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Pursue the Illusion

2010 American poetry
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Release : 2010
Genre : American poetry
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Book Rating : 511/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Pursue the Illusion by : Astrid Franke

Download or read book Pursue the Illusion written by Astrid Franke. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the assumption that the concept of the 'public' as understood in American Pragmatism is better suited to literary and historical studies than is Habermas's "public sphere", this study investigates how public poetry pursues a public role not as a given but as a challenge and often an illusion. It traces a tradition of public poetry in the U.S. arising from the (neo-)classical tradition at the time of the American Revolution and its idea of poetry's public function in a republic to poetry as non-individualistic expression in the 19th century, to political poetry in the 1930s and '60s all the way to contemporary poets responding to September 11 and the war in Iraq. Offering nuanced readings of poems that reveal their public commitment and its problems at specific historical moments, the study bridges the gap between literary analysis and cultural studies and establishes a place for poetry in American Studies.

Empire of Illusion

2009-07-28 Social Science
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Release : 2009-07-28
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 587/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Empire of Illusion by : Chris Hedges

Download or read book Empire of Illusion written by Chris Hedges. This book was released on 2009-07-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer prize–winner Chris Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy and illusion. Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: One, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth. The other, a growing majority, is retreating from a reality-based world into one of false certainty and magic. In this “other society,” serious film and theatre, as well as newspapers and books, are being pushed to the margins. In the tradition of Christopher Lasch’s The Culture of Narcissism and Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death, Hedges navigates this culture — attending WWF contests as well as Ivy League graduation ceremonies — exposing an age of terrifying decline and heightened self-delusion.

Suffering from Illusion

1994-04-01
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Release : 1994-04-01
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Book Synopsis Suffering from Illusion by : Sayers R. Brenner

Download or read book Suffering from Illusion written by Sayers R. Brenner. This book was released on 1994-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Illusion and Disillusionment

2007 Medical
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Release : 2007
Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 174/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Illusion and Disillusionment by : Stanley Teitelbaum

Download or read book Illusion and Disillusionment written by Stanley Teitelbaum. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mourning the loss of core illusions and coping with the impact of disillusionment are critical issues in psychotherapy. In this informative and readable book, Teitelbaum explores this therapeutic issue in depth from a developmental, theoretical, and clinical perspective and emphasizes its particular importance in the treatment of depressed and narcissistic patients.

The Power of Illusion

2010-10-01 Fiction
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Release : 2010-10-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 832/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Power of Illusion by : Christopher Anvil

Download or read book The Power of Illusion written by Christopher Anvil. This book was released on 2010-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection of stories by the master of humorous science fiction adventure, including: The full-length novel, The Day the Machines Stopped¾and what happens, not just to civilization, but to humanity and its chances of survival when all the machines stop working at once? A man is captured by aliens who are investigating the Earth as a possible target for colonization. The aliens have science and technology far in advance of humans¾but, unfortunately for them, they have never developed the human art of bluffing. For the first time in book form, Anvil's stories of Richard Verner, who is called in to solve apparently insoluble problems, such as explaining why experimental missiles keep failing for no apparent reason, or locating a kidnapped judge, or even solving an inexplicable murder that's interrupting his vacation. And much more, in a generous volume of sardonically humorous science fiction. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

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