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In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  About Dedalus Books
The Dedalus list includes contemporary English language fiction, translated European fiction in the Decadence from Dedalus, Dedalus European Classics, Dedalus Europe 1992 -2012, Dedalus Euro Shorts series and Dedalus anthologies.
Dedalus also publishes literary non-fiction in the Dark Master, City Noir and Concept Book series.
Dedalus has invented its own distinctive genre, which we term distorted reality, where the bizarre, the unusual and the grotesque and the surreal meld in a kind of intellectual fiction which is very European.
www.dedalusbooks.com /about.html   (191 words)

  
  GradeSaver: ClassicNote: Ulysses Study Guide - Full Summary and Analysis
Dedalus, an intelligent young graduate, is an artistic, philosophical mind on display and in presenting his thinking patterns to us, Joyce decorates the tracks with what may seem like random references to obscure trivia.
Dedalus' thoughts consistently refer to the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche who developed the idea of a Superman (Ubermensch) and this becomes important in his thoughts later in the day concerning the United Kingdom and Ireland, the overwhelming role of the Catholic Church and the desperation of Dublin's urban poor.
Dedalus is a strong singer and he engages in several rounds of a few Irish folk songs including the patriotic ballad, "The Croppy Boy." Ben Dollard, a professional singer, is also rather obese and he is the butt of a few of the barmaids¹ jokes.
www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/ulysses/fullsumm.html   (20188 words)

  
 DEDALUS PRESS - poetry matters
The Dedalus Press gratefully acknowledges the support of Donegal County Council Cultural Services in the organisation of what was a fitting celebration of the work of Francis Harvey and of the power and importance of poetry in general.
Dedalus poet Iggy McGovern, whose debut collection The King of Suburbia was first published in November 2005 and reprinted early in 2006, has won the inaugural Glen Dimplex New Writer Award for poetry.
The Dedalus Press is delighted to announce the publication of two eagerly-awaited new Peppercanisters from Thomas Kinsella, Marginal Economy and Readings in Poetry, both of which are now available in Ireland from the Dedalus Press, and in the UK from Carcanet.
dedaluspress.blogspot.com   (4651 words)

  
 Flying by the Nets: Stephen Dedalus's search for personal definition in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a ...
As he matures, Dedalus begins to understand his position in life, and decides to rise above the turbulent Ireland of the early 1900s in a rebellion against society, a struggle against his beliefs and a struggle against his heritage.
Dedalus had acquired when he was a youth growing up in that town.
Dedalus is absolutely thrilled at this prospect - she believes Stephen's salvation will come by wearing the robes.
www.literature-study-online.com /essays/joyce.html   (2966 words)

  
 Dedalus Press : Poetry from Ireland and the World
Welcome to the Dedalus Press, celebrating 21 years as a publisher of the best in contemporary poetry from Ireland and the world.
The result is a surprising and stimulating volume that illuminates two cultures at once.
First published in 2005, and reissued now by Dedalus with some minor revisions, New and Selected Poems presents a large selection of work by one of the best-known of the younger Irish poets.
www.dedaluspress.com   (602 words)

  
 Dedalus
Dedalus moves from the basement in Pinerolo up to a rehearsal room in a garret with a view on FIAT Lingotto's superlelevated test track.
In the Winter the first LP Dedalus (recorded at the Regson studio in Milano) is released and gets wide broadcasting on the radio.
Dedalus compose and record new material for a third LP which will remain unreleased until today.
www.soundohm.com /dedalus3.htm   (680 words)

  
 Dedalus Capital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
On the venture side, Dedalus has a boutique management consulting and venture focus, by which it invests cash and management expertise in diverse project areas ranging from quantum technology to independent films to real estate.
Dedalus then utilizes this intellectual property for its own operational or business development purposes, or for those of its third-party clients or portfolio companies.
Dedalus Capital is managed by its Founder and CEO, Kevin Fortuna.
dedaluscapital.com /about.html   (171 words)

  
 Dedalus
For those of you not familiar with James Joyce, Stephen Dedalus is the name of the protagonist in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
It is not a comment on Joyce or the character of Stephen Dedalus, but rather on the mistaken idea, common to modern western literary and artistic tradition, that artists (novelists, poets, what-have-you) have to isolate themselves from the world and have no obligation to their communities.
So if you have a problem with my use of Dedalus as a stand-in for that, just read the poem without the first line.
georgia_nesmith.tripod.com /georgianesmith/id45.html   (143 words)

  
 Dedalus
A jazz-rock group from Pinerolo, near Turin, Dedalus released two albums for the collectable Trident label before disappearing, and also had a good live activity despite being very far from the most important italian rock groups of the time.
Dedalus kept on as a duo in 1977, when drummer Enrico Grosso left, and collaborated with jazz musicians such as Steve Lacy, but the band had a definitive split in 1979.
The group has not to be confused with another Dedalus (also known as Collettivo Dedalus), a group from Calabria that has privately released two albums in 1990-91, Singolarefemminile and La terra delle ginestre mixing traditional Southern Italy folk tunes with jazz.
www.italianprog.com /a_dedalus.htm   (593 words)

  
 The Ampersand | essay by Michael R. Allen
Dedalus stirs up trouble and connects the conversation’s disparate parts not only by offering his opinions on Irish nationalism and the Church, but by trying to get the others involved in the discussion.
Dedalus takes the world around him and orders it in a way that is both lively and artful.
Dedalus is much like Tristram Shandy - and Walter Shandy, whom Tristram accepts - in his ability to narrate his own life and include everyone else who shares his world in his narration.
www.mprsnd.org /10/mra014.htm   (3714 words)

  
 The Dedalus Diggle Fanlisting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This is the official fanlisting for Dedalus Diggle, a character from JK Rowling's wonderful book series Harry Potter.
As defined on tfl.org, "a fanlisting is a place for all fans of a particular show, movie, actor, actress, singer, etc. to come together and build the biggest listing of people from all around the world who are fans of that subject."
Dedalus Diggle was first mentioned in PS/SS in the first chapter.
members.aol.com /zlavd/diggle   (486 words)

  
 Ulysses by James Joyce: Episode 6 - Hades
The carriage, passing the open drains and mounds of rippedup roadway before the tenement houses, lurched round the corner and, swerving back to the tramtrack, rolled on noisily with chattering wheels.
Mr Dedalus, peering through his glasses towards the veiled sun, hurled a mute curse at the sky.
Lord, she must have looked a sight that night, Dedalus told me he was in there.
www.online-literature.com /james_joyce/ulysses/6   (6776 words)

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