्यों के विकास में भाषा की भूमिका सुनिश्चित करते हुए कक्षा में अपने और बच्चों के व्यवहार में उसकी परिणति लाए। रिमझिम 4 में भी कई पाठ सिर्फ़ पढ़ने के लिए दिए गए हैं उनके साथ कोई प्रश्न नहीं है। इन पाठों को देने का उद्देश्य बच्चों को पढ़ने की अतिरिक्त सामग्री उपलब्ध कराना है जिसे वे प्रश्नों के बोझ से मुक्त होकर आनंद लेते हुए पढ़ सकें। बच्चों को पढ़ने के जितने अधिक अवसर मिलेंगे, उतना ही अधिक उनकी पढ़ने की गति एवं शब्द-भंडार बढ़ेगा तथा वर्तनी संबंधी त्रुटियों में कमी आएगी।
Rimjhim class 5 - NCERT - 23: रिमझिम ५वीं कक्षा - एनसीईआरटी - २३
by Rashtriy Shaikshik Anusandhan Aur Prashikshan Parishadइस रिमझिम पुस्तक में ताने-बाने को चार सूत्रों में पिरोया गया है। हर सूत्र का अपना रंग और अपनी छटा है। अपनी-अपनी रंगतें के अंतर्गत रीति-रिवाज़, जीवन शैली, हुनर, विरासत और बोली आदि संस्कृति के विभिन्न आयामों की झलक है। इस भाग को पढ़ाते समय यह ध्यान में रखना ज़रूरी होगा कि सांस्कृतिक विविधता के बारे में शिक्षक का स्वयं का ज्ञान ही इन पाठों को बच्चे के लिए जीवंत बना सकता है। इस भाग के माध्यम से रिमझिम-5 हमारी अनमोल विरासत को सहेजने का प्रयास है। अभिव्यक्ति के कई माध्यम हैं। समय के साथ-साथ इन माध्यमों में भी बदलाव आया है। अपनी बात लोगों तक पहुँचाने का तरीका समय के साथ कैसे बदलता रहा है- पुस्तक के दूसरे भाग बात का सफ़र में इसी रोचक सफ़र की झलक है। रिमझिम-5 में कई साहित्यकारों की रचनाएँ ली गई हैं। जैसे- प्रेमचंद, सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान, नागार्जुन, सोहनलाल द्विवेदी, आर. के. नारायण आदि। आने वाली कक्षाओं में साहित्य से बच्चों का परिचय उत्तरोत्तर बढ़ता जाएगा। रचनाओं को गहराई से समझने के लिए उनके लेखकों का परिचय उपयोगी है।
Ring-a-Ting-Ding!
by Ruth PriceExplore, support and consolidate communication and language and literacy skills with a colourful non-fiction book for ages 4-5, containing key concepts and practice opportunities. Practise key communication, language and literacy skills and concepts with simple question prompts on each page and activities at the end of the book. Support the themes covered in Activity Book B and the Teacher’s Pack. Ring-a-Ting-Ding! Which instruments can we ring, shake and bang? Books in the Hodder Cambridge Primary English series for the Foundation Stage: Activity Book A – 9781510457249 Activity Book B – 9781510457256 Activity Book C – 9781510457263 Reading Book A FICTION No Nap for Grandad – 9781510457270 Reading Book B FICTION The Floating Market – 9781510457294 Reading Book C FICTION How Zebra got his Coat – 9781510457300 Reading Book A NON-FICTION Outside Play – 9781510457287 Reading Book B NON-FICTION Ring-a-Ting-Ding! – 9781510457331 Reading Book C NON-FICTION Let’s Pretend – 9781510457348 Teacher’s Pack – 9781510457379 HODDER EDUCATION e: education@bookpoint.co.uk w: hoddereducation.com
The Ring Legends of Tolkien: An Illustrated Exploration of Rings in Tolkien's World, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History
by David DayTolkien's One Ring, at the centre of one of the greatest fantasy tales ever told, is an undeniably iconic and powerful symbol in literature. Tracing centuries of ancient folklore, The Ring Legends of Tolkien is a deep and highly informed investigation into the inspiration behind Tolkien's epic fantasy world, exploring the origins of the One Ring, as well as the extraordinary myths and legends that inspired Tolkien's works.This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.
Ring Legends of Tolkien (Tolkien Illustrated Guides #7)
by David DayLearn the most popular legends about the Rings of Power!The history of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth is filled with an ongoing struggle between good and evil, centered on a set of rings forged by Elves and an evil sorcerer. The Ring Legends of Tolkien recounts stories and conflicts surrounding the Rings of Power. Insightful commentary by Tolkien scholar David Day discusses how people, tactics, and weapons were used to obtain and control the rings, and also how the legends of Middle-earth relate to the real-world mythology on which Tolkien based his famous literary creation. Maps and full-color illustrations help bring this rich universe to life, making it an invaluable reference book for Tolkien fans of all ages. This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.
Rions ensemble
by Harold Humphreys Michel SanouilletThe twenty-five crisp and amusing short stories in this collection prove that elementary readings in French can also be entertaining. Some are original anecdotes and others adaptations of traditional French of French-Canadian stories, some are from anonymous sources, and some by acknowledged masters such as LaFontaine. All are distinguished by the classic literary virtue of the French—precision, economy, and the traditional Gallic twist. A delightful series of line drawings by Antje Lingner aptly reflects the spirit of the book. This collection is designed for reading in Grades XI and XII, and for introductory courses at the University or Extension course level. To encourage a quick response and facility in reading, the stories emphasize the idiomatic and rely heavily on dialogue, avoiding as much as possible an over-literary syntax. The text employs elementary vocabulary and constructions throughout and is representative in all respects of the spoken language today. The emphasis on conversational organization in the stories will be immediately apparent, and it is this feature that should be exploited in the classroom and other group situations. On a series of four long-playing records the entire text has been transcribed for use in oral and phonetics classes. The readings are given slowly but naturally and with a relish which catches the drama and humour of the material. The combination of text and recordings offers a most valuable method of acquiring aural familiarity with spoken French. The stories are supplemented with vocabulary, notes and exercises. For each story there is supplied a series of questions that lend themselves to oral answers and discussion; in addition there is a short exercise reviewing grammatical forms, with special emphasis on the verb, as well as a brief passage for prose translation into French.
The Rip Current Rescue
by Monty Ward Tony SanseveroThe final installment of the Reading Street curriculum series, Reading Street: Grade 6, comes complete with everything you'll need to create English and Language Arts lessons for your child. This system includes reading selections designed to help your child hone his or her skills, a Teacher Resource DVD to make your task of developing lessons easier, and a packet of curriculum materials. Reading Street: Grade 6 is a comprehensive system designed to enhance your child's skills in reading, writing and language. Each assignment in Reading Street helps your child progress toward that goal. While such a dynamic curriculum might sound challenging for you as a parent and educator to use, you can rest assured that the materials will guide you through 12 weeks of English and Language Arts lesson planning with ease. If you prefer a structured homeschooling program format, Reading Street (in all of its Grade level structures) is the right fit for you and your child. Grade 6 comes with two volumes of six units. By the time you complete Grade 6, your child will be able to: Read through a variety of complex literature, including biographies and fictional stories. Discover additional reading material based on personal taste. Relate individual chapters or concepts to the book as a whole. Write complete stories using proper grammar, punctuation and word choice. Compose a written argument using appropriate sources. Examine and edit his or her own writing, as well as the writing of others. Present an oral presentation based on the lessons. Unlike other curricula, Reading Street imparts a love of reading upon your child. From Grade 1 through Grade 6, your child will learn not only the skills he or she needs to advance his or her education, but become a lifelong student and reader. For more information about the specific materials included in the Reading Street: Grade 6 curriculum for homeschooling, visit the Features and Benefits page.
Rip The Page: Adventures in Creative Writing
by Karen BenkeBenke, who has led writing workshops for 16 years as part of the California Poets in the Schools program, offers teachers a wealth of ideas to make writing fun and exciting, offering quotes from writers and poets, lists of words, suggestions, and experiments, such as various exercises in non-written artistic expression of emotion. Useful for kids who wish to try creative writing, as well as parents and teachers of children's writing classes.
Rip Van Winkle’s Republic: Washington Irving in History and Memory
by Curtis Armstrong Elizabeth Bradley Matthew Dennis Catalina Hannan Tracy Hoffman Alexis McCrossen Shirley Samuels Michelle Sizemore Erik WeiselbergTwo centuries ago, native New Yorker Washington Irving exploded onto the literary scene of Europe with the publication of his breakout collection of stories, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Published in England and America in 1819–1820, and universally praised for its inventive characters and soul-searching qualities, including the immortal tales “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” the volume enjoyed remarkable transatlantic success, allowing Irving to become the first of his nation to support himself as a professional author. In this distinctive collection, historians and literary scholars come together to reassess Irving’s imaginative world and complex cultural legacy. Alternately a satirist and a nostalgia merchant, Irving was ever absorbed in reconstituting a lost past, which the volume dubs “Rip Van Winkle’s Republic.” The assembled scholars explore issues of Anglo-American culture, the power of imagery, race, and the treatment of time and history in Irving’s vast body of literature, as well as his status as a bibliophile, an antiquarian, and a prominent figure in an age of literary celebrity. Edited by acclaimed historians Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg, Rip Van Winkle’s Republic marks a rediscovery of this marvelous author of social satire and fabled tales of the past.
The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture
by Jared GardnerCountering assumptions about early American print culture and challenging our scholarly fixation on the novel, Jared Gardner reimagines the early American magazine as a rich literary culture that operated as a model for nation-building by celebrating editorship over authorship and serving as a virtual salon in which citizens were invited to share their different perspectives. The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture reexamines early magazines and their reach to show how magazine culture was multivocal and presented a porous distinction between author and reader, as opposed to novel culture, which imposed a one-sided authorial voice and restricted the agency of the reader.