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AN ANATOMY of GRENDEL by MARCUS DALE
DE MONSTRO: AN ANATOMY OF GRENDEL by MARCUS DALE HENSEL A DISSERTATION Presented to the Department of English and the Graduate School of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy September 2012 DISSERTATION APPROVAL PAGE Student: Marcus Dale Hensel Title: De Monstro: An Anatomy of Grendel This dissertation has been accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in the Department of English by: James W. Earl Chairperson Martha Bayless Member Anne Laskaya Member Mary Jaeger Outside Member and Kimberly Andrews Espy Vice President for Research & Innovation/Dean of the Graduate School Original approval signatures are on file with the University of Oregon Graduate School. Degree awarded September 2012 ii © 2012 Marcus Dale Hensel iii DISSERTATION ABSTRACT Marcus Dale Hensel Doctor of Philosophy Department of English September 2012 Title: De Monstro: An Anatomy of Grendel Demon, allegory, exile, Scandinavian zombie—Grendel, the first of the monsters in the Old English Beowulf, has been called all of these. But lost in the arguments about what he means is the very basic question of what he is. This project aims to understand Grendel qua monster and investigate how we associate him with the monstrous. I identify for study a number of traits that distinguish him from the humans of the poem— all of which cluster around either morphological abnormality (claws, gigantism, shining eyes) or deviant behavior (anthropophagy, lack of food preparation, etiquette). These traits are specifically selected and work together to form a constellation of transgressions, an embodiment of the monstrous on which other arguments about his symbolic value rest. -
"Hard" Sf, with Its Emphasis on Science and Technology, Has Become Dated During
CHAPTER 5 "Hard" sf, with its emphasis on science and technology, has become dated during the last twenty-five years (Arbur, 1979), although Larry Niven, with his winning mix of wholly believable aliens and technology which operates logically and credibly within the laws of physics applying to Nivens space (Nedelkovich, 1980), has used this medium with resounding success during the last two decades. Nivens wildly exploring imagination has created the fantasies of alien engineering encountered in Ringworld (1972) and the amazing Piersons puppeteers introduced in his book of short stories Neutron Star (1968). In such short stories as "The Lion in His Attic" and "Talisman" (Limits, 1985), Niven has also used the more ancient "natural" magic of the universe to achieve his settings, a "maybe" time on Earth when old magic was dying out. But he also delights in making the present a more tenuous place in which to find oneself living; Lucifers Hammer (1977), written with Jerry Pournelle, impacts heavily on the reader because of its present day setting and its concentration on the view of world affairs created by the media. Some of its scenes would translate directly to a film set as they graphically describe the desperate need of journalists to obtain maximum media coverage of the end of the world, giving this book an immediacy with which all viewers of prime-time television news programs can readily identify. Throughout Nivens work there is a theme of optimism and a breath of humour can often be found pervading even the darkest moments. Whereas Ron Hubbard, for instance, threatens alien invasion from space monsters, recalling xenophobic attitudes from the 1950s "flying saucer" era, Larry Niven provides characters who are xenophiles such as Louis Wu in Ringworld, and scenes where the maximum entertainment is obtained from the wide variety of aliens present. -
Ringworld Throne Larry Niven PROLOGUE the MAP of MOUNT ST
Ringworld 03 The Ringworld Throne Larry Niven PROLOGUE THE MAP OF MOUNT ST. HELENS A.D. 1733 -- Fall of the Cities (Puppeteer Experimentalist regime introduces superconductor plague to Ringworld) A.D. 2851 -- First contact: Lying Bastard impacts Ringworld A.D. 2878 -- Hot Needle of Inquiry leaves Canyon A.D. 2880 -- Hot Needle of Inquiry reaches Ringworld A.D. 2881 -- Ringworld stability restored A.D. 2882: The Hindmost danced. They were dancing as far as the eye could see, beneath a ceiling that was a flat mirror. Tens of thousands of his kind moved in tight patterns that were great mutating curves, heads cocked high and low to keep their orientation. The clicking of their hooves was a part of the music, like a hundred thousand castanets. Kick short, kick past, veer. One eye for your counterpartner. In this movement and the next, never glance toward the wall that hides the Brides. Never touch. For millions of years the competition dance, and a wide spectrum of other social vectors, had determined who would mate and who would not. Beyond the illusion of the dance loomed the illusion of a window, distant and huge. The Hindmost's view of Hidden Patriarch was a distraction, a ground-rules hazard, an obstacle within the dance. Extend a head; bow -- The other three-legged dancers, the vast floor and ceiling, were projections from Hot Needle of Inquiry's computer memory. Dancing maintained the Hindmost's skills, his reflexes, his health. This year had been a time for torpor, for recuperation and contemplation; but such states could change in an instant. -
Table of Contents
Complete List of Contents Volume 1 Publisher’s Note ................................................... xi Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy ................ 46 Contributors .......................................................xiii Arthur Rex ........................................................... 48 List of Genres ..................................................... xxi The Artificial Kid ................................................ 50 Introduction .......................................................xxv Science Fiction and Fantasy ............................ xxix At the Back of the North Wind .......................... 51 At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels ................................................... 53 The Absolute at Large .......................................... 1 The Atlan Series .................................................. 54 Accelerando .......................................................... 2 Babel 17 ............................................................... 57 Adam and Eve ....................................................... 4 Barefoot in the Head .......................................... 58 Adventures of Vlad Taltos ..................................... 5 Baron Munchausen’s Narrative of His Aegypt, Love and Sleep, Daemonomania Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in and Endless Things ........................................... 8 Russia ............................................................... 60 Against Infinity .................................................... 10 The -
Annual Meeting of Shareholders May 29, 2008 This Presentation May Contain Forward-Looking Statements Which Are Inherently Difficult to Predict
Annual Meeting of Shareholders May 29, 2008 This presentation may contain forward-looking statements which are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services and technologies, system interruptions, significant indebtedness, government regulation and taxation, payments, and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. Additional information relating to certain of our financial measures contained herein is available in the appendix to our presentation, our most recent earnings release and at our website at www.amazon.com/ir under ‘Financial Documents’. Financial Highlights Free Cash Flow Surpassed $1 Billion (1) $1,181MM ‘07 Free Cash Flow Up 143% Y/Y $486MM $347MM '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 (1) Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, is GAAP Operating Cash Flow Less Purchases of Fixed Assets. -
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: a Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines By THOMAS C. FOSTER Contents INTRODUCTION: How’d He Do That? 1. Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) 2. Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires 4. If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet 5. Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before? 6. When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare... 7. ...Or the Bible 8. Hanseldee and Greteldum 9. It’s Greek to Me 10. It’s More Than Just Rain or Snow INTERLUDE Does He Mean That? 11. ...More Than It’s Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence 12. Is That a Symbol? 13. It’s All Political 14. Yes, She’s a Christ Figure, Too 15. Flights of Fancy 16. It’s All About Sex... 17. ...Except Sex 18. If She Comes Up, It’s Baptism 19. Geography Matters... 20. ...So Does Season INTERLUDE One Story 21. Marked for Greatness 22. He’s Blind for a Reason, You Know 23. It’s Never Just Heart Disease... 24. ...And Rarely Just Illness 25. Don’t Read with Your Eyes 26. Is He Serious? And Other Ironies 27. A Test Case ENVOI APPENDIX Reading List Introduction: How’d He Do That? MR. LINDNER? THAT MILQUETOAST? Right. Mr. Lindner the milquetoast. So what did you think the devil would look like? If he were red with a tail, horns, and cloven hooves, any fool could say no. The class and I are discussing Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun (1959), one of the great plays of the American theater. -
A Comparative Study of Beowulf and King David Fred Mcfarland Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University EWU Digital Commons EWU Masters Thesis Collection Student Research and Creative Works 2016 The warrior kings and their giants: a comparative study of Beowulf and King David Fred McFarland Eastern Washington University Follow this and additional works at: http://dc.ewu.edu/theses Recommended Citation McFarland, Fred, "The aw rrior kings and their giants: a comparative study of Beowulf and King David" (2016). EWU Masters Thesis Collection. 356. http://dc.ewu.edu/theses/356 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research and Creative Works at EWU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in EWU Masters Thesis Collection by an authorized administrator of EWU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE WARRIOR KINGS AND THEIR GIANTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BEOWULF AND KING DAVID ____________________________________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented To Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington _______________________________________________________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree Master of Arts _____________________________________________________________________________________ By Fred McFarland Winter 2016 ii THESIS OF FRED MCFARLAND APPROVED BY _______________________________________ DATE_______ Judith K. Logan, PhD, Chair of Graduate Study Committee _______________________________________ DATE_______ Larry R. Isitt, PhD, Reader of Graduate Study Committee iii MASTER’S THESIS In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a master’s degree at Eastern Washington University, I agree that the JFK Library shall make copies freely available for inspection. I further agree that copying of this project in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without my written permission. -
North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy
DePauw University Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University Modern Languages Faculty publications Modern Languages 1996 North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy Arthur B. Evans DePauw University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.depauw.edu/mlang_facpubs Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons Recommended Citation Arthur B. Evans. "North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy." Science Fiction Studies (1996) pp. 437-528 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Modern Languages at Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Modern Languages Faculty publications by an authorized administrator of Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. COLLEGE COURSES IN SCIENCE FICTION 437 North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy Compiled by Arthur B. Evans and R.D. Mullen Although a few have been slightly edited to save space and facilitate paging (“science fiction” has frequently been reduced to “sf”), the responses to our questionnaire are for the most part printed verbatim, which accounts for the differences in implied reader and tone. Most of the course descriptions were originally printed in the college’s general catalogue or in the instructor’s syllabus. In some cases the course is a general course in which some sf, utopian, or fantasy texts are used. The listing is alphabetical by state or province, except that entries received too late for proper placement appear at the end of the list. Alabama.