What Madness Brought Me Here

A collection of new and old poems that explore the relationship between language and the self.

The Road that Brought Me Here is a wonderful story of a journey to love. It will make you laugh and cry. It will make you angry, and it will encourage you in your own life struggles. But through the emotional ups and downs, one thing is for sure: you will finish knowing without a doubt, that you too can be redeemed, delivered, and loved! About the Author Jacqueline Dye is a licensed minister and a gifted teacher. She has been passionately teaching and working with youth and young adults for over 12 years and possesses the unique ability to break down biblical truths about spirits that plague our young people today. Jacqueline shares revelatory wisdom to empower her audience to overcome the attacks of the enemy. God has truly given her a heart for the youth. Her deepest desire is for young people to be set free and delivered out of the hands of the enemy, and walking in the divine plan and purpose that God has for their lives. She has committed her life to doing all that God has ordained her to do to bring this vision to pass. Jacqueline is a wife, and a mother of three boys, and she is currently serving as a leader at Go Hard For Christ Youth Ministry, Prayer Minister for Bill Winston Ministries Prayer call Center, and VP/CEO of Generation Next Empowerment, a youth program and transitional house she established with her husband. She is a faithful member of Living Word Christian Center in Forest Park, IL, and resides with her family in the Chicagoland area.

African American women writers published extensively during the Harlem Renaissance and have been extraordinarily prolific since the 1970s. This book surveys the world of African American women writers. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars. The Encyclopedia covers established contemporary authors such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, along with a range of neglected and emerging figures. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a brief biography, a discussion of major works, a survey of the author's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. Literature students will value this book for its exploration of African American literature, while social studies students will appreciate its examination of social issues through literature. African American women writers have made an enormous contribution to our culture. Many of these authors wrote during the Harlem Renaissance, a particularly vital time in African American arts and letters, while others have been especially active since the 1970s, an era in which works by African American women are adapted into films and are widely read in book clubs. Literature by African American women is important for its aesthetic qualities, and it also illuminates the social issues which these authors have confronted. This book conveniently surveys the lives and works of African American women writers. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 African American women novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars. Some of these figures, such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, are among the most popular authors writing today, while others have been largely neglected or are recently emerging. Each entry provides a biography, a discussion of major works, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students and general readers will welcome this guide to the rich achievement of African American women. Literature students will value its exploration of the works of these writers, while social studies students will appreciate its examination of the social issues these women confront in their works.

King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone Three towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynasty The legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's struggle against fate. King Oedipus is the devastating portrayal of a ruler who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. Oedipus at Colonus provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while Antigone depicts the fall of the next generation, through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident of his own authority. Translated with an Introduction by E. F. WATLING

Some of the first figures the Nazis conscripted in their rise to power were rhetoricians devoted to popularizing the German vocabulary of Leben (life). This fascinating study reexamines this movement through one of its most prominent exponents, Ludwig Klages, revealing the philosophical-cultural crises and political volatility of the Weimar era.

A Study Guide for Colleen McElroy's "A Pied," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.