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Other Worlds Than Ours

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Author : Richard Anthony Proctor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876

Other Worlds Than Ours written by Richard Anthony Proctor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Astronomy categories.

Otherworlds

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Author : Aisling Nora Byrne
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016

Otherworlds written by Aisling Nora Byrne and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.

This book offers a new perspective on the "otherworlds" of medieval literature. These fantastical realms are among the most memorable places in medieval writing, by turns beautiful and monstrous, alluring and terrifying. Passing over a river or sea, or entering into a hollow hill, heroes come upon strange and magical realms. These places are often very beautiful, filled with sweet music, and adorned with precious stones and rich materials. There is often no darkness, time may pass at a different pace, and the people who dwell there are usually supernatural. Sometimes such a place is exactly what it appears to be--the land of heart's desire--but, the otherworld can also have a sinister side, trapping humans and keeping them there against their will. Otherworlds: Fantasy and History in Medieval Literature takes a fresh look at how medieval writers understood these places and why they found them so compelling. It focuses on texts from England, but places this material in the broader context of literary production in medieval Britain and Ireland. The narratives examined in this book tell a rather surprising story about medieval notions of these fantastical places. Otherworlds are actually a lot less "other" than they might initially seem. Authors often use the idea of the otherworld to comment on very serious topics. It is not unusual for otherworld depictions to address political issues in the historical world. Most intriguing of all are those texts where locations in the real world are re-imagined as otherworlds. The regions on which this book focuses, Britain, Ireland, and the surrounding islands, prove particularly susceptible to this characterization.

Other Worlds

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Author : John H. Timmerman
language : en
Publisher: Popular Press
Release Date : 1983

Other Worlds written by John H. Timmerman and has been published by Popular Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Literary Criticism categories.

Fantasy permits its readers a certain distance from pragmatic affairs and offers them a clearer insight into them. It offers a parallel reality, which gives us a renewed awareness of what we already know. Fantasy invites the reader to recover a belief which has been beclouded by knowledge, to renew a faith which has been shattered by fact. As the pace of modern life quickens, the fascination for fantasy literature quickens simultaneously.

Life In Other Worlds

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Author : Adam Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878

Life In Other Worlds written by Adam Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with Extraterrestrial anthropology categories.

The Modern Stage And Other Worlds Routledge Revivals

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Author : Austin E. Quigley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-11

The Modern Stage And Other Worlds Routledge Revivals written by Austin E. Quigley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-11 with Performing Arts categories.

Modern plays are strikingly diverse and, as a result, any attempt to locate an underlying unity between them encounters difficulties: to focus on what they have in common is often to overlook what is of primary importance in particular plays; to focus on their differences is to note the novelty of the plays without increasing their accessibility. In this study, first published in 1985, Austin E. Quigley takes as his paradigm case the relationship between the world of the stage and the world of the audience, and explores various modes of communication between domains. He asks how changes in the structure of the drama relate to changes in the structure of the theatre, and changes in the role of the audience. Detailed interpretations of plays by Pinero, Ibsen, Strindberg, Brecht, Ionesco, Beckett and Pinter question principles about the modern theatre and establish links between drama structure and theatre structure, theme, and performance space.

Life On Other Worlds

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Author : Steven J. Dick
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-03-19

Life On Other Worlds written by Steven J. Dick and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-19 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

The recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and possible microfossils in Martian meteorite ALH 84001 are only the latest developments in a debate that spans millennia, and that has been especially heated in the twentieth century. From the furore over Percival Lowell's claim of canals on Mars at the beginning of the century to the biological experiments of the Viking spacecraft, the controversial 'Mars rock', and the sophisticated Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) at its end, otherworldly life has often titillated and occasionally consumed science and the public. So too have crucially related areas such as the search for planetary systems, the quest for an explanation of UFOs, and inquiries into the origin of life. The theme has been elaborated in science fiction from H. G. Wells to Arthur C. Clarke, and resulted in some of the most popular films of all time, including ET, Aliens, Independence Day, and Contact. Life on Other Worlds details in a readable and non-technical manner the history of the twentieth century extraterrestrial life debate, one of the pervasive themes of our century.

Science Byways A Series Of Familiar Dissertations On Life In Other Worlds Comets And The Sun The North Pole Rain Danger From Lightning Growth And Decay Of Mind The Brain And Mental Feats Automata C

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Author : Richard Anthony Proctor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875

Science Byways A Series Of Familiar Dissertations On Life In Other Worlds Comets And The Sun The North Pole Rain Danger From Lightning Growth And Decay Of Mind The Brain And Mental Feats Automata C written by Richard Anthony Proctor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Astronomy categories.

Other Worlds

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Author : Garrett Putman Serviss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901

Other Worlds written by Garrett Putman Serviss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with Astronomy categories.

Planet Comics 28

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Author : Various Authors
language : en
Publisher: Antarctic Press
Release Date :

Planet Comics 28 written by Various Authors and has been published by Antarctic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.

Adventures In Other Worlds

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Author : Rajeshwari Singh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

Adventures In Other Worlds written by Rajeshwari Singh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with categories.