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From the back cover: "Hawaiian featherwork objects are among the most treasured objects to be found in the Pacific collections of the world's greatest museums...[This book] is...the first complete book ever published about this cultural genre...with a collection of family histories, legends, chants, scholarly commentaries..." Prosuely illustrated with color illustrations & photographs. Table of Contents: Preface; First Encounters; The Birds; Cultural Manifestations; Lei Hulu; Kahili; Akua Hulu Manu; Mahiole; Capes & Cloaks; Appendices; Glossary with Note on Orthography in Hawaiian; Index.
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The Art of Featherwork in Old Hawai'i
by John Dominis Holt
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New England Review (NER) Vol. 26, No. 4, 2005: Middlebury [College] Series
by Stephen Donadio (editor)
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Literary journal of Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT.Vol. 26, No. 4, 2005Cover illustration: Untitled (Light Under the Door), 1999, by Orit Raff.Managing Editor: Carolyn Kuebler; Poetry Editor: C. Dale Young.Table of Contents:Poetry by: Ron De Maris, Douglas Goetsch, William Logan, Kevin Prufer, Paisley Rekdal, Mark Rudman, Mark Bibbins, Michael Collier, Charles Jensen, Laura Kasischke, David WooFiction by: Norman Lock, Castle Freeman, Jan Ellison, F.D. Reeve, Sheila Heti, Alyce MillerTranslations: 48 pg. translation into English from Persian of the "Legend of Seyavash" from the Persian epic "Shahnameh" ("Book of Kings") by Abolqasem Ferdowsi (c. 940-1020 C.E.), translated by Dick DavisLiterary Lives: "Flaubert Comes of Age" by Frederick BrownFilm: "In the Absence of Marjorie Keller" by Robin BlaetzReader's Notebook: "Theodore Roosevelt and the Masculine/Feminine Complex" by Rob HardyRevaluations: "Notes on Candide" by Michael WoodRediscoveries: "The Mental Attitude of the Educated Classes" by…
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Rings, Swords, and Monsters: Exploring Fantasy Literature (AudioBook w/Course Guide)
by Michael D.C. Drout
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Modern Scholar Recorded Books (# 1076) 7 Audio-Cassettes (14 Lectures, ~30minutes each) accompanied by the 72pg illustrated Course Guide & a Storage Case. Course Guide ( # U1076R3 - ISBN 9781419386961) illus by Ted Nasmith; Edited by James Gallagher & Karen Sparrough. Design by Edward White. Presented by Professor Michael D.C. Drout, a Tolkien scholar & Old and Middle English medieval literature scholar. Prof. Drout offers a brief history, incisive analysis & a deft assessment of fantasy literature including why fantasy is such a pervasive force in modern culture. 7 of the 14 lectures focus specifically on Tolkien; 1 lecture on children's fantasy literature, 1 on Arthurian literature; several lectures on other authors; 1 lecture on fantasy literature vs magical realism. College Level. Used - in good condition.
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