The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination

Автор: Giraudoux Jean
Название: The Madwoman of Chaillot
ISBN: 0881455962 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780881455960
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Автор: Luna Roy
Название: The Madwoman
ISBN: 0998171239 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998171234
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Iris Cornelia Starkaugen is a homeless woman who wanders the streets of South Beach, saying nothing to passersby but handing out bits of poetry written on little pieces of paper. These are important messages that they should heed, for they portend their future and, more specifically, describe the moment of their death. For this reason, she is known as the Madwoman; we know her as the new avatar of the sibyl Cassandra, who could warn people of their future but was condemned never to be believed.

Some of her poetic auguries fall into the hands of a publisher who wants to make a book out of them. Her prevailing message is that the rising seas precipitated by the warming of the planet are coming faster than anybody suspected. Soon, all of Miami Beach, along with most of the eastern seabord, will be underwater. It is the Earth trying to shake off her worst parasite--Man--by sending tremors, storms and inundations in the attempt to dislodge him and wipe the Earth clean.

Iris, unheeding of her own welfare, grappling with people who misunderstand her and attack her, hindered by the frailty of her own body, and ultimately, facing the coming of the tidal waves, perseveres in her attempt to save as many souls as she can. Selfless and empathic, she loves people enough to fight for their survival.

Автор: Gaudru Sophie
Название: The Madwoman Puts Pen to Paper
ISBN: 363923975X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783639239751
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Автор: Salustio, Dina
Название: Madwoman of serrano
ISBN: 1910213985 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781910213988
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Описание: Serrano is an isolated village where a madwoman roams. But is she really mad or is she marginalised because she is wise and a woman? Could her babbling be prophecy? One day a girl falls from the sky and is found in the forest by Jeronimo. The villagers are suspicious of the newcomer, but Jeronimo falls in love with her. When she gives birth and disappears, Jeronimo takes care of the child, naming her Filipa. Years later, estranged from Jeronimo after being taken from the village in mysterious circumstances, Filipa is a successful businesswoman in the city. Her memories of growing up in Serrano and her friendship with the madwoman become increasingly vivid. When the madwoman's warnings come true and Serrano's sheltered existence is threatened by plans to build a dam, Jeronimo heads for the city himself. Will he and Filipa finally be reunited?

Автор: Johnson Robin C.
Название: Enchantress, Sorceress, Madwoman: The True Story of Sarah Althea Hill, Adventuress of Old San Francisco
ISBN: 0692326839 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692326831
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Описание: Early San Francisco had more than its share of colorful characters. The bold, ruthless and adventurous flooded in after gold was discovered in 1848. Among those early pioneers was David Smith Terry, known as Terry the Terrible, the Supreme Court Justice who fought the duel that ended dueling in California. Another was William Sharon, King of the Comstock, a millionaire and a United States Senator. And then there was the notorious Mary Ellen "Mammy" Pleasant, a woman whose story still mystifies and enthralls historians, who has been praised as the mother of California civil rights and has been called a swindler, voodoo priestess, murderer and more.By the 1880s, these legendary figures had already seen a lot of fast living. If they were looking forward to their quiet golden years, they must have been greatly disappointed at the turn life took when the tempestuous Sarah Althea Hill came to town. She swept through the city, scattering destruction in her wake. When the chaos was over, some people recovered, others did not, but Sarah herself would suffer one of the saddest fates of all.She was beautiful, talented and intelligent. She set off the scandal of the Gilded Age. And then she was forgotten. Until now.

Автор: Leather S.
Название: Page Turners 6: Picture In The Attic
ISBN: 1424017955 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781424017959
Издательство: Heinle ELT
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Описание: Emma has just moved into her dream home with her new husband and a baby on the way. Everything seems perfect at first, until she hears strange noises coming from the attic. As the noises get worse, it becomes clear that the house is hiding a horrible secret...

Автор: Foerster Maxime
Название: The Politics of Love: Queer Heterosexuality in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
ISBN: 1512601705 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781512601701
Издательство: Turpin
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Описание: Convincingly shows how heterosexual couples as depicted in nineteenth-century French literature challenged traditional norms of both gender and sexuality