Interpreting Star Wars

Author : Paul F. McDonald
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476603456
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Star Wars Heresies written by Paul F. McDonald and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the insatiable public appetite for all things Star Wars, the more analytical side of the saga is all too often ignored. This book offers a new way of seeing George Lucas’ space opera—particularly the prequel trilogy, a series never given a fair chance because of constant comparisons to the iconic originals. In the classic style of Joseph Campbell, the trilogy is viewed through the lens of myth and metaphor, revealing a body of work not only worthy of scholarly study but perhaps destined to find therein its home. A wide variety of philosophical and mythological themes are presented and expounded upon, drawing from a rich source of scholars, thinkers, writers, and poets from East and West alike. Heretical or not, the Star Wars prequels are a surprisingly rich source of insight into the saga—as well as the human drama—as a whole.

Author : Workman Publishing
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0761178120
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 2nd Grade Reading written by Workman Publishing and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Force is strong with this series! Introducing a line of workbooks that marries the iconic popularity of Star Wars with the unique mix of editorial quality, fun presentation, and rigorous educational standards that Workman applied to the BRAIN QUEST Workbooks. Twelve titles launch the seriesÑthree each for Pre-K through 2nd GradeÑand dig deep into core subjects, including numbers, ABCs, phonics, and reading readiness for younger grades, and math, reading, and writing for the older ones. The material, which aligns with national Common Core State Standards, is designed to reinforce essential concepts and lessons taught in schools. Any child, not just fans of Star WarsÑbut yes, those fans will be especially delighted (as will reluctant learners)Ñwill love the ÒAÓ is for Anakin approach to phonics. Kids will practice learning numbers by counting and circling X-wing starfighters and clone troopers. Master place values by sorting groups of Wookiees. There are math problemsÑYoda is holding 7 lightsabers. 5 of the lightsabers are blue. The rest are green. How many green lightsabers is he holding? And Language ArtsÑCircle the correct homophone in this sentence: Luke is a Jedi knight/night. Featuring favorite characters like Luke Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Yoda, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and other creatures, monsters, Jedi, and Sith, the workbooks are filled with thousands of original illustrations drawing from all six Star Wars movies and the expanded Star Wars universe. Learn well, you will.

Author : Lucasfilm Press
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1484719980
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World of Reading Star Wars: AT-AT Attack! written by Lucasfilm Press and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read along with Star Wars! Luke Skywalker does some fast flying as he protects Hoth's rebel base from the Empire. This level 1 early reader retells classic scenes from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back as the rebels face off against the Empires dreaded mechanical AT-ATs. Featuring beautiful full-color illustrations and word for word narration, this World of Reading book is perfect for little Star Wars fans who are ready to read on their own.

Author : Miles Booy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501364731
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Star Wars written by Miles Booy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon its initial release in 1977, many critics regarded Star Wars as a childish retort to the mature American cinema of the seventies. Though full of sound and fury, some felt that it signified nothing. Four decades later, the significations are multiple as interpretations of the film's strange imagery and metaphoric potential continue to pile up. Interpreting Star Wars analyses and contextualises the dominant trends in Star Wars interpretation from the earliest reviews, through Lucasfilm's attempts to use its position as copyright holder to promote a single meaning, to the 21st century where the internet has rendered such authorial control impossible and new entries to the canon present new twists on old hopes.

Author : Calliope Glass
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1368043542
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Wars: Search Your Feelings written by Calliope Glass and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read along with Star Wars! Search Your Feelings continues Katie Cook's adorable run of Star Wars primers for young Padawans. Featuring poems and art about different emotions that tie to iconic moments from across the Star Wars saga, this is the perfect book to add to a youngling's growing library.

Author : Zoraida Cordova
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1368050689
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate written by Zoraida Cordova and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A YA novel filled with adventure and romance set in the world of Galaxy's Edge, the Star Wars-themed land coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World tin 2019.Izzy and Jules were childhood friends, climbing the spires of Batuu, inventing silly games, and dreaming of adventures they would share one day. Then, Izzy's family left abruptly, without even a chance to say goodbye. Izzy's life became one of constant motion, traveling from one world to the next, until her parents were killed and she became a low-level smuggler to make ends meet. Jules remained on Batuu, eventually becoming a farmer like his father, but always yearning for something more. Now, thirteen years after she left, Izzy is returning to Batuu. She's been hired to deliver a mysterious parcel, and she just wants to finish the job and get gone. But upon arrival at Black Spire Outpost she runs smack into the one person who still means something to her after all this time: Jules. The attraction between them is immediate, yet despite Jules seeming to be everything she's ever needed, Izzy hesitates. How can she drag this good-hearted man into the perilous life she's chosen? Jules has been trying to figure out his future, but now all he knows for certain is that he wants to be with Izzy. How can he convince her to take a chance on someone who's never left the safety of his homeworld? When Izzy's job goes wrong, the two childhood friends find themselves on the run. And all their secrets will be revealed as they fight to stay alive...

Author : Workman Publishing
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0761189386
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Wars Workbook: 3rd Grade Reading and Writing written by Workman Publishing and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Star Wars Workbook brings editorial quality, fun presentation, and rigorous Common Core educational standards to 3rd grade reading and writing - featuring Finn from "The Force Awakens."

Author : Lucasfilm Press
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1484718143
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World of Reading Star Wars: Escape From Darth Vader written by Lucasfilm Press and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read along with Star Wars! C-3PO and R2D2 must keep Darth Vader from discovering the Rebels' secret plans! This fully-illustrated level 1 reader retells the classic scenes from A New Hope where the droids crash land on the desert planet of Tatooine and meet a young farmer named Luke. Follow along with word-for-word narration and join the adventure!

Author : James Luceno
Publisher : Random House Worlds
ISBN 13 : 0345485386
Total Pages : 1106 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dark Lord Trilogy: Star Wars Legends written by James Luceno and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 2008-08-26 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in one thrilling volume, three novels–Labyrinth of Evil, Revenge of the Sith, and Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader–that follow an epic chain of events: the last days of the Republic, the creation of the Empire, and the ultimate transformation of Jedi Anakin Skywalker into the notorious Darth Vader. On the planet Neimoidia, Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker seize an unexpected prize: intelligence capable of leading the Republic forces to the ever-elusive Darth Sidious, who is ruthlessly orchestrating a campaign to divide and overwhelm the Jedi forces. As combat escalates across the galaxy, and Darth Sidious remains one step ahead of his pursuers, the stage is set for an explosive endgame. Tormented by unspeakable visions, Anakin edges closer to the brink of a galaxy-shaping decision, while Darth Sidious plots to strike the final staggering blow against the Republic–and to ordain a fearsome new Sith Lord: Darth Vader. Once the most powerful Knight ever known to the Jedi Order, Anakin becomes Darth Vader, a disciple of the dark side, a lord of the dreaded Sith, and the avenging right hand of the galaxy’s ruthless new Emperor. As a few surviving Jedi lead a charge on a Separatist stronghold, the deadliest threat still rests in the swift and lethal crimson lightsaber of Darth Vader–behind whose brooding mask lies a shattered heart, a poisoned soul, and a cunning, twisted mind hell-bent on vengeance. For the handful of scattered Jedi hunted across space, survival is imperative if the light side of the Force is to be protected and the galaxy reclaimed. LABYRINTH OF EVIL by James Luceno REVENGE OF THE SITH by Matthew Stover, based on the story and screenplay by George Lucas DARK LORD The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno

Author : Carmelo Esterrich
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 1978815271
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Wars Multiverse written by Carmelo Esterrich and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-13 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star Wars may have started out as a film about a Manichean battle between good and evil, but as countless filmmakers, novelists, animators, fan artists and even cosplayers have taken the opportunity to play in the fictional world George Lucas created, it has expanded into something far greater, resulting in a richly layered and diverse Star Wars multiverse. Drawing from a full range of Star Wars media, including comics, children’s books, fan films, and television shows like Clone Wars and The Mandalorian, Carmelo Esterrich explores how these stories set in a galaxy far far away reflect issues that hit closer to home. He examines what they have to say about political oppression, authoritarianism, colonialism, discrimination, xenophobia, and perpetual war. Yet he also investigates subtler ways in which the personal is political within the multiverse, including its articulations of gender and sexuality, its cultural hierarchies of language use, and its complex relationships between humans, droids and myriad species. This book demonstrates that the Star Wars multiverse is not just a stage for thrilling interstellar battles, but also an exciting space for interpretation and discovery.