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What A Character: Zora Neale Hurston’S Autobiographies, Amy M. Elliott Sep 2001

What A Character: Zora Neale Hurston’S Autobiographies, Amy M. Elliott

Amy M. Elliott

Zora Neale Hurston’s Dust Tracks on a Road is a complicated text that reflects a complicated woman, and one that falls somewhere between the categories of autobiography and biography. While the work cannot be completely discounted as autobiographical, it contains themes surprisingly reminiscent of James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Like Johnson’s autobiography of a fictional man, Hurston’s account contains hard to believe situations that lead readers to question its authenticity and verisimilitude. Additionally, Hurston’s stance on the race issue, a preaching of one view while practicing another, leads to questioning. Further, Dust Tracks on a Road …

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Partial Annotation Of The Sound And The Fury, Amy M. Elliott Mar 2001

Partial Annotation Of The Sound And The Fury, Amy M. Elliott

Amy M. Elliott

A partial annotation of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, this project focuses on the Quentin section, specifically, pages 125-145 of the First Vintage International Edition, October 1990. Annotations define and explain selected words and phrases from the text that are likely to be unknown, unfamiliar, or misunderstood by the average reader. This project examines linguistics, archaic words, and colloquialisms in some depth, while still including aspects of rural life (i.e. facts, folklore, customs, songs, and sayings); references to local history, laws, and customs; analogues; and various allusions and references. Further, it reflects extensive research drawn from literary criticism, …

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The Music Librarian's Juggling Act: Sucessful Strategies For Developing Positive Relationships Among Diverse Campus Constituencies, Sheridan Stormes Jan 2001

The Music Librarian's Juggling Act: Sucessful Strategies For Developing Positive Relationships Among Diverse Campus Constituencies, Sheridan Stormes

Sheridan Stormes

Presenter and panelist.

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The Archivist As Educator, Marcus Robyns Dec 2000

The Archivist As Educator, Marcus Robyns

Marcus C. Robyns CA

No abstract provided.

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Sweet Harmonies From Little Wooden Boxes: Mandolin Playing In Minneapolis And St. Paul, Amy M. Shaw Dec 2000

Sweet Harmonies From Little Wooden Boxes: Mandolin Playing In Minneapolis And St. Paul, Amy M. Shaw

Amy M. Shaw

The mandolin, initially popularized by Italian immigrants, became hugely popular in the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis between 1890 and 1920. The instrument attracted musicians of both sexes from various ethnic and socioeconomic groups, many of whom joined mandolin orchestras. Because it was affordable and relatively easy to play, many amateur musicians were drawn to the mandolin, but a number of professional mandolinists in the area were highly respected as teachers and soloists. See also the cover photo and front matter for this issue of Minnesota History, which relate to this article (available through JSTOR).

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Ye Elders Of Israel - 2-Part Men's Choir, Keith D. Rowley Dec 2000