Grand Ambitions Unfold
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Refiguring Speech
Author: Amy R. Wong
language: en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date: 2023-07-18
In this book, Amy R. Wong unravels the colonial and racial logic behind seemingly innocuous assumptions about "speech": that our words belong to us, and that self-possession is a virtue. Through readings of late-Victorian fictions of empire, Wong revisits the scene of speech's ideological foreclosures as articulated in postcolonial theory. Engaging Afro-Caribbean thinkers like Édouard Glissant and Sylvia Wynter, Refiguring Speech reroutes attention away from speech and toward an anticolonial poetics of talk, which emphasizes communal ownership and embeddedness within the social world and material environment. Analyzing novels by Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, George Meredith, Joseph Conrad, and Ford Madox Ford, Wong refashions the aesthetics of disordered speech—such as parroting, eavesdropping, profuse inarticulacy, and dysfluency—into alternate forms of communication that stand on their own as talk. Wong demonstrates how late nineteenth-century Britain's twin crises of territorialization—of empire and of new media—spurred narrative interests in capturing the sense that speech's tethering to particular persons was no longer tenable. In doing so, Wong connects this period to US empire by constructing a genealogy of Anglo-American speech's colonialist and racialized terms of proprietorship. Refiguring Speech offers students and scholars of Victorian literature and postcolonial studies a powerful conceptualization of talk as an insurgent form of communication.
The Last Byzantine
Modern liberty was forged as a conspiracy in the Renaissance, heated by the twin fires of Jihad and Inquisition. The Last Byzantine is a first-hand look at this time when Greek wisdom and Roman values had to be salvaged from the wreckage of Old World theocracy. In a lifelong quest for Truth, John Palaeologus has discovered the centuries-long religious war of the End Times is a colossal mistake of secrets forgotten and common doctrine twisted over time. Unfortunately, his audience couldn't be less sympathetic. He has been captured by the Spanish Inquisition. In the 40 days he has to confess his sins, the rightful heir of Byzantium writes an autobiography of love, conspiracy and adventure spanning the Mediterranean. John's target for persuasion is the next Grand Inquisitor. His hope is to pass the baton of civilization to the heirs of Rome along with a prophecy of what is yet to come. This King Arthur story begins in the village of Mystras, where the boy as an orphan witnesses mysteries from Rome's ancient past. He moves to Constantinople with the court, only to find that city headed toward its greatest catastrophe in a thousand years. Just before the fall of the city in 1453, the boy learns the truth about his family. Captured as a slave, he comes of age as a janissary, exploring love and spirituality and getting to know his enemies. John spends the rest of his life as a Renaissance man on a mission -- to revive the culture of Wisdom and Freedom. The Last Byzantine is a novel; it's a prophecy; and it's a book of wisdom from the ancients for a New Age. Incidents from throughout this 15th century life highlight the difficulty of living up to one's ideals, of finding and hanging onto love, and how good and evil are rarely kept apart on this side of the Styx. The book explores the birth of the modern world from the ashes of the old. This is the book that had to be written after 9/11 and before 2012. The author says his inspiration came from living through the attack on the Pentagon and asking, "So why all the hate and how do we get over it?" His journey led him to create a character who could walk through the ideological minefield and come out the other side understanding ideas that connect East and West. The result is inspirational fiction with something for every student of history, religion, the occult and prophecy.
The Unfolding Cosmos
**The Unfolding Cosmos A Journey Through Space and Time** Step into the expansive narrative of our universe with *The Unfolding Cosmos*, an enthralling exploration of the origins, evolution, and mysteries of the cosmos. This compelling eBook invites you on a mesmerizing journey from the explosive birth of the universe to the potential futures that lie ahead. Delve into the first moments of creation with "The Cosmic Dawn" and stand in awe of the monumental imprint left by the Big Bang. Traverse the fiery seas of the early universe as you witness the transformation of chaotic plasma into the first atoms. Navigate the haunting cosmic dark ages, and reveal the hidden structures of a long-forgotten universe. As light emerges in "The Reionization Epoch," follow the cosmic renaissance sparked by early stars and quasars. Embark on a thrilling adventure through the birth and evolution of galaxies—grand islands suspended in the dark sea of space. Follow the life cycles of stars, from their fiery births in stellar nurseries to the explosive finales that seed the universe with elements. Unravel the mysteries of celestial chemistry in "Forging the Elements," where stars are both creators and destroyers. Journey alongside planets in their cosmic dance, explore otherworldly exoplanets, and witness the majestic dance of planetary systems. In "Cosmic Structures," discover the vast web linking cosmic filaments and galaxy clusters, while the enigmatic forces of dark matter and dark energy challenge your understanding of reality. Contemplate the universe's ultimate fate, from the enduring Big Freeze to the cataclysmic Big Rip. *The Unfolding Cosmos* also explores the profound human connection to the universe. Engage with emerging technologies and new discoveries reshaping our cosmic narrative, and reflect on what it means to be part of this grand tapestry. Join us in celebrating the boundless curiosity and wonder of an ever-expanding journey—your guide to the endless mysteries of the cosmos awaits.