A study of the Big Drum dance rite on the island of Carriacou, Grenada, this book introduces 120 ceremonial song texts and dances that reflect African-Caribbean religion as practiced by enslaved people in the early 1700s as well as the Carriacou religious experience today.
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In these 26 interviews, novelist Harry Crews discusses writing, literary influences, his fascination with so-called "freaks," his failed relationships, the impact of alcohol and drugs on his life and work, and more.
This book tells the story of the south's oldest spirtualist community, Cassadaga, founded in central Florida over 125 years ago on the principle of continuous life, the idea that spirits of the dead commune with the living.
This book makes available a rare eyewitness account of Florida’s Spanish colonial period: the 1595 narrative of a teenager who journeyed from Spain to Mexico, Havana, and Florida, presenting an inside view of the sailing experience in the sixteenth century and insight into the ambitions, concerns, and religiosity of his fellow Spaniards.
Through a detailed examination of a wide range of texts, this book reclaims Edith Wharton’s writings from World War I and places Wharton in the company of other "Great War" writers.
This book tells how dedicated members of one of the oldest and most prominent Black religious institutions created a forceful presence within the American American community in Florida after the Civil War.
In this survey of foundational theory on James Joyce's Ulysses, seasoned Joyceans introduce the methodologies that have made significant contributions to understanding the novel.
This collection of early work, college writing, newspaper pieces, and stories of life in Florida by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is an intimate glimpse into the artistic development of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Through a wide variety of essays on language, history, politics, and culture in the works of James Joyce, this book celebrates the transformative effects of the city of Trieste on Joyce's writing
This book explores Thomas Edison's activities and influence in Fort Myers, Florida, over 45 years, an important facet of Edison's life that is largely unknown.