English_Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five

World War II Diaries & Journals

Literary Criticism of Slaughterhouse Five

Dresden Bombings

Native American Art

Women in Ancient Greece

Plato’s Republic

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Literary Critcicism for Slaughterhouse Five

  1. Kurt Vonnegut on NPR: (podcast)
  2. Kurt Vonnegut discusses Slaughterhouse-Five on the BBC World Book Club
  3. Kilgore Trout Collection
  4. The Vonnegut Web
  5. Visiting Slaughterhouse Five in Dresden
  6. Slaughterhous Five– Pictures of the area 65 years later
  7. Merrill, Robert, and Peter A. Scholl. "Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse-Five': The Requirements of Chaos." Studies in American Fiction 6.1 (Spring 1978): 65-76. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Roger Matuz and Cathy Falk. Vol. 60. (LAPL card required)
  8. Simpson, Josh. "'This Promising of Great Secrets': Literature, Ideas, and the (Re)Invention of Reality in Kurt Vonnegut's <i>God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,</ii>Slaughterhouse-Five,</i> and <i>Breakfast of Champions</i> or 'Fantasies of an Impossibly Hospitable World': Science Fiction and Madness in Vonnegut's Troutean Trilogy." Critique 45.3 (Spring 2004): 261-271. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 212. (LAPL card required)
  9. Grossman, Edward. "Vonnegut & His Audience." Commentary (July 1974): 40-46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Carolyn Riley and Phyllis Carmel Mendelson. Vol. 5. (LAPL card required)
  10. Vanderwerken, David L. "Pilgrim's Dilemma: <i>Slaughterhouse-Five</i>." Research Studies 42.3 (Sept. 1974): 147-152. Rpt. in Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen and Kevin Hile. Vol. 3. (LAPL card required)
  11. Morse, Donald E. "Thinking Intelligently, Thinking Ethically about Science, Art, and War." The Novels of Kurt Vonnegut: Imagining Being an American. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003. 133-166. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 254. (LAPL card required)
  12. Niose, David A. "Kurt Vonnegut Saw Humanism as a Way to Build a Better World." Humanist 67.4 (July-Aug. 2007): 22. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 254 (LAPL card required).
  13. Vees-Gulani, Susanne. "Diagnosing Billy Pilgrim: a psychiatric approach to Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five." CRITIQUE: Studies in Contemporary Fiction 44.2 (2003): 175+. (LAPL card required)
  14. McGinnis, Wayne D. "The Arbitrary Cycle of 'Slaughterhouse-Five': A Relation of Form to Theme." Critique: Studies in Modern Fiction 17.1 (1975): 55-67. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Roger Matuz and Cathy Falk. Vol. 60. (LAPL card required)
  15. Wood, Karen, and Charles Wood. "The Vonnegut Effect: Science Fiction and Beyond." The Vonnegut Statement. Ed. Jerome Klinkowitz and John Somer. Dell Publishing Co., 1973. 133-157. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Carolyn Riley. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale Research, 1975. (LAPL card required)
  16. Cacicedo, Alberto. "'You must remember this': trauma and memory in Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five." CRITIQUE: Studies in Contemporary Fiction 46.4 (2005): 357+. (LAPL card required)
  17. Harris, Charles B. "Time, Uncertainty, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: A Reading of <i>Slaughterhouse-Five</i>." Centennial Review (Summer 1976): 228-243. Rpt. in Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen and Kevin Hile. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1998. (LAPL card required)
  18. Vonnegut's Self-Projections: Symbolic Characters and Symbolic Fiction, Kathryn Hume, The Journal of Narrative Technique, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Fall, 1982), pp. 177-190
  19. Changing of the Old Guard: Time Travel and Literary Technique in the Work of Kurt Vonnegut, Daniel Cordle, The Yearbook of English Studies, Vol. 30, Time and Narrative (2000), pp. 166-176
  20. "Nothing's Ever Final": Vonnegut's Concept of Time, Philip M. Rubens, College Literature, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter, 1979), pp. 64-72
  21. Two Studies in Space-Time, Lee Atwell, Film Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Winter, 1972-1973), pp. 2-9
  22. The Meaninglessness of Coming Unstuck in Time, Martin Coleman, Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, Vol. 44, No. 4, A Symposium on James Good's "A Search for Unity in Diversity" (Fall, 2008), pp. 681-698
  23. "THIS LOUSY LITTLE BOOK": THE GENESIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF "SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE" AS REVEALED IN CHAPTER ONE, T. J. MATHESON, Studies in the Novel, Vol. 16, No. 2 (summer 1984), pp. 228-240
  24. "Slaughterhouse-Five": Time out of Joint, Arnold Edelstein, College Literature, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Spring, 1974), pp. 128-139

Dresden Bombings

  1. "Angela's Story: Machine-gunning civilian refugees", Timewitnesses, March 2003, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  2. "Bombing of Dresden, Spartacus Educational, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  3. "Das Neue Dresden" (The New Dresden), retrieved 10 January 2008.
  4. "Der neue Plan von Dresden mitbesondererKennzeichnung der total zerstörtenGebiete" (The new city map of Dresden with the completely destroyed areas marked), Fotothek der SLUB-Dresden, 1947, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  5. "Dresden 13./14. Februar 1945", German website with a large photo gallery of the bombing, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  6. "Winston Churchill and the Bombing of Dresden", Heroes and Villains series, British National Archives, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  7. An eyewitness audio report about the bombing, BBC On this Day, 16 February 1945, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  8. Angell, Joseph W (1953). Historical Analysis of the 14–15 February 1945 Bombings of Dresden, USAF Historical Division Research Studies Institute, Air University, hq.af.mil
  9. Davis, Richard G (2006). Bombing the European Axis Powers. A Historical Digest of the Combined Bomber Offensive 1939–1945PDF. Alabama: Air University Press.
  10. Forbes, Alan. "Atrocities: Dresden", Boston Review, October/November 1995, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  11. Furlong, Ray. "Horrific fire-bombing images published", BBC News, 22 October 2003, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  12. Grant, Rebecca (2004). "The Dresden Legend", Air Force Magazine, October 2004, Vol. 87, N° 10.
  13. Hansen, Randall. "An Air Raid Like Any Other." Nationalpost.com
  14. Keegan, John. "Necessary or not, Dresden remains a topic of anguish", Daily Telegraph, 31 October 2005, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  15. Klemperer, Victor. "Surviving the Firestorm", excerpt from the diary of an eyewitness, Der Spiegel, 11 February 2005, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  16. Metzger, Lothar. "The Fire-bombing of Dresden", an eye-witness account, Timewitnesses, May 1999, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  17. Murray, Williamson. "The meaning of World War II" (PDF), JFQ, Summer 1995, pp.1, 5–6, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  18. Oestreicher, Paul. "The legacy of Dresden", The Guardian, 3 March 2004, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  19. Rosenthal, Andreas. Modern "Goodness" – photo taken by artist Andreas Rosenthal in 2006 showing the rebuilt city in the background, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  20. Summary Report (European War), U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, 30 September 1945, retrieved 10 January 2008.
  21. Taylor, Frederick, and Hawley, Charles, "The Logic Behind the Destruction of Dresden", Spiegel Online, 13 February 2009.
  22. The Germans as Victims: A British View, Roger Boyes and William Horsley, The World Today, Vol. 51, No. 6 (Jun., 1995), pp. 110-114
  23. Looking Back on Dresden, Sarah Sewall and Frederick Taylor, The Wilson Quarterly (1976-), Vol. 29, No. 3 (Summer, 2005), pp. 3-4
  24. RIGNEY, ANN. "All This Happened, More Or Less: What A Novelist Made Of The Bombing Of Dresden." History & Theory 48.2 (2009): 5-24. Academic Search Premier.
  25. Lawler, Justus George. "Dresden: The Fire Last Time." Cross Currents 54.2 (2004): 116-127. Academic Search Premier. Asch, Kenneth.
  26. "Rebuilding Dresden." History Today 49.10 (1999): 3. Academic Search Premier. Spark, David. "The
  27. Man Who Tried To Stop The Dresden Raids." History Today 55.3 (2005): 55. Academic Search Premier.
  28. Carroll, Andrew. "A Dresden Survivor Offers Bitter Condolences." World War II 25.4 (2010): 25-26. Academic Search Premier. Ewers, Justin.
  29. "German Historians Say Nazis Exaggerated Dresden Death Toll." World War II 25.2 (2010): 10-11. Academic Search Premier. Clayton, Anthony.
  30. "War And Faith In Dresden." History Today 47.4 (1997): 6. Academic Search Premier.
  31. Robert. "Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: Sermons On The Mount." Critique 51.2 (2010): 151-158. Academic Search Premier.
  32. Biddle, Tami Davis. "Sifting Dresden's Ashes."Wilson Quarterly 29.2 (2005): 60-80. Academic Search Premier.
  33. Sewall, Sarah. "Looking Back On Dresden."Wilson Quarterly 29.3 (2005): 3-4. Academic Search Premier.
  34. Anderson, Christopher J. "Editorial." World War II 19.9 (2005): 6. Academic Search Premier.
  35. CLASSEN, CHRISTOPH, and WULF KANSTEINER. "Truth And Authenticity In Contemporary Historical Culture: An Introduction To Historical Representation And Historical Truth." History & Theory 48.2 (2009): 1-4. Academic Search Premier.
  36. Susanne. "Diagnosing Billy Pilgrim: A Psychiatric Approach To Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five." Critique 44.2 (2003): 175. Academic Search Premier.

Native American Art

Pottery

  1. A History of Pottery - Article discussing types of wares, decorating techniques and major traditions of the west.
  2. Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colorado, with links to
  3. Ancestral Hopi Pottery
  4. Chaco Culture National Historic Park Virtual Museum Exhibit, National Park Service
  5. Chapter on "Maria Martinez, Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada" in Marguerite Wildenhain and the Bauhaus (2007)
  6. Documentary Film about Maria Martinez
  7. Kutani Ceramics - History of kutani kilns from origin up to now. History of most famous kutani painters. Kutani library and virtual museum.
  8. Maria Julian Pottery - Providing detailed historical data of Maria Martinez's family and the San Ildefonso pottery heritage.
  9. Maria Martinez and Julian, Ildefonso Pottery
  10. Maria Martinez Information at the Holmes Museum of Anthropology
  11. Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso (1987), The University of Oklahoma Press
  12. Nampeyo Pottery (through the Arizona State Museum), with links to
  13. Native American Women Photographers As Storytellers, by Joan M. Jensen, Professor Emerita, New Mexico State University (through Women Artists of the American West, An Internet Course and Interdisciplinary Resource from Purdue University)
  14. Native Basketry: Survival, Beauty (Paula Giese)
  15. Native North America (through the British Museum)
  16. NativeTech: Pottery & Clay - Topically organized educational information emphasizing the Eastern Woodlands region.
  17. Pottery in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian
  18. Southwestern United States Rock Art Gallery (DoakHeyser)
  19. The Amerind Foundation, extensive collection of North, Central and South American pottery
  20. Through the Eyes of the Pot, a virtual exhibit of Pueblo pottery

Weaving

  1. Anna Brown Ehlers: Chilkat Weaver. (retrieved 17 March 2009)
  2. History of the Navajo Rug, by Navajo Rug Repair Co.
  3. Links to articles on Navajo rugs
  4. Navajo chief's blankets: three phases, by Douglas Deihl, appraiser
  5. Navajo Nation Arts & Crafts Enterprise
  6. Navajo Rugs - The traditional Dineh art of weaving from Marilou Schultz.
  7. Navajo Weaving at the Arizona State Museum: 19th Century Blankets, 20th Century Rugsf, 21st Century Views. A good illustrated history, with comments from Navajo weavers and museum curators.
  8. TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF NAVAJO AESTHETICS Kathy M’Closkey
  9. Weaving in Beauty, how to identify types of Navajo textiles, weaving classes, articles

Women in Ancient Greece

  1. Ideology and "The Status of Women" in Ancient Greece, Marilyn Katz, History and Theory, Vol. 31, No. 4, Beiheft 31: History and Feminist Theory (Dec., 1992), pp. 70-97
  2. Death and Social Change in Greece, Jill Dubisch, Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 62, No. 4, The Uses of Death in Europe (Oct., 1989), pp. 189-200
  3. "Aspasia of Athens". Brainard, Jennifer. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
  4. "Aspasia of Miletus - Prisoner of History, by Madeleine Henry". Gill, N.S..Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved September 10, 2006.
  5. "Aspasia of Miletus". Lendering, Jona. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved September 10, 2006.
  6. "Aspasia of Miletus". O'Grady, Patricia. Retrieved September 10, 2006.
  7. "Aspasia". EncyclopædiaRomana. Retrieved September 10, 2006.
  8. "Aspasia, from PBS's "The Greeks"". The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization on PBS. Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2006.
  9. A Day in the Life of an Athenian Woman - Essay with illustrations regarding the portrayal of Athenian women in art classical and Hellenistic Greece.
  10. An essay on women’s lives in classical Athens
  11. Ancient Greek Women in Athens - Summary overview of the position of women in Ancient Athens.
  12. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aspasia". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  13. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 1 online (1867) atUniversity of Michigan Library (Entries: Abaeus – Dysponteus)
  14. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 2 online atUniversity of Michigan Library (Entries: Ea'rinus, Fla'vius – Nyx)
  15. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 3 online atUniversity of Michigan Library (Entries: Oarses – Zygia and Zygius)
  16. EncyclopaediaRomana: Hetairai - Discussion of ancient Greek hetairai, or courtesans, such as Aspasia, Phryne, Lais, and Neaera.
  17. EncyclopaediaRomana: Hypatia - Biography and related background information.
  18. Hypatia - Biographical information, with an emphasis on what is known of Hypatia's philosophy.
  19. Hypatia - Concise biography by Ginny Adair, with footnotes and links.
  20. Hypatia of Alexandria - Resource page maintained by Howard A. Landman. Hosts a number of biographical works on Hypatia, as well as extensive annotated links.
  21. Hypatia on ABC Radio[dead link] Transcript of an interview with Dr Michael Deakin about his research on Hypatia, broadcast on Australia's ABC Radio National. Sunday, 3 August 1997
  22. Hypatia, Alexandria's Great Female Scholar: from Smithsonian magazine
  23. International Society for Neoplatonic Studies
  24. James Grout: Hetairai, part of the Encyclopædia Roman
  25. Minoan Snake Goddess - Discussion, articles, and questions concerning the "Snake Goddess" images excavated from Knosses by Sir Arthur Evans and its implications for female worship on Crete.
  26. Resources on Hypatia: booklist, classroom activities
  27. Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece - Index and references to discussions of women's position in ancient Greek art.
  28. The Divine Sappho - Life, works of famous Greek poetess, Sappho. Includes H.T. Wharton's "Life" of Sappho, poems in translation, other classical references.
  29. The Ecole Initiative: The Eleusinian Mysteries - Discussion of known facts about the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries in which Greek priestesses were significantly involved.
  30. The Role of Women in The Art of Ancient Greece - An encyclopaedic site of brief entries concerning famous Greek women, goddesses, and literary characters from Amazons to Zosteria (Athena). Includes study questions and answers.
  31. Tufts Hellenic Society: Sappho - An introduction to the poets life, including a translation of fr.1LP, as part of an article about the Greek island Lesvos by Chris Kazazis (Tufts Hellenic Society).
  32. Women and Family in Athenian Law - Article regarding how women were viewed, and treated, under ancient Athenian Law. Part of the Center for Hellenistic Studies' articles on ancient Greek culture.
  33. Scott, Michael. "The Rise Of Women In Ancient Greece." History Today 59.11 (2009): 34-40. Academic Search Premier.
  34. HURST, ISOBEL. "Ancient And Modern Women In The Woman's World." Victorian Studies 52.1 (2009): 42-51. Academic Search Premier.
  35. Katz, Marilyn. "Ideology And `The Status Of Women' In Ancient Greece." History & Theory 31.4 (1992): 70. Academic Search Premier.
  36. O'Neal, William J. "The Status Of Women In Ancient Athens." International Social Science Review 68.3 (1993): 115. Academic Search Premier.
  37. Maurizio, Lisa. "Portrait Of A Priestess: Women And Ritual In Ancient Greece." Journal Of Law & Religion 24.1 (2008): 331-337. Academic Search Premier.
  38. Larisch, Sharon. "Old Women, Orphan Girls, And Allegories Of The Cave." Comparative Literature 40.2 (1988): 150. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.

Plato’s Republic

  1. The Great Books (Discovery Video) – TLC documentary Great Books on Plato’s Republic:
  2. Plato: The Republic - Complete text of this dialogue by Plato on politics and the soul offered by the Academy of Nice. Translated by Benjasmin Jowett.
  3. The Condensed Edition of Plato's Republic - Selection of excerpts from this dialogue by Plato. By Glyn Hughes.
  4. The Republic - Benjamin Jowett translation, with introduction. In searchable HTML, at World Wide School. Each book in its own file, with links to previous, next, table of contents, or any other book. In graphical browsers, this is the online equivalent of a "large print" edition.
  5. The Republic by Plato - Benjamin Jowett translation. Plain text or zip file, from Project Gutenberg.
  6. The meaning of justice in Plato's Republic - A thorough interpretation and evaluation of Plato's arguments in the Republic for the desirability of being just regardless of rewards, plus an explanation of the reasons for his totalitarian political views.
  7. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Ethics and Politics in The Republic
  8. Approaching Plato: A Guide to the Early and Middle Dialogues
  9. HALPER, THOMAS, and DOUGLAS MUZZIO. "The Republic In The Metropolis." Journal Of Popular Culture 44.3 (2011): 473-488. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  10. "Book I: Persons Of The Dialogue." Republic. 126-151. n.p.: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2006. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  11. "Book Ii." Republic. 151-172. n.p.: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2006. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  12. "Book Iii." Republic. 172-199. n.p.: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2006. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  13. "Book Iv." Republic. 199-222. n.p.: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2006. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  14. "Book V." Republic. 222-251. n.p.: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2006. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  15. "Book Viii." Republic. 295-318. n.p.: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2006. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  16. "Book Ix." Republic. 318-337. n.p.: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, 2006. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  17. Larisch, Sharon. "Old Women, Orphan Girls, And Allegories Of The Cave." Comparative Literature 40.2 (1988): 150. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
  18. "Dwelling In The Past." Bookseller 5366 (2009): 37. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.