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Erna Brodber and Velma Pollard

Erna Brodber and Velma Pollard

Violet Harrington Bryan

University Press of Mississippi
2021
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Erna Brodber and Velma Pollard, two sister-writers born and raised in Jamaica, re-create imagined and lived homelands in their literature by commemorating the history, culture, and religion of the Caribbean. Velma Pollard was born in St. Catherine, Jamaica. By the time she was three, her parents had moved to Woodside, St. Mary, in northeast Jamaica, where her sister, Erna, was born. Even though they both travel widely and often, the sisters both still live in Jamaica. The sisters write about their homeland as a series of memories and stories in their many works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They center on their home village of Woodside in St. Mary Parish, Jamaica, occasionally moving the settings of their fiction and poetry to other regions of Jamaica and various Caribbean islands, as well as other parts of the diaspora in the United States, Canada, and England. The role of women in the patriarchal society of Jamaica and much of the Caribbean is also a subject of the sisters’ writing. Growing up in what Brodber calls the kumbla, the protective but restrictive environment of many women in the Anglo-Caribbean, is an important theme in their fiction. In her fiction, Pollard discusses the gender gaps in employment and the demands of marriage and the special contributions of women to family and community.Many scholars have also explored the significance of spirit in Brodber’s work, including the topics of "spirit theft," "spirit possession," and spirits existing through time, from Africa to the present. Brodber’s narratives also show communication between the living and the dead, from Jane and Louisa (1980) to Nothing’s Mat (2014). Yet, few scholars have examined Brodber’s work on par with her sister’s writing. Drawing upon interviews with the authors, this is the first book to give Brodber and Pollard their due and study the sisters’ important contributions.
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Erna Brodber and Velma Pollard

Erna Brodber and Velma Pollard

Violet Harrington Bryan

University Press of Mississippi
2021
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Erna Brodber and Velma Pollard, two sister-writers born and raised in Jamaica, re-create imagined and lived homelands in their literature by commemorating the history, culture, and religion of the Caribbean. Velma Pollard was born in St. Catherine, Jamaica. By the time she was three, her parents had moved to Woodside, St. Mary, in northeast Jamaica, where her sister, Erna, was born. Even though they both travel widely and often, the sisters both still live in Jamaica. The sisters write about their homeland as a series of memories and stories in their many works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They center on their home village of Woodside in St. Mary Parish, Jamaica, occasionally moving the settings of their fiction and poetry to other regions of Jamaica and various Caribbean islands, as well as other parts of the diaspora in the United States, Canada, and England. The role of women in the patriarchal society of Jamaica and much of the Caribbean is also a subject of the sisters’ writing. Growing up in what Brodber calls the kumbla, the protective but restrictive environment of many women in the Anglo-Caribbean, is an important theme in their fiction. In her fiction, Pollard discusses the gender gaps in employment and the demands of marriage and the special contributions of women to family and community.Many scholars have also explored the significance of spirit in Brodber’s work, including the topics of "spirit theft," "spirit possession," and spirits existing through time, from Africa to the present. Brodber’s narratives also show communication between the living and the dead, from Jane and Louisa (1980) to Nothing’s Mat (2014). Yet, few scholars have examined Brodber’s work on par with her sister’s writing. Drawing upon interviews with the authors, this is the first book to give Brodber and Pollard their due and study the sisters’ important contributions.
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Trial by Ordeal: Valda & the Valkyries Book One

Trial by Ordeal: Valda & the Valkyries Book One

Mark Neumayer

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Valda isn't like the other Dwarf girls. She wants to live her own life, not the one Dwarf society says she has to live. She aches to travel outside the tunnels of her mountain home and see all the wonders the Nine Worlds have to offer. When an accident reveals that Valda has hair made out of real gold everything changes. She is swept up to Asgard, the home of the gods and turned into a Valkyrie. It's everything she ever dreamed - at first. Too bad she's separated from her friends and family, the other Valkyries resent her being forced on them and if she doesn't complete her Trial by Ordeal her entire family will be banished to the icy cold waste of Niflheim. Trial by Ordeal is the first book in the Valda & the Valkyries series. The story takes you on a wild ride, galloping through the people and places of Norse mythology, while throwing in plenty of twists and turns that stay true to the spirit of the sagas. The series is suitable for readers of all ages who are looking for a light-hearted, adventurous story.
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Dwarves Remember: Valda & the Valkyries Book Two

Dwarves Remember: Valda & the Valkyries Book Two

Mark Neumayer

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Valda is a young Dwarven girl who dreamed of escaping her stifling home beneath the mountains. Now she's a Valkyrie, a servant of the Norse gods with great powers and her own flying horse. She still has to complete her Trial by Ordeal but Valda's confident she can do it and save her family. That's when Loki, the Trickster, takes an interest in her. He has a scheme to steal the memory of everyone in the Nine Worlds. Unknown to her, Valda is an important part of that plan. There's just one thing Loki forgot - Dwarves Remember Dwarves Remember is the second book in the Valda & the Valkyries series. The ongoing story takes you on a wild ride, galloping through the people and places of Norse mythology, while throwing in plenty of twists and turns that stay true to the spirit of the sagas. The series is suitable for readers of all ages who are looking for a light-hearted, adventurous story.
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Raja Ravi Varma

Raja Ravi Varma

Ganesh V Shivaswamy

White Falcon Publishing
2023
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About the Series: The six-volume series, Raja Ravi Varma: An Everlasting Imprint, explores the democratization of art in India through the country's foremost modern artist, Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) and the Ravi Varma Press. Ravi Varma is the central point in this narrative. Although instrumental in popularizing fine art and prints in India, he was not the only person working in this field. Biographies, hitherto, have mainly focused his life and contributions; but this series also studies the role of the many others who participated in this movement. His relatives, tutors, mentors, models, and societal and cultural influences are brought in. The functioning of the Ravi Varma Press is another focus of attention-it is intriguing to note that the establishment was at no point in time ever owned by Raja Ravi Varma, even though it was named after him. Those who carried forward the baton, borrowing and keeping alive the artist's style and icons in the world of cinema, theatre, fashion, design, fine art, are all documented. Along with the creators of this kind of art, the books also consider the opinions shared by viewers. After all, any amount of public fame and recognition entailed not only adulation and praise but also criticism, disapproval, evaluation.The first volume looks at the life and times of Raja Ravi Varma and how he created images which found widespread acceptance and appreciation among common men and women. The second volume describes the setting up of the Ravi Varma Press and the transformative effects of its visual legacy. The remaining volumes look at specific themes depicted in the works of the artist and the Press. The third volume explores visuals and iconography of the divine, while the fourth volume deals with the epics of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The fifth volume discusses images from the Shrimad Bhagavatam, classical dramas and other Hindu texts, while the sixth and concluding volume turns to imagery of power and the allure of the feminine.About the second volume: The second volume consists of two chapters. The first deals with the history of the Ravi Varma Press. The chapter commences with the history of lithography in India and also refers to the other Presses such as the Mysuru Mudrakshara Shala, Calcutta Art Studio, Chitrashala Press, etc. The work of the Ravi Varma Press is dealt with in detail exploring the material printed by it such as picture postcards, advertisements, textile and match labels as also India's famous Aamr Chitra Katha. The artists who also contributed to the Press are documented. The second chapter analyses the impact of the image on various aspects of life such as the democratization of art, access to religious imagery, nationalism, law and policy and the later artists. The volume also contains two appendices: the price lists issued by the dealers. These price lists serve as catalogues of the work from the Ravi Varma Press in 1913 and 1928 and would therefore be an invaluable resource for collectors of the chromolithographs from the Press.
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