WAKE

watch kept over a dead body, usually during the night preceding burial. Ancient peoples in various parts of the world observed the custom. As an ancient ritual, it was rooted in a concern that no person should be buried alive. After it was adopted by Christians and as it is practiced today, the wake serves the primary purpose of allowing friends and relatives of the deceased an opportunity to adjust collectively to the changed conditions. Typically there are traditional songs and laments. Prayers for the deceased and eating and drinking by the assembled mourners are features of the wake. Wakes may vary from part of one night to three nights in length. See funeral customs.

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books on: Wake  - 43205 results

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The Defense of Wake
Book by R. D. Heinl " Jr.; Historical Section, Division of Public Information, U.S. Marine Corps, 1947
Subjects: Wake Island, Battle Of, 1941
THE DEFENSE OF WAKE HISTORICAL SECTION DIVISION OF PUBLIC...WAKE IN THE SHADOW OF WAR 1...THE FALL OF WAKE 40 The...
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Facing Fearful Odds: The Siege of Wake Island
Book by Gregory J. W. Urwin; University of Nebraska Press, 1997
Subjects: Wake Island, Battle Of, 1941
...FACING FEARFUL ODDS THE SIEGE OF WAKE ISLAND Gregory J. W Urwin UNIVERSITY...American Hope: The Media and the Birth of the Wake Island Legend", Marine Corps Gazette...chapter 18 originally appeared in "The Wake Island Militia", Naval History forthcoming...
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Joyce, Dante, and the Poetics of Literary Relations: Language and Meaning in Finnegans Wake
Book by Lucia Boldrini; Cambridge University Press, 2001
Subjects: Dante Alighieri--1265-1321--Influence, English Fiction--Italian Influences, Influence (Literary, Artistic, Etc.)--History--20th Century, Joyce, James--1882-1941--Finnegans Wake, Joyce, James--1882-1941--Knowledge--Literature, Joyce, James--1882-1941--Technique
...inventiveness of Joyces last novel Finnegans Wake. Detailed parallel readings raise diverse...Language and Meaning in Finnegans Wake LUCIA BOLDRINI PUBLISHED BY THE PRESS...abbreviations x Introduction: In the Wake of the Divine Comic 1 Prelude...
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The Art of James Joyce: Method and Design in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake
Book by A. Walton Litz; Oxford University Press, 1961
Subjects: Joyce, James--1882-1941--Finnegans Wake, Joyce, James--1882-1941--Ulysses
...First draft of the opening to Finnegans Wake Courtesy of the British Museum THE...Method and Design in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake BY A. WALTON LITZ Et ignotas animum...proof-sheets of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake , I was confident that these sources would...
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Eternal Geomater: The Sexual Universe of Finnegans Wake
Book by Margaret C. Solomon; Southern Illinois University Press, 1969
Subjects: Joyce, James--1882-1941--Finnegans Wake, Sex In Literature, Symbolism In Literature
...The Sexual Universe of FINNEGANS WAKE Margaret C. Solomon Southern Illinois...eventually determined to attempt Finnegans Wake and have given up in despair after the...between related shades. In Finnegans Wake , of course, a more subliminal process...
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Sleep-Wake as a Biological Rhythm
Journal article by P. Lavie; Annual Review of Psychology, 2001
Subjects: Melatonin--Research, Sleep-wake cycle--Psychological aspects
SLEEP-WAKE AS A BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM. by P. Lavie Key Words sleep-wake rhythms, free-running rhythms, light, melatonin Abstract Evidence that the sleep-wake rhythm is generated endogenously has been provided...
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Performance Anxieties: On Failing to Read Finnegans Wake
Journal article by Tim Conley; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 39, 2003
Subjects: Authors, Irish--Works, Finnegan's Wake (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Irish literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Joyce, James--Works
...anxieties: on failing to read Finnegans Wake by Tim Conley And I shall...and quarantine of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake instead choose to address these stigmatized...programmatic academic discourse--at the Wake Joyce remains "our greatly misunderstood...
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Et Tu, U2? "Wake Up Dead Man" and Bono's Perceived Betrayal of the Faith
Journal article; Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Vol. 16, 2007
Subjects: Bono--Criticism and interpretation, Redemption--Analysis, Salvation--Analysis, Singers--Criticism and interpretation, Trust in God--Analysis, Wake Up Dead Man (Song)--Criticism and interpretation
Et Tu, U2? "Wake Up Dead Man" and Bonos Perceived Betrayal...In one of U2s most controversial songs, "Wake Up Dead Man," from 1997s Pop album, singer-lyricist...Schaeffer, N. T. Wright and Christian Kettler, "Wake Up Dead Man" is interpreted as a dialogue...
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'Dear Reader' and 'Drear Writer': Joyce's Direct Addresses to His Readers in 'Finnegans Wake.'
Journal article by James M. Cahalan; Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 41, 1995
Subjects: Authors and readers--Analysis, Finnegan's Wake (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Joyce, James--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...direct addresses to his readers in Finnegans Wake. by James M. Cahalan No major...difficult for the reader than Joyces Finnegans Wake. Aware of the difficulty of his text, Joyce...frequently addresses his readers throughout the Wake - advising, cajoling, and mocking such...
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Peter W. Sinnema. the Wake of Wellington: Englishness in 1852
Journal article by Cornelia Pearsall; Biography, Vol. 30, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Wake of Wellington: Englishness in 1852 (Book)--Book reviews
Peter W. Sinnema. the Wake of Wellington: Englishness in 1852...Cornelia Pearsall Peter W. Sinnema. The Wake of Wellington: Englishness in 1852. Athens...are the subject of Peter W. Sinnemas The Wake of Wellington, which focuses on neither...
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A Slow Devouring: Banter, Beer, and Bar Food Smooth a Disciplined but Difficult Passage through Finnegans Wake
Magazine article by Steve Macone; American Scholar, Vol. 77, Spring 2008
Subjects: Book clubs--Evaluation, Finnegans Wake (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Joyce, James--Criticism and interpretation, Joyce, James--Works, Novels--Criticism and interpretation
...but Difficult Passage through Finnegans Wake. by Steve Macone In Somerville...Right now, eight members of the Finnegans Wake reading group are, for the most part, chewing...they will read aloud a page or two of the Wake, as they do every week, and discuss the...
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Why I Wake Early: New Poems
Magazine article by Debra Rienstra; The Christian Century, Vol. 122, June 28, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Why I Wake Early: New Poems. (Book)--Book reviews
Why I Wake Early: New Poems. by Debra Rienstra Why I Wake Early: New Poems. By Mary Oliver. Beacon, 88 pp., $14...National Book Award for New and Selected Poems (1992). Why I Wake Early will please Oliver fans with its characteristic...
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A Wake for the Living
Magazine article by John Taylor; The Antioch Review, Vol. 62, Summer 2004
Subjects: A Wake for the Living (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
A Wake for the Living. by John Taylor A Wake for the Living by Radmila Lazic, tr. Charles Simic. Graywolf...and moral correctness ("goodness is boring," she quips). A Wake for the Living simultaneously explores existential loneliness...
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Lucia Joyce-The Dancer at the Wake
Magazine article by Richard Whittington-Egan; Contemporary Review, Vol. 286, June 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Lucia Joyce: To Dance in the Wake (Book)--Book reviews
Lucia Joyce-The Dancer at the Wake. by Richard Whittington-Egan Lucia Joyce: To Dance in the Wake. Carol Loeb Shloss. Bloomsbury. pounds sterling20...no evidence that she ever read Finnegans Wake after her fathers death in 1941, or thought...
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The Wake of War: Encounters with the People of Iraq and Afghanistan
Magazine article by Tobias Winright; The Christian Century, Vol. 123, May 16, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Wake of War: Encounters with the People of Iraq and Afghanistan (Book)--Book reviews
The Wake of War: Encounters with the People of Iraq and Afghanistan. by Tobias...Afghan and Iraqi people, who continue to struggle for security and hope in the wake of the U.S. military actions in their countries. Nivat provides us with a fine...
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Wake Slowly Gaining Respect in Hoops Heaven
Newspaper article by Jody Foldesy; The Washington Times, January 19, 1997
Subjects: NCAA, Wake Forest University
Wake slowly gaining respect in hoops heaven by Jody Foldesy...some two hours short of Winston-Salem, the sleepy locale Wake Forest University calls home. Exposure is tough to come...meanwhile, have spent an eternity toiling in relative obscurity. Wake Forest has earned its way into the past six NCAA tournaments...
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Terps Put Wake to Sleep with Defense
Newspaper article by Jody Foldesy; The Washington Times, February 20, 2000
Terps put Wake to sleep with defense by Jody Foldesy WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Fittingly, Wake Forest shot three times on its pivotal possession...rebounding, roughhousing and wretched radar for Wake Forest, which shot just 26.7 percent in...
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Wake Runs Wild; Terps Lose Title Chance
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 26, 2006
Subjects: Football teams
Wake Runs Wild; Terps Lose Title Chance. Byline: Patrick Stevens...could be crystallized into a winner-take-all finale against Wake Forest - was simple and impossible to quibble with. The Terrapins...surrendering 296 rushing yards in a 38-24 loss to No. 20 Wake Forest. "These are things that were happening earlier in...
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Maryland No Match for Wake
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 12, 2005
Maryland No Match for Wake. Byline: Rick Snider, THE WASHINGTON...against lesser conference opponents. No. 4 Wake Forest beat Maryland 81-66 at Lawrence...back and be competitive in the league." Wake Forest (14-1, 3-0 ACC) won its ninth straight...
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Wake Will Be Ready for Terps This Time
Newspaper article by Jody Foldesy; The Washington Times, February 1, 1997
Wake will be ready for Terps this time by Jody Foldesy...second half of their conference schedule today, facing No. 2 Wake Forest (17-1, 7-1) at Cole Field House. On Jan. 19, Maryland...nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer for a 54-51 victory. Now Wake Forest is poised for revenge. "We were a different team...
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Wake Island
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WAKE ISLAND atoll with three islets (Wake, Wilkes, and Peale), 3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), central Pacific...and the U.S. Air Force. There is no indigenous population. Wake Island was discovered by the Spanish in 1568, visited by...
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Wake
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WAKE watch kept over a dead body, usually during the night...was adopted by Christians and as it is practiced today, the wake serves the primary purpose of allowing friends and relatives...and drinking by the assembled mourners are features of the wake. Wakes may vary from part of one night to three nights in...
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Wake Forest University
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY at Winston-Salem, N.C.; Southern Baptist; coeducational; chartered 1833, opened 1834 at Wake Forest, moved 1956. The school achieved university status in 1967. It has an undergraduate liberal arts college as well as...
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Wake-Robin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WAKE-ROBIN name for several plants, particularly trillium . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Hereward the Wake
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HEREWARD THE WAKE her iw rd, fl. 1070, Anglo-Saxon rebel against William I . A thane, he apparently held land in Lincolnshire. In 1070 he sacked...
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