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Electric underground

O demoníaco na literatura

O tema do demoníaco nos incita sempre a chegar a ultrapassar a fronteira do pensamento, nesta linha tênue entre o teológico, o literário e o filosófico, num movimento em busca de novas e diferentes formas de criar e desenvolver o pensamento e expressar as culturas. O presente livro é um exercício de reflexão sobre este tema e muitas fronteiras a ele subjacentes nas interfaces entre a literatura e religião e/ou literatura e teologia.

Alphaville hotel

A writer grappling with his characters – or is it the other way around? – in an impish homage to Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina. Followed by 'A tale without a name', a layered short story plugged into the age of the internet and human incommunicability. With these two short fictions, Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa, a noted film critic, takes pole position in cutting-edge Thai writing.

A Treasury of Virtues

A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40H/661AD), cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, first Shi’a Imam and fourth Sunni Caliph. ‘Ali was an acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a renowned sage of Islamic wisdom. Through proverbs and aphorisms, sermons and speeches, prayers and supplications, epistles and contracts, testimonials and homilies, verse and dialogues, it provides instruction on how to be a decent human being. And it combines these ethical teachings with religious exhortations and preparation for eternal life in the hereafter. Moreover, the lessons of the text are clothed in the cadenced parallelisms of a consummate oral culture, and the vivid metaphors of the Arabian desert. Appealing to the addressee’s higher nature, they also beguile his aesthetic sensibilities, integrating art and edification in an exquisite package of verbal ingenuity. Of the many compilations of ‘Ali’s words, A Treasury of Virtues arguably possesses the broadest compass of genres, and the largest variety of themes. The shorter One Hundred Proverbs is also a compilation of ‘Ali’s words. Attributed to al-Jahiz (“the father of Arabic prose”), it has a celebrity status in its own category and its pithy one-liners are quotable quotes of the finest order. This volume presents the first English translation of both these important texts, with a new critical edition based on several original manuscripts.

Rafillus

Rafilus mati dua kali. Kemarin dia mati. Hari ini, tanpa pernah hidup kembali, dia mati lagi. Dia berkaki dua, berjalan seperti manusia biasa, akan tetapi langkah-langkah kakinya menimbulkan derap bagaikan kendaraan berat. Budi Darma meminjam suara Tiwar untuk menuliskan hidup Rafilus dan tokoh-tokoh ajaib lainnya. Budi Darma membongkar tiap sudut pikiran manusia. Menghadirkan hal-hal absurd yan gtak terpikirkan oleh kebanyakan orang. Rafilus dengan segala keunikannya menjadi cermin akan keragaman psikologis manusia—polos sekaligus kompleks. ENDORSEMENT “Dalam kisah manusia magis bernama Rafilus, niscaya kita temukan benderang mutiara-mutiara perenungan.” —Dee Lestari, penulis “Budi Darma—seorang pengarang cerdas, teliti, sekaligus ‘nakal’—menggambarkan kompleksitas dengan ketelatenan yang nyaris mengerikan.” —Intan Paramadhita, penulis “Prosa-prosa Budi Darma adalah dunia jungkir balik. Kejam, absurd, dan menakutkan.” —Nirwan Dewanto, sastrawan “Inilah novel pertama Indonesia yang nyaris sekali tidak menggunakan dialog.” —Maman S. Mahayana, kritikus sastra [Mizan, Noura Publishing, Nourabooks, Novel, Sastra, Indonesia]

Analisis struktur novel Indonesia modern, 1980-1990

Literary criticism of Indonesian modern novels, 1980-1990.

Psikologi Sastra

Sebuah karya sastra merupakan kisahan yang senantiasa bergumul dengan para tokoh fiksional yang diciptakan oleh si pengarang. Agar ceritera lebih menarik, si pengarang kerap kali menampilkan perilaku para tokoh dengan kepribadian yang tidak lazim, aneh, atau abnormal, sehingga menimbulkan berbagai perasaan bagi para pembaca. Tidak jarang para pembaca bertanya-tanya, mengapa si tokoh berperilaku demikian, apa yang terjadi pada dirinya, apa penyebabnya, dan apa pula akibat dari semua ini. Bahwasanya masalah perilaku mungkin saja terkait dengan masalah kejiwaan, maka kisahan semacam ini dapat merupakan masalah psikologis. Oleh karena itu, dalam buku yang merupakan hasil penelitian tentang karya-karya sastra Inggris dan Amerika yang bermutu ini, penulis menampilkan beberapa kasus para tokoh fiksional yang mencerminkan konsep-konsep yang terdapat dalam Psikologi Sastra. Para tokoh dimaksud terdapat dalam karya-karya sastra Inggris dan Amerika ciptaan Nathaniel Hawthorne, Eugene O'Neil, Theodore Dreiser, dan D.H. Lawrence. dalam buku ini dibahas pula para tokoh yang mencerminkan beberapa konsep yang terdapat dalam Psikologi Sastra, misalnya konsep-konsep: Oedipus Complex, Electra Complex, Naluri Kematian, rasa Bersalah, Agresivitas, Halusinasi, Konflik Batin, rasa Malu, dan sebagainya. Selain itu, dibahas pula pencerminan Teori Kebutuhan Bertingkat dari Abraham Maslow yang mencakup kebutuhan fisiologis, rasa aman, rasa memiliki dan dicintai, rasa harga diri, dan aktualisasi diri. Selama ini telaah karya sastra melalui pendekatan Psikologi Sastra sering diperdebatkan karena kerap kali hakikat sastra menjadi hilang, telaah sastra seakan-akan menjadi telaah Psikologi. Oleh karena itu, agar telaah sastra psikologis tidak meninggalkan hakikat analisis suatu karya sastra, maka pencerminan berbagai konsep psikologi di atas perlu disampaikan melalui metode perwatakan yang biasa digunakan dalam telaah sastra. Metode-metode tersebut misalnya, telling (langsung), showing(tidak langsung), gaya bahasa bahasa (figurative language): simile, matafor, personifikasi, , dan sudut pandang (point of view). Pembahasan dalam buku ini dapat dijadikan bahan acuan bagi para peneliti, karena paparannya cukup jelas dan terperinci, sehingga buku ini akan bermanfaat bagi para peneliti yang berminat menganalisis suatu karya sastra dalam bahasa apapun.

Lingua franca

History and criticism on Indonesian literature.

Killing the Celt

Killing the Celt is a collection of short fiction, metafiction, and nonfiction pieces that include Celtic history, social and political satire, travel narratives, pop-culture musings, and memoir. The book's 31 essays and stories are framed within brief histories of the six Celtic holocausts, and bound together with a Celtic sensibility marked by dark, anarchic humor; a love of place, time, and culture; and a steely distrust of authority. In Killing the Celt, you will: Travel to the hillfort at South Cadbury, thought to be the site of Arthur's Camelot. Find out why Elvis was a Celtic man and the Beatles were a Celtic band. Follow the adventures of the Celtic deus ex machina, a strange, kilted little fellow who always shows up, outrageously, at just the right time. Visit the Rebel Grill, a Southern bar-b-que joint, in the gray, empty spaces of Northern England. Ultimately, Killing the Celt is about the slow passing of Celtic culture, the fountainhead of the Western imagination, into the twilight of time. (www.killingthecelt.com)

Jurnal Sastra No. 03

Rubrik Nusasastra Jurnal Sastra (The Indonesian Literary Quarterly) No. 3/2014, menampilkan syair kabhanti, "Bula Malino", karya Sultan Laode Muhammad Idrus Kaimuddin, yang ditulis kembali oleh sastrawan asal Sulawesi, Syaifuddin Gani. Secara khusus, Jurnal Sastra No. 3 yang terbit pada Januari 2014 ini menampilkan dua belas penyair generasi terkini Sulawesi yang dipilih oleh penyair Syaifuddin Gani. Mereka adalah: Sartian Nuryamin, Laode Gusman Nasiru, Wa Ode Rizki Adiputri, Mariati Atkah, Fitriawan Umar, M. Dirgantara, Jamil Massa, Abdul Muttalib, Hanz Algebra, Jean Kalalo, Ima Lawaru, dan Abed El Mubarak. Rubrik Kajian menampilkan tiga esai yang masing-masing ditulis Ian Campbell, Ganjar Hwia, dan Laora Arkeman. Sementara Rubrik Prosa menampilkan sebuah cerpen yang ditulis Sori Siregar. Jurnal Sastra adalah sebuah penerbitan dalam bentuk jurnal yang memublikasikan puisi, prosa, kajian, karya terjemahan, dan memublikasikan sosok, proses kreatif, dan karya sastrawan yang menulis dalam bahasa daerah. Pemimpin Umum/Pemimpin Redaksi: Cecep Syamsul Hari. Redaktur Tamu Edisi Ini: Syaifuddin Gani. Foto Sampul Jurnal Sastra No. 3/2014: "Lelaki dan Laut" oleh Arif Relano Oba.

Journal of a Novel

This collection of letters forms a fascinating day-by-day account of Steinbeck's writing of EAST OF EDEN, his longest and most ambitious novel. The letters, ranging over many subjects - textual discussion, trial flights of workmanship, family matters - provide an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck, the creative genius, and a private glimpse of Steinbeck, the man.

The Muntakhab Al-Lubab of Khafi Khan, Part 2 (1874)

99 untuk Tuhanku

Tuhanku Kususun 99-ku agar sampai pada 0 dan kulahirkan kembali 1-ku sampai 99-ku yang baru. Tuhanku Kususun 99 napasku untuk meniru-Mu mendekati watak-Mu dan menjadi hati-Mu. Ini "hanya" suatu sembahyang, tak lebih dan tak kurang. Sepenuh-penuhnya kutumpahkan kepada Allah Swt., langsung kepada-Nya maupun melewati engkau dan semua saudara kiita. Suatu sembahyang sederhana; usaha untuk merebut diriku sendiri dari tengah cengkeraman kehidupan, kebudayaan, peradaban, politik, ekonomi, persaingan kalah-menang serta berbagai macam kecenderungan yang kulihat makin kurang memberikan dan mengarahkan dirinya kepada Allah. [Mizan, Bentang Pustaka, Emha, Cak Nun, Islam, Indonesia]

How to Teach Speaking?

We want our students to speak. We want them to speak fluently and accurately. But how can we encourage the shy student to speak? On what do we have to pay attention to when we do speaking exercises? How to correct mistakes to help our students to improve their language level? In the following essay I will focus on these main questions about teaching speaking. Furthermore I will try to compare the theory with my own experience as a teacher?

The best of Helen Creighton

Tempias

Perception and Passion in Dante's Comedy

Patrick Boyde argues that the way in which Dante represents what he (or his fictional self) saw and felt was profoundly influenced by the thirteenth-century science of psychology. Professor Boyde offers an authoritative account of the way in which vision and the emotions were understood in Dante's lifetime, and rereads many of the most dramatic and moving episodes in the Comedy, throwing light on Dante's narrative technique. Seeing and feeling were known to be inextricably bound up with thinking and voluntary action, and were treated as special cases of motion and motive forces. Dante's treatment of perception and passion is set in the context of Aristotelian epistemology, ethics and physics. In these areas too a knowledge of Dante's philosophical ideas is shown to illuminate his poetic representation of mental processes and value judgements, and the meaning of his journey towards the source of goodness and truth.

Pieces of Me

Essentially Speaking

In this brief and powerful book, Diana Fuss takes on the debate of pure essence versus social construct, engaging with the work of Luce Irigaray and Monique Wittig, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Houston Baker, and with the politics of gay identity.