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Books on: captivity narrative

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Captive Selves, Captivating Others: The Politics and Poetics of Colonial American Captivity Narratives

Book by Pauline Turner Strong; Westview Press, 1999

Subjects:

American Prose Literature--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775--History And Criticism, Captivity Narratives, Indian Captivities--Historiography, Indians In Literature, Narration (Rhetoric), Politics And Literature--United States--History--17th Century, Politics And Literature--United States--History--18th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...A close reading of the captivity narrative of Mary White Rowlandson...followed Metacoms War. The captivity narrative, which in Rowlandsons hands...century interpretations of captivity. In the narratives of Quaker captives Jonathan...
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Identity Politics of the Captivity Narrative after 1848

Book by Andrea Tinnemeyer; University of Nebraska Press, 2006

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American Literature--19th Century--History And Criticism, Captivity Narratives--United States, Group Identity In Literature, Identity (Psychology) In Literature, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Literature And The War, Politics And Literature--United States--History--19th Century, Women And Literature--United States--History--19th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...is, however, a tale of captivity, which is a genre with a...this book argues, captivity narratives abounded at the time of the...liberating acts .2 Z Captivity narratives once traced their origin...accordingly, reading a captivity made the reader a surrogate...or back- sliding. In its narrative frame-Increase Mathers...
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Piracy, Slavery, and Redemption: Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England

Book by Daniel J. Vitkus; Columbia University Press, 2001

Subjects:

British--Africa, North--Biography, Captivity Narratives, Pirates--Africa, North--History--16th Century, Pirates--Africa, North--History--17th Century, Slavery--Africa, North--History--16th Century, Slavery--Africa, North--History--17th Century, Slaves--Africa, North--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...censorship. There, however, the narrative of captivity was overshadowed by the author...lifted in 1640, an account of captivity and escape was immediately printed...changed the whole character of the captivity narrative and was the first of...
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Captivity of the Oatman Girls

Book by R. B. Stratton; University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus), 1983

Subjects:

Apache Indians, Indian Captivities--Southwest, New, Mohave Indians, Oatman Family, Oatman, Mary Ann--D. 1852--Captivity, Oatman, Olive Ann--Captivity

Collections: History, Entire Library

...route to California, the captivity of the two Oatman daughters...other after a five-year captivity among the Mohave Indians, is the subject of the narrative that is here reprinted...example of the American captivity narrative: the captive...
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Napoleon at St. Helena: Or, Interesting Anecdotes and Remarkable Conversations of the Emperor during the Five and a Half Years of His Captivity

Book by John S. C. Abbott; Harper & Brothers, 1855

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Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821--Captivity, 1815-1821

Collections: History, Entire Library

...to take the pen, and for two hours he dictated a glowing narrative of the eventful past. General Bertrand then came in and relieved...enforce upon Napoleon, and upon all the companions of his captivity. These restrictions, needless and merciless, were as follows...

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Journal Articles on: captivity narrative

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Fernando Opere. Indian Captivity in Spanish America: Frontier Narratives

Journal article by Susan M. Socolow; Biography, Vol. 32, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, Indian Captivity in Spanish America: Frontier Narratives (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Fernando Opere. Indian Captivity in Spanish America: Frontier Narratives. by Susan M. Socolow Fernando Opere. Indian Captivity in Spanish America: Frontier...Indeed, tracing the history of captivity from New Mexico to Patagonia is...
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Imprisoned! Two Russian Narratives of Travel and Captivity in Asia in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries: Filipp Efremov in Central Asia and Vasilii Golovnin in Japan

Journal article by Barbara Maggs; Canadian Slavonic Papers, Vol. 52, 2010

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Narratives, Reading

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...personal side of the narrative and the objective...in describing his captivity. These uncertainties...English captivity narratives), fiction writers...protagonist in the narrative is exemplified in...In each of these narratives we find continual...the major problem of captivity - how to return to...Mur in Golovnin s narrative, and the far less...
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Rescuing Masculinity: Captivity, Rescue and Gender in American War Narratives

Journal article by Brenda M. Boyle; The Journal of American Culture, Vol. 34, 2011

Subjects:

Females, Iraq War-2003, Masculinity, Narratives, Special forces, Young adults

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...The power of the narrative is evident in the...investigating the captivity and rescue trope challenges the narrative needed to stoke the...masculinity. Combat narratives like Full Metal Jacket...consumption, in scenes of captivity and rescue these Vietnam...Certainly the masculinist narrative Americans use to send...though, is the narratives existence at the American...
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Zitkala-Sa, the Song of Hiawatha, and the Carlisle Indian School Band: A Captivity Tale

Journal article by Ruth Spack; Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, Vol. 25, 2008

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Bonin, Gertrude Simmons--Performances, Captivity narratives--Criticism and interpretation, Native American authors--Performances, Native American education--History, Native American writers--Performances, Native Americans--Education, Native Americans--History, Orators--Performances, Poetry readings--Social aspects, Song of Hiawatha (Poem)

Collections: Education, Literature, Entire Library

...captors. If these stories of captivity made their way into print at...protagonist as a victim in her own captivity narrative. (3) The young narrator of...likening the experience to the captivity of an animal. "I no longer...
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Cannibalism and Infant Killing: A System of "Demonizing" Motifs in Indian Captivity Narratives

Journal article by Colin Ramsey; CLIO, Vol. 24, 1994

Subjects:

Mythology--Usage, Native Americans--Public opinion, Puritans--Social policy

Collections: History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...development of the Indian captivity narrative form - helping...will examine two such captivity narrative motifs, ubiquitous in Puritan captivities but by no means limited...motifs within Indian captivity narratives as a "demonology...

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Magazine Articles on: captivity narrative

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118 Days: How I Survived Captivity in Iraq

Magazine article by James Loney; Sojourners Magazine, Vol. 35, December 2006

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Captivity narratives, Pacifists--Personal narratives, Pacifists--Services, Peace activists--Personal narratives, Peace activists--Services

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118 Days: How I Survived Captivity in Iraq. by James Loney On Nov...head and chest. After 118 days in captivity, Loney, Kember, and Sooden were...who would carry the burden of our captivity: our families and loved ones, the...
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A Captive's Tale - A Contemporary Retelling Lends a Poetic, but Anachronistic, Voice to the Heroine of an Indian Captivity Narrative

Magazine article by Elizabeth Blair; World and I, Vol. 17, December 2002

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The White (Book)

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...Heroine of an Indian Captivity Narrative. by ELIZABETH...statements elsewhere in the narrative. His additions smack...the Indian captivity narrative will help us evaluate...1720 were captivity narratives. Mary White Rowlandsons...past and use those narratives to shape our future...genre of the Indian captivity narrative turns the neat trick...
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The Oatman Massacre: A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival

Magazine article by Michael Magliari; California History, Vol. 83, Fall 2005

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Books--Book reviews, The Oatman Massacre: A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Massacre: A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival. by Michael...genre, the Indian captivity narrative, Strattons work was an immediate...minister writing a captivity narrative, Stratton joined a distinguished...literary divines, captivity narratives served as vehicles of religious...devoted to the captivity narrative. Missing from his references...
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Captivity

Magazine article; The Antioch Review, Vol. 66, Spring 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Captivity (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Captivity. narrative toward a concentrated lyric...explain this retreat from narrative. Captivity...rift off American captivity narratives, serve to amplify the internal...which allows for little narrative distraction. In addition...
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Instructional Resources: Narrative Devices in Art

Magazine article by Kristian E. Mitchell, Amanda Martin-Hamon, Maura Coleman-Murray; Art Education, Vol. 52, September 1999

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Art education, Educational materials

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...depict as a continuous narrative. The stories will...when designing their narratives. KARASUMARU MITSUHIRO...them reminds us of her captivity and that her once...questions: 1. Which narrative device worked best...itself to your groups narrative device? 3. What similarities...see in the various narratives? What were some differences...

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Newspaper Articles on: captivity narrative

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I'M ADRIFT IN AN OCEAN OF LOVE! He's Been Suffering Nightmares for the First Time in Years but Here, with Heart-Stopping Candour and in Mesmerising Detail, BRIAN KEENAN Says That 20 Years after His Release from Captivity in Lebanon He Couldn't Wish for a Richer Life; I'm Besotted with What Life Has Given Me in the Past 20 Years. My Wife Is My North Star and Our Boys My Compass

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 28, 2010

Subjects:

Nightmares--Personal narratives

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...That 20 Years after His Release from Captivity in Lebanon He Couldnt Wish for a Richer...years to the day since my release from captivity in Lebanon. I had just returned from...spirit that were nascent in me during my captivity. I am still learning and experiencing...
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Bill Seeks to Honor POWs Who Died in Captivity

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 9, 2006

Subjects:

Prisoners of war--Appreciation

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...has written, "During his captivity, Ev exhibited a courage...order Evs heart-wrenching narrative can e-mail: Dana@booksintl...While POWs experience in captivity has been well-documented...suffering of the POWs years in captivity, "Open Doors" celebrates...
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Captivity in Sahara, Aloof Golfer Hogan

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 25, 2004

Subjects:

Hogan, Ben, Riley, James

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Captivity in Sahara, Aloof Golfer Hogan. Byline...centuries. In addition, throughout his narrative the author supplies comparisons with...account, but partly because of the authors narrative skill and partly because the reader knows...
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Natascha Escaped after Eight Years in a Dungeon. but She Remains a Prisoner of Her Past; after So Long in Captivity, It Was Always Going to Be a Difficult Transition to Normal Life. but the Austrian Teenager's Behaviour since Her Release Almost One Year Ago Has Been Fascinating and Perplexing in Equal Measure

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 11, 2007

Subjects:

Prisoners

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Prisoner of Her Past; after So Long in Captivity, It Was Always Going to Be a Difficult...free from her cellar dungeon after a captivity spanning eight and a half years. She...singular fear wove its way through the narrative of the psychiatrists and carers charged...
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A Narrative to Make One Weep

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 8, 2009

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Bataan Death March, 1942

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

A Narrative to Make One Weep. Byline...Normans superbly researched narrative becomes enough to make one...land" Here, apropos, the narrative offers a short course in...during three years of brutal captivity at the hands of the Japanese...the most powerful personal narratives of American fighting men...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: captivity narrative

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Golovnin, Vasily Mikhailovich

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...in circumnavigating the world, he made a second trip (1817 19) to Kamchatka and the Aleutians. He wrote Narrative of My Captivity in Japan, during the Years 1811, 1812, 1813 (1816, tr. 1818 and 1824...
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Allen, Ethan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...arrived, was captured (Sept., 1775) by the British. He told his own story of this in the popular Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allens Captivity, which appeared in 1779, a year after he had been exchanged. He returned to Vermont, which had...
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Chronicles

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of the southern kingdom of Judah, including the Babylonian captivity. The work commences with a collection of genealogies from...historical material parallels (and supplements) part of the narrative of First and Second Samuel and First and Second Kings, but...

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