The essential "Star Wars"Philip Pullman's baroque aesthetics

This essay has a twofold purpose: to consider the issues of contemporary Young Adult literature addressed to “the children of the videosphere” within the context of globalized culture and to assess the importance of postmodern Baroque aesthetics in the “Star Wars” system of modern Letters and mass-media. Writers often resort to such aesthetics with the prospect of commercial hegemony, but some of them find their “distinction” (in Pierre Bourdieu’s delineation) through intertextuality – be it avowed or hidden – with the great masters of the past (William Blake and John Milton). We will investigate the secret workshop of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Trilogy and some of his other works, as well as Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World and diverse literary productions. With their arresting butterflies as significant baroque emblems, these works provide a new and spellbounding vision of the Western hero and offer a new “reterritorialization” of Letters. More particularly, Philip Pullman’s literary gesture has been to extract the baroque message from the vulgarised versions of popular mass media and to give it a new distinction.Key words: Postmodern baroque, William Blake, picaresque, humour, parody, Philip Pullman, Jostein Gaarder.El propósito de este artículo es doble: la investigación de las formas contemporáneas de literatura para “los niños de la videoesfera”, estos jóvenes lectores inmersos en el contexto de la globalización, y la evaluación del barroco posmoderno en el sistema “Star Wars” de los medios escritos y audiovisuales. Estos últimos utilizan esta estética en la búsqueda de una hegemonía comercial. Los nuevos escritores encuentran en ello su “distinción” (en el sentido en el que Pierre Bourdieu lo entiende), en una intertextualidad, abierta o enmascarada, con los grandes autores de siglos pasados (William Blake y John Milton). Philip Pullman en varios libros, en concreto, en su trilogía En la encrucijada de los mundos, y Jostein Gaarder en El mundo de Sofía ofrecen brillantes “mariposas”, emblemas del barroco, en una nueva visión del Sujeto occidental y una “reterritorialización de las Letras”. …Más específicamente, el gesto literario de Philippe Pullman consistió en extraer el mensaje barroco de las versiones popularizadas de los medios de comunicación y ofrecer una versión superior.Palabras clave: El barroco posmoderno, William Blake, la picaresca, humor, parodia, Philip Pullman, Jostein Gaarder.Notre article se donne un double objectif : l’examen des formes contemporaines de la littérature pour  “ les enfants de la vidéosphère ” , ces jeunes lecteurs pris dans le cadre de la mondialisation, et l’évaluation du baroque postmoderne dans le système  “ Star Wars ” des médias écrits et audiovisuels. Ces derniers exploitent cette esthétique dans la recherche d’une hégémonie commerciale. Les nouveaux écrivains y trouvent leur  “distinction”  (au sens où Pierre Bourdieu l’entend), dans une intertextualité, ouverte ou masquée, avec les grands auteurs des siècles passés (William Blake et John Milton). Philip Pullman dans divers livres en particulier, dont sa trilogie À la croisée des mondes, et Jostein Gaarder dans Le Monde de Sophie offrent ainsi de brillants “ papillons ”, emblèmes du baroque, dans une nouvelle vision du Sujet occidental et une “ reterritorialisation des Lettres ”. ... Plus précisément, le geste littéraire de Philippe Pullman a consisté à extraire le message baroque des versions vulgarisées des mass-médias et d’en offrir une version plus élevée.Mots clés: Le baroque postmoderne, William Blake, le picaresque, humour, parodie, Philip Pullman, Jostein Gaarder

Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales

This revised, expanded, and updated edition of the 1979 landmark Breaking the Magic Spell examines the enduring power of fairy tales and the ways they invade our subjective world. In seven provocative essays, Zipes discusses the importance of investigating oral folk tales in their socio-political context and traces their evolution into literary fairy tales, a metamorphosis that often diminished the ideology of the original narrative. Zipes also looks at how folk tales influence our popular beliefs and the ways they have been exploited by a corporate media network intent on regulating the mystical elements of the stories. He examines a range of authors, including the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, Ernst Bloch, Tolkien, Bettelheim, and J.K. Rowling to demonstrate the continuing symbiotic relationship between folklore and literature. A stimulating contribution to the critical literature of folk and fairy tales. -- Children’s Literature Association Quarterly The name Jack Zipes is synonymous with highly regarded and widely read anthologies and critiques of fairy tales. -- Choice All libraries should acquire this new edition of one of the most influential texts in the field. -- Choice Fairy Tales are a highly fashionable study today for literary scholars as well as folklorists, and another new book shows what a range of interest can be evoked by them. This time in Jack Zipes’ interesting and vigorous study. -- Encounter Zipes reveals the extraordinary breadth of his acquaintance with both recent and classic literature in the field of folk and fairytale research. -- Fabula Zipes manages the impressive trick of communicating both detail and overview without simplifying either. . . the serious folklorist should should defnitely have this on his bookshelf. -- Fortean Times Zipes ably demonstrates that moral, political, religious, and other ideologies have shaped these apparently innocent narratives. -- Lore and Language This problematic, provocative study will undoubtedly provide stimulating reading for many audiences. -- Romantic Movement Zipes has written a stimulating and important contribution to the sociology of popular literature. -- Sociological Review Places traditional tales in their socio-political, economic and cultural contexts. -- Teacher Librarian Folklorists, educators and historians will particularly find this resource to be valuable. But educators and parents will also find Zipes’s ideas intriguing. -- Elizabeth Herron -- Folks and Fairies in Action (resourcecenterblog.wordpress.com)https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_folklore/1014/thumbnail.jp

The Music Sound

A guide for music: compositions, events, forms, genres, groups, history, industry, instruments, language, live music, musicians, songs, musicology, techniques, terminology , theory, music video. Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. The traditional or classical European aspects of music often listed are those elements given primacy in European-influenced classical music: melody, harmony, rhythm, tone color/timbre, and form. A more comprehensive list is given by stating the aspects of sound: pitch, timbre, loudness, and duration. Common terms used to discuss particular pieces include melody, which is a succession of notes heard as some sort of unit; chord, which is a simultaneity of notes heard as some sort of unit; chord progression, which is a succession of chords (simultaneity succession); harmony, which is the relationship between two or more pitches; counterpoint, which is the simultaneity and organization of different melodies; and rhythm, which is the organization of the durational aspects of music

A Holmes and Doyle Bibliography, Volume 5: Periodical Articles--Secondary References, Alphabetical Listing

This bibliography is a work in progress. It attempts to update Ronald B. De Waal’s comprehensive bibliography, The Universal Sherlock Holmes, but does not claim to be exhaustive in content. New works are continually discovered and added to this bibliography. Readers and researchers are invited to suggest additional content. Volume 5 includes "passing" or "secondary" references, i.e. those entries that are passing in nature or contain very brief information or content

A Holmes and Doyle Bibliography, Volume 6: Periodical Articles, Subject Listing, By De Waal Category

This bibliography is a work in progress. It attempts to update Ronald B. De Waal’s comprehensive bibliography, The Universal Sherlock Holmes, but does not claim to be exhaustive in content. New works are continually discovered and added to this bibliography. Readers and researchers are invited to suggest additional content. Volume 6 presents the periodical literature arranged by subject categories (as originally devised for the De Waal bibliography and slightly modified here)

A Holmes and Doyle Bibliography, Volume 9: All Formats—Combined Alphabetical Listing

This bibliography is a work in progress. It attempts to update Ronald B. De Waal’s comprehensive bibliography, The Universal Sherlock Holmes, but does not claim to be exhaustive in content. New works are continually discovered and added to this bibliography. Readers and researchers are invited to suggest additional content. This volume contains all listings in all formats, arranged alphabetically by author or main entry. In other words, it combines the listings from Volume 1 (Monograph and Serial Titles), Volume 3 (Periodical Articles), and Volume 7 (Audio/Visual Materials) into a comprehensive bibliography. (There may be additional materials included in this list, e.g. duplicate items and items not yet fully edited.) As in the other volumes, coverage of this material begins around 1994, the final year covered by De Waal's bibliography, but may not yet be totally up-to-date (given the ongoing nature of this bibliography). It is hoped that other titles will be added at a later date. At present, this bibliography includes 12,594 items