![]() ![]() His contributions to degenerationism have been wholly overlooked even though his notion of the “melting pot” was almost certainly the theory of ethnicity with the most traction in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Since Zangwill's death in 1926, literary critics have paid him scant attention. This essay examines Trilby (1894) in conjunction with The Master (1894), a novel by the most important British Zionist of the late nineteenth century, Israel Zangwill. Yet what this essay reveals is that art, degeneration, and anti-Semitism were, in fact, intimately connected in the late nineteenth century, and that this not only influenced literature, it also shaped its reception. On the rare occasions it has been touched upon, it has most often been subsumed under the banner of fin-de-siècle anti-Semitism or connected to Du Maurier's anti-Aestheticism. Despite the good doctor's critical insight, Trilby's deployment of degenerationist discourse has often gone unnoticed. Tir aMhurain: Outer HebridesBasil Davidson, Dog YearsDennis Denisoff. could have given us a more comprehensive or more lucid study of the subject. Country Gospel Music USA: Rocky MorrisDenis McMillan, Le Fascisme franais. the well digested results of a careful as well as discriminating study. . . “ Trilby is a masterpiece when viewed in the light of a study in heredity,” he announced in the pages of Practical Medicine in 1895. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Turns out Death is intrigued by Hanna’s beauty and fierceness and makes a bargain with her. Only for her to be captured and held prisoner by the God of Death himself. Willing to do anything to have a second-chance with her father, Hanna accompanies Rasmus into the dark and bloody realm, traveling via the River of Shadows, stalked by dangerous creatures, monsters, and the living dead, until they finally come into the haunted kingdom ruled by Death and his family. The only way her father can be freed is if she travels with Rasmus into the mythical underworld to rescue him. A mysterious man, Rasmus, tells Hanna the truth: her father was a powerful shaman who went into Tuonela, the Realm of the Dead, in order to barter for more life, and has been held captive by Tuoni, the God of Death. Being in the enchanting land of ice and snow feels miles away from Hanna’s busy life back in Los Angeles, especially under the complicated circumstances.īut when Hanna discovers that her father’s body is missing, that’s when things really get weird. When 24-year old Hanna Heikkinen’s estranged father dies, she reluctantly makes the trip to Northern Finland for his funeral. River of Shadows (Underworld Gods Book 1) by Karina Halle ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first chapter, which bears the same title as the book, was a lackluster start. Hence, the book was all the more appealing to me. Now, 10 years later, my aging neck is unquestionably something I am aware of. Maybe it was my “woman’s intuition” about what was to come. I was in the perfect mood for a lightweight, humorous read about aging and death. Plus, I adore Nora Ephron.īack in 2006 when “I Feel Bad About My Neck ” first came out, my neck was not on my radar yet. Spotting a copy of Nora Ephron’s “I Feel Bad About my Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman,” I immediately curled into a comfy lounge chair and read the book on the spot. ![]() The first thing I do when I enter a newly rented house is to check out the book shelves. Last week I worked remotely at Sea Ranch, a breathtaking community on the ocean cliffs, north of San Francisco. ![]() |