A Pleasurable Arrangement
A Pleasurable Arrangement

Author: Alexandra Gilles

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-12-13

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 1493152319

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Lady Emily Dane has never given a thought about her arranged marriage. Nor has she ever wondered about the duke that she is now married to. All Emily knows for sure is that she aims to not only be the dukes wife and the mother of his children but his lover as well. Gideon Grace, the Duke of Callous, has always had a temper and believes he will never come to love the woman his father married him to. Will Gideon finally be able to confront his demons and allow Emily into his heart?

For the Love of Pleasure
For the Love of Pleasure

Author: Lauren Rabinovitz

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9780813525341

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The technological, economic and social landscape of the consumer society was formed between the 1880s and 1920s. The author of this study shows how cinema played a key role in changing the urban landscape, using Chicago as a model and linking cinema theory with women's studies.

Readings from Classical Rhetoric
Readings from Classical Rhetoric

Author: Patricia P. Matsen

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780809315932

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Here, for the first time in one volume, are all the extant writings focusing on rhetoric that were composed before the fall of Rome. This unique anthology of primary texts in classical rhetoric contains the work of 24 ancient writers from Homer through St. Augustine, including Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Tacitus, and Longinus. Along with many widely recognized translations, special features include the first English translations of works by Theon and Nicolaus, as well as new translations of two works by important sophists, Gorgias' encomium on Helen and Alcidamas' essay on composition. The writers are grouped chronologically into historical periods, allowing the reader to understand the scope and significance of rhetoric in antiquity. Introductions are included to each period, as well as to each writer, with writers' biographies, major works, and salient features of excerpts.

Queer Objects
Queer Objects

Author: Guy Davidson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-06-29

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0429536305

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Pursuing the discursive or material effects of relational queerness, this book reflects on how objects can illuminate, affect, and animate queer modes of being. In the early 1990s the queer theorist Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick defined queer as “multiply transitive . . . relational and strange,” rather than a fixed identity. In spite of this, much of the queer theoretical scholarship of the last three decades has used queer as a synonym for anti-normative sexual identities. The contributions to this volume return to the idea of transitivity, exploring what happens when queer is thought of as a turning toward or turning away from a diverse range of objects, including bodily waste; frozen cats; archival ephemera; the writing of Virginia Woolf; the Pop art of Ray Johnson; the podcast S-Town; and Maggie Nelson’s memoir The Argonauts. Relevant to those studying queer theory, this book will also be of wider interest to those researching identity and the way in which it is represented in a variety of artistic disciplines. This book was originally published as a special issue of Angelaki.

Flower Arrangement
Flower Arrangement

Author: Ranjana Tulsyan

Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd

Published: 2009-11-01

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9788120748392

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A beautiful arrangement rejuvenates the heart and brings about a transformation in the home. It occupies very little space and wins appreciation of all. With this book harness the skill of free style ikebana and novel flower arranging. Special sections on permanent and florist's flowers have been included. There are numerous innovative ideas, which have been combined interestingly. All the designs are illustrated by a photograph and step-by-step instructions to follow. Common varieties of flowers and foliage are used as they are popularly grown in almost every home garden. The idea is to create an exquisite display by using only a few flowers and foliage. Practice ikebana as it is an involvement, almost meditative. Indeed, it is a diversion in solitude that relieves tension and is a delightful and rewarding experience.