Negotiating with the Dead
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-03-06
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780521662604
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMargaret Atwood examines the nature of writing and the role of writers.
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Negotiating with the Dead
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Virago Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781844080274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is the role of the writer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse! - their activities, looking at what costumes they have seen fit to assume, what roles they have chosen to play. And if a writer is to be seen as 'gifted', who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift? Margaret Atwood's wide and eclectic reference to other writers, living and dead, is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences as a writer, both in Canada and on the international scene. The lightness of her touch is underlined by a seriousness about the purpose and the pleasures of writing, and by a deep familiarity with the myths and traditions of western literature.
Writing with Intent
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Published: 2006-07-18
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 078671767X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first collection of nonfiction work by the author in more than two decades features fifty-seven essays and reviews on a wide range of topics, including John Updike, Toni Morrison, grunge, September 11th, and Gabriel Garca Mrquez, among others. Reprint.
On Writers and Writing
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Virago Press
Published: 2015-01-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780349006239
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooking back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse - their activities, looking at what costumes they have seen fit to assume, what roles they have chosen to play.
Second Words
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: House of Anansi
Published: 2011-08-01
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 1770890106
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fifty essays in Second Words span the period from 1962 to 1980 and reveal Margaret Atwood's views on feminism, Canadian literature, the creative process, nationalism, sexism, as well as critical commentary on such writers as Erica Jong, E. L. Doctorow, Northrop Frye, Roch Carrier, Marie-Claire Blais, Marge Piercy, Adrienne Rich, Sylvia Plath, and many more.
The Circle Game
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: House of Anansi
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 99
ISBN-13: 1770892788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe appearance of Margaret Atwood's first major collection of poetry marked the beginning of a truly outstanding career in Canadian and international letters. The voice in these poems is as witty, vulnerable, direct, and incisive as we've come to know in later works, such as Power Politics, Bodily Harm, and Alias Grace. Atwood writes compassionately about the risks of love in a technological age, and the quest for identity in a universe that cannot quite be trusted. Containing many of Atwood's best and most famous poems, The Circle Game won the 1966 Governor General's Award for Poetry and rapidly attained an international reputation as a classic of modern poetry.
Moving Targets
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: House of Anansi
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780887847356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most precious treasure of this collection is that it gives us the rich back-story and diverse range of influences on Margaret Atwood's work. From the aunts who encouraged her nascent writing career to the influence of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four on The Handmaid's Tale, we trace the movement of Atwood's fertile and curious mind in action over the years.Atwood's controversial political pieces, Napoleon's Two Biggest Mistakes and Letter to America -- both not-so-veiled warnings about the repercussions of the war in Iraq -- also appear, alongside pieces that exhibit her active concern for the environment, the North, and the future of the human race. Atwood also writes about her peers: John Updike, Marina Warner, Italo Calvino, Marian Engel, Toni Morrison, Angela Carter, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mordecai Richler, Elmore Leonard, and Ursula Le Guin.This is a landmark volume from a major writer whose worldwide readership is in the millions, and whose work has influenced and entertained generations. Moving Targets is the companion volume to Second Words.
Negotiating with Backbone
Author: Reed K. Holden
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 013306476X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers strategies and advice on retaining pricing power for business-to-business salespeople who have to negotiate with procurement departments.
Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages
Author: Patrick J. Geary
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2018-07-05
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1501721631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhereas modern societies tend to banish the dead from the world of the living, medieval men and women accorded them a vital role in the community. The saints counted most prominently as potential intercessors before God, but the ordinary dead as well were called upon to aid the living, and even to participate in the negotiation of political disputes. In this book, the distinguished medievalist Patrick J. Geary shows how exploring the complex relations between the living and dead can broaden our understanding of the political, economic, and cultural history of medieval Europe. Geary has brought together for this volume twelve of his most influential essays. They address such topics as the development of saints' cults and of the concept of sacred space; the integration of saints' cults into the lives of ordinary people; patterns of relic circulation; and the role of the dead in negotiating the claims and counterclaims of various interest groups. Also included are two case studies of communities that enlisted new patron saints to solve their problems. Throughout, Geary demonstrates that, by reading actions, artifacts, and rituals on an equal footing with texts, we can better grasp the otherness of past societies.
Curious Pursuits
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Virago
Published: 2009-10-01
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 0748113401
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace Curious Pursuits is a collection of personal essays, book reviews and articles from the fierce, ingenious mind of Margaret Atwood, ranging from 1970 to the present. Atwood remembers moving to London as a starry-eyed teenager in 1964 and her first attempts at gardening; she discusses feminist utopias in fiction, and writes moving odes on beloved classics like Anne of Green Gables. Personal life and fiction are shelved side by side in this revealing, insightful collection of Atwood's non-fiction writing. PRAISE FOR Curious Pursuits 'A goldmine' Sunday Times 'Reminds one that Atwood is a superbly funny (as well as serious) writer; her wit is winningly relaxed and genial as well as sharp' Spectator 'The glimpses into the writing process and her reflections on identity will delight fans of her novels, who will also recognise flashes of her mordant wit' Times
