Barrie Hook And Peter Pan

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Peter Pan was born over a century ago. There is something doubly contradictory in this phrase that, although true, is also the reason why this book has been released. We are talking about the boy who will never grow up and the fact that he is celebrating his hundredth birthday should provoke some surprise. At the same time, he is such a powerful icon that it is also true that he seems to have been there, floating in our culture, reappearing in its images, since time immemorial – much farther back than the early twentieth century. This book shows that, although he considered dying to be an awfully big adventure, Peter Pan is, on his one hundredth birthday, more alive than ever. And our prediction is that he will accompany our culture as long as it survives. Like all great myths, Peter will continue bursting through the window of our texts, leading us to other worlds so that when we least expect it, we will hear his cry emanate from a dark ocean. This book, in a sincere tribute, intends to be both a compilation and a precedent – by inspiring a deeper look into its image, we hope to influence the life of this character so dear and yet so mysterious and seductive. Peter Pan ha cumplido un siglo de vida. Hay algo doblemente contradictorio en esta frase que, por lo demás, es cierta y es el motivo por el cual este libro ha visto la luz. Estamos hablando del niño que nunca crece y el hecho de que celebre su cumpleaños número cien puede provocarnos cierta extrañeza. Por otro lado, se trata de un icono tan poderoso que también es verdad que parece haber estado ahí, flotando en nuestra cultura, resurgiendo en sus imágenes, desde tiempos inmemoriales mucho más lejanos que los albores del siglo XX. Este libro muestra que, a pesar de que considere que morir podría resultar una aventura extraordinaria, Peter Pan está a sus cien años más vivo que nunca. Y el panorama pinta, en efecto, para una vida que acompañe a nuestra cultura mientras ésta sobreviva. Igual que sucede con todos los grandes mitos, Peter seguirá irrumpiendo a través de la ventana de nuestros textos, guiándonos a otros mundos de tal manera que, cuando menos lo esperemos, escucharemos su grito emanar de un océano oscuro. Este libro, en un sincero homenaje, pretende ser compilación y precedente y, mediante la provocación, mediante la motivación de la profundización en su figura, incidir en la trayectoria de la vida de este personaje tan entrañable y a la vez tan misterioso y seductor.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Elisa T. Di Biase
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release : 2012-11-15
File : 310 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781443842822


The Lifework And Legacy Of Iona And Peter Opie

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Iona and Peter Opie were twentieth-century pioneers. Their research and writing focused on the folklore of British children – their games, rhymes, riddles, secret languages and every variety of the traditions and inventions of the children’s collective physical and verbal play. Such closely observed, respectful, good-humoured and historically attuned writing about the traditions of childhood was a revelation to English-language readers around the world. Their numerous books were a rare phenomenon: they attracted a popular readership far beyond the professional and academic communities. For those who work with children, their collaborative research was a powerful influence in confirming the immense capacities of the young for cooperation, conservation, invention and imagination. Their books challenged – then and now – the bleak and limited view of children which focuses on their smallness, ignorance and powerlessness. The writers in this volume pay their tribute to the Opies by exploring a wonderfully varied topography of children's play, from different countries and different perspectives. Their research is vivid and challenging; that is, as it should be, in the tradition of the Opies. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Play.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Julia C. Bishop
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2020-04-02
File : 216 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780429941184


Joan And Peter The Story Of An Education By H G Wells Delphi Classics Illustrated

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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Joan and Peter: the Story of an Education’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of H. G. Wells’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Wells includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Joan and Peter: the Story of an Education’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Wells’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

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Genre : Fiction
Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Release : 2017-07-17
File : 816 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781786565877


The Apostle Peter

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Genre : Apostles
Author : Samuel Gosnell Green
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Release : 1873
File : 222 Pages
ISBN-13 : OXFORD:600091328


Atlantic Reporter

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Genre : Law reports, digests, etc
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Release : 1888
File : 1962 Pages
ISBN-13 : CORNELL:31924065530788


Bulletin Bureau Of Chemistry

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Genre : Agricultural chemistry
Author : United States. Bureau of Chemistry
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Release : 1893
File : 1492 Pages
ISBN-13 : PSU:000018604627


Calendar Of The Close Rolls Preserved In The Public Record Office 1313 1318

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Genre : Great Britain
Author : Great Britain. Public Record Office
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Release : 1896
File : 822 Pages
ISBN-13 : OXFORD:605108006


St Matthew S Gospel The Text Divided Into Paragraphs And Arranged Chronologically With Notes By J Davies

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Genre : Bible
Author : Matthew (st)
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Release : 1872
File : 268 Pages
ISBN-13 : OXFORD:600096420


The Plays Of Shakspeare

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Author : William Shakespeare
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Release : 1897
File : 396 Pages
ISBN-13 : HARVARD:HN3BEE


Pedes Finium Commonly Called Feet Of Fines For The County Of Somerset 1 Edward Ii To 20 Edward Iii A D 1307 To A D 1346

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Genre : Fines and recoveries
Author : Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas
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Release : 1898
File : 314 Pages
ISBN-13 : PRNC:32101032390427