books by David Adams Leeming

books by David Adams Leeming

books:

David Adams Leeming

Re-Viewing James Baldwin: Things Not Seen
David Adams Leeming

Temple University Press, 2000

This new collection of essays presents a critical reappraisal of James Baldwin's work, looking beyond the commercial and critical success of some of Baldwin's early writings such as "Go Tell it on the Mountain" and "Notes of a Native Son". Focusing on Baldwin's critically undervalued early works and the virtually neglected later ones, the ...

The Mythology of Native North America

David Adams Leeming, Jake Page

University of Oklahoma Press, 2000

Introduction to Turtle Island's Myths
This book is a wonderful introduction to the general mythologies of North America. After explaining the importance of Native American myths, Leeming and Page give a wonderful introduction to Native American culture, pointing out shared traits and beliefs (such as the ...

A Dictionary of Creation Myths (Oxford Paperback Reference)
David Adams Leeming

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

"God made Heaven, and then, after measuring the space underneath with a ball of thread, he began to form the earth. A mole asked to help, and God gave him the thread to hold while he wove the patterns of the earth. Sometimes the mole would let out too much thread, and finally the earth grew too large for the space under heaven. The mole was so ...

Elements of Literature: Third Course

Robert Anderson, John Leggett, ...

Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1993

Elements of Literature highly rated by English teachers
This is the premier textbook for English classes today. It is an excellent selection of plays, short stories and non-fiction. I have seen a copy of most literature textbooks on the market today, and this is the best. The selections are great, and they are tied to basic ...

The World of Myth: An Anthology

Oxford University Press, USA, 1992

Recommended to all!
Thanks for the great service. I receieved my text book super quick and the communication was top notch. So I recommend this seller to everyone who needs text books for college.

Encyclopedia of Creation Myths
David Adams Leeming, Margaret Adams Leeming

ABC-Clio Inc, 1994

Mythology: The Voyage of the Hero

David Adams Leeming

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

fantastic reference/crash course
This book is straightforward, breaking down each step of the heroic journey, from the hero's birth to apotheosis, using examples from various mythologies/religions to establish the classical pattern used in literature. If you just want to brush up and increase your ...

James Baldwin: A Biography

David Adams Leeming

Henry Holt & Co (P), 1995

A MASTERFUL PORTRAIT OF AN ENIGMATIC GENIUS
His stepfather made fun of his eyes, and called him "the ugliest child he had ever seen." This was a two-pronged insult because James Baldwin had his mother's eyes. As long as he lived, Baldwin would retell an incident related to that memory that he said changed ...

Storytelling Encyclopedia: Historical, Cultural, and Multiethnic Approaches to Oral Traditions Around the ...

Oryx Press, 1997

This is the first definitive reference work to address the substantive elements of oral storytelling, a form of communication that dates back to the dawn of humanity. It is an "A to Z" collection of over 700 entries covering such major storytelling elements as motifs, character types, tale types, place names, and creation mythologies and ...