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Frow
Frow or FROW may refer to: *Froe, tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain *John Frow John Frow (born 13 November 1948 in Coonabarabran, Australia) is an Australian academic who works in the areas of literary theory, narrative theory, intellectual property law, and cultural studies. He is currently a professor of English at t ..., Australian professor of English *Toby Frow, director of 2007 BBC radio play '' 20 Cigarettes'' * Foundation for Recognition of Ontario Wildlife, Canadian non-governmental organisation {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Froe
A froe (or frow), shake axe or paling knife is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. It is an L-shaped tool, used by hammering one edge of its blade into the end of a piece of wood in the direction of the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the haft (handle). A froe uses the haft as a lever to multiply the force upon the blade, allowing wood to be torn apart with remarkably little force applied to the haft. By twisting one way or the other the direction of the split may be guided. Overview Froes are used in combination with mallets to split timber, to make planks, wooden shingles, or kindling; they are safer and more accurate to use than hatchet A hatchet (from the Old French , a diminutive form of ''hache'', ' axe' of Germanic origin) is a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade on one side used to cut and split wood, and a hammerhead on the other side. Hatchets may also be us ...s or splitting mauls because the blade is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frow
John Frow (born 13 November 1948 in Coonabarabran, Australia) is an Australian academic who works in the areas of literary theory, narrative theory, intellectual property law, and cultural studies. He is currently a professor of English at the University of Sydney. Career Frow’s area of research is humanities and social sciences. It ranges from technical work in literary theory and discourse analysis through to empirical and statistically-based sociology. His doctoral work and first book, "Marxism and Literary History" (1986), reworks Marxist theory for a non-determinist account of literary systems. His work draws on Althusser and Foucault, as well as on Russian Formalist theory, German reception aesthetics, a critical engagement with post-structuralist theory, and on a broad range of literary texts. It theorized the relation between discourse and power, the relational structure of literary texts and systems, and the dynamics of literary change. Frow’s later work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20 Cigarettes (play)
''20 Cigarettes'' is a play and radio play written by Marcy Kahan. It was performed between 15 August and 30 August 2007 at the Soho Theatre for the National Youth Theatre. The theatre developed the play in response to the introduction of the smoking ban in England, asking how smoking forms part of our identity.Marlowe, Sam"20 Cigarettes" ''The Times'', London, 22 August 2007. Retrieved on 03 November 2018. Synopsis Oscar Klavier has been a smoker since his mother introduced him to cigarettes as a schoolboy. As a middle-aged man, the women he loves gives him an ultimatum: she will only marry him if he gives up smoking. To help him quit, a therapist encourages him to discuss the 20 most emotionally important cigarettes of his life.Marlowe, Sam"20 Cigarettes" ''The Times'', London, 22 August 2007. Retrieved on 03 November 2018. Production history Kahan was commissioned by the BBC to write the radio play, and then in 2007 to rewrite the play for the stage by the National Youth Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
