Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

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Wake Rites: The Ancient Irish Rituals of <i>Finnegans Wake</i>

Demonstrating remarkable parallels between specific events and performers of the Rites and the episodes and characters comprising<em>&nbsp;Finnegans Wake</em>, Gibson shows that every event and performer at the Rites has a correlate in the novel, and all Wakean episodes and performers have their parallels in the Rites of Tara. Ultimately, he argues, Joyce structured his novel according to the Teamhur Feis, and&nbsp;<em>Finnegans Wake</em>&nbsp;is a calculated reenactment of the most important event in Irish paganism.&nbsp;

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Bid Me to Live

In the riveting and intense&nbsp;<em>Bid Me to Live</em>, H.D. documents her traumatic experiences during WWI on which she blamed a number of personal tragedies, including a stillborn child, the end of her marriage, and her pained relationship with D. H. Lawrence.

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Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Vol. II. Fishes

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Fรบtbol!: Why Soccer Matters in Latin America

This book explains why competitors and fans alike are so fiercely dedicated to soccer throughout Latin America. It is an indispensable guide for understanding the game&rsquo;s especially vital importance in the region.

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Historical Archaeology and Indigenous Collaboration: Discovering Histories That Have Futures

Highlighting the strong relationship between New England&rsquo;s Nipmuc people and their land from the pre-contact period to the present day, this book helps demonstrate that the history of Native Americans did not end with the arrival of Europeans. This is the rich result of a twenty-year collaboration between Indigenous and nonindigenous authors, who use their own example to argue that Native peoples need to be integral to any research project focused on Indigenous history and culture.

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King Arthur and the Myth of History

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Leprosy: Past and Present

Through an unprecedented multidisciplinary and global approach, this book documents the dramatic 7,000-year history of leprosy using bioarchaeological, clinical, and historical information from a wide variety of contexts, dispelling many longstanding myths about the disease.

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Fifty Years of Justice: A History of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Representing half of the state&rsquo;s population, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida is one of the busiest federal courts in the nation and has been at the center of major decisions for more than fifty years.

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"Come to My Sunland": Letters of Julia Daniels Moseley from the Florida Frontier, 1882-1886

Photos and letters from a Victorian gentlewoman