Disturbers of the Peace

Disturbers of the Peace

Author: Kelly Baker Josephs

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Published: 2013-10-11

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0813935075

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Exploring the prevalence of madness in Caribbean texts written in English in the mid-twentieth century, Kelly Baker Josephs focuses on celebrated writers such as Jean Rhys, V. S. Naipaul, and Derek Walcott as well as on understudied writers such as Sylvia Wynter and Erna Brodber. Because mad figures appear frequently in Caribbean literature from French, Spanish, and English traditions—in roles ranging from bit parts to first-person narrators—the author regards madness as a part of the West Indian literary aesthetic. The relatively condensed decolonization of the anglophone islands during the 1960s and 1970s, she argues, makes literature written in English during this time especially rich for an examination of the function of madness in literary critiques of colonialism and in the Caribbean project of nation-making. In drawing connections between madness and literature, gender, and religion, this book speaks not only to the field of Caribbean studies but also to colonial and postcolonial literature in general. The volume closes with a study of twenty-first-century literature of the Caribbean diaspora, demonstrating that Caribbean writers still turn to representations of madness to depict their changing worlds.


These Daring Disturbers of the Public Peace

These Daring Disturbers of the Public Peace

Author: Brendan McConville

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2003-10-30

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780812218596

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Jason Robert Brown's contemporary musical is honest and intimate, with an exuberantly romantic score. It takes a bold look at one young couple's hope that love can endure the test of time.


The Tale of Hodja Nasreddin

The Tale of Hodja Nasreddin

Author: Leonid Solovʹev

Publisher: Translit Publishing

Published: 2010-01-04

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0981269516

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Returning to Bukhara after a prolonged exile, Hodja Nasreddin finds his family gone, his home destroyed, and his city in the grasp of corrupt and greedy rulers who have brought pain and suffering upon the common folk. But Hodja Nasreddin is not one to bow to oppression or abandon the downtrodden. Though he is armed only with his quick wits and his donkey, all the swords, walls, and dungeons in the land cannot stop him! Leaning on his own experiences and travels during the first half of the 20th century, Leonid Solovyov weaves the many stories and anecdotes about Hodja Nasreddin - a legendary folk character in the Middle East and Central Asia - into a masterful tale brimming with passionate love for life, liberty, and happiness.


Miss Buncle's Book

Miss Buncle's Book

Author: D.E. Stevenson

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1402270836

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From beloved English author D.E. Stevenson who has sold more than 7 million books worldwide! In the first heartwarming book of this classic series, D.E. Stevenson proves that one little book can be the source of all kinds of trouble when residents of a small English village start to see themselves through someone else's eyes. Barbara Buncle is in a bind. Times are harsh, and Barbara's bank account has seen better days. Maybe she could sell a novel ... if she knew any stories. Stumped for ideas, Barbara draws inspiration from her fellow residents of Silverstream, the little English village she knows inside and out. To her surprise, the novel is a smash. It's a good thing she wrote under a pseudonym, because the folks of Silverstream are in an uproar. But what really turns Miss Buncle's world around is this: what happens to the characters in her book starts happening to their real-life counterparts. Does life really imitate art, and can she harness that power for good? With the wit and charm of a Jane Austen novel and the gossipy, small-town delight of the Flavia de Luce series, Miss Buncle's Book is D.E. Stevenson at her best!


Hypocrisie Unmasked

Hypocrisie Unmasked

Author: Edward Winslow

Publisher: Applewood Books

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1429018518

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""With our American Philosophy and Religion series, Applewood reissues many primary sources published throughout American history. Through these books, scholars, interpreters, students, and non-academics alike can see the thoughts and beliefs of Americans who came before us.""