The Fugitive's Properties
The Fugitive's Properties

Author: Stephen M. Best

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-05-15

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 0226241114

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In this study of literature and law before and since the Civil War, Stephen M. Best shows how American conceptions of slavery, property, and the idea of the fugitive were profoundly interconnected. The Fugitive's Properties uncovers a poetics of intangible, personified property emerging out of antebellum laws, circulating through key nineteenth-century works of literature, and informing cultural forms such as blackface minstrelsy and early race films. Best also argues that legal principles dealing with fugitives and indebted persons provided a sophisticated precursor to intellectual property law as it dealt with rights in appearance, expression, and other abstract aspects of personhood. In this conception of property as fleeting, indeed fugitive, American law preserved for much of the rest of the century slavery's most pressing legal imperative: the production of personhood as a market commodity. By revealing the paradoxes of this relationship between fugitive slave law and intellectual property law, Best helps us to understand how race achieved much of its force in the American cultural imagination. A work of ambitious scope and compelling cross-connections, The Fugitive's Properties sets new agendas for scholars of American literature and legal culture.

War Comes to the Dales
War Comes to the Dales

Author: Betty Firth

Publisher: Hera books Ltd

Published: 2023-10-19

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1804361917

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‘Heartwarming, moving, heartbreaking, powerful, and so much more.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review Can she help the village survive the war? April 1941. When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to take a job as a reporter on The Tyke magazine, the sleepy Yorkshire Dales village felt like a little pocket of a past long gone. While much of the country was suffering nightly bombing raids as the Blitz raged, life in isolated Silverdale carried on just as it had for a hundred years or more. But as the summer of 1941 approaches, war finally seems to have come to Silverdale. The villagers face new hardships when shortages and rationing begin to bite, young men become scarce as more and more are called up, and Bobby finds herself juggling her job on the magazine with a new role as an ARP warden. Even her surly editor Reg and his wife are doing their bit, taking two young evacuees from London into their home. Meanwhile, Bobby has been growing closer to village vet Charlie, who is preparing to leave Silverdale to begin training with the RAF. The villagers are whispering that wedding bells will soon be chiming, but then Bobby is confronted with an impossible choice. Can she bring herself to give up the job she adores to be with the man she loves? Don't miss this heart-warming, captivating WWII saga series set in the Yorkshire Dales. If you like James Herriot, Gervase Phinn, Pam Howes or Maggie Mason, you'll love this. Readers are loving War Comes to the Dales: ‘Fabulous book, loved every page and didn’t want to put it down.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘The characters are all so likeable and you want to get to know them more.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Heartwarming, historical and humorous. Thoroughly enjoyed it from cover to cover.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘There are real echoes of All Creatures Great and Small in this story...I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘The characters are realistic, likable, and heartwarming’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Loved this one. Full of warmth and romance during very difficult times.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A lovely book with a story and characters that blend so well together to bring this book alive for the reader.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Ms. Firth's storytelling is absolutely spectacular and full of so much heart, and her writing jumps right off of the page.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘The descriptions of the countryside are so descriptive and beautiful. Bobby’s devotion to her community is commendable and heartwarming.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

The Broadview Anthology of Drama, Volume 2: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
The Broadview Anthology of Drama, Volume 2: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Author: Craig S. Walker

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2003-07-09

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 1551115824

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The Broadview Anthology of Drama: Plays from the Western Theatre is a chronological presentation of 43 plays in two volumes, ranging from the ancient theatre world to the present day. Each chapter focuses on a specific period and begins with an insightful introduction sketching the historical and theatrical landscape of that period. Contextualization for each play is provided through a thorough account of the literary and dramatic background of the play along with clear and comprehensive annotation. In addition, the editors have provided a glossary of terms used in the anthology to better equip students with a vocabulary for discussing the world of the stage.