Written for a modern audience, these English translations of Sophocles' trilogy aim to capture the directness, simplicity, and concentrated richness of Sophocles' plays in clear, credible English verse that is both readable and actable. The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverberates to this day, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies- Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone-that together recount the downfall of Oedipus, king of Thebes, his death in exile, and the heroic, defiant stand made by his daughter Antigone. The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverberates to this day, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies - Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at. The critically acclaimed Fitts and Fitzgerald translation of Sophocles' Oedipus Cycle that chronicles the tragic downfall of the royal family of Thebes. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone by Sophocles 3. Title: Sophocles, the Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, AntigoneĬlean, unmarked copy with some edge wear.
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She returned to France as a wireless operator for the OSS in March 1944 as a member of the Saint network. Over the next 15 months, she "became an expert at support operations – organizing resistance movements supplying agents with money, weapons, and supplies helping downed airmen to escape offering safe houses and medical assistance to wounded agents and pilots." She fled France in November 1942 to avoid capture by the Germans. Hall was a pioneering agent for the SOE, arriving in Vichy France on 23 August 1941, the first female agent to take up residence in France. After World War II Hall worked for the Special Activities Division of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). SOE and OSS agents in France allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England. The objective of SOE and OSS was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany. Virginia Hall Goillot DSC, Croix de Guerre, MBE (Ap– July 8, 1982), code named Marie and Diane, was an American who worked with the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in France during World War II. It could be said that the novel as a whole will do this as well, and in several different ways. The first sentence of Sula shows us a place, only then to show us that it is gone.Let me point to a few features in that first chapter that seem to me especially “telling.” Looking closely at its first chapter will show you just how articulate is the vision of the novel, just how coherent and succinct. Certain fine works of literature will, in their opening sections-their first chapters, sentences, stanzas, what have you-demonstrate, in condensed form, the nature of the world about to unfold. One thing you might do after you’ve finished the novel is to go back and look at the first chapter. Going back to the first chapter to see how deliberate were Morrison’s choices, how articulate her vision.Toni Morrison’s Nobel Lecture in Literature, Stockholm, 7 December 1993 (taken from Toni Morrison’s What Moves at the Margin, Selected Nonfiction, University Press of Mississippi, 2008) What it is to live at the edge of towns that cannot bear your company.” What it is to have no home in this place. “Tell us what it is to be a woman so that we may know what it is to be a man. White, for use by participants in the Kay Falk Literary Project in Asheville, NC. These questions were composed by Emilie T. The novel was originally published in 1973. Please note: The page numbers given below are from the First Vintage International Edition of Sula, June 2004. Questions and Proposals about Toni Morrison’s novel, Sula (1973) Many of the readers who wrote to me expressed a wish to have the practical aspects of the teachings contained in The Power of Now presented in a more readily accessible format, to be used in their daily practice. We have suffered enough! Even at this moment it is emerging from within you, as you hold this book in your hands and read these lines that speak of the possibility of living the liberated life, in which you no longer inflict suffering on yourself or others. A new state of consciousness is emerging. Never before have so many people been ready to break out of collective mind-patterns that have kept humanity in bondage to suffering since time immemorial. It has been translated into fifteen languages, and I receive mail from around the globe every day from readers who tell me that their lives have been changed through coming into contact with the teaching embodied in the book.Īlthough the effects of the insanity of the egoic mind are still visible everywhere, something new is emerging. Since it was first published in 1997, The Power of Now has already had an impact on the collective consciousness of the planet far beyond anything I could have imagined. When Immanuelle stumbles into the Darkwood while chasing a rogue ram, a pair of witches give her a piece of contraband that will change her life forever: her dead mother’s journal. But a darker side to Bethel lurks beneath the surface. Even if her very birth was an affront to the Prophet and cast her family into disgrace, she is able to go on Sabbath picnics with her best friend and tend her flock of sheep in the relative safety of Bethel’s fields. Immanuelle Moore has always been relegated to the outskirts of Bethel society due to her family’s checkered history and biracial heritage, but she is, all things considered, relatively happy. Alexis Henderson’s debut novel, The Year of the Witching, abandons this trend, plunging readers headlong back into a world where magic is a thing to be dreaded and feared.ĭespite its dark promise, The Year of the Witching opens with scenes of relative innocence. From nose-twitching Samantha to teenage wizards roving the halls of Hogwarts, witchcraft has moved from a dark threat to a childish fantasy. Witchcraft has lost some of its bite in the last hundred years. The hunt for Mount Ida reaches new heights and dark lows as the Guardians of the Maiden continues in this heart gripping tale about the bounds of love, duty, and power. And when ice meets flame, will they be willing to pay the price? Even if it means his fate will end in exile-or a throne.ĭyna and her Guardians will all face a trial by fire as they confront their greatest threat yet. When the High King summons him to answer for his crimes, Cassiel will sacrifice everything in order to save the one person he can’t live without. The journey to cross Troll Bridge proves harder than ever as they race against the impending winter. This time, she fights.Ĭassiel and the Guardians are desperate to find their Maiden. She will use every skill and spell her Guardians taught her to survive. Alone and afraid, the time has come to be her own savior. Mourning the loss of her cousin and missing bond, Dyna lies trapped with the enemy. I am so happy to be a part of the cover reveal for Shattered Souls by Beck Michaels, the third book in the Guardians of the Maiden series.īOOK 3 IN THE GUARDIANS OF THE MAIDEN SERIES But Vanyae begins to realize Anyar is much more than a slave to him. After all, slavery is completely accepted among his people, and he is the victor. Prince Vanyae feels no regrets for capturing and enslaving Anyar, whose dark wings and captivating looks are so different than his own white-winged people. And Anyar begins to see there may yet be hope in the simple and powerful connection of love… Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Frank Thomas and Myrtie Boyd Owens. He is Vanyae’s slave…but the cruel master who now owns him slowly shows him another side. Owens, 79, husband of Grace Cisson Owens, passed away Saturday, Maat Rainey Hospice House. His dark wings are clipped, leaving him longing for the skies and the joy of flight. But freedom is not the only thing taken from him. Vanyae ruthlessly takes Anyar prisoner, enslaving him and forcing him to submit in order to save Anyar’s commander from harm. From a bitter war between races comes a rare chance at love…Īnyar was a proud, black-winged warrior until he caught the attention of Vanyae, the white-winged enemy prince warring against his people. From searching for colleges and creating a list of favorites to crafting an application, learning what schools are looking for academically and outside the classroom, and getting insight into how colleges decide who to accept, this book covers every important step. The expert authors-with inside knowledge from both the high school and university sides of the experience-provide critical advice, thoughtful strategies, helpful direction, and invaluable reassurance during the long and often bewildering college admission journey. Did we miss a deadline? Should we be looking in-state or out-of-state, big school or small school? And what is a "FAFSA" anyway? The Truth about College Admission is the easy-to-follow, comprehensive, go-to guide for families. Is your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the experience, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. And then it’s gone and you’re simply falling. That same concoction of adrenaline and dread that forces you to either scream or smile in the face of what’s instinctively fearful. The same kind of dip that happens on the road when you drive as quickly as you can down a hill. Only a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach and the rush of air around you makes you aware that the descent is happening. You plummet down to the center of a large black hole, blind with nothing to touch. Two words will help you cope when you run low on hope: accept and trust. The world could try to rip us apart, but it would fail. With her I was always on the highest high. From USA Today best-selling author Willow Winters comes the epic conclusion to the heart-wrenching, romantic suspense series, Hard to Love. This is a timely, instructive and controversial book that delivers unexpected answers. Where do camels belong In the Arab world may seem the obvious answer, but they are relative newcomers there. He discusses, too, whether fear of invasive species could be getting in the way of conserving biodiversity, and especially of responding to the threat of climate change. Ken Thompson lectures in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield. But do we need to fear invaders? And indeed, can we control them, and do we choose the right targets? In Where Do Camels Belong? Ken Thompson puts forward a fascinating array of narratives on invasive and natural plants and animals to explore what he sees as the crucial question - why only a minority of introduced species succeed, and why so few of them go on to cause trouble. This is a classic example of the problems that underlie the issues of natural and invasive species, a hot issue right now, as the flip side of biodiversity. They evolved and lived for tens of millions of years in North America, while today they retain their greatest diversity in South America and have their only wild populations in Australia. government spends billions of dollars each year to combat these rowdy aliens, and yet they keep on coming. They move in and muck up ecosystems, sap natural resources and muscle out respectable natives. Where do camels belong? In the Arab world is the obvious answer. Where Do Camels Belong Ken Thompson Invasive species are the outlaws of the ecological world. |